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The '''War of SandWing Succession''' was caused when [[Oasis]] was killed by [[Stone]], a [[scavenger]], near her own [[SandWing stronghold|palace]] in 4,991 AS, and the [[Kingdom of Sand]] — and later the rest of [[Pyrrhia]] (excluding [[RainWings]] and [[NightWings]] for most of the war) — was thrown into a war over the heir to the [[SandWing]] throne. The violence lasted for twenty years and included every Pyrrhian [[Dragons|dragon]] tribe, with the exclusion of RainWings and NightWings. Soon, it became known that the NightWings took [[Blister]]'s side. Along with the deaths of thousands of dragons, the war also caused a lot of collateral damage. [[Sunny]] ended the fighting by finding the [[Eye of Onyx]] and giving it to [[Thorn]], marking her as the new SandWing Queen.
The '''War of SandWing Succession''' was a war over the heir to the [[SandWing]] throne. All of the [[Pyrrhia]]n tribes were involved, excluding the [[RainWings]] and [[NightWings]]. The event began twenty years before [[The Dragonet Prophecy (prophecy)|The Dragonet Prophecy]] in 4,992 A.S.


Listed below are the events that caused and were included in the War of SandWing Succession.
== Description ==
Twenty years ago, Queen [[Oasis]] was killed by [[Stone]], a [[Human|scavenger]], in an attempt to steal the [[SandWing treasure]] with [[Heath]] and [[Rose]]. Among the stolen treasure was [[Eye of Onyx]], which was used to choose the next SandWing queen. [[Blister]] allied with the [[SeaWings]] and [[MudWings]], [[Burn]] allied with the [[SkyWings]], and [[Blaze]] had most of the SandWings supporting her, also allied with the [[IceWings]]. The war ended with [[Sunny]] finding the Eye of Onyx and giving it to [[Thorn]], who became the new SandWing queen.


== The Death of Queen Oasis ==
== Timeline ==
The war began in 4,991 AS when Queen Oasis was assassinated by three scavengers, one of which Smolder had caught and believed to be named [[Flower]], although her real name is Rose. These scavengers also stole a large amount of Oasis's treasure, including the [[Lazulite Dragon]], and, most importantly, the Eye of Onyx. After her mother's death, [[Burn]] immediately drove her sisters [[Blaze]] and Blister out - or, according to some scrolls, they fled before Burn got a chance to kill them - and seized the stronghold. Upon claiming the structure for herself, Burn ordered extra-thick walls around the stronghold's original shape and, later, mounted the disembodied heads of enemies at the top of the wall as a warning to those who dared displease her. Then the War of SandWing Succession began as the three sisters battled over the throne of the SandWings.
* Heath, Rose, and Stone break into the [[SandWing stronghold|palace]] to steal the SandWing treasure. Oasis goes after them and is killed by Stone in the process.
* Burn tracks down the scavengers and burns down their dens Blister steals some of the treasure for herself in Burn's absence. Councils are held on who should be the next SandWing queen. Rose is found and adopted by [[Smolder]].
* Blister allies with the SeaWings and MudWings. Burn later gets the SkyWings on her side and attempts to contact the IceWings, but they are already with Blaze, who also has the majority of the SandWings on her side. The war officially begins.
* [[Morrowseer]] and [[Battlewinner]] come up with the Dragonet Prophecy, and their plan to take over the [[Rainforest Kingdom|rainforest]]. Blister is secretly allies with the NightWings and has favor with the [[Talons of Peace]].
* Commander [[Tempest]] of the SeaWings is assassinated by [[Deathbringer]], resulting in the MudWings to split from the alliance with Blister. Burn forces the MudWings to ally with her.
* The Talons of Peace gathers the [[dragonets of destiny]]'s eggs. [[Hvitur]] and the [[Unnamed characters#SkyWings|SkyWing egg]] are killed by Burn, the latter is replaced with [[Glory]]'s egg. [[Asha]] was caught in the crossfire between Blister and Blaze's forces, and dies of her wounds after delivering [[Clay]]'s egg. [[Webs]] steals [[Tsunami]]'s egg and [[Dune]] steals [[Sunny]]'s egg. Morrowseer brings [[Starflight]]'s egg to the Talons of Peace.
* All SkyWing eggs hatched on the [[brightest night]] were killed under Queen [[Scarlet]]'s orders to stop the prophecy. According to the guards, the eighth egg escaped somehow.
* The brightest night occurs, and the dragonets hatch.
* Six years later, the dragonets of destiny attempt to escape their cave in the [[Claws of the Clouds Mountains]]. They are taken prisoner by Queen Scarlet, along with [[Kestrel]].
* Queen Scarlet invites Burn to her palace for her hatching day to see the dragonets and to give Sunny to Burn as a gift. The dragonets soon escape after Glory sprays Scarlet with her venom, nearly killing the SkyWing queen.
* Around the same time the dragonets escaped from the Sky Kingdom, Blaze's army attacks the MudWings. The only named loss of this battle was [[Crane (TDP)|Crane]].
* Burn's alliance bombs the [[Summer Palace]] during the dragonets stay, due to [[Crocodile]], a Talons of Peace infiltrator. The SeaWings flee to the [[Deep Palace]], breaking their alliance with Blister.
* [[Nautilus]], leader of the Talons of Peace, and Morrowseer come up with a set of replacement dragonets of destiny, known as the [[Talons of Peace#The False Dragonets|false dragonets]].
* The MudWings and SkyWings plan to attack the IceWings, the idea being to "kill them all, take no prisoners." They decide not to after Sunny [[Animus enchantments|dreamvisited]] talked Queen [[Moorhen]] out of the idea.
* On the false brightest night, Sunny has the heirs and most of the tribes meet up at Burn's stronghold. Sunny plans for the sisters to peacefully choose who the next queen is, or have the SandWing tribe decide.
* Blister gifts Burn a dragonbite viper, which Burn pins in her talons. A second dragonbite viper leaps out of the box and kills Burn. Blister attacks Blaze after Burn's death.
* Sunny finds the Eye of Onyx and gave it to Thorn. Blister attempts to steal the Eye for herself, but is incinerated due to the Eye's enchantment.
* Thorn is crowned the queen of the SandWings, ending the war.


== Forming of Alliances ==
== Trivia ==
Blister knew that she could not defeat Burn in combat, so she formed an alliance with the [[SeaWings]] and [[MudWings]]. Later on, a secret tie with the NightWings and favor from the [[Talons of Peace]] as leverage by having the "all-powerful" NightWings by her side was made. Seeing that Blister now had an army, Burn allied herself with the [[SkyWings]], and tried to contact the [[IceWings]], but they were already on a side. After the MudWings broke their alliance with Blister, Burn eventually won them (by using threats) over to her side.
 
Queen [[Glacier]] of the IceWings joined forces with Blaze, who promised Glacier a part of the Kingdom of Sand if she won. Blaze also had the support of many SandWings, although the tribe was still split between the three heirs.
 
To make it easier to understand, here are the princesses and their allies.
* Burn: SkyWings, MudWings, and some SandWings.
* Blister: SeaWings, a secret alliance with the NightWings later in the war, and a small amount of SandWings.
* Blaze: IceWings and most of the SandWings.
* Not involved: RainWings and NightWings (NightWings eventually allied with Blister, although they did not engage in claw-to-claw combat)
 
== [[The Dragonet Prophecy (prophecy)|The Dragonet Prophecy]] ==
In order to get a better home for their tribe (they were at the time living on an active volcano), the NightWings hatched an elaborate plan. [[Battlewinner]] and [[Morrowseer]] wrote [[The Dragonet Prophecy (prophecy)|a prophecy]] stating that [[dragonets of destiny|five dragonets]] would be hatched to choose the successor to the SandWing throne. Once a queen was chosen, that queen would help take over the [[Rainforest Kingdom]], along with the NightWings, in gratitude for the dragonets choosing them. The five dragonets were supposed to be a SandWing, a SkyWing, a MudWing, a SeaWing, and a NightWing, all to hatch together on the Brightest Night, with the NightWing being the "leader" of the prophecy dragonets.
 
The prophecy text follows:
 
:''When the war has lasted twenty years...''
:''the dragonets will come.''
:''When the land is soaked in blood and tears...''
:''the dragonets will come.''
 
:''Find the SeaWing egg of deepest blue.''
:''Wings of night shall come to you.''
:''The largest egg in mountain high''
:''will give you the wings of sky.''
:''For wings of earth, search through the mud''
:''for an egg the color of dragon blood.''
:''And hidden alone from the rival queens,''
:''the SandWing egg awaits unseen.''
 
:''Of three queens who blister and blaze and burn,''
:''two shall die and one shall learn''
:''if she bows to a fate that is stronger and higher,''
:''she'll have the power of wings of fire.''
 
:''Five eggs to hatch on the brightest night,''
:''five dragons born to end the fight.''
:''Darkness will rise to bring the light.''
:''The dragonets are coming …''
 
== The Eggs ==
The Talons of Peace put five dragons in charge of retrieving the dragonets of destiny's eggs. They were as follows: [[Kestrel]], a former SkyWing soldier; [[Webs]], a former SeaWing guard; [[Dune]], a SandWing deserter; [[Asha]], a MudWing; and [[Hvitur]], an IceWing.
 
Dune stole Sunny's egg from her mother, Thorn, and her egg was found in the sand. Webs' wife drugged the guards of the [[Deep Palace#Royal Hatchery|Royal Hatchery]] in order for Webs to get [[Tsunami]]'s egg. Asha paid her sister, [[Cattail]], two cows for [[Clay]]'s egg. Asha was later caught in a battle between Blaze and Blister's armies, and she made it out alive but died of her wounds shortly after delivering the egg. [[Morrowseer]] brought the NightWing egg-containing [[Starflight]]. Hvitur stole the [[Unnamed characters#SkyWing egg|SkyWing egg]] from the SkyWings but was caught by Burn on the way out. Burn killed Hvitur and dropped the egg off a cliff, killing the dragonet inside it. Kestrel later found Hvitur's body and a few shards of the egg at the bottom of the cliff. Webs then went to the RainWings to get a replacement for the fifth egg. This egg contained [[Glory]].
 
All other SkyWing eggs hatched on The Brightest Night, under [[Scarlet]]'s orders, were killed to stop the prophecy from occurring. Later on, it is discovered that [[Peril]], a SkyWing born with too much fire, was the one that killed seven out of the nine eggs due to hatch on The Brightest Night by disintegrating them with her firescales when she was just a little dragonet (on Queen Scarlet's orders, when she was about one year old). The eighth egg, described by the guards as being "runty," escaped somehow, while Hvitur stole the ninth egg that was supposed to be burned, but it never hatched.
 
== Escape of the Dragonets ==
Six years later, Morrowseer came to check up on the dragonets of destiny. He deemed Clay, Princess Tsunami, and Starflight satisfactory and Sunny okay, but was dissatisfied with Glory, as she was a RainWing instead of a SkyWing, and ordered her to be killed. They chained Tsunami up so she couldn't stop them. The other dragonets refused so to see Glory die, so Clay fled through the underground river, planning to free the others from the outside as Glory used her camouflage scales to hide. Tsunami escaped and caught up.
 
When Clay and Tsunami finally made it outside, they encountered Queen Scarlet of the SkyWings, who wanted to take them prisoner. Clay and Tsunami attacked her and fled back to the [[Claws of the Clouds Mountains|mountain]]. However, Queen Scarlet and her SkyWing soldiers had followed the smoke coming from the cave that was meant to guide Clay. She killed Dune and took the dragonets and Kestrel prisoner while Webs escaped.
 
Queen Scarlet invited Burn to her palace for her hatching day to see the dragonets and to take Sunny back with her as a gift. However, while she was there, the dragonets escaped after Glory sprayed Scarlet with her venom, nearly killing her.
 
== MudWings vs. Blaze's Forces (Battle) ==
[[File:20180115_082212.jpg|thumb|200px]] Around the time when the dragonets escaped, Blaze's army (IceWings and SandWings) attacked the MudWings, near Clay's siblings' village. It is hinted that the MudWings sent a message to the SkyWings for help, but Queen Scarlet refused because it would disrupt her hatching day festivities. The only named loss of this battle was [[Crane (TDP)|Crane]], one of Clay's siblings. However, there were many more, shown by the number of corpses mentioned on the battlefield.
 
== Attack on the Summer Palace ==
During the dragonets' stay in the [[Kingdom of the Sea]], Burn's alliance bombed the [[Summer Palace]]. They were able to locate the palace because [[Crocodile]], a Talons of Peace infiltrator, followed Webs there. The SeaWings fled to the [[Deep Palace]], breaking their alliance with Blister.
 
== The Replacement Dragonets ==
Soon after, [[Nautilus]], the leader of the Talons of Peace, and Morrowseer came up with set replacements, known as [[Talons of Peace#The False Dragonets|the false dragonets]]
. They were as follows: [[Ochre]] the MudWing; [[Squid]] the SeaWing; [[Flame]] the SkyWing; [[Fatespeaker]] the NightWing; and [[Viper]] the SandWing.
 
== Planned IceWing Genocide ==
During ''[[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]'', Burn's forces, the MudWings, and the SkyWings planned to attack the IceWings. The idea was to "kill them all, take no prisoners." However, they decided not to after Sunny [[Dreamvisitor|dreamvisited]] [[Moorhen]], her siblings, and many other MudWings. If the MudWings and SkyWings were to attack the IceWings, they would most likely be exterminated by the Great Ice Cliff. So the prophecy saved both tribes.
 
== The Choosing of the SandWing Queen ==
On the false Brightest Night Sunny came up with an idea that the three SandWing sisters would choose one of themselves to be queen, peacefully or the SandWing tribe would choose; her plan didn't work out the way she intended.
 
The heirs and most of the tribes met up at [[SandWing stronghold|Burn's stronghold]], where Blister gave Burn a gift. It contained a [[dragonbite viper]], which Burn pinned in her talons. Burn took a few steps toward Blister, hoping the viper would kill her, but a second viper leaped out of the box and bit Burn's ankle, killing her shortly afterward.
 
Blister then attacked Blaze, thinking that Blaze would never be able to fight back. Sunny then found the [[Eye of Onyx]], buried with Queen Oasis, and gave it to her mother, Queen Thorn. Blister was angered and took the Eye of Onyx from Thorn, but the enchantments of the Eye of Onyx caused Blister to be zapped into black dust.
 
Thus, Thorn was crowned the queen of the SandWings, ending the Great War.
 
==Trivia==
* In a vision in ''[[Moon Rising]]'', Clay first mentioned a scroll title about it to Starflight.
* In a vision in ''[[Moon Rising]]'', Clay first mentioned a scroll title about it to Starflight.
* The war ended in the year of 5,011 AS, having lasted for 20 years if you start from the death of Queen Oasis. 


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Revision as of 01:20, 26 October 2020

The War of SandWing Succession was a war over the heir to the SandWing throne. All of the Pyrrhian tribes were involved, excluding the RainWings and NightWings. The event began twenty years before The Dragonet Prophecy in 4,992 A.S.

Description

Twenty years ago, Queen Oasis was killed by Stone, a scavenger, in an attempt to steal the SandWing treasure with Heath and Rose. Among the stolen treasure was Eye of Onyx, which was used to choose the next SandWing queen. Blister allied with the SeaWings and MudWings, Burn allied with the SkyWings, and Blaze had most of the SandWings supporting her, also allied with the IceWings. The war ended with Sunny finding the Eye of Onyx and giving it to Thorn, who became the new SandWing queen.

Timeline

  • Heath, Rose, and Stone break into the palace to steal the SandWing treasure. Oasis goes after them and is killed by Stone in the process.
  • Burn tracks down the scavengers and burns down their dens Blister steals some of the treasure for herself in Burn's absence. Councils are held on who should be the next SandWing queen. Rose is found and adopted by Smolder.
  • Blister allies with the SeaWings and MudWings. Burn later gets the SkyWings on her side and attempts to contact the IceWings, but they are already with Blaze, who also has the majority of the SandWings on her side. The war officially begins.
  • Morrowseer and Battlewinner come up with the Dragonet Prophecy, and their plan to take over the rainforest. Blister is secretly allies with the NightWings and has favor with the Talons of Peace.
  • Commander Tempest of the SeaWings is assassinated by Deathbringer, resulting in the MudWings to split from the alliance with Blister. Burn forces the MudWings to ally with her.
  • The Talons of Peace gathers the dragonets of destiny's eggs. Hvitur and the SkyWing egg are killed by Burn, the latter is replaced with Glory's egg. Asha was caught in the crossfire between Blister and Blaze's forces, and dies of her wounds after delivering Clay's egg. Webs steals Tsunami's egg and Dune steals Sunny's egg. Morrowseer brings Starflight's egg to the Talons of Peace.
  • All SkyWing eggs hatched on the brightest night were killed under Queen Scarlet's orders to stop the prophecy. According to the guards, the eighth egg escaped somehow.
  • The brightest night occurs, and the dragonets hatch.
  • Six years later, the dragonets of destiny attempt to escape their cave in the Claws of the Clouds Mountains. They are taken prisoner by Queen Scarlet, along with Kestrel.
  • Queen Scarlet invites Burn to her palace for her hatching day to see the dragonets and to give Sunny to Burn as a gift. The dragonets soon escape after Glory sprays Scarlet with her venom, nearly killing the SkyWing queen.
  • Around the same time the dragonets escaped from the Sky Kingdom, Blaze's army attacks the MudWings. The only named loss of this battle was Crane.
  • Burn's alliance bombs the Summer Palace during the dragonets stay, due to Crocodile, a Talons of Peace infiltrator. The SeaWings flee to the Deep Palace, breaking their alliance with Blister.
  • Nautilus, leader of the Talons of Peace, and Morrowseer come up with a set of replacement dragonets of destiny, known as the false dragonets.
  • The MudWings and SkyWings plan to attack the IceWings, the idea being to "kill them all, take no prisoners." They decide not to after Sunny dreamvisited talked Queen Moorhen out of the idea.
  • On the false brightest night, Sunny has the heirs and most of the tribes meet up at Burn's stronghold. Sunny plans for the sisters to peacefully choose who the next queen is, or have the SandWing tribe decide.
  • Blister gifts Burn a dragonbite viper, which Burn pins in her talons. A second dragonbite viper leaps out of the box and kills Burn. Blister attacks Blaze after Burn's death.
  • Sunny finds the Eye of Onyx and gave it to Thorn. Blister attempts to steal the Eye for herself, but is incinerated due to the Eye's enchantment.
  • Thorn is crowned the queen of the SandWings, ending the war.

Trivia

  • In a vision in Moon Rising, Clay first mentioned a scroll title about it to Starflight.
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SandWings
Queens

Present: Oasis • Thorn
Historical: Scorpion

Royalty

Blaze • Blister • Burn • Char • Scald • Singe • Smolder • Sunny • Onyx

Jade Mountain

Arid • Onyx • Ostrich • Pronghorn • Qibli • Sunny

Other Dragons
(Present)

Addax • Agave • Armadillo • Camel • Capybara • Cereus • Cobra • Dune • Horizon • Jerboa III • Kindle • Meerkat • Needle • Ocotillo • Ostrich • Palm • Parch • Prickle • Quicksand • Rattlesnake • Saguaro • Sandstorm • Sirocco • Six-Claws • Tawny • Torch • Viper • Vulture

Other Dragons
(Historical)

Jerboa • Jerboa II

Hybrids

Sunny

Kingdom

Blaze's fortress • Blister's hideout • Great Five-Tail River • Jerboa III's hut • North Beach • Possibility • SandWing stronghold • Scorpion Den

Society

Outclaws • Talons of Power • War of SandWing Succession

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