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| [[File:SandTransparent.png|center|600x600px|SandWing by Joy Ang]] '''SandWings''', also known as '''sand dragons''' or '''desert dragons''' to [[humans]], are a [[Pyrrhia]]n dragon tribe who dwell in the [[Kingdom of Sand]], a vast desert near the center of Pyrrhia. They are currently ruled by Queen [[Thorn]].
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| The SandWings were the cause of the [[War of SandWing Succession]], as the three warring princesses were vying for control of their tribe. Each princess had different allies-[[Blister]] with the [[SeaWings]] and [[NightWings]], [[Burn]] with the [[SkyWings]] and [[MudWings]], and [[Blaze]] with the [[IceWings]]. None of these alliances seem to remain after the end of the war.
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| == Description ==
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| [[File:SandTail.png|thumb|300px|A SandWing tail barb from ''[[The Lost Heir (graphic novel)|The Lost Heir (Graphic Novel)]], ''by [[Mike Holmes]]]]
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| SandWings have pale yellow, pale gold, light sandy-colored, white-gold, light yellow-brown, or off-white scales that blend in with the desert sand. All SandWings have obsidian-black eyes, a spike on the top of their nose and below their ear, and a black forked tongue. They have short horns and a frill or ridge going from the top of their snout to ~3/4 down their tails, which have a scorpion-like stinger on the end. This tail barb is usually black but may be paler on some dragons.{{Ref|W3}}
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| SandWings may have different patterns on their scales and wings, including black diamond patterns, brown speckled markings, and triangle patterns on a dragon's wings.{{Ref|TLH|188}}{{Ref|TBN|62}} SandWing eggs are pale or white-yellow.
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| == Diet ==
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| SandWings are light eaters.{{Ref|TBN|43–44}} They eat animals from the desert such as camels and lizards and may cook or prepare much of their food. Date cookies, dried dates and fruit, bread, and roasted lizards are prepared in the kitchen of the SandWing palace.{{Ref|DoD|173}} They also consume camel milk. SandWings are willing to eat fruit and vegetables, though they are scarce in the desert.
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| == Abilities ==
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| SandWings have scales that radiate warmth and are capable of breathing fire. They can camouflage with sand, sustain themselves on very little food and water, and have good senses of hearing and smell.{{Ref|TBN|43–44}}{{Ref|TBNp}}{{Ref|DoD|18}}
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| SandWings have venomous barbed tails, similar to scorpion tails. Their venom can kill a full-grown dragon.{{Cite}} SandWings do not develop their tail-barb venom until they're older, and as young dragonets, they have a smaller barb that has not fully developed.{{Cite}} The cure for SandWing venom is [[Plants#Medicinal plants|brightsting cactus]].{{Ref|THK|144}}
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| ==== [[Animus magic]] ====
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| The SandWing tribe has animus magic, though little is known about their animus dragons or spells they have cast. One notable animus-touched object is the [[Eye of Onyx]], enchanted to pick a good [[queen]] for the SandWing tribe. [[Jerboa]] and [[Jerboa II]] are the only known animus SandWings.
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| == Society ==
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| SandWings have a reputation among other tribes as sneaky outlaws. Many SandWings work as merchants or assassins, especially in the [[Scorpion Den]].{{Ref|TBN|54}} They celebrate "moon festivals," and are a surprisingly musical tribe.{{Ref|DoD|164}}{{Ref|MR|100}} [[Winter]] once described them to be "nearly as untrustworthy as NightWings, but half as smart and twice as likely to betray you for gold and treasure."{{Ref|WT|25}}
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| SandWings do not appear to have standard education or schooling for common dragonets.{{Ref|DoD|5}} SandWing dragonets are taught to hold their tails in a certain way to prevent accidents involving their barb.{{Ref|WT|71}}
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| == Names ==
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| SandWings are often named after the desert, both features of the land (such as [[Oasis]] and [[Horizon]]) and local flora and fauna (such as [[Meerkat]] and [[Agave]]). Fire and heat-related names are also common (such as Burn, [[Smolder]], [[Kindle]], and [[Char]]), and SandWings may be named after physical attributes (such as [[Six-Claws]]). However, as Sunny described it, his parents might have just been being creative and not followed the traditional SandWing naming system.
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| Click [[:Category:SandWings|here]] for a list of known SandWings.
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| ==== Animus dragons ====
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| * [[Jerboa]]
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| * [[Jerboa II]]
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| ==== Students at Jade Mountain ====
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| * [[Arid]]
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| * [[Onyx]] (formerly)
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| * [[Ostrich (JMA)|Ostrich]]
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| * [[Pronghorn]]
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| * [[Qibli]]
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| == Trivia ==
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| * Most SandWings are claustrophobic.{{Ref|DoD|321}}{{Ref|DoD|329}}
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| * It is likely that the SandWings obtained much of their treasure from the NightWing and IceWing's payments to them mentioned in ''[[Darkstalker (Legends)|Darkstalker]]''.
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| == Gallery ==
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| <gallery>
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| Typical SandWing by Sassy the Beagle.jpg|A typical SandWing (colored), by [[Joy Ang]]
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| SandTransparent.png|A typical SandWing (lineart), by Joy Ang
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| SandWing DE.png|A typical SandWing from the German publication, by [[Max Meinzold]]
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| </gallery>
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| == References ==
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| {{RefColumns2}}
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| {{SandWing Navbox}}
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| [[de:Sandflügler|de: Sandflügler]]
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| [[fr:Ailes de Sable|fr: Ailes de Sable]]
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| [[pl:Piaskoskrzydłe|pl: Piaskoskrzydłe]]
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| [[ru:Песчаные драконы|ru: Песчаные драконы]]
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| __NOWYSIWYG__
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| [[Category:Tribes of Pyrrhia]] | | [[Category:Tribes of Pyrrhia]] |
| [[Category:Citations needed]] | | [[Category:Citations needed]] |
| [[Category:Tribes of Dragons]] | | [[Category:Tribes of Dragons]] |
