#wingsofblackau

-‘SeaWing’

-a strange blue glowing liquid pours continuously out of his glowing scales and eyes

-when underwater, this liquid dissipates into the water, and if it is breathed in by a SeaWing it makes them susceptible to his influence

-wears a white mask that seems to be made out of either porcelain or bone

-treated as a sort of urban legend in the Sea Kingdom

-Young seawings are warned to not follow any singing they hear in the ocean, even if they feel compelled to find the source

-has the ability to possess and take over the mind of his victims and turn them into a member of his hivemind

-they say those who follow the singing eventually are led to Whale Song in the deepest part of the ocean, who then adds them to the song’s hivemind

-When he takes over these dragons they become a part of him, as they are no longer individual entities but rather extensions of him, and no trace of the old dragon remains, they stay in the deepest parts of the ocean, eternally singing in a singular voice until he grows tired and ‘gets rid’ of them, forcing their gills to close and letting their corpses slowly float up to the surface in massive numbers, horrifying SeaWings and other tribes alike

-incredibly egotistical, despises every voice that isn't his own

-cold and unforgiving, and cares for no one but himself

-is one of the few dragons in the group who can be somewhat reasoned with, he can be persuaded to make alliances or deals with dragons who actively seek him out in order to get what he wants, though ultimately he has no loyalty to these dragons and will turn on them when it benefits him

Pokotho - Whale Song

‘SeaWing’

Bliklotep - Stargazer

‘NightWing’

T'noy Karaxis - Sand Timer

‘SandWing’

Nibblenephim - Devourer

‘MudWing’

Wiggog Y'wrath - The Twisted King

‘RainWing’

Across the continent of Pyrrhia, spanning across most of the dragon tribes, there exist rumours, only uttered by those who dare to speak them aloud, rumours of monsters, of ancient antagonistic creatures known as the Wings of Black.

Each of the tribes have their own legends, stories so old no one is entirely sure if they ever were true to begin with. Very few know about their existence, and even fewer know that they’re related, that they’re a group rather than separate entities, named for the one feature they all share: wings as black as night.

They are said to be physically massive, almost the size of mountains, large enough to swallow an adult dragon whole, with unnatural, almost artificially bright scale colours. They all have the ability to take multiple different forms, including animals, scavengers, or even inanimate objects, but their dragon forms are the ones they use the most.

No one knows if they’re simply powerful animus dragons, or dragons warped into monsters, or even if they ever were dragons to begin with, maybe they are manifestations of madness and power. Only one thing is certain for those doomed to know of the legends, that being they are creatures of pure evil, whose only goal seems to be to cause as much suffering for their own twisted amusement.

They are able to drive dragons completely insane, using their eldritch magic to twist and bend minds to their will. They have the ability to bring out the worst in dragons, resulting in their victims committing terrible actions whilst under their spell.

-‘MudWing’

-also has the title ‘He who feasts in the muck’

-scales the colour of dragon flesh

-entire face is just a huge mouth that stretches down his neck, with hundreds of teeth in a grotesque smile

-doesn’t appear to have any eyes, despite this seems to not be blind

-said to smell of burning fat and blood

-a creature entirely defined by hunger and cares only about satiating his never ending gluttony

-said to lurk in mud pits so deep they reach the centre of the planet, waiting for any unfortunate dragon to come too close so that he can drag them in

-there are rumours in the Mud Kingdom that MudWings who never re-emerge from the mud were eaten by him

-used by some dragons as a cautionary tale against gluttony, as the legends say that it’s favourite snack is dragons who fatten themselves up

-is technically the least cruel out of the group, as he is entirely concerned with his own wants and usually doesn’t go out of his way to torment dragons, as death by him is the quickest and painless compared to the others

-can manifest himself a body made from dead flesh, both dragon and non-dragon alike, through fusing the meat together by melting it with his fire. This form loosely resembles a MudWing dragon, but with an abnormally long neck, empty eye sockets, and hundreds of mismatching teeth

-there are rumours of a hidden ancient cult in Pyrrhia of dragons dedicated to feeding Devourer, who kidnap and sacrifice dragons to him in belief that it will prevent him from one day emerging to attack the whole continent, looking for food

-‘SandWing’

-entire body is half-rotting, face is half dissolving into sand (I wish I could show this but I don’t know how to portray it on the base in a way that looks good)

-crooked teeth with an abnormally long tongue

-has six claws on each talon

-possesses an hourglass that he wears around his neck on a chain that acts as a conduit for his power

-known to appear most frequently out of all the group to normal dragons, usually disguised under a dark tattered cloak made from an unknown leather

-trickiest of the group, gets great joy out of tormenting dragons

-loves to give dragons a false sense of hope before ripping it away from them

-becomes very fixated on specific dragons or families

-can manipulate the flow of time and space, and can allow individual dragons to travel through time

-They say he appears to SandWings who are down on their luck through visions and offers them the chance to go back in time and fix their problems, though in actuality tricks them into creating their own ruin and demise by setting only a few events in motion

-in the end the unfortunate dragon will become trapped in his hourglass, and will suffocate and die over and over again for all eternity

-‘NightWing’

-‘Star scales’ on wings and along his body are actually thousands of eyes

-blends in perfectly with the night sky, despite his massive size and vibrant scales, the only part of him being visible are his eyes, which to dragons who don’t know any better just look like stars

-some NightWings believe that when it’s dark, Stargazer flies over the entire continent, completely unseen by any dragon below, watching the land through the thousands of eyes on his wings

-They are warned to be careful and avoid drawing Stargazer’s attention, as he may become too interested and decide to make your life a living nightmare for his own twisted amusement

-the most sadistic of the Wings of Black, and enjoys manipulating dragons for his own entertainment

-intentions are not always malevolent as he merely does what he finds most enjoyable and wants to watch the most, though this often involves violence and suffering

-favourite thing to do is watch dragons destroy their own lives with very little interference on Stargazer’s part

-like the rest of the Wings of Black, has the ability to influence and manipulate dragons into committing terrible acts, often by twisting their pre-existing desires and wants into violence

-‘RainWing’

-The most unknown and mysterious of the group, all but few of the legends about him have been lost to time, perhaps intentionally

-Unlike the others, it’s not just RainWings who had stories about him, all tribes have a few ancient legends about him, his appearance tends to shift between kingdoms, but the basic features remain such as him being a green dragon with tentacles and glowing yellow eyes

-has a mass of writhing tentacles connected by a thin membrane in place of ruffs

-scales have a strange, ragged, almost fur-like texture, with a few sharp bristles sticking out between scales

-extremely sociopathic and sadistic

-cleverest and primary ruler of the group

-shows neither mercy nor sympathy for his followers or adversaries

-serves as the leader, and will often lead the other Wings of Black as they enact his bidding

-incredibly tricky and sly, able to outwit dragons who try and oppose him

-can shapeshift into any other being, not including his brothers, any shape he turns into will always look slightly ‘off’, such as scales/skin having a slight sickly greenish tinge

-able to see into all timelines and the events within them (like futuresight), uses this knowledge to manipulate the current timeline to steer it down any course he finds entertaining, often resulting in horrific events or deaths

-when RainWings started going missing, some dragons blamed him, saying that he was picking them off one by one to destroy the Rainforest Kingdom

-doesn’t have a particular favoured victim type, will go after younger and older dragons alike from any tribe

-he will typically take a form that is more friendly-looking, such as a cute animal pet or a dragon of the same age, then gradually manipulate and twist the mind of his victim, until he can get them to commit horrific acts such as murder or converting them to his followers who will do whatever he demands

-he tends to go mainly after dragons who are unhappy or unsatisfied with their lives, through amplifying their greed and driving them to act on their selfish urges

-has the ability to affect a dragon’s sense of greed and increase their want for more, be it material objects such as jewels, or social status, or desire to belong, making it more and more overwhelming and demanding until the dragon snaps and does whatever it takes to achieve their wants