Dragons are large, scaly reptiles with wings and sharp talons. The seven dragon tribes from Tui T. Sutherland’s, Wings of Fire, are similar and special in their own ways. The tribes are the Mudwings, Sandwings, Skywings, Seawings, Rainwings, Icewings, and Nightwings. Before discussing each tribe individually, here are a few similarities. Every dragon in each of the seven tribes has scales, wings, claws, and a tail. Only the female dragons can lay eggs. One dragon can also have many offspring, and live for hundreds of years. The rules for challenging the queen of a tribe are the same in all of the tribes, except the Rainwings. Only sisters, daughters, nieces, and granddaughters of the reigning queen can challenge her for the throne. The challenger …show more content…
and the queen must fight to the death. Whichever dragon remains standing at the end of the fight is the queen of the tribe. The queens of each of the tribes, except for the Rainwings, love to adorn themselves with a myriad of sparkling jewels. The royal family of each tribe live in elegant palaces that rival the medieval castles of history. Other than these few similarities, the dragon tribes are very different. The first dragon tribe of Pyrrhia is the Mudwings.
These dragons live in the marshy area on the continent of Pyrrhia and are also carnivorous. They have thick, brown scales that resemble armor with amber and gold under scales. Mudwings are typically bulky and strong. If their body temperature is warm enough, they can breathe fire. Mudwings can blend into mud puddles and hold their breath for up to an hour. Dragonets, which are baby dragons, that hatch out of blood red eggs have scales that are almost impervious to fire. Some of the most notable Mudwings are Queen Moorhen, Clay, Umber, and Sora. The second dragon tribe of Pyrrhia is the Sandwings. These dragons live in the desert under the scorching sun. Just like the Mudwings, the Sandwings are also carnivorous. They have pale gold or white scales that resemble the surrounding desert sand. Sandwings have forked, black tongues and a poisonous barbed tail like that of a scorpion. They can use their barbed tails to poison their enemies. Since they live in the desert, Sandwings can survive a long time without water. They can breathe fire and bury themselves in the sand for camouflage. Some of the most notable Sandwings are Queen Oasis, Princess Blaze, Princess Blister, Princess Burn, Dune, Sunny, Queen Thorn, and …show more content…
Qibli. The third dragon tribe is the Skywings. They live on the peaks of mountains and are carnivorous. These dragons have scales that range from the color of the reddest ruby to the color of the brightest orange flame. They also have wings larger than any other dragon. Skywings can breathe fire and are Pyrrhia’s most powerful fighters and fliers. The most notable Skywings are Queen Scarlet, Queen Ruby, Kestrel, and Peril. The fourth dragon tribe is the Seawings. They live under the sea and their main diet is seafood. These dragons have blue, green, or aquamarine scales that resemble and shine like the sea they live in. Seawings have webbed claws and gills on their neck. They have glow-in-the-dark stripes on their tails, snouts, and underbellies. Seawings use these glow-in-the-dark stripes to communicate underwater. This form of communication is called Aquatic. These dragons can breathe underwater and are excellent swimmers. With one splash of their powerful, thick tails, Seawings can create giant waves in the ocean. The most notable Seawings are Queen Lagoon, Albatross, Fathom, Indigo, Queen Pearl, Queen Coral, Princess Anemone, Princess Auklet, Webs, Tsumnami, and Turtle. The fifth dragon tribe is the Rainwings. These dragons are Pyrrhia’s most peaceful and exquisite dragon tribe. They live in the rainforest and their diet is mainly fruit. Their scales have no set color. These dragons have the ability to change the color of their scales to mimic the appearance of another dragon, to camouflage themselves, and to match their emotions. In secods, their scales can change from a baby blue color, to the color of a magnificent red rose. Rainwing are the essence of a rainbow. The have prehensile tails that allow them to hang from the trees in the rainforest. They can shoot jet black, deadly venom from their fangs that stings like a thousand bees. The other dragon tribes call them lazy because the Rainwings spend most of their time basking in the glorious rays of the sun. In truth, the sunlight helps their dazzling and splendid scales maintain their lustrous and grand colors. The rules for challenging a queen in the Rainwing kingdom are different from the other dragon tribes. Rainwings do not keep track of their relatives, so there is no way to tell who is of royal blood. Any female Rainwing can challenge the queen. The reigning queen chooses a series of events for her and her challenger to compete in. The dragon that wins the most events is the queen. This is how the tribe executes a royal challenge because Rainwings do not like to fight. Before the arrival of Queen Glory, the Rainwing tribe was ruled by six queens who took one month turns on the throne. Rainwing queens do not like to adorn themselves with jewels, but they do love to let their pet sloths hang off of their necks. The most notable Rainwings are Queen Granduer, Queen Dazzling, Queen Fruit Bat, Queen Magnificent, Queen Splendor, Queen Exquisite, Queen Glory, and Kinkajou. The sixth dragon tribe is the Icewings. These dragons live in the northern-most part of Pyrrhia. They are also carnivorous. They have silver or pale blue scales that resemble the ice in their winter wonderland of a habitat. Icewings have blue, forked tongues and ridged claws that allow them to grip the ice. The ends of their tails are spiked and whip-thin. Icewings can survive in subzero temperatures and can withstand bright lights. Ice wings have the ability to breathe a deadly frost breath from their lungs. The most notable Icewings are Prince Artic, Queen Diamond, Queen Glacier, Winter, and Icicle. The seventh and final dragon tribe is the Nightwings.
This group of dragons is the most feared tribe in all of Pyrrhia. Their black and purple scales are as dark as night. Their wings shimmer with silver flecks like the stars in the night sky. These dragons can breathe fire and disappear into shadows. Nightwings can see and hear all. They are mind readers and they can foretell the future. In order for a Nightwing to have the mind reading or future telling ability, they must hatch under one full moon. In order for a Nightwing to have both abilities, they must hatch under two full moons. Mind reading Nightwings have a silver teardrop scale in the corner of both of their eyes. These dragons are carnivores. Nightwings used to live on the southernmost tip of Pyrrhia, but then moved to a volcano. After the volcano erupted, the Nightwings moved to the rainforest. The most notable Nightwings are Foeslayer, Darkstalkr, Whiteout, Clearsight, Starflight, Fatespeaker, Matermind, Morrowseer, Stonemover, Queen Battlewinner, Princess Greatness, Deathbringer, and Moonwatcher (Moon). In conclusion, each of the seven dragon tribes has some similarities and differences. Even though the Mudwings, Sandwings, Skywings, Seawings, Rainwings, Icewings, and Nightwings are mostly different from each other, they manage to survive on the same continent together. From time to time the dragon tribes do have their skirmishes, but in the end they manage to resolve their conflicts despite their
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