The SandWing Refugees AU

This is a Work In Progress, so not all the information about this AU will be on it yet. Also Pantala will not be in this AU. Pantala is exactly the same as it was in canon. If you want your character in this AU, please put them in the comments. With all that said, enjoy the AU!
== The Tribes Of Pyrrhia ==
=== MudWings ===
The MudWings have brown scales and are large and strong. They can hold their breath underwater for up to an hour, and some can walk through fire. They have claimed a substantial portion of the former Sand Kingdom, and allow SandWings to join their tribe, as long as they pledge their loyalty to them. They also have some SandWing servants that they caught trying to flee the desert. The ruler of the MudWings is Queen Moorhen, who has no daughters and four siblings.
=== SandWings ===
The SandWings have pale yellow or brown scales, and venomous tail barbs. They can also breath fire, and fly for long distances without food or water. The SandWings are no longer a full tribe, with most of them having fled their kingdom after the Heir Massacre. Some have pledged their loyalty to other tribes, with others becoming servants, or hiding out on small islands or in caves. The only true SandWing settlement left is the Scorpion Den, led by Thorn and her Outclaws. They have no queen, ever since the Heir Massacre.
=== SkyWings ===
The SkyWings have red and orange scales with long bodies and birdlike snouts. They have large wings, which allow them to fly for long distances, and can breath fire. They do not accept SandWing refugees, and the only SandWings that will be found in their kingdom are used as servants or gladiators. They have claimed most of the former Sand Kingdom, and are rivaled only by the MudWings in the size of their territory in the desert. They are ruled by Queen Scarlet, who has one duaghter, who goes by the name of Ruby.
=== IceWings ===
The IceWings have white, silver, and icy blue scales, with long tails and jagged claws. They can breath a freezing breath weapon, known as frostbreath, and withstand extremely cold tempatures. They do not accept SandWings in their tribe, and the few that manage to make it past the Great Ice Cliff are generally locked up and freeze to death in their dungeon. They are a very closed minded tribe, and as such, many of their citizens know almost nothing about the world beyond the Ice Kingdom. They are ruled by Queen Glacier, who has three daughters, Crystal, Snowfall, and Mink. Animus magic once ran in this tribe, but it was lost after the kidnapping of Prince Artic.
=== SeaWings ===
The SeaWings have scales in all shades of blue and green, with webbing on their claws and along their spine. They have powerful tails, and can breathe underwater. They also have glowing scales that they can turn on and off at will. They use these scales to communicate underwater in their own language, Aquatic. Animus magic runs in this tribe. They accept SandWing refugees as long as they pledge loyalty to the SeaWings, although they are not allowed to visit the palaces, and have to live in the Bay of a Thousand Scales. They do not have SandWing servants, as SandWings cannot breathe underwater, and would be useless to them. They have claimed some SandWing territory along the coast. Their queen is Queen Coral, who has three daughters, Anenome, Auklet, and Porpoise, and about fifty sons.
=== RainWings ===
The RainWings have scales in all colors of the rainbow. They have frills behind their neck and long, lean bodies perfect for climbing between trees. They can change the color of their scales, but otherwise don't have any other natural weapons. They allow SandWings to live in their rainforest without renouncing their tribe, so many SandWings live in the rainforest. They have no SandWing territory. They switch queens, but the current queens that are switched between are Magnificent, Granduer, Fruit Bat, Dazzling, and Exquisite. 
=== NightWings ===
The NightWings have black scales, and silver scales speckled on their wings. They are mysterious, and rarely seen, but occasionally appear flying around the edges of the Sand Kingdom. They can breathe fire and disappear into shadows, but their other abilites, if they have any others, are unknown. Their true home is also unknown, but it is clear they must have a kingdom somewhere, as they rarely appear in the other kingdoms. They have no territory in the Sand Kingdom, and whether any SandWings live in their kingdom is also unknown. Their royal family is unknown. Animus magic runs in their tribe.
=== Hybrids ===
There are more hybrids in Pyrrhia then there were before the Heir Massacre, mostly SandWing hybrids from all the SandWings that fled their kingdom. The most common hybrids to find are Mud/Sand hybrids, Sand/Rain hybrids, and the occasionally Sky/Sand hybrid, although those are usually killed when their hybrid status is discovered. There are some other hybrids, but not very many, due to the tension between the tribes. 
== The Kingdoms Of Pyrrhia ==
=== The Mud Kingdom ===
==== Overview ====
The Mud Kingdom has two parts. The original Mud Kingdom, which is next to the rainforest and is very swampy and wet, and the desert Mud Kingdom, which is the area of former Sand Kingdom that they control. Most of the MudWings live in the original Mud Kingdom, which is made up of small groups of sleephouses, with the palace in the center. Most of the MudWings that live in the desert Mud Kingdom are groups of sibs that were assigned to protect that territory, not ordinary dragons. SandWings are not allowed to live in the desert Mud Kingdom, for fear that they might abandon their new tribe. 
==== Mud Oasis ====
The Mud Oasis is a small recreation of the Mud Kingdom in the desert, for the dragons that are assigned there. Instead of a pool of water, there is a pool of mud. There are even small alder trees and reeds that have been imported from the original Mud Kingdom. It's like a little bit of home in the harsh, barren desert, and many MudWings go there after they finish scouting around, or fighting in skirmishes with the SkyWings or SeaWings.
==== The Mud Palace ====
The Mud Palace is the main palace of the MudWing queen. It is large, and built out of bricks that were taloncrafted out of mud and then dried in the sun to form bricks. There is no furniture, only pools of mud, and it is decorated with gold and plants that grow in the swamps. Both the queen and her sibs live in the palace.
==== The Desert Palace ====
The Desert Palace is the secondary palace of the MudWing queen, built in the desert Mud Kingdom, although she hardly ever visits. It's main purpose is so that the status of the few dragons that made permanent homes in the desert can be identified by how close or far they are to the Desert Palace. It is built out of sandstone, and is in the same style as the Mud Palace.
==== The Inner Villages ====
The Inner Villages are the villages nearest to the palace, where the highest ranking MudWings live. SandWings hardly ever live here, unless they are the servants of high-ranking MudWings. The buildings here are a little larger, often decorated with plants, and sometimes a few pieces of gold or jewels. The dragons who live here are usually MudWings with important jobs, like diplomats, generals, or advisors to the queen. Some dragonets who are born to high-ranking dragons also live here until they are old enough to get their own jobs.
==== The Middle Villages ====
The Middle Villages are where most of the ordinary MudWings live, the farmers, the soldiers, the painters, that sort of thing. The sibs who aren't disgraced, but aren't particularly special, either. Most of the houses in this section look all pretty much the same, with a few minor changes here and there.
==== The Lower Villages ====
The Lower Villages are where the disgraced MudWings and SandWings who aren't servants live. They usually have jobs similar to those in the Middle Villages but have done something to make them deserve a lower status. At least, that's how it works if you aren't a SandWing. The SandWings are put there just because they're SandWings, and although they have become members of the MudWing tribe, they still aren't fully trusted. The houses are small, and sometimes, there will be only pools of mud that dragons share instead of houses.
=== Sand Kingdom ===
==== Overview ====
The Sand Kingdom is hardly a kingdom, at this point. Most of what it once was has been taken over by the SkyWings, MudWings, or SeaWings. The only parts of the desert left that you could truly call the Sand Kingdom are the old SandWing palace and the Scorpion Den. However, the old Sand Kingdom was huge, dusty, and covered in sand, with the only spots of life being the oases that popped up every so often.
==== The Old SandWing Palace ====
The Old SandWing Palace isn't protected by anyone, but yet, it has never been claimed by any of the tribes that have territory in the desert. It is covered in dust and cobwebs, but hasn't started crumbling yet, despite the fact that it has been abandoned for twenty years. Inside of the courtyard, where royal challenges are made lies a small onyx gem. The Eye of Onyx. That jewel is the reason no one has dared to claim this castle, for fear that the Eye would kill them the way it kiled all the royal dragons during the Heir Massacre.
==== The Scorpion Den ====
The Scorpion Den is the last all SandWing settlement in all of Pyrrhia. Despite being constantly attacked by both the SkyWings and the MudWings, Thorn and the Outclaws have managed to protect their small village and keep it alive. It is very ramshackle, and home to all sorts of criminals, as well as SandWings who quite simply have nowhere else to go. The buildings are in all different shapes and sizes, but the main one is the tent of the Outclaws, near the central oasis.
===== The Outclaws Tent =====
The Outclaws tent is where Thorn, the leader of the Scorpion Den, lives. It's very simple, just a large white tent next to an oasis, but the placement is actually very important. Because it is next to the oasis, the Outclaws control the source of water in the Scorpion Den, giving them a lot of power over the other citizens.
=== Sky Kingdom ===
==== Overview ====
The Sky Kingdom is one of the largest in all of Pyrrhia. Their territory covers all of the Claws of the Clouds Mountains, as well as a large section of the desert. Ordinary SkyWings live in the desert(although mostly around oases), as opposed to the MudWings, who only go there under orders. The highlight of the Sky Kingdom is of course the SkyWing palace, home of the ruthless Queen Scarlet.
==== The SkyWing Palace ====
The SkyWing palace is on the highest peak of the Claw of the Clouds Mountains, and has many different sections. It is huge, with almost no doors, but plenty of window and open roofs for visitors to fly into. It is constantly patrolled by guards, watching carefully for any intruders. On the outside of the palace is the arena, where Queen Scarlet can watch dragons battle to the death. On the inside, it is decorated with jewels, gold, and pictures of Queen Scarlet. 
===== The Arena =====
The arena is probably one of the most feared parts of the Sky Kingdom. Surrounded by huge white towers in the sky, called the prisoner towers, if you are there, you can't possibly escape. Your wings are clipped, so you can't fly away, and if you win enough battles, a firescales named Peril is brought in to kill you. The seating is enough for the entire Sky Kingdom, and the arena itself is covered in sand. Fresh sand is always brought in after each battle, and the old bloodsoaked sand thrown away.
===== The Guard Barracks =====
The Guard Barracks are part of the palace, and are located as far away as possible from the throne room and the queens chambers. They are very simple, built out of stone with mattresses on the floor and a large cafeteria area. There is nothing other then the necessities, although it's still nicer than Peril's room.
===== The Wingery =====
The Wingery was built only a few years after the heir massacre, because of the birth of Scarlet's champion, Peril. In order to keep dragonets from running into her and getting burned, this wingery was built for dragonets that are too young to be able to keep out of her way. It is filled with all sorts of toys and climbing sets, as well as a small platform for older dragonets to practice flying. It is in a tower, and there is a large picture of Queen Scarlet on the wall. 
===== Peril's Room =====
Peril's room is the blandest, most boring room in the palace. It is made entirely out of stone, with no mattress or animal skins for Peril to sleep on, since she burns everything she touches. The only thing there is a huge picture of Queen Scarlet, even larger than most of the pictures that decorate the palace. 
===== The Throne Room =====
The Throne Room of the Sky Kingdom is extremely extravagant, with gold plastered at every turn. Since it opens to the sky, sun reflects of gold everywhere you look until it seems like your going to go blind. The throne is built out of rubies that are the exact same shade of red as the rubies embedded in Queen Scarlet's scales. At least ten guards are in the room at all times, even when the queen is not present. 
==== The Mountain Villages ====
The Mountain Villages are villages that are built in the mountains of the Sky Kingdom, high in the sky. They are usually built out of stone, and those that live there often have jobs that require them to fly often, or simply to have more space to move around. Farmers almost never live in mountain villages, since the soil there isn't fertile enough to grow crops.
==== The Valley Villages ====
The Valley Villages are the home of most SkyWing farmers and hunters. The majority of food in the Sky Kingdom is produced in these kinds of villages. They are sometimes built in grassy valley, or forest ones, but they always have fertile soil, and the homes are built out of wood instead of stone.
==== The Desert Villages ====
=== Ice Kingdom ===
==== Overview ====
The Ice Kingdom is one of the grandest kingdoms in all of Pyrrhia. Although few non-IceWings have ever seen what lies beyond the Great Ice Cliff that protects their borders, if they had, they would see a huge castle, all sort of small manors, villages everywhere, and outposts for scouting and patrolling. The kingdom also once had an animus bloodline, so they use a lot of magic in their day-to-day life.
==== The IceWing Castle ====
The IceWing Castle is one of the largest castles of all the tribes, since instead of just the queen, her family, and some close advisors living there, all dragons above third Circle live in the IceWing palace. It is absolutely massive, with dozens of rooms, and grounds for exploring and training. Then of course, there is the courtyard, where the gift of order, known to some as "the wall", stands, displaying the rankings of every dragon in the aristocracy. It is made out of ice that was enchanted to never melt. 
===== The Courtyard =====
The courtyard of the Ice Kingdom is where the gift of order, as well as the gift of light stand. Little dragonets will often have snowball fights here, and every dragon in the aristocracy lines up to hear what rankings have changed. The gift of light, as well, allows IceWings to study and train all throughout the night, which many do. The courtyard itself is quite beautiful, with glittering snowflakes always falling due to the gift of elegance. It's built out of pure white marble, and often covered in snow, which of course doesn't bother the IceWings at all.
===== The Throne Room =====
The Throne Room of the Ice Kingdom is built out of marble and ice, with the throne being made out of animus-touched ice that never melts and diamonds. A crown sits near the throne, which is large, bulky, and made entirely out of diamonds, making it very heavy. 
=== Sea Kingdom ===
==== Overview ====
The Kingdom of the Sea. A kingdom with two palace, the entire ocean and all the islands in it under their control, as well as owning the beaches on the desert as well. They also have some animus touched things, although not as many as the Ice Kingdom. And of course, there is the SeaWing language, Aquatic, used to communicate underwater. 
=== The Rainforest ===
==== Overview ====
The Rainforest is a large forest that is home to the RainWings. Filled with colorful fruits and many varities of animals, the rainforest has a thriving ecosystem. The RainWings who live there don't like violence, and make their homes in the trees to soak in the sun. They've learned more about the outside world from the SandWings they've accepted into their kingdom, who build their homes on the forest floor in the traditional SandWing style. 
==== Unity ====
Unity is the SandWing/RainWing villages on the edge of the border between the rainforest and the Mud Kingdom. This village is one of the only places in Pyrrhia where SandWings can live peacefully as SandWings. It is a thriving, bustling city that accepts all tribes, although mostly only SandWings and RainWings live here, with a few MudWings as the exception rather than the rule.
==== The RainWing Village ====
The main village of the RainWings is built in the trees, with huts made out of wood and hammocks strung between branches. Most RainWings don't have houses, only hammocks, so the huts are for other things, like flower growing, fruit storage, and healing other dragons.
===== The Healers Hut =====
=== Night Kingdom ===
==== Overview ====
Unfortunately, not much is known about the Night Kingdom, so instead of talking about it, and what it's like, we will be presenting you with several theories about the location of the Night Kingdom. 
==== The Talon Peninsula ====
Most scholars do not believe this theory is credible, as the Talon Peninsula is far too small to hold a full tribe of dragons. Also, although SandWings and the ruins of an abandoned city have been found here, no NightWings have ever been seen.
=== History ===
==== The Scorching ====
The Scorching was the beginning of the rule of dragons that we know today, when a unnamed dragon decided that she was tired of the scavengers ruling all the time. Although the scavengers of this era were much more organized and powerful than the weak creatures we know today, the unnamed dragon was able to rally all the dragons of Pyrrhia together to defeat the scavengers, bringing about the rule of dragons and becoming the first ever queen
==== The Seperating Of The Tribes ====
After about a hundred years of rebuilding after the defeat of the scavengers, the dragons began to start feuding with each other. Some believed they were better because of their powers, whereas others believed that they should live in an enviroment that fit them better. And so, the dragons began to split apart, with the cold dragons living in the tundra, the dragons who loved mud living in the swamps, the dragons who loved flying living in the mountains, the dragons who could change their scales living in the rainforest, the dragons who loved heat living in the desert, the dragons who could breath underwater living in the sea, and finally, the dragons who had scales as dark as night living on the Talon Peninsula, where they could be awake at night and sleep during the day as they were meant to do. This was when the tribes began to develop their own unique cultures. 
==== The Heir Massacre ====
The Heir Massacre happened when Burn challenged Oasis immediately after she destroyed three scavengers trying to steal her treasure. Burn managed to kill Oasis, but immediately after, the Eye of Onyx killed her. Then Blister and Burn tried to grab it for themselves, only to both be killed. Many SandWings were terrified that the Eye would kill them as well, and fled the Sand Kingdom, leaving it free to be claimed by other tribes.
== Other Random Trivia ==
=== What Happened To Your Favorite Canon Characters? ===
==== Clay ====
Clay has a pretty happy life, being the bigwings of his troop. Since they're all dragonets, and there's no war going on, they don't have to be soldiers, and Clay is able to help them all out with small things, and make sure that they all have happy lives, something he is very good at.
==== Tsunami ====
Tsunami died in her egg, since her egg was laid before Anenome's, and Queen Coral didn't figure out that she could lay by the egg to keep it alive until Anenome's egg. (Sorry Tsunami fans, I couldn't figure out any credible way for her to have survived.)
==== Glory ====
Glory is an ordinary RainWing who is an expert at tree gliding and has won several races. She's very happy as an ordinary RainWing, and likes helping out the SandWings who flee to the rainforest.
Starflight
Starflight lives on the volcano. He still doesn't know very many NightWing secrets, but is pretty sure that NightWings don't actually have powers. He works as an assistant for Mastermind, and can't wait for the day when he's old enough to go explore the desert.
==== Sunny ====
Sunny, or Bettle, as Thorn named her, was never stolen from her home. She grew up in the Scorpion Den, and is extremely dependent on her mother, often following her around wherever she goes. She doesn't have any big plans for her life, and just wants to survive and be happy.
==== Moon ====
Moon lives on the volcano. Because no tunnel to the rainforest was ever built, although one was planned before Stonemover ran away, Secretkeeper had no place to hide her egg. Well, she could have put it in the desert, but she didn't belive it could survive there. As such, she has no mind-reading powers, and is being trained by Morrowseer to be a pretend prophet.
==== Winter ====
Winter never went to Jade Mountain, since Jade Mountain doesn't exist. He's currently in the Sixth Circle, having been dropped down after sneaking away from training to watch scavengers. 
==== Peril ====
Peril is still Scarlet's champion, and has a crush on a new SandWing gladiator named Scorpio. 
==== Turtle ====
Turtle is an ordinary SeaWing brother. He does have animus magic, but since the Talons of Power ceremony is only used in scenarios where animus magic is desperately needed, he never had to find a way to hide his powers, and never enchanted Anenome to become an animus.
==== Qibli ====
Qibli's life is pretty much the way it was before he went to Jade Academy. He's Thorns self-appointed "bodyguard" although he's not a very good one, since he's just a dragonet. Everyone thinks he's adorable, which annoys Qibli to no end.
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