Sunwings

## About

### Description

Sunwings have yellow, orange or red scales and multicolored spots/wings. They can breathe fire, have luminecent spots and can shoot light beams. They are named after colors, stars, and adjectives (Beautiful, Gracious, etc.)

### Abilities

Breathe fire, Light-up scales, can fly very high, fireproof.

### Location

Sun island (unknown island south of Pyrriha)

### Diet

Mosty plants, but also small rodents (rats, mice, rabbits, etc.)

## Overview

Sunwings are a flyable tribe that are based off of a phoenix, a legendary bird that is said that when it dies, it's body bursts into flames and out of the ashes it is rekindled as a chick. Sunwings are also based off the sun and other large, bright stars in the milky way. Sunwings are a four legged tribe with large wings that appear to be ripped on the end. They have spines down their backs and have numberous spots on their bodies and wings that they are capable of making light up. They have what appear to be fins on the back of their front legs. They also have a large fin at the end of their tail and one underneath their neck. They are capable of breathing fire and the fin at the bottom of their neck flares out when fire is being summoned. They can fly above the ozone layer without their scales being hurt and they are fireproof

Sunwing culture seems simple, but the changing of the roles is complicated. When the Sunwing queen is given power. They choose one dragon to be their advisor. If the advisor dies, the queen must choose another no more than 24 hours after the current one's death. When the queen dies, the king and princes will continue living in the palace. The queen's princesses will be judged by the acting advisor, and they will then be given throne. If the queen has no princesses, then the advisor will trace down family lines and find the closest female relative for the throne. If there is no relative, then the advisor will take power and the current royal family will be kicked from the palace. There can only be a maximum of three generals the queen may have. When the queen dies, the generals will be put into the soldier position, when a queen is given power. They must choose three generals within three days of the being queen. If a general dies, they also must be replaced within 24 hours. Sunwing citizens are not forced to become soldiers, but they can volunteer. If there is a sortness of soldiers and no dragon takes the position, then the acting queen must choose enough dragons to fill the spot. Hybrids including Sunwing heratige are allowed in Sunwing territory, but are closely watched and are not allowed to become queen or advisor, but they can become a general.

The tribe lives on sun island which is very close to moon island, where the moonwings live. They Sunwings have had no conflict with the moonwings, but their have been disagreements in the past.

## Physiology

### Coloration

Sunwings can be any shade of red, orange or yellow. They always have some shade of grey horns/claws. Their spots can be any color inside the rainbow. Their wings also can be any shade of yellow, red or orange. But are never the same shade of the scales. The back spikes are almost always a darker version of the Sunwings actual scales. And the underscales are almost always a lighter version of the sunwings actual scales. The fins are always the same color as the wings

### General build

- four legged

- rigged wings

-multicolored spots

-lanky

-fireproof scales

### Photoscaling

Photoscaling is a unique trait of the Sunwings. In order for them to be able to light up their scales they must first absorb it. A Sunwing must spend a hour with their wings out in complete sunlight in order for them to get the maximum amount they are able to hold at once. After a full photoscaling, a Sunwing can go about three hours with the spots on, nonstop until they run out again

### Hybrids

Sunwing hybrids are currently only documented with Moonwings. They are also the only hybrid mix allowed in Sunwing territory, but are kept under very close watch. The Sunwings and Moonwings made a deal that and Sun-moon hybrids would be allowed in both tribe's territories. However a Sunwing or Moonwing hybrid that was mixed with any other tribe would be driven from both the Sun and moon islands

### Special abilities

Sunwings are capable of something called flame fin. It is when the fin underneath a Sunwings neck catches on fire when they are attempting to breathe fire. Flame fins are not against Sunwing law due to Sunwings having fireproof scales, but they are feared. The probability of a Sunwing being a flame fin is 0.09%

Sunwings are also capable of having firescales. These Sunwings are respected because they do not harm their own kind and do amazing against other tribes in combat. Sunwings with firescales were very common long ago, and the royal family knew that firescales were very rare on their own but were very common as offspring of a firescale. They royal family made firescale Sunwings breed in a famous part of Sunwing history: The great firescale outbreak. But the firescale dragonets would burn their shells and would die. Currently, the chance of a Sunwing hatching and being a firescale is 0.009.

## Abilities

### Fireproof scales

A Sunwing's scales are completely fireproof and cancel out all pain that a regular dragon would go through.

### Light up spots

The spots give off a mainly white light with a tint of the actual color it is.

### Fire fin

Fire fin is greatly feared because during fights it makes the dragon with fire fin have a slightly better chance of winning. It also can set fire to wood if the dragon is angered near wood. It also makes assassinations easier.

## Weaknesses

### Scared of the dark

Almost all Sunwings have some level of Achluophobia (the fear of the dark).

**Wet**

When Sunwings are wet they feal sick and feal pain unless they are part Seawing.

### Bad fighting abilities

Sunwings do not have any practice in fighting or any talent at it. But they are very smart and organized. Soldiers are given fireproof armor and their fighting strategy is to make a large fire, then run into the fire to fake their own death. But the fireproof scales+armor prevents this

## Territory

Sunwings live on sun island (page here)

The terrain of Sunwing island is large, and flat. it is covered in ferns and hold deer mice, jackrabbits and other small mammals inside. The Sunwing tribe eats ferns, berries, and many other plants on the island. a favorite Sunwing snack is cinnamon rods. Which only grow on Moon island.

## Settlements

The royal family lives in the castle. Sunwings themselves live in a house with wood (sometimes stone) walls. The top of the house is made of glass and the house is almost always circular. Sunwings can live in busy clusters around a largge building like the royal palace or the main libary. The inside of

Sunwing dens are often packed tightly together. Normally a rug covers the floor with a leaf or moss bed (depending on how many dragons live in the nest.) Sunwings collect their water from rain and dig a large hole in the ground to collect water in buckets. Almost all Sunwing homes have a hole outside the nest for rain to be collected. And a hole inside the nest to drink from. Sunwings store their food in chests, on shelves or sometimes right on a table.

## Landmarks

### Fern hill

Fern hill is the hill the healers nest sits on. It is one of the largest hills in Sunwing territory and is just shy of being considered a mountain. It has numberous plants growing on it (ferns, flowers, berries, etc.) The fern hill is rich with mice and voles. But the hill is forbidden to hunt on due to the healers nest sitting on it. With the healers role being to keep alive and not to die, the hill is forbidden to hunt on.

### Snow hill

Snow hill is a mountain located at the northernmost point of sun island. Despite it being a mountain, it was as small as a hill when the Sunwings arrived at Sun island. When the hill became a mountain, no one ever changed it's name. It is the only point on Sun island that recives snow

### The peach patch

The peach patch was named after a brave advisor who avoided a war between the Moonwings and Sunwings. The flower patch is located slighty northwest of the fern hill and consists mostly of orange flowers.

## Trade

Sunwings only trade with the Moonwings. The Sun and moon islands have very different items.

The four groups: Food, rare items, usable items, healing items

### Exports (to moon island)

-Roasted rabbit (food)

-Glass (usable items)

-Blue air flower (healing items)

-Fireproof armor (Usable items)

### Imports (from moon island)

-Gravel (usable items)

-Diamonds (rare items)

-Roasted deer (food)

-Cinnamon (food+healing item)

## Currency

Sunwing currency are peices of yellow-tinted glass that are perfectly carved in the shape of a circle.

These peices of glass are called sun coins

a single sun coin equals about 5 dollars

## Histoy

### The banishing of the sun and moon. 2016 AS

The Sunwings used to live in the bottom half of the present-day Skywing territory. Skywings eventually decided to drive out the Sunwings for more land. They allied with the Sandwings whom the Moonwings lived in what one day would be their territory. The Sunwings and Moonwings were driven by the Sandwings and Skywings with aid from the Icewings. The tribes lost many members who were slain from their opponets, died from shock, blood loss, and running out of energy and drowned as the Sunwings and Moonwings were driven north above the ocean. They took refuge on a small glacier. The glacier was covered in diamonds, so the tribes flew to the sea kingdom and begged the seawing queen aid for the many diamonds they found. The queen gave them food and beds for three days, two nights. They took off and eventually found the sun and moon islands.

The queens at the time: Queen shining (Sunwings) and Queen Ariel (Moonwings)

### The diamond trade. 3089 AS

The Sunwings wanted the precious diamonds the Moonwings owned. The Sunwings said they would give the Moonwings 10 roasted rabbits (they did not have fire or rabbits.) In exchange for 10 diamonds. The Sunwings thought this was a fair deal, but the Moonwings disagreed. The Moonwings demanded 20 roasted rabbits for the diamonds. The Sunwings refused. This lasted for about a week until one night the Sunwing queen planned to declare war on the Moonwings the next morning. Thousands of lives were saved by the Sunwing advisor who hunted the remaning 10 rabbits, roasted them and made the trade. The advisor walked in on the queen who was writing the war letter. The advisor gave the queen the diamonds, then burned the letter. The queen named a flower patch, the peach patch, after the advisor who saved many, many lives.

The advisor: Peach

### The rat disease. 4002-4003 AS

The rat disease was a disease first carried by rats that was responsible for hundreds of deaths in both Moonwings and Sunwings. The disease was carried by the lime rat, the lime rat species was eventually eliminated by the Sunwings. The Moonwing healer discovered that lavender could serve as a vaccine, all Sunwings were given lavender until the lime rat species was confirmed to be extinct on both the Sun and Moon islands.

The healer: Puck

### The assasination of Crimson the advisor and the fire of the field. 4005 AS

Crimson was the adivisor of the elderly Queen Spica and while the Sunwings loved Queen Spica. Crimson was shaping her into a darker dragon. One of Spica's generals realized this, so with around 20 citizens and the Sunwing healer, they set fire to a field at the east coast of Sun island and took Crimson to the fire. Crimson inspected the fire, then the general killed Crimson. The next day, there was a rain that extinguished the fire. Crimson's body lay on a cliff above the sea. The rain cut away at the cliff, causing it to fall and Crimson's body as well as the evidence of his assasination were carried away by the deep

### The pollen disease. 5011 AS-present

The pollen disease was a disease carried by the pollen plant. The plant was rare and quickly extinguished, but it's pollen was released into the air. Honey was found to be a cure to the disease, so it is not a major problem. But it still kills around 20 dragons a year

## Roles

### [ ]= special role

[Queen- the ruler (female)]

[King- the rulers mate (male)]

[Princesses- daughters of the queen]

[Princes- sons of the queen]

[Advisors- advisors of the queen]

[Generals- three dragons who command the army but are under the queens rules and commands]

Soldiers- members of the army who are commanded by the queen and generals

[Healer- heals dragon and is nominated by the queen (the queen must replace a healer at least a week after the current one's death.)]

Librarian- the book keeper

Citizen- Normal dragon with no special job

Merchant- sells food or items in a village or at the side of a road

## Laws

- Hybrids with a trace of any tribe other than Sunwing or Moonwing is to be chased from Sunwing and/or killed.

-Any dragon other than Sunwing or Moonwing is to be killed

-A dragon who kills another Sunwing or innocent Moonwing for no reason is to be imprisoned and if the dragon is royalty, death.

-No harming the royal family

-No digging underneath the castle

## Education

Many Sunwings go to schools that are in villages or clusters of Sunwing homes. There is a royal school for the royal family as well as another school near the palace for dragons that live near the palace but are not in the royal family. Many dragons who live solitarily homeschool their dragonets.

Sunwings dragonets learn about Sunwing culture, history, rankings, their relationship with Moon island and the Moonwings, how to hunt, how to come up with clever battle stratigies, and more.

## Naming

Sunwings are named after stars (Sol, Bellatrix, Sirius), colors (Orange, gold, vermillion) and adjectives (shiny, beautiful, gorgeous)

Sunwings with color names need to have that color somewhere on their scales

Sunwings with adjectives have to match that adjective

Sunwings with star names need to have had that star in the sky the day they were born/first night after they were born

The name is normally chosen by the oldest sibling of the Sunwing but if the sibling is to young or if there is no sibling, the mother asks another Sunwing to name their dragonet. The day after the Sunwing is born they are taken to the queen and must have their name be approved

## Language

Sunwing language sounds like regular dragon language but their are more words. These words are often methaphores such as, *Uskara!* Which means, by the light of the sun!

### Inaraday

The Sunwings only have on major holiday: Inaraday

Inaraday takes place the 5th day after the new year

It honers Queen Shining (The Sunwing queen who led them from Pyrriha to Sun island)

The day begins at sunrise and is full of festivals, feasting, celebrations and more! When the sun begins to set, the queen gives a speech honoring Queen Shining. Then there is silence for three minutes, three seconds to honor the number of seconds it took for Queen Shining to yell out "Land!" When they first saw Sun island.

### Daright

Daright is the Inaraday for the Moonwings. It takes place five days before the end of the year. To honor the Moonwings, the Sunwing queen gives a honerable speech at moonrise, when the festival starts. Then there are five minutes, five seconds of silence for the time it took for Queen Ariel to yell out "Home!" When they found Moon island. Then the Sunwings continue their night. (The Moonwings do the same to honor Inaraday)

### The sun temple

It is said that when the Sunwings first arrived, they found a temple. The Sunwings build a village around that temple, but one night. The temple vanished. The Sunwings then build their castle over the supposed "sun temple." Legend has it that the temple sits beneath the castle and holds an incredible power to this day. The truth is, that that power caused the temple to sink into the ground. That power was animus power. An orb sits in the temple, waiting for a dragon to touch it and be gifted animus power. The Moonwings have one called the moon temple as well. It is said that one day, a Sunwing and Moonwing will find the animus orbs, be gifted magic, and take the tribes back home to Pyrriha. Many Sunwings (and Moonwings) wish to have this heroism and try to find the temple. The royal family hates this and forbids digging underneath the castle. But for now, the legend, and the truth hides away in the temples.

## Punishments

Murder- Murder is often dealt with by locking the murderer in a dungeon for the rest of their lives. Any dragon who harms or kills a member of the royal family or a special role is either imprisoned or executed depending on the queen's choice.

Bringing dragons from other tribes into Sunwing territory- Any dragon who is not a Sunwing or Moonwing that was brought into Sunwing territoy by a Sunwing will be immediatly executed. The Sunwing will either be imprisoned for a year at the longest, or the rest of their lives.

Digging underneath the palace to try and find the Sun temple- The dragon will be let go with a warning. If the dragon is caught doing it again they could be in prison overnight. Third time, and a year in prison

## Food

Sunwings eat mostly plants and very little meat.

### The animals Sunwings eat:

Cottontail rabbits

Jackrabbits

Deer mouse

Doormouse

Brown rat

Vole

Chipmunk

Squirrel

Red squirrel

### The plants Sunwings eat:

Cattails

Grass

Ferns

Wheat

Butterfly milkweed

Grey dogwood

Prairie coreopsis

Bluebell

Lavender

Cinnamon

### Recipes

Roasted rabbit (Rabbit, fire)

Honey sticks (honey, cinnamon, cattail, lavender)

Flower mash (Lavender, bluebell, honey)

## Hatching

Sunwings keep and lay their eggs in their nests, underneath a sunny spot. When a Sunwing egg hatches, it starts to glow white. Once the dragonet hatches, the egg loses its glow and turns black. The dragonet immediately spreads their wings to soak up light.

## Current members

Queen- Queen Betelgeuse

King- *none*

Advisor- ♂Striped

Healer- ♀Pollux

Generals- ♀Mintaka ♂Alnilam, ♀Alnitak

Princesses- Vain, Mira

Princes- Rufous