Darkstalker's Pyrrhia

*no HiveWings and SilkWings, since Clearsight never fled to Pantala. it's still the Lost Continent.
**no tree wars either, so Pantala is still all forest
*the sandwing war never happened. oasis was formally challenged by blister, who won.
**instead of the war of succession, there was this war between the two SandWing kingdoms. they fought a lot actually. 
**the southern kingdom was smaller but wealthier and more powerful. they consider themselves better and "purer" than northerners because they fought on Darkstalker and the NightWings' side. also, the southern kingdom doesn't allow inter-tribal relationships, so they don't have hybrids. the northerners do have a lot of hybrids and are seen by the southerners as "soft" or even "contaminated"
*orca still challenged coral for the throne, but in this universe orca actually won and became queen.
**orca is still an animus in this universe. the SeaWing royal family has learned to keep their animi secret even from the rest of their own tribe.
**she never enchanted the marble statue that was in the hatchery.
*no Dragonet Prophecy, since there was no need for it.
*no Sunny! :(
**no tsunami or anemone or turtle either, since coral died before she could have other dragonets.
**so orca was an only dragonet
*no Jade Mountain Academy, since there were no Dragonets.
*basically none of the events of the main series ever happened because everything that happened in the series is kind of ultimately a result of Darkstalker. if you know what i mean.
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Have you ever wondered what would have happened if Darkstalker had become king? If Clearsight and Fathom hadn't put him to sleep under the mountain, if he had led the NightWings to war against the IceWings? Wonder no more, as you're about to get a peek into a Pyrrhia where Darkstalker reigns...
=Introduction=
Welcome to Pyrrhia, a land of 6 dragon tribes united under the rule of King Darkstalker and his wife, Queen Clearsight. The history scrolls all wax poetic about His Majesty's many brave conquests over the past 2,000 years--most notably his noble defeat of the now long-lost IceWing tribe.
Ever since His Majesty took the NightWing throne, his tribe has been the biggest, smartest, most innovative, and most powerful tribe in Pyrrhia. As the saying goes, NightWings shape the world, other dragons just live in it. The five other tribes have their own respective governments, but each ultimately must submit to the NightWing tribe and to King Darkstalker.
The six tribes have been arranged in a sort of hierarchy since His Majesty took over--determined by his most favourite to least favourite tribes. The tribes at the top are usually the biggest, wealthiest, freest, and most powerful, seeing as they've earned His Majesty's favour. The current standings are:
1. NightWings
2. Southern SandWings
3. SkyWings
4. MudWings
5. RainWings
6. Northern SandWings
7. SeaWings (SeaWings have been at the bottom for centuries. His Majesty will only state the reason as "personal".)
=A NightWing Guide to the Dragons of Pyrrhia=
~By Queen Clearsight~
==NightWings==
Description: Purplish-black scales and scattered silver scales on the underside of their wings, like a night sky full of stars; forked black tongues
Abilities: Can breathe fire, disappear into dark shadows; some hatch with the power to read minds or see the future (or, very rarely, both)
Queen: Queen Clearsight
Known Animus Dragons: King Darkstalker, as well as many of his (very numerous) descendants
==MudWings==
Description: Thick, armored brown scales, sometimes with amber and gold underscales; large, flat heads with nostrils on top of the snout
Abilities: Can breathe fire (if warm enough), hold their breath for up to an hour, blend into large mud puddles; usually very strong
Queen: Queen Moorhen
Known Animus Dragons: None
==SandWings==
Description: pale gold or white scales the color of desert sand; poisonous barbed tail; forked black tongues
Abilities: can survive a long time without water, poison their enemies with the tips of their tails like scorpions, bury themselves for camouflage in the desert sand, breathe fire
Queen: Queen Agave (Northern Kingdom); Queen Blister (Southern Kingdom)
Known Animus Dragons: Jerboa, daughter of the long-lost animus of the same name
==SkyWings==
Description: Red-gold or orange scales; enormous wings
Abilities: Powerful fighters and fliers; can breathe fire
Queen: Queen Scarlet
Known Animus Dragons: None
==SeaWings==
Description: Blue or green or aquamarine scales; webs between their claws; gills on their necks; glow-in-the-dark stripes on their tails/snouts/underbellies
Abilities: Can breathe underwater, see in the dark, create huge waves with one splash of their powerful tails; excellent swimmers
Queen: Queen Orca
Known Animus Dragons: None; the last known animus dragon was Prince Fathom, who was killed by His Majesty for betraying him
==RainWings==
Description: Scales constantly shift colors, usually bright like birds-of-paradise; prehensile tails
Abilities: Can camouflage their scales to blend into their surroundings; shoot a deadly venom from their fangs
Queen: Queen Dazzling
Known Animus Dragons: None
==IceWings==
Description: Wiped out by King Darkstalker nearly 2,000 years ago, but while they lived, this tribe had pale-blue or silvery scales like the moons, ridged claws to grip the ice, forked blue tongues, and tails that narrowed to a whip-thin end
Abilities: Could withstand subzero temperatures and bright light; exhaled a deadly freezing frostbreath
Queen: Last known queen of the IceWings was Queen Snowfox, nearly 2,000 years ago
Known Animus Dragons: Snowfox's aunt, Queen Diamond, and cousin, Arctic
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=Timeline=
===circa 3006-3007 A.S.===
*Under three full moons, King Darkstalker is hatched to Foeslayer of the NightWings and Prince Arctic of the IceWings.
*Queen Clearsight is hatched under one full moon.
===circa 3010 A.S.===
*King Darkstalker discovers his animus blessing.
*King Darkstalker and Queen Clearsight meet for the first time, after both having had many visions of each other's future selves.
*Queen Clearsight speaks her first recorded prophecy: Beware your two queens/Beware your own power/Your claws will betray you in your final hour.
*Prince Albatross of the SeaWings goes on a rampage, murdering a dozen royal SeaWings in cold blood. Among the survivors are his grandson, Fathom; Fathom's sister Pearl, who ascended to the throne; and Fathom's best friend, Indigo.
===circa 3011 A.S.===
*Queen Vigilance sends for Prince Fathom in an attempt to teach King Darkstalker about the price of animus magic.
*King Darkstalker cleverly dispatches of Fathom's three guards, including Fathom's soulmate, Indigo.
===circa 3012 A.S.===
*Arctic kidnaps King Darkstalker's sister, Princess Whiteout. King Darkstalker condemns Arctic to a humiliating death: public self-disembowlment.
*Fathom and Queen Clearsight conspire to use King Darkstalker's own magic against him, but are caught red-taloned by King Darkstalker himself.
===circa 3013-3015 A.S.===
*King Darkstalker assassinates Queen Vigilance and rises to the NightWing throne. He marries Queen Clearsight, coronates her, and casts an immortality spell on her.
*The new King's first act is to publicly execute Fathom in the same way he killed Arctic. He then issues a royal decree that all SeaWings sighted in the Night Kingdom be killed instantly.
*King Darkstalker's second act is to officially declare war on the IceWing tribe, vowing to avenge his mother, Foeslayer.
===circa 3015 A.S.===
*The NightWings invade the Ice Kingdom, after being enchanted by King Darkstalker to survive the Great Ice Cliff and the freezing temperatures. The Battle of the Great Ice Cliff begins, and NightWing forces take the southernmost reaches of the Ice Kingdom.
*In retaliation, the IceWings attempt to invade the Night Kingdom, but the entire IceWing army is killed by the enchantment on the border mountains.
*Both the NightWings and the IceWings attempt to gain the support of the SandWings, who quickly split into two sub-kingdoms. The Northern Kingdom allies with the IceWings, and the Southern Kingdom sides with the NightWings. Queen Scorpion rules the Southern Kingdom, and her daughter Queen Mesa rules the Northern Kingdom.
===circa 3016 A.S.===
*The IceWings launch a joint attack on the NightWings with the Northern Sand Kingdom. The Southern Kingdom is practically laid to waste, but the attack stops just at the border of the Night Kingdom.
*King Darkstalker provides both his own army and the Southern SandWing army with special enchantments to allow them to handily win the battle.
*Queen Clearsight begins writing the Book of Days--a collection of all her visions and spoken prophecies.
*King Darkstalker's first dragonet is hatched. He names her Foeslayer, after his mother who vanished years ago.
===circa 3020 A.S.===
*King Darkstalker's second dragonet, Princess Shadowhunter, is hatched.
*After four years of silence, the IceWings--now allied with the SkyWings and the Northern SandWings--launch their final attack on the Night Kingdom. The three armies are no match for King Darkstalker's animus-enchanted army, and the battle is won by the NightWings.
*Queen Snowfox of the IceWings formally surrenders and petitions to sign a peace treaty. The treaty is rejected, and the NightWings begin their final, remote attack on the IceWings. They develop a spell to destroy every IceWing in Pyrrhia.
*The third SeaWing animus, Princess Turquoise, is hatched to Queen Pearl. Once Turquoise's powers are discovered, Queen Pearl issues a royal decree that would keep Turquoise's magic--and all other animus magic--a royal tribe secret.
===circa 3021 A.S.===
*The spell to destroy the IceWings is finalized and cast, causing every last IceWing in all of Pyrrhia to dissolve into dust and their eggs to turn to stone. The tribe is declared extinct and the NightWings claim victory.
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