Mantiswings (Rainwing1234)

Category:Content (Rainwing1234)
== Permissions: ==
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* Animus
* Royalty and high-ranking individuals
* Important historical individuals
* Hybrids and up
* any individual currently.
== Description: ==
Mantiswings are slim dragons with bodies designed for speed and stealth. they take after their insect name-sake in terms of appearance. they come in a variety of different colors and can sometimes be Iridescent. Mantiswing's most notable feature is their front talons which have grown to be nearly identical to the praying mantis's raptorial arms and they serve the same purpose. most Mantiswings have extensions on their legs that look like parts of shriveled up leaves or flower petals. Mantiswings also have two pairs of wings with the primary wings (the front-most biggest ones) being hard to protect the more delicate secondary wings. the secondary wings almost always have bright colors and a special pattern that is passed down from different family lines. these patterns can be different sized circle or stripes along the secondary wings. the primary wings cover the secondary wings when both wings are closed. 
== Abilities: ==
=== Raptorial hunting arms: ===
Mantiswings have spiked hunting arms used to hold their prey in place. the spines are extremely sharp and can in some cases cut stone objects. some Mantiswing individuals have serrated blade like hunting arms instead of the usual teeth-like spines on the inside.
=== Camouflage: ===
Mantiswings can change colors similarly to Rainwings to camouflage their bright colors. although they can't go fully invisible, they can nearly perfectly camouflage to their surrounding environment.
=== Corrosive venom: ===
Mantiswings have a venomous bite that corrodes the flesh around the wound resulting in either infection or death of the victim. This bite is only curable from a recipe only known to Mantiswings. 
=== speed and agility: ===
Mantis wings are lightweight and flexible dragons built for speed and surprise attacks. They are surprisingly fast and can catch up to most other tribes. Mantiswings are also known for their jumping skills. they are capable of jumping several body-lengths in any direction and often pounce on attackers.
== Culture: ==
Mantiswings mostly keep to themselves and prefer to stay out of other tribe's affairs. They live in small scattered villages around the Rain kingdom. They keep to the shadows around the villages. the forests around their settlements are said to feel like something was always watching you or said to be cursed as Mantiswings have sentries hidden in plain sight everywhere. Mantiswings that integrate into other tribes' settlements often take the role of an assassin or spy. 
== Trivia: ==
* They are based off of mantises, specifically mantises like the Orchid mantis, the Spiny flower mantis or the Devil's flower mantis
* they have standard dragon eyes rather than compound eyes as their name-sakes do. some have patterns that look like a compound eye around their eye however.
Category:Tribes (Fanon)
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