The gifts of the First Dragon: a Nightwing creation story

By Bonebreaker of the NightWings
(Historical note: this story almost certainly predates the Scorching, though it was written down later.) 
In the beginning, there was air and there was water. There was no light, nor was there any solid place. The First Dragon flew above the water. They reached down and traced their own shape upon the water, and Pyyrhia appeared. This shape pleased them, and so they made the seven kinds of dragons. The Nightwings were different then, and their scales were grey. 
The dragons were afraid of the dark, and so they asked the First Dragon for some light. The First Dragon made the moons and the stars. The Nightwings were happy, and they thanked the First Dragon, but the other dragons were unsatisfied and they demanded more light. The First Dragon was displeased, but they gave in and made the sun. They decided 
that half the time, the sun would shine, and the other half it would sink beneath the 
sea, the moons would rise, and the stars would appear. But still the dragons were not satisfied, and their demands grew louder. The Skywings wanted wings bigger and stronger than those of the other dragons. The Seawings wanted to be able to breath underwater. The Sandwings wanted venomous barbs. The Icewings wanted a home where only they could live. The Mudwings wanted to have stronger bodies. The Rainwings wanted to change their scales. 
At last the First Dragon became angry, and said "Enough!" and spat upon the ground, and the first scavengers* appeared. The First Dragon said "Because you have been so ungrateful, I shall give these creatures dominion over Pyyrhia for a thousand years, and they shall seek to do you harm at every turn."
"But," the First Dragon said to the Nightwings, "You, who were content with what was 
given to you, shall have scales like the night sky. And those who are hatched beneath the moons, great power shall be theirs. And in the darkness and shadows you shall walk unseen." And it was so.
And the First Dragon departed. 
The first Nightwing to be be born under the three moons was named Moonwatcher*. When she was six years old she spoke with the voice of the First Dragon, and foretold that the scavengers would be overthrown. 
*An ancient word is used here. Its literal meaning is lost to us.
*There are many stories of Moonwatcher from different periods, and many historians think that they refer to an actual dragon, or else many dragons using the same name. The name is, indeed, a popular one. Queen Darkwing also reported that she was visited by the ghost of Moonwatcher. 
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