Osprey
- "You told your guards- I know, for I was one of them-"
- — Osprey
Template:Infobox CharacterOsprey was an elderly male SkyWing. He was described to be nearly blind, and had scales of a washed-out red. His tail became paralyzed when a scavenger who tried to steal his treasure impaled it with a weapon. This disability made it impossible for him to fly. He acted as the defendant for Queen Scarlet's trials before he was killed by her for revealing too much information about the Champion's Shield to Peril.
Biography
Pre-Series
In his youth, Osprey guarded countless tons of treasure. One day, a scavenger came to steal the treasure and managed to paralyze his tail before Osprey ate it. He lost the ability to fly because he needed his tail for balance in flight. He gave all that was left of his treasure to Queen Scarlet in exchange for residence in the SkyWing Palace. Osprey served as the defense on SkyWing trials, but usually made very poor arguments to avoid being beheaded by the queen. He was also one of Queen Scarlet's guards when they went after Peril's mother, Kestrel, for he says, "You told your guards-- I know, for I was one of them--"
He later became a friend and mentor to Peril after Kestrel, was forced to abandon her. Osprey told her many stories of his youth. He was assumed the one to have told Peril about the Champion's Shield, since Peril said it wasn't his fault that she knew.
Osprey served for the defense during Kestrel's trial. He explained the circumstances of how Queen Scarlet ordered Kestrel to kill one of her twin dragonets before changing her mind, forcing Kestrel to leave her surviving child behind. Scarlet decided to kill Osprey along with Kestrel, but Peril intervened and called upon the tradition of the Champion's Shield for her mother. After Scarlet discovered that Osprey told her about the SkyWing traditions, she grabbed him in her talons and dropped him out of the sky from high above the arena, breaking many of his bones. Because of his paralyzed tail, he was completely unable to fly and his tail just weighed him down even more. He soon died of his wounds.
Trivia
- He is suspected to be "kidney-breath", a character shown in the Escaping Peril prologue who always told Ruby that the secret to a long life was eating a goat kidney every day.
- An osprey is a diurnal fish-eating bird.
Gallery
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A typical SkyWing by Joy Ang
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A real Osprey
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A typical SkyWing by Joy Ang colored by Heron
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Osprey by Destinyfollower2233
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Scene from The Dragonet Prophecy
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By Snowflake
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A typical German Skywing
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Osprey Ref- QueenClam -
Scarlet killing Osprey
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