Rainforest Kingdom
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The Rainforest Kingdom is a vast jungle that covers most of the southeastern part of Pyrrhia. It is occupied by the RainWings and most of the NightWings, and is currently ruled by Queen Glory.
Description
It consists of giant trees, tangles of vines, and a thick canopy of green leaves overhead. The sounds of howling, buzzing, and a waterfall can be heard in some areas.[1] There are many strange smells, as well as heat that is damp and sticky. There are giant spiderwebs everywhere,[2] as well as at least one river with oozing black mud, reeds, and a huge boulder along its banks.[3] There is a damp layer of leaves[4] and bracken[5] on the forest floor, where it is cool and muddy.[6]
At nighttime, the rainforest is filled with a cacophony of noises from birds, frogs, and insects.[7] It is plentiful in food.[8]
Notable Features
Banyan tree
The Rainforest Kingdom includes a particularly large banyan tree, located a short flight away from the RainWing royal pavilion. It is an enormous, fat tree with bulging branches and knobby roots sticking out from the undergrowth.[9] Its roots, some as fat around as a dragon, extend far, all the way to a wall of bushes where the forest floor begins sloping up.[5]
Flora/Fauna
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History
The Dragonet Prophecy
The Rainforest Kingdom was the main setting of the book, where the dragonets of destiny sought safety after escaping the prison in the Summer Palace.
After Starflight, Fatespeaker, and Flame's attempt to escape the NightWing island, Starflight and the others were brought safely inside the Rainforest Kingdom. The NightWings was soon evacuated into when the volcano finally exploded, an event which led to the NightWing Exodus near the end of the book.
The Rainforest Kingdom served as the main place where the dragonets of destiny met to discuss important subjects on how to end the war and home to the NightWings. It was also the place where Sunny was kidnapped by Fierceteeth, Strongwings, and Preyhunter.
The Jade Mountain Prophecy
In the prologue, Secretkeeper visited the Rainforest Kingdom and witnessed Moonwatcher hatching. The kingdom was mentioned throughout the book.
The Rainforest Kingdom is the main setting of the book, where Winter, Qibli, Moon, and Kinkajou searched for answers on Hailstorm and Scarlet's whereabouts. They planned to protect Queen Glory from a possible assassin, Icicle.
Turtle followed Darkstalker to the kingdom and also visited Kinkajou, who was recovering at the time. After awhile, Darkstalker took most of the NightWings to the lost city of night.
Winglets
Fierceteeth shared how, after sneaking through the Rainforest Tunnel with Strongwings, she was ecstatic about the idea of escaping the island by moving to the rainforest. When they returned to the NightWing island the two were barred from returning to the rainforest by Morrowseer; they would be allowed to go back once it was taken over by the NightWings. She then explained to Saguaro how the NightWings could have ensured Burn as the queen of the SandWings if the SandWings had helped her replace Glory as the queen of the Rainforest Kingdom.
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Gallery
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The Rainforest Kingdom on the cover of The Hidden Kingdom, by Joy Ang
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The Rainforest Kingdom from The Hidden Kingdom (graphic novel), by Mike Holmes
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The Rainforest Kingdom on the full cover of The Hidden Kingdom, by Joy Ang
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The Rainforest Kingdom from Scholastic HomeBase
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The RainWing Village, by Mike Holmes
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The Arboretum, by Mike Holmes
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The royal pavilion from The Dark Secret (graphic novel), by Mike Holmes
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Rainforest Kingdom close up on the map of Pyrrhia, by Mike Schley
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Rainforest Kingdom close up on the colored map of Pyrrhia, by Mike Schley
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Winter Turning, page 27
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Winter Turning, page 28
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Winter Turning, page 29
- ↑ Winter Turning, page 40
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Winter Turning, page 63
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Winter Turning, page 44
- ↑ Winter Turning, page 118
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Darkness of Dragons, epilogue
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Winter Turning, page 62
- ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 271
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Winter Turning, page 33
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 The Brightest Night, page 45
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Moon Rising, prologue
- ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 24
- ↑ Winter Turning, page 49
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Winter Turning, page 113
- ↑ Winter Turning, page 114
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Winter Turning, page 125
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 The Hidden Kingdom, page 237
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Talons of Power, page 130
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 The Hidden Kingdom, page 73
- ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 84
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 The Hidden Kingdom, page 171
- ↑ Winter Turning, page 117
- ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 21
- ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 278
- ↑ Winter Turning, page 53
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 The Hidden Kingdom, page 15
- ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 49
- ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 23
- ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 69
- ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 238
- ↑ Winter Turning, page 31
- ↑ Winter Turning, page 61
- ↑ Winter Turning, page 81
- ↑ Winter Turning, page 60
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 Winter Turning, page 30
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 Winter Turning, page 56
- ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 159
- ↑ Winter Turning, page 115
- ↑ 41.0 41.1 41.2 Darkstalker, page 235
| RainWings | |
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| Queens |
Present: Dazzling • Exquisite • Fruit Bat • Glory • Grandeur • Magnificent • Splendor |
| Royalty (Present) |
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| Royalty (Historical) |
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| Jade Mountain | |
| Other Dragons |
Bright • Bromeliad • Bullfrog • Chameleon • Gibbon • Handsome • Heliconia • Liana • Loris • Mango • Mangrove • Orangutan • Orchid • Pineapple • Tapir • Tualang |
| Hybrids | |
| Kingdom |
Rainforest Kingdom • RainWing healer's pavilion • RainWing royal pavilion • RainWing village |
| Society | |