Peril
Template:InfoboxPeril is a SkyWing currently residing in the Sky Kingdom. She has a shimmering pair of electric blue eyes, although there are twinges of eerieness to them, and copper colored scales in which the gold veins shone in the sunlight. She was born with too much fire, having absorbed all the fire which originally belonged to her twin brother. She could incinerate anything she comes in contact with, and start a whole forest fire just by brushing against a leaf.
Biography
Peril came into the Sky Kingdom to her mother Kestrel. Her father is unknown. The egg that she
hatched from held twins -- but when Peril was still unborn, she absorbed all of her twin brother's fire, leaving him with none, and herself with a surplus amount. Because of this quantity, Kestrel was banned from the SkyWing breeding program, incase she produced any more offspring like this. Queen Scarlet told Kestrel to sacrifice one of the dragonets, and then she and her offspring would then be spared. The SkyWing did so, but Queen Scarlet then decided to put Kestrel on trial, for seemingly no specific reason. Kestrel then attempted to flee with Peril. However, as Kestrel grabbed Peril off the ground in her talons and took off, her talons were burned as a result of Peril having too much fire. Kestrel could not go back for her as SkyWing soldiers were coming down upon her. The dragonets had noted that their SkyWing minder had odd burn scars on her palms, but had never asked her where they came from.
After Peril was taken back to the queen's palace, and raised into a young and dangerous dragon, Queen Scarlet told Peril lies about her past to cover up for Kestrel's flight. She told Peril that she herself burned her twin dragonet to death while they were still unhatched, and that Kestrel was dead. The queen also decieved Peril into thinking she had to eat a certain Black rock "medicine" everyday to survive having too much fire, thus assuring that she'd have to stay in the palace and not become a possible threat to the kingdom if she found out the truth about Kestrel. The black rock story, however, was also a lie - Scarlet had been putting a poison in Peril's food whenever she ceased to eat the black rocks, and when she ate them again, Scarlet would stop putting poison in Peril's food. As a very young dragonet, Peril once tried not eating the rocks so she Scarlet would tell her more about her mother, but she was sickened by the uncured poison Scarlet had been injecting in her food. Peril's scales were overly heated, so she could burn through any substance -- making her invulnerable yet cursed (as she couldn't touch any other dragon without burning him or her). Due to her invulnerability and ability to easily burn opponents to death, she was raised by Queen Scarlet to become her arena champion.
Later, when Clay was taken prisioner, Peril befriended him and began to develop strong feelings for him because he was
the only dragon who really understood what she was feeling, in addition to being the only dragon who could touch her fiery scales (Clay was a dragon born from a blood-red egg, a dragon who was immune to fire). When Clay told her that when he hatched, he was supposedly so vicious towards the other eggs that they hand to corral him in the river until they hatched (although this was just his Bigwings insticts kicking in), Peril suggested that maybe they were both born to kill. Inside the arena, Peril attended to Clays' scratches and wounds, and also helped him rescue his friends. During Kestrel's trial, she learned the truth about her mother, and called upon the Champion's Shield so she could try to protect her mother from execution.
She attempted to help Clay and his friends escape, only to betray them to Scarlet so that she wouldn't have to lose Clay, who she had grown strongly attached to and slightly possessive of.
When she was faced against Clay in Scarlet's Arena for the Champion's Shield face-off, she was startled by a dragon who could actually fight back and touch/claw her. They had a quarrelsome face-off, Clay attempting to convince Peril to be friends all during this scrimmage. Due to his strength, Clay had pinned her down (but obviously would never kill her) when the supposedly sleeping Glory spat acid at Scarlet. At this moment Peril relented and helped Clay and his friends escape.
After Clay and his friends escaped, it was briefly thought that Peril could be a dragonet of the prophecy (replacing Glory, the "last minute replacement" for the prophecy), but this was discussed by the dragons and decided false. During the escape, Peril made peace with her mother Kestrel (whom they helped escape too), although she did not leave with her.
Abilities and Personality
Peril's talons and scales are of such an extreme temperature that they can burn through anything, even fireproof metal. However, she cannot burn Clay, as he was hatched from an egg the colour of dragons' blood. She tends to be moody and is awkward at first. Despite this, she is not a cold-blooded killer, just somone who has nothing else to live for. She believes it's what she was born to do, and that she can't do anything else. When she is offered the chance to go with the other dragonets, she replies that she shouldn't be able to go untill she has figured out how to make her own destiny. She is shown to be sympathetic and caring at times, particularly to Clay.
Relations
Queen Scarlet- Queen Scarlet is shown to act like a mother to Peril, and made her the SkyWing Arena champion. Despite this, she causes Peril to believe things that are not true, such as about the fact that she must eat black rocks to survive having too much fire. When Peril finds out the truth about her mother, she feels betrayed by Queen Scarlet and turns against her, shown when she destroys the painting of Queen Scarlet on the wall in her room.
Clay- Peril is shown to care deeply for Clay. Clay is the only prisoner Peril feels she can speak to, and even brings Clay mud to heal his wounds. Clay is the only known dragon that can come in contact with Peril without becoming burned. Later in the book, Peril is shown to have a crush on Clay, going so far as to betraying him, Tsunami, and Starflight to Queen Scarlet just for the sake of keeping Clay. Later, Scarlet puts Clay and Peril in the arena against each other in an effort to execute Kestrel, because Peril can't hurt Clay with her fire.
Starflight- Peril is unable to talk to Starflight in his cell, because he is too nervous. Later, Starflight comes up with the idea of Peril moving the black rocks to help them escape. Peril doesn't seem to mind the idea of being lectured by Starflight.
Tsunami- Tsunami refuses to talk to Peril in her cell. Tsunami doesn't trust Peril, mainly because of her relationship with Clay. She thinks Peril is psychotic. Tsunami trusts the SkyWing even less when she betrays them.
Kestrel- Peril is shocked to find the truth about her mother. At Kestrel's trial, Peril asks Queen Scarlet for the Champion's Shield, meaning if she wins the battle, her mother will be released. Despite this, Peril deeply dislikes her mother. When Kestrel asks to speak to Peril, Peril says, "You killed my brother. You left me here. And it's your fault my friend is dead. I might not want you dead, but I don't want to know you." It is unknown if Peril knows her mother is dead.
Quotes
"You killed my brother. You left me here. And it's your fault my friend is dead. I might not want you dead, but I don't want to know you."
"I'm your friend! You don't need them!"
"I'm not, well, -- (stamps foot) -- It's not fair! The others can have any dragon! I only want you!"
Trivia
According to Kestrel, Peril hatched a year before the Dragonets of Destiny, who were all six years old, therefore she is a year older.
Dragons are considered adults at age seven- Peril could now be regarded as a SkyWing instead of a dragonet.
Gallery
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Perils shadow. Art by Lightningstrike of RapidClan -
a SkyWing.
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Peril. Art by EeGold -
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Peril by Luckybird -
A drawing of Peril by .oOEclipseOo.
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Peril -
Peril By Blizzard
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Credit to xxSkyfrost
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Peril chibi
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Peril
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Peril and Clay, sitting in the tree. K-I-S-S-I-N-G.
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The black rock required to eat by Scarlet.
