Saguaro
- "Very well, you maddening NightWing. Your story has warmed my heart, or perhaps I just need you to go away and stop sliding incriminating notes under your door. So. Midnight tomorrow. Be ready."
- — Saguaro on a scroll to Fierceteeth
Template:Charbox Saguaro is a female SandWing guard who seems to be interested in overthrowing Thorn with Fierceteeth. She has a scar across her chest right above her heart. She is apparently a schemer, and connected to "great secret plans". In Prisoners, she exchanged letters with Fierceteeth in the dungeon, who was trying to get Saguaro to help her overthrow Queen Glory, and let her and Strongwings out of prison.
Biography
Saguaro was a major character in Prisoners. He was the SandWing guard Fierceteeth writed notes to, trying to convince him to free her. Saguaro is most likely a spy of some sort for Vulture's Talons of Power, as it was stated in the books that Fierceteeth saw him drawing maps of the dungeon and doing more suspicious actions that she could tell the other guards about. Saguaro refuses to do anything with freeing Fierceteeth at first, but Fierceteeth later convinces him. At the end of Prisoners, Saguaro frees Fierceteeth and Strongwings.
In the ninth book of Wings Of Fire, Fierceteeth, Strongwings, and a group of SandWings tries to assassinate Queen Glory of the RainWings. Darkstalker, however, saves the queen and creates a prison for her to keep them in. Saguaro is most likely one of the SandWings Darkstalker captured, or the one he "killed" and sent to give a message to Vulture.
While Qibli is in Vulture's Fortress, a injured SandWing comes and says a message Darkstalker sent him to say, on how Darkstalker would help Vulture replace Queen Thorn, and would help Vulture if Vulture helped him. This dragon is probably the one Darkstalker "killed" in Talons of Power, meaning it could also have been Saguaro.
Trivia
- A saguaro is a giant cactus that can grow to 66 feet (20 meters) in height and whose branches are shaped like candle holders, and is native to Mexico and the southwestern US. Its reddish-purple fruit can be used for food and drink.
- Fierceteeth remarked that Saguaro would stand in dark corners and whisper to someone who wasn't there, much like Onyx did.
- Saguaro never physically appears in Prisoners.
Quotes
"Alright, NightWing, here's a blank scroll. Go ahead and try to convince me that you're a dragon who even deserves to live, let alone one I should waste my time on. I do enjoy being amused." -Prisoners, page 8
“Very well, you maddening NightWing. Your story has warmed my heart, or perhaps I just need you to go away and stop sliding incriminating notes under your door. So. Midnight tomorrow. Be ready.” -Prisoners, page 32
Gallery
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A typical SandWing (colored), by Joy Ang -
A typical SandWing (lineart), by Joy Ang -
A typical SandWing from the German publication, by Max Meinzold
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SandWing line art by Joy Ang
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By Heron
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A random SandWing, by Passion7
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SandWing Sigil by Platypus the SeaWing -
A saguaro cactus
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Template version Saguaro
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