Bay of a Thousand Scales

Template:Infobox Location The Bay of a Thousand Scales is a spiral of islands which make up the "tail" of the dragon-shaped continent of Pyrrhia, and could be considered to be an archipelago. It is said to have hundreds of islands, making it easy to hide the Summer Palace among them. It is the only landmass in the Sea Kingdom, and therefore it is ruled by Queen Coral. The Bay is also home to the ruins of the Summer Palace which was enchanted centuries ago by Albatross, an animus SeaWing, to grow on its own from a rock. In addition, it is home to the Deep Palace and the location of the Island Palace. The SeaWings are currently working on a place that is not hidden and will be used for diplomacy and Queen Coral's scroll readings. 

Appearances

Darkstalker

Fathom spends the entirety of part one of Darkstalker in the Bay of a Thousand Scales, conjuring magic, witnessing the infamous Royal SeaWing Massacre, and being hated by the rest of his tribe.

Assassin

When Deathbringer flies on the islands in search of Blister's Hideout in Assassin, he sees a scavenger castle.

The Lost Heir

The Bay of a Thousand Scales is both the place where Riptide first met the dragonets of destiny and the location of Blister's Hideout. The Summer Palace was hidden on one of the islands, along with the SeaWings' above-water prisons, and is the main setting of the book. Kestrel, after being murdered by Blister and Morrowseer, was also found on an island close to the Summer Palace. It was firebombed in a SkyWing attack, and is currently in ruins.

Talons of Power

The Bay of a Thousand Scales is seen near the end of Talons of Power when Turtle travels there to stop Anemone from massacring her tribe.

Outer Isles

The Outer Isles are a part of the Bay of a Thousand Scales mentioned by Prince Fin in Talons of Power. The Isles are most likely located around the very end of the "tail" that makes up the Kingdom of Sea. From what Fin mentions, the Isles are probably uncharted and mysterious.

Geology

These islands can range from huge islands with forests and cliffs to rock outcroppings that can only fit two dragons at once. Many of the islands are not listed on the map, as there are hundreds of them that cannot be charted on it. Tsunami compared the vastness of the islands to the size of the map, saying that the map's entire bay fit in her talons.

Despite being shown in Darkstalker, the Island Palace is nowhere to be seen on the main series map. This is most likely because the palace is abandoned, as the SeaWings did not want to draw attention to The Royal SeaWing Massacre.

The SeaWing palaces are located in the Bay of a Thousand Scales, and they are also the home to some more private dragons that live by themselves.

Trivia

• In the first arc's map, the Bay of a Thousand Scales was not labeled. However, in the second arc, it is labeled.