Samphnj's Timeline AU/NightWings

(art by joy ang; the dark secret cover cropped)
== A GUIDE TO THE NIGHTWINGS AND THEIR QUEENDOM ==
created by the archivists of the new night queendom
=== Description ===
==== Appearance ====
NightWings are the closest dragons to resemble monitor lizards. They have stocky legs, but are ranked 5/10, when comparing the heights of all the ten tribes- just slightly shorter than IceWings. They have straight horns and short claws, including the ones on the tips of their wings.
Their typical scales are the darkest of any tribes, in shades of black, green, blue and purple. Their wing membranes can be a lighter color, and may have swirling patterns. NightWings have smaller wings, with a shorter wingspan and the wing membrane is dotted with a star and galaxy-like pattern. The wing pattern is genetic.
NightWings have the darkest scale colors of any of the ten tribes. They are usually in tones of blue, purple and green. Their eyes can be any of the previous written colors, but also in shades of brown as well.
If a NightWing has any mind-reading ability, they will typically have a silver tear-drop scale close to the corner of their eyes. Future-tellers will have a half-moon/crescent silver scale instead of a tear-drop, and NightWings who have both will have the tear-drop scale, and then the crescent scale which is slightly bigger.
NightWing eggs are an ebony black, with a swirling pattern which can later be seen on the hatchlings' wing membranes. NightWing eggs which are ‘touched by moonlight’ will turn a shimmering silver color.
==== Abilities ====
NightWings tend to be nocturnal, and have powerful night vision. Some NightWings may have a venom-like ability in their teeth, which tends to be a genetic ability. NightWings can also breathe fire.
NightWing dragonets who hatched under the moon Oracle, gain future-telling abilities. Dragonets who hatch under Perception are hatched with mind-reading, and those who hatch under both moons gain both abilities. If a dragonet hatches underneath the moon Imperial, the hatchling also gains both abilities. These abilities are not genetic. (See MYTHOLOGY for further detail.)
=== Society ===
==== Habitat ====
Currently, NightWings can be found on both Pantala and Pyrrhia in many differing cities apart from the NightWing Queendom.
Historically the NightWings lived in the southern tip of Pyrrhia. Following Darkstalker’s defeat, the NightWings fled to a small island in a currently unknown location. They lived in the RainWing Queendom for a short time before moving back to the old NightWing Queendom where the tribe now currently lives and has for several years.
==== Food ====
NightWings are primarily carnivorous, but do eat a variety of fruits and vegetables which gain from trading with other tribes. They do grow some of their flora, and small gardens and greenhouses are not uncommon.
They eat birds like hawks and eagles, as well as larger mammals like bears and elk. They also eat fish and other seafood. They trade with MudWings to acquire milk and cheese, and also sell baked goods during merchant markets.
==== Government ====
The NightWing Queendom is run as a traditional matriarchal monarchy, and follows the line of matrilineal succession.
Once a NightWing princess is of age, they may challenge their mother and queen for the throne. Princesses refer to any female member of a royal family such as a queen’s daughter, queen’s sister, queen’s aunt et cetera.
====Current Royalty====
Queen: Fierceteeth
King: Strongwings
Princesses/Princes: Three, unnamed dragonets
====Mythology====
NightWings believe in their main deity, Oracle, and are very connected with the moon of the same name. They believe that Oracle was a highly revered prophetess in ancient history who paved the way for NightWings to become the superior tribe of Pyrrhia. Despite this, she was also revered for being an extremely skilled prophet and future teller. Technically, the NightWing’s believe that she is the moon of the same name, and thus revere the moons as much as they revere their deities. The tribe believes that Oracle did not die, and instead went up into the sky to become the moon to bless their descendents.
Perception is the other moon/NightWing deity. Perception had incredibly skilled mind reading skills.
Imperial, the largest, is another main deity and was thought to have had the powers of both mind reading, and seeing the future. If a dragonet is hatched under a full Imperial, they receive both powers. If a dragonet is hatched underneath Imperial and another moon, they receive a heightened ability of the chosen other ability. If all three moons are full, the dragonet receives both powers and a heightened ability of both. Imperial was thought to be a royal dragon.
They believe that those with powers are blessed by the deities themselves, thus the being hatched under a full moon- and are especially smiled upon by the three moons. If a dragonet is hatched under a particular moon, or two, they may refer to that moon as their patron saint.
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