Samphnj's Timeline AU/MudWings

(art by joy ang; queen moorhen from the guide to the dragon world art cropped)
== A CORRECT GUIDE TO THE MUDWINGS ==
created by the mudwing royal council in conjunction with the mudwing students of jade mountain academy
=== Description ===
==== Appearance ====
The third largest tribe overall, the MudWings can usually be found in scale-shades of brown. Their scales are the toughest of the ten tribes. They have wide shoulders and thick tails, similar to a crocodiles.
MudWings have scales that are in shades of browns and oranges, but it is not uncommon to see a green-tinted MudWing. In the sunlight, undertones of amber and gold colors are revealed intertwined beneath the scales.
Eye colors include brown, gold, green, amber, and hazel- usually with a ring of gold around the pupil.
MudWings have large, flat heads with short horns that curve upwards slightly. Their wings are about the size of the MudWings main body, and they are built more for gliding rather than flying. They have hooked talons on the tip of their wing joint, which they use for latching onto rock when climbing.
Genetic traits in MudWings include “ram-horns,” which is when the horns of the dragon curve backwards and up again, creating a spiral similar to a ram’s horns. There have also been instances of MudWings having horns similar to “antlers,” seen in deer bucks. These traits are highly genetic.
For beauty, MudWings have tiny gemstones embedded in their scales. This process is fairly commonplace and can be seen in both royalty and commoners. There are specific MudWings who handle the jewel-embedding, and the skills of doing it are usually passed down from generation to generation.
==== Abilities ====
Tribal abilities include being quite strong, and the ability to breathe fire when warm enough. They can also hold their breath for up to an hour, and often sleep in mud puddles with only their snouts out to breath.
MudWings who hatch from a blood-red egg are usually fire-proof, this power activates through the hatchlings first contact to mud. Fireproof MudWings are semi-common, and may tend to be genetic.
=== Society ===
==== Habitat ====
The MudWing Queendom borders the Diamond Spray Bay and SeaWing Territory to the East, and Cattail River to the North. Shelters are made of adobe and ceramic, as well as hardened mud houses known as “sleep-houses,” which inhabit swampy bogs.
In the East side of the Queendom, near the Diamond Spray Delta, stretches fields of farmlands which provide for most of the territory. The villages closest to the Diamond Spray Bay and bordering the Sea Queendom are usually fishing villages, which catch almost all of the Queendom’s supply of fish.
==== Food ====
MudWings have a bigger appetite than the other tribes, probably to keep their energy up to maintain their large stature.
They usually eat crocodiles and other swamp-dwelling mammals as a source of meat, and also eat a healthy supply of fish from the marshes and Diamond Spray Bay.
==== Government ====
Traditional monarchy by Pyrrhian standards. Because of the tight bonds formed between a sib group, the MudWing queen is normally not challenged by sisters. 
The MudWing Royal Council is a group that advises the queen. Is it normally made up of female members of the royal family, but it isn't unheard of for a lower-born MudWing taking a place on the council.
====Current Royalty====
Queen: Queen Moorhen
Princesses: Unnamed (sister)
Prince: Unknown (brothers)
====Mythology====
MudWings are the least religious out of the ten tribes, and place a heavy emphasis on the earth and nature. Most MudWings are raised to respect Mother Nature, the dragonification (personification) of the ground/earth that the MudWings revere.
As an agriculture heavy tribe, the MudWings make routine burnings to Mother Nature, typically just a slight percentage off of their main harvest. They believe that this will bring them good will next harvest season, and allow them to have enough food to last them the cold snap and Winter season.
MudWings also have excellent knowledge on the healing properties of certain herbs and plants. They credit this as well to Mother Nature for blessing them with this knowledge. Every Sib group has at least one Healer who is an expert in the medicinal uses of herbs and takes care of the other Sib members.
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