Mindreader

"Bring me back a banaaaaaaaana!"

— Mindreader calling after Mightyclaws

Template:Infobox CharacterMindreader is a female NightWing featured in The Dark Secret, Moon Rising, and Talons of Power. 'She was too young to leave the Night Kingdom on her own, since according to a NightWing custom, dragonets younger than 10 years could not leave the island. In Moon Rising, she is a student at the Jade Mountain Academy, attending the Copper Winglet. Despite her name, Mindreader did not naturally posses the ability to read minds, until the ninth book, Talons of Power, when Darkstalker used his animus magic to make her name come true.

History

The Dark Secret

Mindreader was one of the 'students' Starflight encountered in the cave he woke up in after being knocked out. She made a joke about staying out of Starflight's head, hence her name, which most of the NightWings in the room laughed at. Starflight didn't get how the joke was that funny, but later realized that no NightWing has had telepathy or precognition for over a century, which is likely the reason why the other NightWings laughed.

Mindreader's gender was not mentioned, and for the most part, accepted as male, though this was later proved to be false.

Moon Rising

Moonwatcher thought about Mindreader and about how ironic it would be if her name was true. She thought of Mindreader while wondering who the "voice" was. However, it was shown that Mindreader did not have any powers, and her name was simply to fit NightWing custom (pretending to have powers). 

Talons of Power

Darkstalker enchanted a bracelet she supposedly made in art to give her the powers of telepathy, and seems to be cheerful about these new powers. She is the only one of the dragonets that are given powers that seem to be friendly to Moon. She then goes with Darkstalker, Sunny, Moon, and Anemone to save Stonemover. She said him hurting himself was giving her "the worst headache". Later, in the rainforest, she helps her father with his request of power from Darkstalker, saying that what her father really wants is the ability to heal from all injuries, past, present, or future. She goes to the Lost City of Night with the other NightWings.

Trivia

• Since Mindreader's gender was not revealed in The Dark Secret, she was thought to be male. This, however was disproved when Moon referred to the other dragonet as "she".
• Despite her name, she was unable to read minds until Darkstalker gave her telepathy.

Gallery

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  A typical NightWing (colored), by Joy Ang
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  A typical NightWing (lineart), by Joy Ang
• A typical NightWing from the German publication, by Max Meinzold
  A typical NightWing from the German publication, by Max Meinzold
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• Mindreader by RainWing Artist
  Mindreader by RainWing Artist
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  NightWing Sigil by Platypus the SeaWing