TerraWings (Prema Melody)

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TerraWings are a Pyrrhian tribe that sprouted between the ancestors of SkyWings, MudWings and SandWings. They've evolved to live in extremely hot yet rocky, canyon mesas with heat resistance and tools to aid in climbing. They originally were rather aloof of other tribes in fear of them attempting to take their territory, only sharing relations to Pyrrhia through their strong alliance with SandWings. However after the descendant of Queen Scorpion's death to Queen Cottontail, Oasis' ancestor, she severed their alliance believing nothing of the tribe, feeling such a connection was a waste of time.
They're currently living in strict isolation, remaining on the slowly waning 'second claw' of Pyrrhia that has since been obscured into the sea by NightWing guides, mistaking it for being within the SandWing desert. Barely anyone has seen the tribe for thousands of years, often labeling them as either failed off-shots during the near Scorching days, or a weird society of MudWing-SandWing hybrids. They've grown strong in isolation, possibly being the second wealthiest tribe next to their old ally, the SandWings, and nearly past the IceWings. They are currently ruled by Queen Wisteria with aid from her daughters, Princess Kaolin over the East and Princess Amethyst over the West.
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==Description==
TerraWings are broad, muscular and thick thinning towards the end of their bodies akin to MudWings. They have rocky uneven overscales-like shell that ends curled up half-way down the bottom. Around the beginning of their neck they have a flexible patch, labeled the 'wind cheeks', that can expand and shrink, spikes lining down the side of their neck. They have 1 large horn on their nose with 2 outward facing, up-curled horns extending from their head. They have large talons, the forelegs of which being close together. Their tail has a mineral-made hook tip that aids in climbing as well as defense.
TerraWings scales are in shades of beige, darker than SandWings yet close to desert sand, bright yellow, brown, red, pink, purple, gray and rarely blue or teal scales. They usually have a pattern of a darker shade than their scales paired with a brighter color like markings on metamorphic cliffs and plateaus. They may contain swirls and other line patterns, royalty hosting a face-mask that swirls down their neck. Their eyes are either white, purple, gold, or mostly completely black.
==Diet==
TerraWings omnivorous with no dignified split. Often, TerraWings will eat a combination of fruits and prey together like a salad. TerraWings lean towards charred fruits and meats and often hunt for large game in their territory like buffalo, iguana, etc. However, they somewhat dislike sugar and other confectionaries. 
==Abilities==
TerraWings can inflate or deflate their wind cheeks, this has three functions: to store water allowing TerraWings to hold water from 2 days to 3 weeks depending on age, to keep out intense heat, and to swallow large amounts of food and prey. TerraWings are also able to use their stiff hook-like tip that in order to defend themselves or help climb. These are usually required to be in top shape with constant sharpening. Their muscular hind legs also allow them to spring themselves into the air to jump a gap.
TerraWings are also somewhat resistant to fire, able to take it the most out of all tribes. They are able to breathe fire on a whim, accidents occasionally resulting from this requiring training from a young age. Some are capable of breathing fire at higher temperatures; white firebreathers being slightly hotter labeled Sunflares, while blue-fire breathers are the hottest labeled Blueflares. These are rare, Sunflares being in 10% of eggs while Blueflares being in only 1%.
===Weaknesses===
TerraWing bodies are not just used to being in extremely hot temperatures at day but also extremely cold temperatures at night. This means when nighttime arrives, TerraWings need to make a few sacrifices to adapt to the new dip in temperature. TerraWings have weak fire at night, Sunflares only breathing red fire while Blueflares breathe white fire. In addition they're more susceptible to fire and very much ice. While they can still use it, it's heavily not recommended for them to use their prime cheeks at night unless it's filled with water.
==Territory==
TerraWings live on the 'second arm' of Pyrrhia extended from the Kingdom of Sand near its border with the Ice Kingdom. Such a location was scrapped from maps years ago believing the tribe as non-existent.
Filter with only TerraWing Territory for more specificity.
They mainly surround Magenta Mountain, residing in cavernous, hilly structures that continuously weave in and out. Territory is enshrouded in plateaus, mesas and many small steppes. Such a terrain led to the kingdom being split to the east and the west with monitors assure it runs smoothly. Originally they consisted as trusted individuals, though after Queen Periwinkle's death, Potwood enforced a new ruler to designate monitors to heirs instead.
TerraWings originally had almost half of the amount of land SandWings have, but alike IceWings and NightWings, their land is slowly being sunken to the sea.
=== Central Kingdom ===
The main yet smallest kingdom mounted on Magenta Mountain. It is the most populated as the kingdom capital and the richest.
Most homes are in caves or outskirts as the remaining spaces host multiple cities filled with shops and other buildings. The main capital is like a constant festival with many going there for jobs, events, museums, or products. 
Magenta tapestry is plastered everywhere on official buildings such as the greatest university located in the capital, Magenta Fire Academy. 
The TerraWing palace is located away from the bustling cities at the very peak. It is made up of the rock around it with many cave-like holes, some filled with a door and some small covered with a window. It has many tapestries tinted in magenta of important figure heads. The inside is polished and clean lit up by lanterns with rims around room doors. The first floor has receptionists for queen appointments, the ballroom and other citizen-connecting rooms. Starting on the next room is the dining room, a climbing wall, and the council hall. Remaining flights are for rooms, the highest being of royalty, the queen having th tallest with a balcony that creates incredinle acoustics to spread announcements across the kingdom.
===Eastern Kingdom===
The largest kingdom submerged in rocky terrain and canyons. It hosts a defensive wall that's an entry to the Terra Kingdom. From its position it always had a focus on defense, having trained dragons and multiple creators of armor and weaponry such as blacksmiths. Mining for jewels is also a common job. 
Most buildings are within caves or carves into rock sparked with multiple lanterns, some even diving into tunnels. 
It is also the sport central, having a large auditorium for multiple events from games to climbing sports. 
Red is the kingdom's main color, many tapestries and buildings in the hue. 
=== Western Kingdom ===
The smallest kingdom between forests and mountains. It hosts more academics, fishing, hunting, tailoring and more. Hospitals and other medical centers are tucked along the forests for safety from avalanches.
Multiple live in cabins or on plateaus out in the open. There are museums for displays of artistry and many buildings for hobbies. Defense isn't as important as an occupations thus more invest into extracurricular activity such as writing, sciences, medicine, etc. There are more cities in this area due to condensed space, many dragons having neighbors.
Blue is the kingdom's main color, many outfits, tapestries and buildings in its color. 
==History==
TerraWings have remained a mostly isolating stance over multiple events. Throughout the multiple wars, they mostly remained as support, sometimes sending soldiers into battle. It required an alliance with a more involved tribe to be in other tribes' quarrels, and after losing such a connection they've since been completely distanced from them.
===Creation (998 AS)===
TerraWings sprouted from SkyWing-DesertWing-LakeWing town that slowly mixed into each other until presenting common hybrids over hundreds of years, presenting the tribe. Originally they remained classified as hybrids, though as genes slowly stagnated, it was officially declared they were their own tribe. Eventually they began to group together and form a kingdom.
=== Scaling of Magenta Peak (1,724 AS) ===
Disputes regarding SandWing, SeaWing and TerraWing territory lead the newly hybrid tribe to search for land else where. After tensions between their older company rose, TerraWings were forced to leave their homes to avoid being attacked in the crossfire. However, SandWings had already began to claim a majority of the growing desert eastward, thus the TerraWings had to look west. The tribe wasn't able to claim the rims of the desert as it was at the time SeaWing territory, continuing across the land. Many TerraWings were unfit to travel so far and grew sick from the leaps in change of weather, losing quite a few numbers. The tribe never found solace until locating the canyons more west-ward towards the sea. Initially the tribe assumed it to be SeaWing territory though found it unclaimed.
It didn't take much time to realize the reason of its freeness, overrun with aggressive animals on the ground. The TerraWings needed to find higherland to ensure their already waned numbers remained in tact. One TerraWing named Umber was an enthusiastic wanderer motivated by his loss of his mother to the exodus. He decided along with Crevice
=== First Animus (2,003 AS) ===
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=== Pyrrhian War (2,450 AS) ===
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===Scorpion Lineage (2,823 AS)===
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=== Monitor Reconstruction (3,601 AS) ===
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=== End of Scorpion Era (4,278 AS) ===
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=== SandWing-TerraWing War (4,312 AS) ===
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=== Isolation Era (4,440 AS) ===
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==Society==
=== Pre-SandWing Alliance ===
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=== Scorpion Era ===
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=== Post-Scorpion Era + Isolation ===
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===Royalty System===
CottaWings, like most tribes, live in a monarchy where the queen have the most power followed by kings, princesses, and princes. Alike CoveWings, CottaWing Kings have more power, though are unable to sign treaties, unleash armies, send ambassadors, or sentence dragons to death. They also need to marry into the family to become royal, princes unable to take the throne alone without a mistress.
Originally the royal family would administrate just the central section of Magenta Mountain, administrators not of the family being chosen to look over the other two. However at Queen Periwinkle's death, Potwood eventually was able to enforce a new rule which required 2 of the eldest heirs to look over the two territories after multiple debates about the situation.
Once a month or before a serious action, all 3 administrators meet with their moderator, the chosen dragon to help them administrate, to discuss how to take action known as the Mountain Cabinet. After, the CottaWing society is basic, most cities are built in the walls and some are mounds or large huts. Around the territory of posts with multiple guards often swapping shifts around the afternoon.
CottaWings don't follow normal succession. Instead of fights to the death, a challenger is required to scale Mt. Magenta from the bottom to the very top without flying where they're required to return a mounted stake.
== Culture ==
CottaWings value defense and maturity on a high level. They often grow their dragonets to adulthood with passion often training the dragonets themselves though also sending them to schools for the best possible education. They value the amount of eggs a family lays, the more egg the higher respect of the family. However, despite not interacting with other tribes for years, they are outwardly aggressive towards them. Often, trespassers would be imprisoned or executed. They live on and around a plateau labeled 'Magenta Mountain' after Queen Magenta, the first CottaWing queen, splint into the central, east, and west section.
===Currency + Exports===
For a long time CottaWings don't particularly have a currency, instead using bargaining. Now CottaWings use a flat circle of clay labeled 'Coppers', however bargaining is still available as the currency is not prominent yet.
=== Names ===
The CottaWings are named after clay and pottery related subjects, and colors. Oddly enough, some CottaWings name themselves after large, armored animals. The naming system is similar to RainWings as names are saved to be later reuse, however names of important figures are off the list such as Magenta, Porcelain and Potwood, though royal names require the current royal to die or drop from their rank to be used.
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Banned Names:
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=== Occupations ===
CottaWings, akin to their name, are excellent at pottery. They are also great jewelers, carvers, forgers, and painters, these jobs being very common. There are multiple market places for food, medicine, or other goods. There are specific jobs for finding watering holes or hunting.
There are many farmers and gardeners to keep plantation in shape. Offense jobs such as soldiers and scouts are still prominent despite their isolation as occasionally SandWings arrive.
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Want to here short stories or excepts from the kingdom, check out the tribes' A Guide to the Fanon World Page by clicking the dragon above!
==Relations==
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===SandWings===
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===MudWings===
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===SkyWings===
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===CoveWings===
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===SeaWings===
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===RainWings===
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===IceWings===
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===NightWings===
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===BeetleWings===
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===LeafWings===
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=== Humans ===
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==Specialties==
===Hybridism===
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===Animus===
No CottaWings are capable of magic since 4,000 years, the last being Porcelain.
==Permissions==
TerraWings are an open tribe any can make a character from, though some require permission. A summary of the wanted to be made character must be included. After you get a greenlight go head, though try to stay within the lore.
You require permission from the owner to make a:
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You cannot make a:
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==Characters==
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===Past===
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===Mythical===
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==Trivia==
*TerraWings were originally named CottaWings, see the old page here.
* TerraWings have the weakest night vision out of all tribes both Pyrrhian and Pantalan.
* TerraWings are nowhere found in Pyrrhian libraries or are displayed as bearded dragons. In Mantis Hive's deep library, there is only 1 book about TerraWings.
==Gallery==
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