Pantala

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Colored map of Pantala, by Mike Schley

Pantala, also known as the Lost Continent by the dragons of Pyrrhia, is one of the two known continents in the Wings of Fire series, the other being Pyrrhia. It takes multiple days of flight (or swimming in the case of Turtle and Tsunami) from the west of Pyrrhia to get there. Its existence was hinted at occasionally, before being confirmed at the end of Darkness of Dragons. Several dragons have traveled between the continents: Luna was blown to Pyrrhia by a storm, Tsunami and Turtle swam to Pantala, and Clearsight flew to Pantala to warn the Pantalans of a dangerous hurricane, as well as the whole of the BeetleWing and LeafWing tribes in the Legend of the Hive. The Pantalan dragon types are based on insects (the BeetleWings and their descendants, SilkWings and HiveWings) and plants (the LeafWings). In the epilogue, Hope showed Moonwatcher Pantala's possible position on the planet via an example, which showed it on the opposite side of the dragon planet from Pyrrhia.

Description

Pantala is a dragon-shaped continent consisting of a grassland and savannah biome primarily. The most prominent landmarks of Pantala are the Hives, which are connected structures that host most of the continent's SilkWings and HiveWings. It has several landmarks aside from the Hives, including Lake Scorpion, Beetle Lake, Dragonfly Bay, and the Poison Jungle. The jungle is in the top right of the continent, on the 'head' of the continent. Within the Poison Jungle are the Snarling River and the Gullet River, which are where the neck and mouth would be if Pantala was a dragon. According to Tui, the whole continent of Pantala was covered in forest and all three tribes of Pantala co-existed in the whole forest peacefully until Queen Wasp took over.[1]

Notable Features

The abyss

The abyss made its first appearance in The Dangerous Gift. It is a pit in the middle of Pantala, which has something glowing and green within it. It has been acting strangely "for the first time in years" ever since the othermind escaped the Poison Jungle. Whispers were mentioned to be coming from it, reaching the upper caves of Raven's village.

The Hives

The nine Hives are cities[2][3] inhabited by HiveWings and SilkWings, with Wasp Hive being the oldest.[4] The Hives are made of wood from Pantala's forests and spread out in a wide circle across the continent, with silk bridges connecting them.[2] Each Hive is ruled by one of Wasp's relatives.

The Poison Jungle

The Poison Jungle is the last remaining forest on Pantala after the Tree Wars. It is said to be full of dangerous plants and wildlife, which was why the forest was left alone by the Queen Wasp and the HiveWings. Various dangerous plants that were described to be in the jungle are sundews, venus dragon-traps, cobra lilies, waterwheels, and the quarantined othermind.[5] Further in the jungle are the homes of both LeafWing factions, the PoisonWings and the SapWings.

Flora & Fauna

Wildlife

  • Antelope[citation needed]
  • Arrowroot[citation needed]
  • Avocado[citation needed]
  • Banana slugs[citation needed]
  • Bats[citation needed]
  • Belladonna[citation needed]
  • Berries[6]
    • Pale white berries[7]
  • Birds[8]
    • Cockatoos[9]
    • Crows[citation needed]
    • Seagulls[10]
  • Bladderworts[11]
  • Blister bush seeds[12]
  • Bushes[7]
  • Capybaras[13]
  • Carnivorous plants[14]
  • Chamomile[citation needed]
  • Chinchillas[citation needed]
  • Cobra lilies[15]
  • Crocodiles[16]
  • Dandelions[citation needed]
  • Dewy pines[citation needed]
  • Earthworms[17]
  • Elephants[18]
  • Ferns[19]
  • Fish[20]
  • Flowers[citation needed]
    • Bright flowers[22]
    • Bromeliads[23]
    • Night blooms[24]
    • Orchids[citation needed]
    • Trumpet creepers[25]
    • Violets[26]
  • Blue tree frogs[citation needed]
  • Gazelles[citation needed]
  • Gila monsters[16]
  • Ginger root[27]
  • Giraffes[citation needed]
  • Grass[citation needed]
    • Ginger[citation needed]
  • Hemlocks[28]
  • Hogweeds[29]
  • Insects[citation needed]
    • Bees[citation needed]
    • Beetles[citation needed]
    • Bombardier beetles[30]
    • Bullet ants[24]
    • Butterflies[citation needed]
    • Caterpillars[31]
    • Cicadas[9]
    • Dragonflies[citation needed]
    • Fire ants[32]
    • Fireflies[citation needed]
    • Grasshoppers[33]
    • Mosquitoes[34]
    • Pillbugs[17]
    • Pink iridescent beetles (Spit acid)[citation needed]
    • Shining beetles[22]
    • Tree slugs[34]
    • Termites[citation needed]
    • Tsetse flies[35]
    • Wasps[citation needed]
    • Venomous centipedes[24]
  • Jaguars[36]
  • Lizards[37]
  • Leopards[citation needed]
  • Lichen[38]
  • Lions[39]
  • Macadamia nuts[40]
  • Makihiyas[36]
  • Manchineel fruits[41]
  • Mandrake[citation needed]
  • Mangoes[13]
  • Monkeys[citation needed]
  • Morning glories[43]
  • Moss[36]
  • Mushrooms[44]
  • Nettles[45]
  • Octopi[citation needed]
  • Okra[citation needed]
  • Panthers[46]
  • Piranhas[citation needed]
  • Pitcher plants[11]
  • Radishes[citation needed]
  • Reeds[47]
  • River snails[13]
  • Roridulas[48]
  • Sandbox tree fruit[12]
  • Scavengers (also known as 'reading monkeys' or humans)[49]
  • Scorpions[50]
  • Seaweed[51]
  • Seed pods[52]
  • Sharks[53] [54]
  • Sleep lilies[24]
  • Smoke leaves[24]
  • Snakes[55]
  • Spices[58]
  • Spiders[47]
  • Squids[39]
  • Sundews[59]
  • Taro[citation needed]
  • Tea leaves[60]
  • Thorn balls[61]
  • Thorn bushes[19]
  • Toads[citation needed]
  • Trees[citation needed]
  • Tropical fish[citation needed]
  • Tubers[64]
  • Venus dragon-traps[22]
  • Vines[65]
    • Honeysuckle vines[citation needed]
    • Ivy[66]
    • Kudzu vines[67]
    • Strangler vines[68]
  • Water lilies[citation needed]
  • Waterwheels[65]
  • Whales[citation needed]
  • Wildebeasts[citation needed]
  • Wolfsbane[citation needed]
  • Yams[citation needed]
  • Zebras[citation needed]

Trivia

  • Tui has confirmed that there is no animus magic on Pantala, due to its extreme prevalence in the second arc.[citation needed]
  • Pantala appears to be much more technologically advanced than Pyrrhia, with books instead of scrolls, glass, greenhouses, large-scale architectural projects, track schools similar to colleges, plumbing, playgrounds and even ID bracelets that can inject dragons with toxins from a distance. In The Hive Queen, it is mentioned that the dragons on Pantala make use of hydroponics, which is a type of hydroculture involving growing of plants in a solution made of water with minerals dissolved in it. Sometimes, gravel or mica rocks are used to support the plants.[citation needed]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/WingsOfFire/comments/jj7pi5/im_tui_t_sutherland_author_of_the_wings_of_fire/gaays41/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Lost Continent, page 3
  3. ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 211
  4. ↑ The Lost Continent, page 161
  5. ↑ The Hive Queen, page 283
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 The Poison Jungle, page 18
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Poison Jungle, page 35
  8. ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 88
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 The Poison Jungle, page 192
  10. ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 252
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 The Poison Jungle, page 6
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 The Poison Jungle, page 246
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 The Poison Jungle, page 61
  14. ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 5
  15. ↑ 5
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 The Poison Jungle, page 75
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 The Poison Jungle, page 60
  18. ↑ The Lost Continent, page 130
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 The Poison Jungle, page 29
  20. ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 117
  21. ↑ The Lost Continent, page 153
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 The Poison Jungle, page 12
  23. ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 17
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 The Poison Jungle, page 67
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 The Poison Jungle, page 102
  26. ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 86
  27. ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 217
  28. ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 225
  29. ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 23
  30. ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 51
  31. ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 45
  32. ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 55
  33. ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 70
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 The Poison Jungle, page 10
  35. ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 184
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 36.2 36.3 36.4 The Poison Jungle, page 9
  37. ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 77
  38. ↑ The Lost Continent, page 134
  39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 39.2 The Lost Continent, page 6
  40. ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 118
  41. ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 46
  42. ↑ The Lost Continent, page 139
  43. ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 64
  44. ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 159
  45. ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 59
  46. ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 26
  47. ↑ 47.0 47.1 The Poison Jungle, page 161
  48. ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 169
  49. ↑ The Lost Continent, page 138
  50. ↑ The Lost Continent, page 160
  51. ↑ The Hive Queen, page 21
  52. ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 27
  53. ↑ The Lost Continent, page 178
  54. ↑ The Hive Queen English cover
  55. ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 99
  56. ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 11
  57. ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 189
  58. ↑ The Hive Queen English cover
  59. ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 69
  60. ↑ The Lost Continent, page 97
  61. ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 48
  62. ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 155
  63. ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 50
  64. ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 36
  65. ↑ 65.0 65.1 The Poison Jungle, page 7
  66. ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 195
  67. ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 197
  68. ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 71


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