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* A mayfly is a short-lived, slender insect with delicate, transparent wings and two or three long filaments on the tail. It lives close to water, where the chiefly herbivorous aquatic larvae develop. They are native to The Midwestern United States and Canada. | * A mayfly is a short-lived, slender insect with delicate, transparent wings and two or three long filaments on the tail. It lives close to water, where the chiefly herbivorous aquatic larvae develop. They are native to The Midwestern United States and Canada. | ||
** Because of this, Mayfly could also be a HiveWing name. | ** Because of this, Mayfly could also be a HiveWing name. | ||
* Mayfly is the | * Mayfly is the sixth known dragon in the series to survive frostbreath from an IceWing. The other four include [[Clay]], [[Queen Battlewinner]], [[Dune]], [[Moon]], and [[Qibli]]. | ||
* Likely because of her frostbreath injuries, Mayfly dislikes IceWings. | * Likely because of her frostbreath injuries, Mayfly dislikes IceWings. | ||
* She, excluding the [[RainWings|RainWing]] healers, is the first official doctor to be introduced into the [[Wings of Fire Books|series]]. | * She, excluding the [[RainWings|RainWing]] healers, is the first official doctor to be introduced into the [[Wings of Fire Books|series]]. | ||
Revision as of 19:59, 31 March 2020
- "Are you sure? She wasn't hit by an avalanche? Or thrown off a cliff? Or trampled by a herd of hippos? That really happened to a patient of mine. There's no shame in admitting it. Hippos can happen to anyone."
- — Mayfly to Moonwatcher about Kinkajou in Possibility, Winter Turning
Template:Charbox Mayfly is a female MudWing doctor who was introduced in Winter Turning. She is currently working in Possibility as a doctor, and, according to Meerkat, is one of the best that the town has to offer.
Appearance
Mayfly has mud-brown scales and a wide, flat head[1]. She also seems to have copper scales and pale, tan underbelly which is the same colour as her wings. Her back leg and the back half of her tail are covered with, as described by Winter, "unmistakable" frostbreath scars which are the common blackened imprint. Her left back leg also has two missing claws.[2]These wounds were almost certainly inflicted by the war.
Biography
After Kinkajou was attacked by Chameleon as Shapeshifter, Hailstorm, Moonwatcher, Qibli, and Winter sought immediate medical attention. Upon arriving at Possibility, the nearest resting place, Qibli asked Meerkat for directions to someone who could help. Upon hearing the name “Mayfly,” and realizing that the doctor was a Mudwing, Winter was doubtful that she could help. Qibli and Meerkat, however, reassured him that she is the best doctor in Possibility. After following Meerkat to Mayfly's work area, Mayfly was skeptical that Kinkajou's injuries could have been caused by a dragon. Although she initially interrogated the group for another reason for Kinkajou's wounds, she finally accepted their story and took Kinkajou and Moonwatcher into her workspace so that she could heal Kinkajou.
Whilst the others were waiting outside, Hailstorm overheard Mayfly telling Moonwatcher that Kinkajou looked similar to an IceWing because of her scales, which had turned white with pain. He stuck his head through the window, retorting that Kinkajou looked nothing like an IceWing. Mayfly angrily snapped at Hailstorm and Winter to stop blocking the light, placing a foul smelling jar on the windowsill for emphasis.
Quotes
"Are you sure? She wasn't hit by an avalanche? Or thrown off a cliff? Or trampled by a herd of hippos? That really happened to a patient of mine. There's no shame in admitting it. Hippos can happen to anyone." - Mayfly to Moonwatcher, Winter Turning
"Stop blocking the light. Shoo! Go sit in the garden!" - Mayfly to Hailstorm and Winter, Winter Turning
Trivia
- A mayfly is a short-lived, slender insect with delicate, transparent wings and two or three long filaments on the tail. It lives close to water, where the chiefly herbivorous aquatic larvae develop. They are native to The Midwestern United States and Canada.
- Because of this, Mayfly could also be a HiveWing name.
- Mayfly is the sixth known dragon in the series to survive frostbreath from an IceWing. The other four include Clay, Queen Battlewinner, Dune, Moon, and Qibli.
- Likely because of her frostbreath injuries, Mayfly dislikes IceWings.
- She, excluding the RainWing healers, is the first official doctor to be introduced into the series.
- It is possible that Mayfly acquired her frostbreath scars from fighting in the War of SandWing Succession.
Gallery
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A typical MudWing (colored), by Joy Ang -
A typical MudWing (lineart), by Joy Ang -
A typical MudWing from the German publication, by Max Meinzold
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Reference by Platypus the SeaWing
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MudWing Sigil by Platypus the SeaWing -
Reference by Heron the Mudwing
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Mayfly by HuskyTheIcewing
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Mayfly by ScribblerThePegasus
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Mayfly by Rainbow Paintbrush the Pegasus
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Mayfly by Foristell
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Mayfly by QueenClam
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A real Mayfly
References
- ↑ Winter Turning, page 210
- ↑ Winter Turning, page 211
| MudWings | |
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| Queens |
Present: Moorhen |
| Royalty (Historical) |
Bayou • Copperhead • Possum • Sawgrass |
| Jade Mountain | |
| Other Dragons |
Asha • Bog • Bullfrog • Cattail • Crane • Crocodile • Gharial • Mayfly • Ochre • Pheasant • Reed • Swamp |
| Other Dragons (Historical) |
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| Kingdom | |
| Society | |
