NightWings

NightWings are a tribe of dragons that live in a secret kingdom which is not on any known map of Pyrrhia. The name of their Queen is Queen Battlewinner, although this is a closely guarded secret, presumably unknown to any of the other tribes. In addition, they are secretly allied with Blister. NightWings tend to be arrogant, mysterious, highly intelligent, and unpredictable.

History

The Dragonet Prophecy was prophesied by a NightWing named Morrowseer, who had also delivered Starflight's and Fatespeaker's eggs to their caves. They consider themselves high above other tribes and too mysterious and powerful to take part in the war, though they are secretly working with Blister, probably in exchange for something they want.

IceWings and NightWings have had animosity towards each other going way back to a battle they once fought against each other. Morrowseer even ordered the death of all of the IceWing prisoners in the rescue of Starflight, showing that NightWings do not care much for the IceWing tribe. However, Morrowseer did deliver the prophecy, so the NightWings must care about the other tribes somewhat (IceWings are not included in the prophecy).

They kidnapped several RainWings for experimentation. It is believed they are trying to use the venom from RainWings as a weapon, although this is unconfirmed still. Additionally, they seem to have some kind of portal, perhaps a wormhole, which they use to visit their kingdom, the Kingdom of Sand, the Mud Kingdom, and the Rainforest Kingdom. It is possible that there could be other unknown portals.

They are usually named according to their talents. Morrowseer got his name for "seeing" the "morrow." Morrow is short for tomorrow, meaning the future. Deathbringer's name refers to his job as an assassin. Queen Battlewinner presumably got hers for military strategy. In the stories about them, that is usually how they are named. Exactly how they know what a dragon's talent will be when it hatches is unknown (they might wait and see for it to appear, or have another NightWing predict it). Glory mentions in The Hidden Kingdom that in scrolls, NightWings always had 'mouthful names'.

Description

NightWings have purplish-black scales, sometimes with dark blue. In The Dragonet Prophecy when Morrowseer dropped off Starflight, it said that the sun picked up glints of purple and deep blue on his body. The underside of their wings are speckled with silver scales, giving it the appearance of a night sky filled with twinkling stars. This allows them to blend into shadows and the night sky. They also have forked black tongues. However, on The Dark Secret's cover, Starflight's tongue is shown to be red. This may be due to the reflection of the lava that surrounds him.

Abilities

They are described as the night coming down on you. They slink unseen in shadows and blend into the night, which gives them a fearful reputation.

NightWings possess mystical abilities. They have the ability of mind-reading and telepathy, as well as being able to tell the future and tell prophecies. In addition, these dragons are also able to breathe fire at any time, like SkyWings and SandWings. However, the wormhole used by the NightWings to spy on other dragons may be what spawned the myth of appearing out of nowhere. It should be known that the NightWing Starflight, is only able to breathe fire, not read minds and use telepathy like most NightWings.