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== Appearance ==
== Appearance ==
Tempest had blue-green scales. She was enormous and powerfully built, as large as [[Morrowseer]], with broad shoulders, gleaming teeth, and a healing burn scar on her neck. She had a long trident strapped to her back.{{Ref|W2e|325}} She had a big, jovial voice{{Ref|W2e|336}} and a startling, booming bark of a laugh.{{Ref|W2e|340}}
Tempest was enormous and powerfully built, with turquoise scales. She was described as being as large as [[Morrowseer]], with broad shoulders, gleaming teeth, and a healing burn scar on her neck. She had a long trident strapped to her back.{{Ref|W2e|325}} She had a big, jovial voice{{Ref|W2e|336}} and a startling, booming bark of a laugh.{{Ref|W2e|340}}


== Personality ==
== Personality ==
She is seen as very brave and calm, and when Deathbringer threw a spear into her chest, she didn't scream or cry out. She only responded by saying, "Well, son of a starfish," before the severity of the wound killed her. Tempest seemed to have a close relationship with [[Gill]] and her third-in-command, [[Piranha]]. She was also noted by Morrowseer to be as smart as Blister, that being the reason why Deathbringer was sent to kill her.
Tempest is stoic yet cheerful. She brings a jovial yet determined attitude to war planning, as seen when she jokes around with [[Gill]], [[Swamp]] and Blister during their meeting. She seems to take pride in serving her tribe and queen, and enjoys fighting. She is informal and unafraid of her superiors, talking informally to her king and commanders.
 
Tempest was also quite intelligent and an expert in battle strategy. According to the NightWings, with her help Blister's side could win the war in a week. She was one of the top-ranked officials in the SeaWing army. However, she does not revel in killing, and seemed excited about the prospect of ending the war peacefully.  


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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=== Winglets ===
=== Winglets ===
==== ''[[Assassin]]'' ====
==== ''[[Assassin]]'' ====
The first mission Deathbringer had on the continent was to kill Commander Tempest. His mother, [[Quickstrike]], told him that she was shifting the war too far into Blister's talons.
Commander Tempest arrived at Blister's secret camp along with King Gill and Piranha, the council member in charge of warfare. They met with several MudWing officials, including General Swamp, to formulate battle strategies and plans. After a full day of planning, they were leaving when a MudWing spear thrown by Deathbringer pierced Tempest's heart, killing her. Her last words were "Well, son of a starfish," as she fell to the ground, dead.
 
Unfortunately, Quickstrike was struck by lightning upon discovering the camp, and Deathbringer had to complete the mission alone. He waited out the night and the morning until the SeaWing army arrived. Among them were Commander Tempest, Gill, Piranha, and about twenty other SeaWings. Deathbringer saw her and was immediately intimidated, thinking, "''Holy mother of lava, I'm supposed to kill THAT?''"{{Ref|W2|21}} Tempest was talking about a peace strategy along with Gill, as she didn't want the war to drag on any longer.
 
Tempest asked all the dragons on the beach to lay down their weapons in the sand. The troops followed her command, but Deathbringer managed to snatch a MudWing spear. He threw it and it pierced her heart, giving the unsuspecting Tempest mere moments to live. She uttered her last words, "Well, son of a starfish," and hit the beach "like a slow avalanche."{{Ref|W2|24}} Gill sobbed heavily and Piranha shrieked in rage at the sight of the fallen commander.
 
The dragons on the beach went into a state of panic, especially when they saw the note Deathbringer left behind, which read:
 
<p style="font-variant:small-caps;font-size:18px;text-align: center;">This is what we think about your secret deal with Blister. Stay in the water where you belong! The coast of the Mud Kingdom is ours!{{Ref|W2|25}}</p>
This made most dragons suspect that a MudWing had killed Tempest, but the real assassin, Deathbringer, returned to safety. Unfortunately for him, the armies on the beach found and reported half-dead Quickstrike, and Blister ordered her soldiers to "make her completely dead."


== Quotes ==
== Quotes ==

Revision as of 23:58, 18 November 2020

"Well, son of a starfish."
— Tempest's last words, Assassin

Tempest was an adult female SeaWing who was introduced in Assassin. She was a commander of the SeaWing army under Coral, and she was killed by Deathbringer during a diplomatic meeting with several MudWing leaders. Her death ultimately caused the MudWings to leave Blister's alliance and join Burn's army.

Appearance

Tempest was enormous and powerfully built, with turquoise scales. She was described as being as large as Morrowseer, with broad shoulders, gleaming teeth, and a healing burn scar on her neck. She had a long trident strapped to her back.[1] She had a big, jovial voice[2] and a startling, booming bark of a laugh.[3]

Personality

Tempest is stoic yet cheerful. She brings a jovial yet determined attitude to war planning, as seen when she jokes around with Gill, Swamp and Blister during their meeting. She seems to take pride in serving her tribe and queen, and enjoys fighting. She is informal and unafraid of her superiors, talking informally to her king and commanders.

Tempest was also quite intelligent and an expert in battle strategy. According to the NightWings, with her help Blister's side could win the war in a week. She was one of the top-ranked officials in the SeaWing army. However, she does not revel in killing, and seemed excited about the prospect of ending the war peacefully.

Biography

The Dragonet Prophecy

Deathbringer mentions her indirectly to Starflight when he asks if Starflight noticed that if a side was winning the war, her top general would disappear, indirectly mentioning the death of Commander Tempest.


Winglets

Commander Tempest arrived at Blister's secret camp along with King Gill and Piranha, the council member in charge of warfare. They met with several MudWing officials, including General Swamp, to formulate battle strategies and plans. After a full day of planning, they were leaving when a MudWing spear thrown by Deathbringer pierced Tempest's heart, killing her. Her last words were "Well, son of a starfish," as she fell to the ground, dead.

Quotes

"Blister! We're here! Let's get this over with!"
― to Blister (Assassin)

"Ha, […] The queen has her own kingdom to run. She won't ever have to meet with you as long as I'm here to handle our strategy summits. But she did send her husband, Gill."
― to Blister about Queen Coral (Assassin)

"And this is my third-in-command, Piranha, […] I left my second watching the troops, of course. Make sure they don't have too much fun, ha!"
― to Blister about Piranha (Assassin)

"Would be fine by me, […] I mean, I love being the war commander and all, but it's a messy business, aren't I right? Ha!"
― to Blister and Gill about considering peace by negotiation (Assassin)

"You're right, you're right, […] Between our three armies, this plan could work. I'm real tempted by this idea of a peace accord, though — aren't you, Swamp?"
― to General Swamp (Assassin)

"Well, son of a starfish."
― her last words, as she dies from being impaled by a spear (Assassin)

References

  1. 325
  2. 336
  3. 340


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Historical: LagoonPearl

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