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A large mountain range runs roughly down the center of the entire continent, called the [[Claws of the Clouds Mountains]][[File:Screen_Shot_2014-07-03_at_8.31.21_AM.png|thumb|Three moons (Last one barely visible) From Star Trek]], where the [[The Dragonets of Destiny|dragonets of destiny]] were hatched and raised. This is home to the Sky Kingdom and separates the eastern and western halves of Pyrrhia. The tallest | A large mountain range runs roughly down the center of the entire continent, called the [[Claws of the Clouds Mountains]][[File:Screen_Shot_2014-07-03_at_8.31.21_AM.png|thumb|Three moons (Last one barely visible) From Star Trek]], where the [[The Dragonets of Destiny|dragonets of destiny]] were hatched and raised. This is home to the Sky Kingdom and separates the eastern and western halves of Pyrrhia. The tallest mountain is known as the [[Jade Mountain]]. | ||
To the far west is the desert, and to the northwest, the icy wastes and glaciers can be found. At the southeast corner, there is a lush and large rainforest, bordered by swamps and wetlands that is fed by the [[Diamond Spray River]], meeting the sea at the [[Diamond Spray Delta]]. At the extreme eastern side, a small chain of islands forms the "tail" of the "dragon," similar to the the New England states of the U.S. This section is known as the [[Bay of a Thousand Scales]]. | To the far west is the desert, and to the northwest, the icy wastes and glaciers can be found. At the southeast corner, there is a lush and large rainforest, bordered by swamps and wetlands that is fed by the [[Diamond Spray River]], meeting the sea at the [[Diamond Spray Delta]]. At the extreme eastern side, a small chain of islands forms the "tail" of the "dragon," similar to the the New England states of the U.S. This section is known as the [[Bay of a Thousand Scales]]. | ||
Revision as of 01:57, 9 February 2015
Pyrrhia is the sole setting of the Wings of Fire series. It is an island continent with highly varied geographical regions, listed as the Sky Kingdom, the Mud Kingdom, the Kingdom of the Sea, the Kingdom of Sand, the Ice Kingdom, the Rainforest Kingdom, and the Night Kingdom, which is located on an unknown volcanic island north of Pyrrhia.
The mainland is shaped like a dragon without horns, and appears to be similar to Canada and the United States of America when it comes to climate and geographical shape.
Geography
A large mountain range runs roughly down the center of the entire continent, called the Claws of the Clouds Mountains
, where the dragonets of destiny were hatched and raised. This is home to the Sky Kingdom and separates the eastern and western halves of Pyrrhia. The tallest mountain is known as the Jade Mountain.
To the far west is the desert, and to the northwest, the icy wastes and glaciers can be found. At the southeast corner, there is a lush and large rainforest, bordered by swamps and wetlands that is fed by the Diamond Spray River, meeting the sea at the Diamond Spray Delta. At the extreme eastern side, a small chain of islands forms the "tail" of the "dragon," similar to the the New England states of the U.S. This section is known as the Bay of a Thousand Scales.
Pyrrhia appears to be placed in two hemispheres, as rainforests form solely near the equator of a planet where the climate is warm and humid, with the Ice Kingdom and northern Sky Kingdom being in the colder northern hemisphere.
Original map image created by Mike Schley: https://m1.behance.net/rendition/modules/61182987/fs/d20ad69d1cf21cb16b1d674b45e3bd0f.jpg
Flora and Fauna
The flora of Pyrrhia resembles much of the Earth, according to the geographical regions. For example, in the Rainforest Kingdom, there are jungle plants that resemble those that grow in areas such as the Congo or Amazon.
Additionally, marine life is present in the oceans and animals adapted to arctic climates can be found in the Ice Kingdom.
The dominant life form on Pyrrhia are the dragons, of which there are to be seven tribes, each adapted to their climate. A step lower than the dragons are the scavengers, which is what the dragons call humans. They have the ability to build structures and can craft tools and weapons. They were the dominant life form on the planet until the dragons overthrew them during the Scorching.
Many terrestrial animals, including those that are domesticated such as cows and pigs, also appear to inhabit the land and serve as prey for the dragons.
Tribes
There are seven dragon tribes to dwell the island continent: the MudWings, SandWings, IceWings, RainWings, SeaWings, SkyWings, and NightWings. All but one tribe has found a settlement in Pyrrhia that suits their needs. In The Hidden Kingdom, it was revealed that the NightWings live on an volcanic island north of Pyrrhia, which erupted in The Dark Secret, destroying their only home. They now they live in the rainforest with the RainWings.
In The Dark Secret, Morrowseer mentioned that the NightWing island used to look like the rainforest, until the volcano erupted.
Celestial Bodies
Pyrrhia has been shown, several times, that three moons orbit the planet. When all three of the moons are full, the dragons refer to it as "the brightest night", which only occurs once a century.
It is unknown if any of these moons have names, as they are usually referred to as "the three moons".
In The Brightest Night, a fourth celestial body appeared while the SandWing queen was chosen. Sunny described it as "another brightest night, even though there shouldn't have been one for ninety-four more years." Starflight believed it was a comet, as it appeared to grow in size each day, and Fatespeaker claimed to have a vision where it will crush them all. They soon called it the Orb in the Sky.
The mysterious fourth moon later disappeared.
The comet was later found to cause meteors to fall, which block Nightwing mind reading powers completely.
The comet had also awoken the Darkstalker from his eternal sleep.
Gallery
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The Kingdom of Sand
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The Rainforest Kingdom
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The Mud Kingdom
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The Ice Kingdom
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The Kingdom of the Sea
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The Kingdom of the Sea at Sunset -
The Sky Kingdom
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The Night Kingdom
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Orbital view of Pyrrhia -
Pyrrhia's three moons
Trivia
- Pyrrhia is assumed to be a derivative of Pyrrhic, which is used to describe a victory that cost such vast destruction that it is tantamount to defeat.
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