'''The Kingdom of Sand''' is the largest kingdom in [[Pyrrhia]], and is home to the [[SandWings|SandWings]], a desert-dwelling dragon tribe. It occupies the southwestern part of the continent, stretching from the mountains of the [[Sky Kingdom]] to the edge of the [[Ice Kingdom]] and the very old NightWing kingdom and the bordering parts of the ocean.[[File:Book5cover.jpg|thumb|The Sand Kingdom in The Brightest Night Cover]]
'''The Kingdom of Sand''' is the largest kingdom in [[Pyrrhia]], and is home to the [[SandWings|SandWings]], a desert-dwelling dragon tribe. It occupies the southwestern portion of the continent, stretching from the Claws of the Clouds Mountains of the [[Sky Kingdom]] to the edge of the [[Ice Kingdom]] and the previous NightWing kingdom and the bordering parts of the ocean.[[File:Book5cover.jpg|thumb|The Sand Kingdom in The Brightest Night Cover]]
==History==
==History==
===''[[The Hidden Kingdom]]''===
===''[[The Hidden Kingdom]]''===
[[Queen Glory|Glory]] found an animus-touched [[NightWing Portals|tunnel]] in the [[Rainforest Kingdom]] that leads to the Kingdom of Sand. She described the desert as "always hot and clear with no rainy days." The tunnel is hidden by sand right outside of [[Queen Thorn's Stronghold|Burn's Stronghold]], and the wind blows sand to cover it up every day, which is why [[Princess Burn|Burn]] had not discovered the tunnel entrance. But why the [[NightWings]] wanted a tunnel there in the first place is unknown, perhaps so they could spy on [[Princess Burn|Burn]] or use it to trade secrets with the [[SandWings]] tribe.
[[Queen Glory|Glory]] found an animus-touched [[NightWing Portals|tunnel]] in the [[Rainforest Kingdom]] that leads to the Kingdom of Sand. She described the desert as "always hot and clear with no rainy days." The tunnel is hidden by sand right outside of [[Queen Thorn's Stronghold|Burn's Stronghold]], and the wind blows sand to cover it up every day, which is why [[Princess Burn|Burn]] had not discovered the tunnel entrance. The [[NightWings]] had wanted the tunnel there so that when Blister became queen, she could help them seize the Rainforest.
===''[[The Brightest Night]]''===
===''[[The Brightest Night]]''===
[[File:Typical_SandWing.jpg|thumb|SandWing]]
[[File:Typical_SandWing.jpg|thumb|SandWing]]
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==Geography==
==Geography==
[[File:Pyrrhia map.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Map of Pyrrhia]]
[[File:Pyrrhia map.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Map of Pyrrhia]]
The Kingdom of Sand is filled with dunes that are constantly shifting. The Scorpion Den is in the far south, where [[Dune]] stole [[Sunny]]'s egg. [[Burn]]'s stronghold, in the middle of the Kingdom of Sand, used to be the SandWing palace, but Burn took it over when she was attempting to claim the SandWing throne. The stronghold is now controlled by [[Queen Thorn]].
The Kingdom of Sand is filled with dunes that are constantly shifting. The Scorpion Den is in the far south, where [[Dune]] stole [[Sunny]]'s egg. [[Burn]]'s stronghold, is in the middle of the Kingdom of Sand, and used to be the SandWing palace, but Burn took it over when she was attempting to claim the SandWing throne. The stronghold is now controlled by [[Queen Thorn]].
Far to the north, where the kingdom borders with the [[Ice Kingdom]], the land changes to barren tundra.
Far to the north, where the kingdom borders with the [[Ice Kingdom]], the land changes to barren tundra.
The Kingdom of Sand is full of [[Brightsting Cactus]], the cacti that is likely able to heal SandWing poison.
The Kingdom of Sand is full of [[Brightsting Cactus]], the only antidote to SandWing poison.
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*''[[The Brightest Night|The Brightest Night's]]'' book cover depicts the Kingdom of Sand.
*''[[The Brightest Night|The Brightest Night's]]'' book cover depicts the Kingdom of Sand.
Revision as of 16:34, 24 August 2016
The Kingdom of Sand is the largest kingdom in Pyrrhia, and is home to the SandWings, a desert-dwelling dragon tribe. It occupies the southwestern portion of the continent, stretching from the Claws of the Clouds Mountains of the Sky Kingdom to the edge of the Ice Kingdom and the previous NightWing kingdom and the bordering parts of the ocean.
Glory found an animus-touched tunnel in the Rainforest Kingdom that leads to the Kingdom of Sand. She described the desert as "always hot and clear with no rainy days." The tunnel is hidden by sand right outside of Burn's Stronghold, and the wind blows sand to cover it up every day, which is why Burn had not discovered the tunnel entrance. The NightWings had wanted the tunnel there so that when Blister became queen, she could help them seize the Rainforest.
The Kingdom of Sand is the main setting of The Brightest Night, where Sunny meets the Outclaws in the Scorpion Den, Smolder in Burn's Stronghold, and the next SandWing queen is chosen.
Geography
Map of Pyrrhia
The Kingdom of Sand is filled with dunes that are constantly shifting. The Scorpion Den is in the far south, where Dune stole Sunny's egg. Burn's stronghold, is in the middle of the Kingdom of Sand, and used to be the SandWing palace, but Burn took it over when she was attempting to claim the SandWing throne. The stronghold is now controlled by Queen Thorn.
Far to the north, where the kingdom borders with the Ice Kingdom, the land changes to barren tundra.
The Kingdom of Sand is full of Brightsting Cactus, the only antidote to SandWing poison.
