Quickstrike

"Vengeance and Slaughter both have boulders for brains, [...] Deathbringer could stab out their eyes and tie their tails in knots before they even noticed he was on the same island as them. I want him and no one else. He can keep your secrets, even though he's young. And I'm not leaving him here to be trained by someone inferior to me."

— -Quickstrike to Morrowseer

Template:Charbox Quickstrike was a female NightWing who was Deathbringer's mother and teacher, as well as a NightWing assassin. Her son, Deathbringer, was her apprentice. She was also a rival to Morrowseer, who proved to be a possible threat to her son. She was struck by lightning, and was then killed by two of Blister's soldiers.

Appearance

She was described to be bony, with black scales and and black eyes.

Personality

Quickstrike seemed to be a quick-thinking dragon. She got worried about her son, whom she probably loved very much, though she never actually admitted this due to the fact that she treated Deathbringer like an apprentice. She seemed to hold a small grudge against Morrowseer, as he ordered Deathbringer to go on a nearly impossible mission. She was extremely patient, as she had stayed out waiting for Commander Tempest at least a few days, although this could be because of her dedication to her mission. Quickstrike was protective of her tribe, and knew she couldn't let any other dragon see them on a mission, or their secret will be revealed. This is why she was secretive. She was a very skilled NightWing, with plenty of training techniques to show other NightWings and Deathbringer.

Biography

Winglets

Assassin

Quickstrike was first seen asking her son, Deathbringer, to spy on the queen. She said that she was going to have a meeting with Princess Greatness in one hour, and wanted him to listen in on the conversation.

Later, at the beginning of the meeting, Deathbringer heard Morrowseer talking with Quickstrike, Greatness, and the queen. Quickstrike kept it short and asked if Deathbringer could come with her to the continent on an assassination assignment involving a SeaWing general named Tempest. She claimed that he needed to learn about the politics and the geography of Pyrrhia, as well as how to properly assassinate a dragon and that it would be the perfect opportunity. Morrowseer said no at first, but agreed on the condition Battlewinner proposed that Deathbringer must slay either Slaughter or Vengeance by midnight of that night before he could go.

After Deathbringer completed his mission(by killing Slaughter, Quickstrike met him in the dragonet sleeping cave. She said she was going to tell him not to attempt an assassination, and that he should've checked with her first. Deathbringer apologized, but Quickstrike was still fretting. She feared that Morrowseer would have some kind of punishment ready for her son because he killed one of Morrowseer's "pets," and so she arranged for them to leave that night.

Later, the two were hovering over the Bay of a Thousand Scales in a storm, waiting for any sign of life, when Quickstrike was hit by a bolt of lightning. Deathbringer hid his still-breathing but unconscious mother under some fallen trees. She did not wake up, and when Deathbringer killed Tempest, Blister's allies were confused, yet enraged, and searched the island. They found Quickstrike by herself, and Deathbringer couldn't follow, afraid that his cover would be blown. After the soldiers came back with the news that Quickstrike was half dead, Blister called her "completely irrelevant," and told the soldiers to make her "completely dead." 

Quotes

"Vengeance and Slaughter both have boulders for brains, [...] Deathbringer could stab out their eyes and tie their tails in knots before they even noticed he was on the same island as them. I want him and no one else. He can keep your secrets, even though he's young. And I'm not leaving him here to be trained by someone inferior to me."

― to Morrowseer, about Deathbringer

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"I don't treat him like a son, [...] I treat him like a student. He's my apprentice. The council agreed to that when he hatched; that's why he's called Deathbringer. And he's lived up to the name. He'll be the greatest NightWing assassin of all time if you let me take him on this mission."

― to Morrowseer

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"I would never leave him with you!"

― to Morrowseer, about Deathbringer

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"NightWings play a long game, [...] We use our superior intelligence to tilt events our way, but we must never do it so obviously that the other tribes notice."

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Family Tree

More

Jacaranda

Several Generations

Grandeur

Several Dragons

Quickstrike

Unknown

Jambu

Glory

Deathbringer

Firefly

    = Possible timeline

Trivia

• Quickstrike is the only known dragon to die at least partially from a lightning strike.
• Quickstrike's name is ironic, as lightning ultimately caused her death.

Gallery

• Reference by Platypus the SeaWing
  Reference by Platypus the SeaWing

References

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