Orchid
- "I was afraid you wouldn't care where I was. I thought you'd move on and find someone else..."
- — Orchid to Mangrove, The Dark Secret
Template:Charbox Orchid is a female RainWing, and was one of the seventeen captured RainWings mentioned in The Hidden Kingdom, as well as The Dark Secret. She is Mangrove's partner.
Before she was captured, she worked as a fruit gatherer. She currently resides in the Rainforest Kingdom.
Biography
Before Glory and the dragonets had arrived, Orchid and Mangrove were gathering fruit from deep inside the rainforest, when Orchid was suddenly kidnapped by the NightWings. Mangrove tried to convince Queen Magnificent to send out a search party, and the queen suggested that some other dragon could investigate. When Glory asked around if anyone knew what had happened, one dragon said "Maybe she's taking a really long nap somewhere". Glory volunteered to search for Orchid, agreeing to look for the other lost members of the tribe as well. When Glory let herself be abducted, she found the missing dragons (Orchid included), being experimented on in the Night Kingdom.
When Mastermind showed Starflight and Fatespeaker around his laboratory, Starflight noticed a dragon who was chained to the wall and unconscious. Mastermind then explained that he was trying to see how long the average RainWing could use their venom before running out, but the dragon had fainted before he could get any useful information. Starflight and Fatespeaker fetched her some water, shocked by the NightWings's treatment of her, and once she regained consciousness, Starflight asked what her name was. Surprised, she replied that no NightWing had ever asked her that before, and then answered "Orchid". Recalling his experience in the rainforest, he told her that Mangrove was looking for her and never gave up. Her scales turned rosy pink with happiness, making Mastermind curious, and he had never seen any of the RainWings that color before. Later, during the attack on the Night Kingdom, Orchid was freed along with the rest of the imprisoned RainWings. She was reunited happily with Mangrove, even though she thought he would forget about her. They both returned to the Rainforest Kingdom.
When members of the Jade Winglet visited the Rainforest Kingdom, Kinkajou mistook Bromeliad for Orchid. It is possible that the two RainWings (Kinkajou and Orchid) bonded either during or after their imprisonment on the NightWing island.
Quotes
- "No NightWing has ever asked my name before, [...] It's Orchid."
- ― when Starflight asks her name (The Dark Secret, page 57)
- "Soon, [...] Then I can hang on until he comes."
- ― when Starflight says Mangrove will come for her soon (The Dark Secret, page 58)
- "I was afraid you wouldn't care where I was, [...] I thought you'd move on and find someone else...."
- ― being reunited with Mangrove (The Dark Secret, page 248)
- "Do you feel the earth shaking?"
- ― when the NightWing volcano is starting to erupt (The Dark Secret, page 248)
- "Thank you, Your Majesty."
- ― to Queen Glory (The Dark Secret, page 249)
Gallery
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A typical RainWing (colored), by Joy Ang -
A typical RainWing (lineart), by Joy Ang -
A typical RainWing from the German publication, by Max Meinzold -
RainWing Sigil by Platypus the SeaWing -
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By Cactina
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Orchid being rescued by Mangrove
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By Heron -
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Orchid learning that Mangrove is searching for her
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By Resa
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Orchid and Mangrove Reuniting
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My Orchid by AzureOnTheInside
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| Queens |
Present: Dazzling • Exquisite • Fruit Bat • Glory • Grandeur • Magnificent • Splendor |
| Royalty (Present) |
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| Royalty (Historical) |
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| Jade Mountain | |
| Other Dragons |
Bright • Bromeliad • Bullfrog • Chameleon • Gibbon • Handsome • Heliconia • Liana • Loris • Mango • Mangrove • Orangutan • Orchid • Pineapple • Tapir • Tualang |
| Hybrids | |
| Kingdom |
Rainforest Kingdom • RainWing healer's pavilion • RainWing royal pavilion • RainWing village |
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