Sirocco
- "Skulls.Th'only good tatoo izza skull. I want a ruby inna middle of my forehead. Can you do that"
- — Sirocco to Ostrich in Darkness of Dragons
Sirocco is a male SandWing mentioned in Moon Rising. He is one of Qibli's older siblings, the other being Rattlesnake, who often helped to bully and torment Qibli before he joined the Outclaws. Their mother is Cobra. Qibli sometimes thinks or dreams about Sirocco and Rattlesnake doing cruel things to him, such as when they threatened him with their barbed tails in exchange for a talonful of date palms. In Moon's vision and in Escaping Peril they are described as huge, bulky dragons wearing a medallion with a type of bird etched on it. Sirocco and Rattlesnake are working for Vulture.
Biography
Moonwatcher has a vision about Qibli fighting Rattlesnake and Sirocco, with an older male dragon glowering at him as well, shouting "Where is she?" referring to Cobra.
Qibli notes that his family probably would have shoved him closer to the projectile fired at him rather than saved him like Winter did.
Two SandWings are shown buying dragonflame cactus from a SkyWing vendor, and it's a possibility these two SandWings are Sirocco and Rattlesnake collecting the cacti for Vulture.
A group of dragons, most likely including Sirocco and Rattlesnake, terrified the SandWing tribe by setting off dragonflame cacti.
Sirocco is shown constantly at Rattlesnake's side. Rattlesnake comments that he is a meathead who gives their family a bad name. He and Rattlesnake are defeated by their mother and nearly killed before Qibli convinces her to spare them. Cobra states that she only has one dragonet and it's Qibli, disowning Sirocco and his sister, to trick Qibli.
Personality
Sirocco is shown to be clumsy and not very smart, in contrast to Qibli. Sirocco is very whiny and demanding, and very childlike. This annoys Rattlesnake, his sister, who is implied to be much smarter.
Family Tree
| Unknown | Vulture | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unknown | Cobra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sirocco | Rattlesnake | Qibli | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Trivia
- A sirocco is a hot, dry wind that blows across the Mediterranean Sea- similar to a qibli.
- Sirocco and Rattlesnake appear and play a major role in Darkness of Dragons.
- Sirocco or Rattlesnake may bear a striking resemblance to their brother.
- Sirocco and Rattlesnake worked for the Talons of Power.
- Sirocco and Rattlesnake were the two SandWings arguing about the Dragonflame Cactus plants in Possibility in Escaping Peril.
- Sirocco has three dragon skull tattoos to represent the dragons he has killed, like Vulture and Rattlesnake.
Gallery
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A typical SandWing (colored), by Joy Ang -
A typical SandWing (lineart), by Joy Ang -
A typical SandWing from the German publication, by Max Meinzold
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Reference by Platypus the SeaWing
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SandWing Sigil by Platypus the SeaWing -
A Libyan sirocco.
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By Solstice the Icewing
| SandWings | |
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| Queens | |
| Royalty |
Blaze • Blister • Burn • Char • Scald • Singe • Smolder • Sunny • Onyx |
| Jade Mountain | |
| Other Dragons (Present) |
Addax • Agave • Armadillo • Camel • Capybara • Cereus • Cobra • Dune • Horizon • Jerboa III • Kindle • Meerkat • Needle • Ocotillo • Ostrich • Palm • Parch • Prickle • Quicksand • Rattlesnake • Saguaro • Sandstorm • Sirocco • Six-Claws • Tawny • Torch • Viper • Vulture |
| Other Dragons (Historical) |
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| Hybrids | |
| Kingdom |
Blaze's fortress • Blister's hideout • Great Five-Tail River • Jerboa III's hut • North Beach • Possibility • SandWing stronghold • Scorpion Den |
| Society | |
