A NightWing Guide to the Dragons of Pyrrhia
A NightWing Guide to the Dragons of Pyrrhia is present at the beginning of every Wings of Fire book and is a scroll available to any dragon in Pyrrhia. The dragon drawings are illustrated by Joy Ang.
Before being updated by Starflight, the guide incorrectly stated that Dazzling was the current queen of the RainWings; that the tribe had no natural weapons, that all of the NightWings still had telepathy and precognition, and gave no mention about the animus magic in the royal family of the SeaWings (most likely because the NightWings either did not possess the knowledge or did not want to share it). In Moon Rising, the guide is edited by Starflight, adding details such as the RainWing's venom, Queen Glory being queen of the RainWings and NightWings, and the NightWing's lack of their supposed powers.
Before being updated by Starflight, the guide states which side of the SandWing war each tribe was on/who they were allied with. Only afterwards, it shows which students from which tribes are at Jade Mountain Academy.
This description is updated according to the plot of the series, and therefore is slightly different from the actual guide.
In Darkstalker, the guide showed the same information only updated to the time of the start of the book and also showed the animuses of each tribe.
Description:
Thick, armored brown scales, sometimes with amber and gold undersides; large, flat heads with nostrils on the top of the snout
Abilities:
Can breathe fire (if warm enough); hold their breath for up to an hour; blend into mud puddles; usually very strong; Some are hatched with fireproof scales
Queen:
- Queen Moorhen
- Queen Crane (Darkstalker)
Alliances (The Dragonet Prophecy-The Brightest Night):
Currently* allied with Burn and the SkyWings in the great war
Known Animus Dragons:
None
Students at Jade Mountain:
Marsh, Newt, Sepia, Sora, Umber
(Sora and Umber currently not at school due to the history cave fire and Sora being found out)
Description:
Pale yellow or white scales the color of desert sand; poisonous barbed tail; forked black tongues
Abilities:
Can survive a long time without water; poison enemies with tips of tails like scorpions; bury themselves for camouflage in the desert sand, breathe fire.
Queen:
- Queen Thorn (Books 6-present)
- Queen Scorpion (Darkstalker)
Alliances (The Dragonet Prophecy through The Brightest Night):
Burn fights* alongside SkyWings and MudWings; Blister is* allied with the SeaWings, and Blaze has* the support of most SandWings as well as an alliance with the IceWings.
Known Animus Dragons:
Jerboa (Darkstalker), Jerboa (book 10)
Students at Jade Mountain:
Arid, Onyx, Ostrich, Pronghorn, Qibli
(Onyx currently not at school due to hurting her leg in a sandstorm, Qibli currently not at school due to working for Queen Thorn at her palace, although may come back)
Description:
Red-gold or orange scales; enormous wings
Abilities:
Powerful fighters and fliers; can breathe fire (Some are born with firescales)
Queen:
- Queen Scarlet (Book 1)
- Queen Ruby (Books 2-present)
- Queen Carmine (Darkstalker)
Alliances (The Dragonet Prophecy through The Brightest Night):
Currently* allied with Burn and the MudWings in the great war
Known Animus Dragons:
None
Students at Jade Mountain:
Carnelian, Flame, Garnet, Peregrine, Thrush, Peril
(Carnelian died due to the history cave fire, and Peril is her replacement; Flame has left school due to trying to kill Stonemover)
Description:
Blue or green or aquamarine scales; webs between their claws; gills on their necks; glow-in-the-dark stripes on their tails/snouts/underbellies.
Abilities:
Can breathe underwater, see in the dark, create huge waves with one splash of their powerful tails; excellent swimmers (animus power runs in the royal family).
Queen:
- Queen Coral
- Queen Lagoon (Darkstalker)
- Queen Pearl (Darkstalker)
Known Animus Dragons:
Albatross, Turtle, Anemone, Orca, Fathom, Auklet
Students at Jade Mountain:
Anemone, Barracuda, Pike, Snail, Turtle
Description:
Scales constantly shift colors, usually bright like birds of paradise; prehensile tails.
Abilities:
Can camouflage their scales to blend into their surroundings; shoot a deadly venom from their fangs; Imitate bird calls
Queen:
- Queen Magnificent (Books 1-3)
- Queen Fruit Bat (Books 1-3)
- Queen Splendor (Books 1-3)
- Queen Grandeur (Books 1-3)
- Queen Exquisite (Books 1-3)
- Queen Dazzling (Books 1-3)
- Queen Glory (Books 4-present)
- Queen Anaconda (Darkstalker)
Known Animus Dragons:
None[1]
Students at Jade Mountain:
Boto, Coconut, Kinkajou, Siamang, Tamarin
Description:
Silvery scales like the moon or pale blue like ice; ridged claws to grip the ice; forked blue tongues; tails narrow to a whip-thin end.
Abilities:
Can withstand sub-zero temperature and bright light, exhale a deadly freezing breath.
Queen:
- Queen Glacier
- Queen Snowfall (Book 10)
- Queen Diamond (Darkstalker)
Known Animus Dragons:
Queen Diamond, Prince Arctic, Darkstalker, Penguin (Darkstalker), Frostbite,
Students at Jade Mountain:
Alba, Changbai, Ermine, Icicle, Winter
(Winter has left school by choice; Icicle has been put on trial for trying to kill Starflight and working with Scarlet)
Description:
Purplish-black scales and scattered silver scales on the underside of their wings, like a night sky full of stars; forked black tongues.
Abilities:
Can breathe fire; disappear into dark shadows, some hatch with the power to read minds or tell the future (or rarely, both)
Queen:
- "a closely guarded secret"(Queen Battlewinner) (Books 1-5)
- Queen Glory (Books 6-present)
- Queen Vigilance (Darkstalker)
Known Animus Dragons:
Students at Jade Mountain:
Bigtail, Fearless, Mightyclaws, Mindreader, Moonwatcher
(Bigtail has died in the history cave fire, Mightyclaws has left school by choice)
- Sunny's condition is different from the rest of the SandWings; she has scales of a tawny, vibrantly warm gold, gray-green moss-colored eyes, and a harmless tail. (due to her being a hybrid: half NightWing on her father's side).
- Whiteout's condition is also different from her tribe, the NightWings; she has black scales with hints of sapphire blue and bluish-white wings due to being an IceWing-NightWing hybrid.
- MudWings hatched from blood red eggs are resistant to extreme heat. (Ex. Clay)
- "Firescales" SkyWings would have burning hot scales, while their twin would be without or with very little fire as a result. (Ex. Peril)
- Animus dragons have power over physical objects; although they might exist in other tribes, only the SandWings, SeaWings, NightWings, and IceWings have been confirmed to include animus dragons. (Examples: Anemone, Turtle, Darkstalker, Prince Arctic)
All credit to Tui T. Sutherland, Max Meinzold and Joy Ang for descriptions and art of the dragon tribes.
*all present tense terms only in effect during the War of SandWing Succession.
