KoiWings (Crowji)

==General Physical Appearance==
The KoiWings are a very odd, fishlike tribe at first glance. They have smooth, interlocking scales and sharklike tails, as well as a long sail-like fin running from their head to midway down their tail. They have whiskers on their chests and faces. KoiWings have two wings, which are iridescent and shaped almost like those of a house fly. Their heads are crowned with layered fins like a headdress, which are actually very fancy gill covers.
In terms of coloration, the KoiWings are seperated into four subtribes. These subtribes almost never mate with one another, resulting in four distinct factions, but it is possible to see, for example, a Showa-Utsuri KoiWing. These dragons are very, very rare, but they do exist.
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|-| Tancho = Tancho KoiWings have pearly-white or silver base scales, sometimes overlaid with small black patches. They are identifiable by the large red splotch on their foreheads, which is present on all specimen. Like all KoiWings, they can have any color of eyes, but blue and green are most common.
|-| Showa = Showa KoiWings are the most common variety. They have black base scales, overlaid with large white, orange, and/or red patches. They always have at least some patches of all three colors.
|-| Utsuri = Utsuri KoiWings have black base scales with markings in shades of red, white, or yellow. They usually only have markings in one of these colors, but when two differently colored Utsuri mate, the resulting dragonet may have two different colors of markings. However, these relationships are discouraged, and therefore bi-colored Utsuri are very rare. This variety of KoiWing is famed for their strength and speed.
|-| Hikari Muji = Hikari Muji are monochromatic KoiWings who have metallic scales solely in shades of orange-red, silver, or yellow-gold. They can have different shades of these colors on their scales, but they almost never mix colors, similar to the Utsuri.
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=== Mutations ===
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|-| Hirenaga = Hirenaga KoiWings have majestic, flowing fins and longer-than average chest and face whiskers. This mutation is not so visible in the dorsal fin, but it is obvious in the tail fins. They also have very exaggerated headdresses, often multi-layered.
|-| Kujaku = Kujaku KoiWings have at least some metallic scales. Most KoiWings possess the Kujaku gene in some way or another, but all Hikari Muji possess it in excess, resulting in their famed metallic lustre.
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==Abilities==
KoiWings are able to breathe underwater, see in the dark, and they are talented swimmers. They communicate underwater using a sort of complicated sign language.
The KoiWings are also able to 'glamour' other dragons, or hypnotize them simply by maintaining eye contact.
This is due to their amazing eyes, which are alluring in a way which is unique to the tribe. Once the other dragon is transfixed, the KoiWing will chant in a low, rhythmic way, and the other dragon will feel compelled to obey whatever the KoiWing says. This usually only works for small commands, such as making the other dragon go asleep, but sometimes a very experienced glamourer will be able to entice another dragon to do virtually anything.
==Society==
The KoiWings are ruled by Queen Shimmering Dew. She is Tancho, as is the entire royal family. Most of the KoiWing aristocracy is made up of Tancho KoiWings, with the most flawless in appearance (no black spots, Hirenaga fins, prominent Kujaku scaling, symmetrical forehead spots, and white base scales), personality, and leadership skills being arranged into marriage with a member of the royal family. Not all Tancho are aristocrats or royalty, but lower-class Tancho are very rare.
Due to their naturally superior strength and skill as soldiers, the Utsuri make up most of the KoiWing army, as well as the entire royal guard. However, there are plenty of Utsuri who are not involved in the military, and they live alongside most of the Showa and Hikari Muji as regular citizens.
Showa KoiWings make up most of the tribe, and they are quite diverse occupation-wise. They have no specific talent which all of them share. Most are middle-lower class, but some are higher-class, and some are even aristocrats.
Hikari Muji KoiWings are widely considered to be the most diverse in class. They range from high-class dragons living shoulder to shoulder with flawless Tancho, all the way down to mangy street-prowlers who can hardly scrape by. They can usually find work as models or other related careers due to their stunning beauty.
=== Beliefs ===
The KoiWings worship Nature, the almighty goddess of Creation. Her symbol is a tree with many intertwining branches, and she is often depicted as a moss-covered serpent with a leaf headdress.
They believe that they are children of the Sea, usually depicted as a shimmering blue-green dragoness with a flowing mane, serpentine body, no wings, and short legs. The Sea is said to govern the entire KoiWing tribe with a loving nature.
She is believed to be the daughter of the Moon, who was sometimes shown as a pale, serpentine dragoness with black eyes, the otherwordly sister of Nature. She is believed to rule over the supernatural, dark aspects of life, and is the goddess of dreams.
=== Culture ===
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|-| The Full Moon = The KoiWings celebrate the progress of the Moon, and while some groups worship the Dark or Crescent Moons, the tribe as a whole adores the Full Moon in all her silver glory. Every time She is full, families gather together to have a meal, pray, and make wishes. Statues of the Moon Dragon are set out. KoiWings everywhere generally rejoice.
|-| The Winter Solstice = The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year, so naturally the KoiWings, in their very Moon-oriented lives, love it. They celebrate in a similar way to that of the Full Moon Festivals.
Nearly every town has its own special way of celebrating, whether it be races, acrobatic swimming contests, or blown-glass exhibitions.
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=== Fashion ===
The KoiWings are a primarily aquatic tribe, so fashions are limited. They often wear strings of pearls, similar to the SeaWings, or coral beads strung through with durable thread. These jewelries are usually worn close to the body to prevent them from catching on things.
They also use piercings as a functional way of wearing jewelry that won't fall off or get in the way. Aside from the usual earrings, the KoiWings often pierce their nostrils, mouths, tongues, wing membranes, and fins.
=== Naming Systen ===
KoiWing names are made up of two separate parts. The prefix can be virtually anything, while the suffix is always water-related, hence Queen Shimmering Dew and King Rushing River.
==Kingdom==
The KoiWings reside in Dragonfly Bay on Pantala. They stick to the shallows, eating tropical fish, seagrass, and really anything else that is edible. They make their homes out of stones and clay, often digging into the earth to add different levels. In the deeper areas of the bay, the aristocrats make multi-level homes with no basement floors.
==History==
The KoiWings have been a historically isolated tribe, rarely communicating with the land-dwelling tribes of Pantala, but this was not always so. They were the very first organized tribe on Pantala. Legend says the first KoiWing queen was named the Forever Brook, and early in her reign she was worshiped as a goddess.
However, the Forever Brook did not authorize her own worship, and the legend goes that she showed the tribe the infinite truth of the Goddesses of Nature, the Sea, and the Moon. Nonetheless, she is regarded as the greatest queen to ever live.
Around five thousand years ago, the KoiWings began to separate into the four different subtribes. These subtribes occurred naturally, but over time, the royal family recognized the shift and began cultivating greater divides between the varieties. This was originally done to the Utsuri, due to their superior fighting skills, but the other three subtribes soon followed suit.
The isolation of the KoiWings began upon the arrival of Clearsight. The tribe was fearful of the black dragon from across the sea, with her demonic wings and tales of destruction. The KoiWings believed that Clearsight's powers were not to be trusted, but the LeafWings and BeetleWings did not listen. When all of Clearsight's predictions came true, the KoiWings believed that the foreign dragon herself had caused all of the destruction, clinging to their belief that all which was unfamiliar must be evil. They reasoned that it was all a plot to make the other tribes trust her, a plot which the KoiWings were far too intelligent to fall for.
When the HiveWings began to emerge as a seperate tribe, a hybrid tribe, the KoiWings thought it of evidence that Clearsight had been just as awful as what the KoiWings had always said. The Book of Clearsight was known to them, scathingly, as the Book of Lies. As soon as Queen Wasp rose into power- wielding the Book like a scythe, carving a path using sacred words- the KoiWings completely disappeared. A tribe which had been so secretive for thousands of years, gone without a trace, leaving not so much as a fin sticking up from Dragonfly Bay.
===Gallery===
Koiwing base.png|Official KoiWing base (no mutations)
Hirenaga koiwing base.png|Official Hirenaga KoiWing base
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