Tau

"I am Jewel's chief steward, and he is her treasurer. We are allowed to have an ordinary, everyday conversation."

— Tau to Cinnabar about Treehopper, The Hive Queen

Template:Charbox Tau is a young female SilkWing who was introduced in The Hive Queen. She is a member of the Chrysalis, and works as the Chief Steward for Jewel. She is in a forbidden relationship with a HiveWing named Treehopper.

Appearance

Tau has pale yellow and pale brown scales, like bananas and cashews mashed together. She has dark amber eyes, pale yellow antennae, and gold stripes painted on her claws. One of her back wings is smaller than the other and sticks out at an awkward angle, making it difficult for her to fly.

Personality

Tau appears to be soft-spoken and friendly upon meeting Blue, Cricket, Sundew, and Swordtail. As a member of the Chrysalis, she dreams of a better future for her tribe.

Biography

The Lost Continent Prophecy

The Hive Queen

Tau first appeared arguing in Jewel Hive's library with Morpho and Cinnabar as part of the Chrysalis. She appeared to agree with Cinnabar that not all HiveWings were awful when Cricket introduced herself. When Sundew revealed herself, Tau approached her with tears in her eyes, saying she thought that all of the LeafWings were dead. Sundew awkwardly accepted the compliment (making Cricket feel someone envious), and Tau was revealed to have one small wing, likely a natural deformity. When Queen Wasp (in some HiveWing soldiers' minds) began trying keys to open the library, Tau was shown to lack the ability to fly as they tried to reach the bookdrop Cricket suggested as a hiding place. After Wasp ordered her soldiers to burn the library down if Tau and the others were not found, she and Cinnabar revealed themselves to allow the others to escape, claiming that they snuck into the library after hours to read. They denied Wasp's accusation of Blue, and were then escorted away.

Later, when Cricket was attempting to escape from Lady Jewel's prison, Tau was one of the SilkWings to assist her escape. As the chief steward, she seemed to have respect from several other SilkWings as she and Cinnabar told them to help and say nothing about Cricket's escape. She also claimed to Cricket that whenever Wasp ordered their punishment, Jewel always gave them a medal. As the three of them left, Tau ran into Treehopper, her forbidden crush. Tau and Treehopper spoke for a while. Treehopper was then mind-controlled by Wasp before shaking it off awkwardly after she left.

Tau was later seen when Cricket came out of the nest and Blue led her to the stall they were in. Tau told Cricket that the SilkWing fixing a crack with Swordtail was part of the Chrysalis. As the group gathered their things, Cricket explained to Tau what she saw in the nest. Sundew advised Tau to keep the SilkWing dragonets and other flightless SilkWings away from Jewel Hive and into somewhere safe just in case the LeafWings were to burn the Hive.

Relationships

Treehopper

She is in a relationship with Treehopper despite the risks of a forbidden HiveWing-SilkWing relationship. According to Cinnabar, their feelings for one another are quite obvious.

Quotes

"Maybe he wants to join us. Do you dream of a better world, friend?"

― to Swordtail

Trivia

• Tau is currently the only known SilkWing to have a disability.

Gallery

• Reference by Platypus the SeaWing
  Reference by Platypus the SeaWing