Osprey

"You told your guards- I know, for I was one of them-"

— Osprey

Template:Infobox CharacterOsprey was an elder among the SkyWings. He was nearly blind, had scales of a washed-out red, and a tail paralyzed by a scavenger who stole his treasure. His disability had made it impossible for him to fly. He acted as the defendant for Queen Scarlet's trials before he was killed by her for revealing too much information about The Champion's Shield to Peril.

Biography

Pre-Series

In his youth, Osprey guarded countless tons of treasure. One day, a scavenger came to steal the treasure and managed to paralyze his tail before Osprey ate it. He lost the ability to fly because of how he needed his tail, now paralyzed, for balance in flight, and gave all of his treasure to Queen Scarlet in exchange for residence in the SkyWing Palace. He served as the defense on SkyWing trials, but usually made very poor arguments to avoid being beheaded by the queen. He was also one of Queen Scarlet's guards when they went after Kestrel, for he says, "You told your guards-- I know, for I was one of them--"

He later became a friend and mentor to Peril after her mother, Kestrel, was forced to abandon her. Osprey told her many stories of his youth. He was assumed the one to have told Peril about the Champion's Shield, since Peril said it wasn't his fault that she knew. 

The Dragonet Prophecy

Osprey served for the defense during Kestrel's trial. He explained the circumstances of how Queen Scarlet forced Kestrel to kill one of her twin dragonets before changing her mind and forcing Kestrel to leave her surviving child behind. Scarlet decided to kill Osprey along with Kestrel, but Peril intervened and called upon the tradition of the Champion's Shield for her mother. After Scarlet discovered that Osprey told her about the SkyWing traditions, she grabbed him in her talons and dropped him out of the sky from high above the arena, breaking many of his bones. Because of his paralyzed tail, he was completely unable to fly and his tail just weighed him down even more. He soon died of his wounds.

Trivia

• Suspected to be "Kidney-Breath" from Escaping Peril" Book 8

Gallery

• A typical SkyWing by Joy Ang
  A typical SkyWing by Joy Ang
• A real Osprey
  A real Osprey
• A typical SkyWing by Joy Ang colored by Heron
  A typical SkyWing by Joy Ang colored by Heron
• Osprey by Destinyfollower2233
  Osprey by Destinyfollower2233
• Scene from The Dragonet Prophecy
  Scene from The Dragonet Prophecy
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