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SeaWings are considered short in height{{Ref|L1|62}} with long, compact bodies and short legs. They have curved horns, a slender, curved snout, and two barbels on the underside of their jaw. Their tongues can be forked or non-forked. They have webbed spines along the backs of their necks to the tips of their tails, as well as on their chests. SeaWings have webbed talons with hooked claws, as well as long, powerful tails that are useful for swimming. They have gills on the sides of their necks that allow them to breathe underwater.<ref>[[Dragon guides]]</ref> | SeaWings are considered short in height{{Ref|L1|62}} with long, compact bodies and short legs. They have curved horns, a slender, curved snout, and two barbels on the underside of their jaw. Their tongues can be forked or non-forked. They have webbed spines along the backs of their necks to the tips of their tails, as well as on their chests. SeaWings have webbed talons with hooked claws, as well as long, powerful tails that are useful for swimming. They have gills on the sides of their necks that allow them to breathe underwater.<ref>[[Dragon guides]]</ref> | ||
[[File:Seawing.royale.pattern.png|thumb|280x280px|The royal SeaWing pattern of glowing stripes as shown on [[Tsunami]] in ''[[The Lost Heir (graphic novel)|The Lost Heir]]'' by [[Mike Holmes]].]] | [[File:Seawing.royale.pattern.png|thumb|280x280px|The royal SeaWing pattern of glowing stripes as shown on [[Tsunami]] in ''[[The Lost Heir (graphic novel)|The Lost Heir]]'' by [[Mike Holmes]].]] | ||
SeaWings commonly have scale colors in the ranges of blues{{Ref|TLH|74}} and greens,{{Ref| | SeaWings commonly have scale colors in the ranges of blues{{Ref|TLH|74}} and greens,{{Ref|TLH|243}} including indigo,{{Ref|L1|3}} green-gray,{{Ref|TLH|51}} blue-gray,{{Ref|ToP|18}} and blue-green.{{Ref|TLHp}} Although rare, dragons may have pink scales, wings, or horns.{{Ref|TLH|77}} Some SeaWings can also have black spiraling patterns, like those shown on [[Nautilus]].{{Ref|TLHp}} In the sunlight, their scales may look like glossy emeralds and sapphires.{{Ref|TDP|98}} SeaWings usually have eyes that are some shade of blue{{Ref|TLH|77}} or green.{{Ref|TDP|9}} | ||
SeaWings have glowing stripes along their faces, bodies, and wings. Members of the royal family have glowing spiral and starburst markings on the undersides of their wings, while most non-royal SeaWings have smaller starbursts and no spiral patterns.{{Ref|TLH|52}} | SeaWings have glowing stripes along their faces, bodies, and wings. Members of the royal family have glowing spiral and starburst markings on the undersides of their wings, while most non-royal SeaWings have smaller starbursts and no spiral patterns.{{Ref|TLH|52}} | ||
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SeaWings, also known as sea dragons or ocean dragons to humans, are a Pyrrhian dragon tribe that currently reside in the Kingdom of the Sea. Currently, they are ruled by Queen Coral, and can speak both Aquatic underwater and Dragon when they are not in the water.
The SeaWings were allied with Blister during the War of SandWing Succession until the bombing of the Summer Palace, which caused them to flee to the Deep Palace, breaking their alliance with Blister. They were previously allied with the MudWings until the assassination of their SeaWing Commander Tempest. In the time of Darkstalker, they had an Island Palace for diplomatic meetings and parties with dragons from other tribes. It was abandoned after the Royal SeaWing Massacre where Albatross lost most of his soul and went mad, resulting in the killing of many SeaWings and Lagoon.
Description
SeaWings are considered short in height[1] with long, compact bodies and short legs. They have curved horns, a slender, curved snout, and two barbels on the underside of their jaw. Their tongues can be forked or non-forked. They have webbed spines along the backs of their necks to the tips of their tails, as well as on their chests. SeaWings have webbed talons with hooked claws, as well as long, powerful tails that are useful for swimming. They have gills on the sides of their necks that allow them to breathe underwater.[2]
SeaWings commonly have scale colors in the ranges of blues[3] and greens,[4] including indigo,[5] green-gray,[6] blue-gray,[7] and blue-green.[8] Although rare, dragons may have pink scales, wings, or horns.[9] Some SeaWings can also have black spiraling patterns, like those shown on Nautilus.[8] In the sunlight, their scales may look like glossy emeralds and sapphires.[10] SeaWings usually have eyes that are some shade of blue[9] or green.[11]
SeaWings have glowing stripes along their faces, bodies, and wings. Members of the royal family have glowing spiral and starburst markings on the undersides of their wings, while most non-royal SeaWings have smaller starbursts and no spiral patterns.[12]
SeaWing eggs are green or blue[13] and are heavy, especially soon before they hatch.[14]
Diet
SeaWings mainly eat raw fish and other aquatic creatures such as whales, squid, octopi, turtles, crabs, and sea snails,[15] while lower class SeaWings eat eels, though this is stated insultingly.[16] SeaWings may also prepare soup,[17] stew, and roasted seagull, usually for guests from other tribes.[17][18] The SeaWing Council eat raw, ruby-red fish that is deboned and arranged into rolls with seaweed, tiny green crabs, and a salad of octopus tentacles and herbs, sprinkled with lemon juice.[19]
In the time of Darkstalker, royal SeaWings prepared coconut rice, tuna rolls, macadamia treats, and a mango-lime drink.[20] Humpback stated that many years prior, dragons ate scavenger sashimi every afternoon.[21] Fathom mentioned that SeaWings sometimes consume sharks, though dragonets are taught to be careful of them until they are full-grown.[22]
Queen Coral has forbidden the consumption of dolphins because she believes that they might be distantly related to dragons,[23] though Tsunami thinks it might because the she is afraid that somebody might catch and kill Anemone by mistake.[9]
Abilities
SeaWings have gills, exceptional night vision,[24] and powerful tails. They are able to breathe and see underwater and use their tails, wings, and webbed talons to swim.[25][26] Their claws are curved like fishhooks to help them swim,[27] and their tails can be used to batter opponents or create huge waves.[28] SeaWings often ride currents to travel the ocean faster,[29] and they prefer to alternate swimming and flying when traveling long distances.[30] Physical wounds, such as burns, can be healed by ocean water.[31]
The bioluminescent stripes on a SeaWing's body are used to converse underwater,[32] as well as to attract partners.[33] They can control when the stripes on their bodies glow and can light up each one individually. Different combinations of stripes indicate different words in Aquatic.
SeaWings can be driven mad if dehydrated from water.[34] Dehydrated SeaWings appear insane and have barely any consciousness to what they do. Gill is the only known SeaWing for this to have happened to.
Animus magic is present in the SeaWing royal bloodline.[35] There are no rules on how much magic a SeaWing can use, and animus dragons are often controlled closely by the queen of the tribe.[36][37] Animus magic was the origin of the Royal SeaWing Massacre, after which an unsuccessful attempt was made to wipe animus magic from the tribe's bloodline and make its use illegal in the Kingdom of the Sea for a while.[38]
Society
SeaWings are regarded as intelligent and artistic.[citation needed] They also historically used boats.[39] Citizen duties include kitchen work and enlistment in the army.[40] Most SeaWings work at the palace with jobs such as pearl diving,[41] weaving, carving, hunting, gardening, and caretakers for dragonets.[42]
Coral is a writer whose scrolls are required reading in SeaWing schools, even those that are not of the best quality.[43] Guards have been shown to salute to her,[44] and most of her subjects regard her as a good queen.[45]
The Summer Palace, before its destruction, utilized an advance guard. It was a troop consisted of at least fifteen soldiers whose duty was to keep intruders away from the palace.[46]
In modern Pyrrhia, most SeaWing citizens appear well fed, well rested, and content.[47] The queen uses a Council consisted of selected council members and members of the royal SeaWing family or members that the queen trusts. The Council has frequent meetings.[48]
Names
SeaWings may be named after sea-related objects or wildlife, examples being Nautilus, Anemone, Orca, Shark, Snail, and Turtle. They may also have names related to shades of aquamarine colors such as Cerulean and Indigo. Some share the names of gemstones, such as Sapphire and Pearl, and they may also have names relating to aquatic anatomies, like Fin, Gill, and Webs, or naturally-occurring oceanic phenomena, such as Ripple, Current, Tsunami, Typhoon, Riptide, Splash, and Whirlpool.
Click here for a list of known SeaWings.
Animus dragons
Students at Jade Mountain
Trivia
- There is a tale about an abandoned SeaWing dragonet that was raised by a pod of orcas.[49]
- Tsunami described breathing in salt water through her gills as "sharp", mentioning that it felt "like inhaling smoke."[50]
- In the time of Darkstalker, SeaWings used toothpaste.[51]
- Humans seem to think that SeaWings might also inhabit large rivers and lakes.[52]
- Tui stated that SeaWings would like sushi the most.[event 1]
- Based on how Coral set up the prison in the Summer Palace, SeaWings are aware that electricity can harm dragons and that water conducts it fairly well.[53]
- In Darkstalker, during the events of the Royal SeaWing Massacre, SeaWings are described to have red blood;[54] however, in The Flames of Hope, Tsunami's blood is described to be blue.[55] This was corrected in later printings.
- SeaWings use tridents and spears as weapons.[56][57]
- All main SeaWing POV's so far have been from the SeaWing royal family.
Gallery
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A typical SeaWing (colored), by Joy Ang -
A typical SeaWing (lineart), by Joy Ang -
A typical SeaWing from the German publication, by Max Meinzold
References
- ↑ Darkstalker, page 62
- ↑ Dragon guides
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 74
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 243
- ↑ Darkstalker, page 3
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 51
- ↑ Talons of Power, page 18
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 The Lost Heir, prologue
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 The Lost Heir, page 77
- ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, page 98
- ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, page 9
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 52
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 218
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 148
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 110–111
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 114
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 The Lost Heir, page 194
- ↑ Talons of Power, page 88
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 110
- ↑ Darkstalker, page 61–62
- ↑ Darkstalker, page 59
- ↑ Darkstalker, page 28
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 49
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 100
- ↑ Dragon guides
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 94
- ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, page 219
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 13
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 95
- ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 289
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 23
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 35
- ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, page 76
- ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, page 218
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 206
- ↑ Darkstalker, page 69—70
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 208
- ↑ Darkstalker, page 127—129
- ↑ Darkstalker, page 90
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 219
- ↑ Talons of Power, page 154
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 143
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 44
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 153
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 182
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 50
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 108
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 113
- ↑ Talons of Power, page 111
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 11
- ↑ Darkstalker, page 24
- ↑ Dragon guides/Dragonslayer
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 257
- ↑ Darkstalker, page 70
- ↑ The Flames of Hope, page 44
- ↑ The Winglets Quartet: Deserter, page 69
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 254
| SeaWings | |
|---|---|
| Queens | |
| Royalty (Present) |
Anemone • Auklet • Cerulean • Fin • Gill • Moray • Octopus • Orca • Shark • Tsunami • Turtle |
| Royalty (Historical) |
Albatross • Clearpool • Cowrie • Current • Eel • Fathom • Humpback • Manta • Reef • Ripple • Sapphire • Scallop • Splash |
| Jade Mountain | |
| Other Dragons (Present) |
Abalone • Flounder • Herring • Kelp • Lagoon • Nautilus • Pearl • Piranha • Riptide • Snail • Snapper • Squid • Tempest • Tortoise • Urchin • Webs • Whirlpool |
| Other Dragons (Historical) |
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| Hybrids | |
| Folklore | |
| Kingdom | |
| Kingdom (Historical) |
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| Society |
Aquatic • Bombing of the Summer Palace • Royal SeaWing Massacre • SeaWing Council • Talons of Power ceremony |
