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Physical Traits:

Full Grown size: Medium to Large

Pigmentation: Reds, Oranges, Yellows, and Maroons

Eye color: Yellow, Orange, Blue

Longest wingspan of any dragon tribe

Sharp beaks

Sail-fin tails

Winged talons

Crested head

Based of Wyverns and Pterosaurs

Fighting and Hunting style:

Swooping from the air and diving with talons first

Surveying their prey before the kill

Long-range fire breathing to rear opponents back

Breathing smoke to suffocate opponents

Usage of Dragonflame cactus

Special traits

Can fly faster and farther than any other tribe due to their large wings

High statmia

High body temperature

Fire breathing as well as smoke breathing

Excellent keen sight

Rare genetic condition known as Firescales, a hatchling from a twin egg emanates a high body temperature that is hot to the touch. A dragonet of this condition is extremely flammable and a danger too those who get too close; only dragonets with a high heat resistance can withstand a firescale.

High resistance to the cold

Diet

Meat: Goats, Bighorn sheep, yaks, ibexes, falcons, eagles, bears

Plants: Grapes, Apples, Cherries, Carrots, Radishes, Lettuces, Wheat

Other: Wine, Honey, Jams, Ale, Bread

Behavior and Culture

Skywings value not only strength and power, but also discipline, structure, and predictability

Skywings have the opportunity to seek out a partner for themselves or have a partner assigned to them as part of the kingdom's breeding program.

a Skywing wedding ritual often involve the two dragons performing aerial acrobatics, where they must lock talons, spiral toward the land, and let go just as they touch the ground. To Skywings, this ritual is crucial for an everlasting bond

Every Skywing hatched had to be documented with a name approved by the Kingdom registry. Historically, a Skywing couldn't share a name with another living citizen until it was available

Skywing dragonets spend the least amount of time in the hatchery as they learn to fly and hunt as early as three months

Firescale Skywings or Animi were rarely allowed to live in the Sky Kingdom; only the Queen could excuse them from death if they could serve a purpose

Skywings never kept enchanted objects; they were always destroyed, though there was a rare instance of a past queen trading away an enchanted object to the Sandwing Kingdom as a false peace offering

Skywings have always honored the ways of claw-to-claw combat and rarely ever utilized weaponry within their militaries

Most royal challenges were settled in the Skywing Arena

A Skywing Queen's birthday is framed as a national holiday

Skywings worship a legendary bird known as The Phoenix, a immortal deity made of fire that renews itself by turning into ash every thousand years and rekindling another thousand years later.

Skywings believe they will be reincarnated after they die

An old Skywing folk tale known as "The Molt" tells of how a Skywing commoner stole a feather of the Phoenix and gained their fire unrightfully. It has often taught generations the danger of obtaining a power greater than themselves and has served as conservative propaganda against firescales

For Skywing funerals Skywings will let the deceased lie under the open sky for a week, then burn the body into ashes. The family of the deceased will keep half of the ashes, and the rest will be released into the wind as an offering for the Phoenix to give strength for its next reincarnation. (Ashes represent the body while the sprit is intangible)

A spiritual tradition held by Skywings is to sprinkle the remaining ashes of their deceased family members onto their nest of unhatched eggs

Skywings interpret lightning storms as the Phoenix's wrath. If a Skywing were to ever be struck by lightning, it would be a punishment by the Phoenix, and the spirit of the dragon could never reincarnate.

The Skywings were the first tribe to discover fermentation and distribute the most alcohol in Pyhrria

Skywings use smoke-breathing techniques for beekeeping and harvesting honey

Habitat and Settlements

Canyons, Mountain Ranges, Ravines

Sky Kingdom

Claws of the Cloud Mountains

Falconclaw (A City south the Kingdom palace, formerly the "crème de la crème capital" of the Kingdom, now a home to Skywings of all social backgrounds)

Agate Peaks (Formerly a mountain that held the wicked Darkstalker, after his escape, it has shifted into peaks)

Jade Mountain (The Tallest Mountain in Pyhrria and the location of Jade Mountain Academy, a school founded by the Dragonets of Destiny)

Possibility (A northeastern settlement of the Sand Kingdom originally inhabited by Sandwings, now integrating dragons of other tribes)

Sanctuary (A newly developing city in the foothills of the Claws of the Clouds and founded by the Talons of Peace, welcoming dragons of all tribes)

The Winding Tail River

Alpine Vineyard (The largest vineyard of all of Phyrria, located east of possibility, which produces the finest wine)

Physical Traits:

Full Grown Size: Medium to Large

Pigmentation: Sandy Browns, Golds and Yellows

Eye color: Black

Barbed tails

Plated Scales on their backsides

Thorn like spikes

Black forked tounges

Capable of walking both upright and on fours

Based on Iguanadon, Jakapil, and Scelidosaurus

Fighting and Hunting style:

Heavy usage of venomous barbed tails to sting prey and opponents

Breathing fire onto the ground to raise the temperature and trap prey or opponents

Flapping sand or dust into opponents' eyes

Observing an opponent's blind spot before attacking

Occasional usage of Dragonflame cacti

Special traits

Venomous tails (fully developed within three months of life)

Stronger resistance to other venoms (can't die but will be unconscious if stung or sprayed, the only venom they can truly die from is Dragonbite vipers)

Naturally warm scales

Fire breath

Diet

Meat: Ostrich, Mongoose, Donkey, Javelina, Foxes, Jack Rabbits

Fruits and Plants: Prickly Pears, Pomegranates, Agaves, Wolfberries, Desert Dates, Saguaro Fruits, Grains, Rice, Lettuce, Cabbages

Other: Cactus Cider, Tortillas, Salads, Soups

Behavior and Culture:

Sandwings may live solitary lives outside of kingdom civilization (during and post succession war)

Sandwings always live near Oases that provide essential resources

Since Sandwings are light eaters, they have meals only twice a week, often with friends, family, or loved ones

The Sandwing Tribe has a higher understanding of medicine and natural remedies than other tribes

The most popular occupation for Sandwings is to be a healer

Sandwings have created a compound made of dragonflame cactus, gunpowder, and metal salts, which they make into fireworks (used for celebrations rather than warfare)

Since a Sandwing can be affected by another Sandwing's venom, they are taught how to hold their tails and locate or grow Brightsting Cacti from a young age

All Sandwings have a rational fear of Dragon Bite Vipers, and to succumb to a viper's venom is seen as a shameful death

The Sandwing Death god, Trenchant, is depicted as a large Sandwing with a mane of snakes

The Sandwing Trickster god, Canis, is often seen as the mother of animus magic, giving mortal dragons incomprehensible power as a joke. According to legend, she took the form of a fox to run from the animi she created

In mythology, the Sandwing hunting god, Forger, was responsible for giving the tribe venomous barbs. There are many statues of them in the Sand Kingdom as a Tribute

During the Succession War, the Sandwing Tribe was split into four factions: Burn's faction (camps located in the Desert near the Sandwing Stronghold, the Claws of the Cloud Mountains, and north of the Diamond Spray Delta), Blister's faction (camp located in the Bay of a thousand scales), Blaze's faction (camp located within the northwestern mountains near the Ice Kingdom), Seditious faction (resided in the Scorpion Den)

Sandwings have domesticated camels to pull carts and caravans.

Sandwings can keep Coyotes as pets and train them to assist in hunting

Sandwing acting troupes tour the entire desert region and perform reenactments of mythology and historical events

On the rare occasion that the three moons are visible, the Sandwings hold the Moon Triad Festival, involving lanterns, parades, and ceremonial performances

To celebrate the anniversary of the end of the succession war, the Sand Kingdom holds the Brightest Night Festival, involving feasts, fireworks, and ridicule of the former Royal Sandwing Successors

The Sandwing Kingdom has the second-largest enchanted object collection (the first being the Icewings)

Habitats and Settlements

Deserts, Oases, Stony plains

Sand Kingdom

Sandwing Strong Hold

Burns Weirdling Tower (A tower owned by Princess Burn housing her morbid collection of taxidermied dragons and humans. The collection is in the process of being donated to a museum in Possibility, and the tower will be renovated as a treasury)

Scorpion Den (a city in Kingdom Territory, once the residence of fugitives and Seditious faction Sandwings fighting over control. Thanks to Thorn, it is a much calmer place to live)

Mesquite Springs (a town located on the eastern side of the desert, known for its hot spring pools)

Possibility (A northeastern settlement originally inhabited by Sandwings, now integrating dragons of other tribes)

Five Tail River (the largest river delta in the desert)

Lazuli (an oasis town near the western coastline, home to artisans and musicians)

Polar Sands (The northern region of the desert, rarely inhabited by Sandwings due to it's colder climate)

Physical traits

Full Grown Size: Small to Medium

Pigmentation: Every color one can think of

Eye Color: Every color except black

Bipedal

Long Sharp Claws

Ruffs behind ears

Inspired by Therizinosaurus and Drepanosaurus

Fighting and Hunting Style

Blending in with surroundings

Shooting venom from their fangs

Swiping with their claws for defence

Usage of Sleeping Dart tranquilizer

Special traits

Long Claws evolved for gathering fruits

Scales that can change color based on emotion and are useful for camouflage

Prehensile tails that can wrap around branches

Diet

Meat: Monkeys, Tapirs, Snakes

Fruits: Mangos, Pineapples, Bananas, Guavas, Cherimoyas, Papayas, Watermelons, Pitayas

Vegetables: Cassava, Sweet Potatoes, Tomatoes, Cabbage, Lettuce

Behavior and Culture

Rainwings bask in the sun to help keep their colorful scales bright and vivid

Rainwings are collectivists by tradition, valuing collaboration, peaceful solutions, and shared responsibility

A Rainwing royal challenge is held as a contest between teams of six dragons

Rainwing parents orphan their eggs after they are laid, whilst the rest of the community helps to raise them

Rainwings take on a natural color based on their personality though their hue may slightly shift as they get older

Rainwing hatchlings start life with a lime green color since they havent fully matured with a personality. They don't have a natural color so they must wear accessories such as necklaces to tell them apart from other hatchlings

Rainwings have a natural connection with Sloths and keep them as pets, while their isnt an conclusive answer, Rainwings believe its because they resemble sloths with their long claws

Rainwings may also own anteaters but they are much harder to tame, so they are often kept by exterminators for termite problems

Rainwings run very slowly on land but fly as fast as any other tribe

Rainwings claimed the Leafwing Territory on Phyrria post Harmony exodus, and many Leafwing structures still exist in ruin. Before the return of the Tribe, Rainwings believed Leafwings were supernatural creatures known as Dryads

Habitat and Settlements

Rainforests, Chaparrals

Rainforest Kingdom

Canopy Heights (The Primary village of the Rainwing Tribe, made up of tree houses and wooden platforms)

Sunbeam Tree (the largest oldest tree in the kingdom, the most popular place for suntime)

Confluence Town (the secondary rainwing village along the coast of the Split dye Waters )

Split Dye Waters (A lake that intersects from the Mudwing River and the Tropical Tributary, notable for the two channels never mixing and bearing a "split" color)