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'''Tapir''' was an elderly male [[RainWing]] who was mentioned several times in ''[[The Hidden Kingdom (book)|The Hidden Kingdom]]'', and was one of the seventeen captured RainWings imprisoned on the [[NightWing island]]. He died in NightWing captivity after intentionally starving himself. | '''Tapir''' was an elderly male [[RainWing]] who was mentioned several times in ''[[The Hidden Kingdom (book)|The Hidden Kingdom]]'', and was one of the seventeen captured RainWings imprisoned on the [[NightWing island]]. He died in [[NightWing]] captivity after intentionally starving himself. | ||
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Tapir was briefly mentioned when [[Glory]] asked [[Mangrove]] about the missing RainWings. Mangrove claimed that Tapir was the oldest of the missing [[dragons]], roughly around 110 years of age. | Tapir was briefly mentioned when [[Glory]] asked [[Mangrove]] about the missing RainWings. Mangrove claimed that Tapir was the oldest of the missing [[dragons]], roughly around 110 years of age. | ||
While imprisoned by the | While imprisoned by the NightWings, Glory was told by [[Kinkajou]] that the food the RainWings were brought was disgusting and rotten, and that Tapir eventually let himself starve to death to avoid having to eat carrion. Later, when defending Glory's decision to challenge [[Magnificent]], Kinkajou mentioned that Tapir, [[Bright]], and [[Orangutan]] had already "died awful deaths, alone and far away from everything and everyone they loved." Most of the tribe still didn't believe her, but some, such as [[Tamarin]] and Mangrove, did. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
Revision as of 19:17, 1 October 2020
Tapir was an elderly male RainWing who was mentioned several times in The Hidden Kingdom, and was one of the seventeen captured RainWings imprisoned on the NightWing island. He died in NightWing captivity after intentionally starving himself.
Biography
The Dragonet Prophecy
Tapir was briefly mentioned when Glory asked Mangrove about the missing RainWings. Mangrove claimed that Tapir was the oldest of the missing dragons, roughly around 110 years of age.
While imprisoned by the NightWings, Glory was told by Kinkajou that the food the RainWings were brought was disgusting and rotten, and that Tapir eventually let himself starve to death to avoid having to eat carrion. Later, when defending Glory's decision to challenge Magnificent, Kinkajou mentioned that Tapir, Bright, and Orangutan had already "died awful deaths, alone and far away from everything and everyone they loved." Most of the tribe still didn't believe her, but some, such as Tamarin and Mangrove, did.
Trivia
- Dying at around 110, Tapir is one of the oldest known dragons whose longevity was not caused by animus magic.
References
- ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 71
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