NightWings

**NightWings**, known as **night dragons** to humans, are a Pyrrhian dragon tribe who currently reside in the Underground city. Their current queen is Queen [name].

The NightWing tribe previously lived on the Talon Peninsula, also known as the lost city of night, or the old Night Kingdom.

## Description

NightWings are based on monitor lizards. They have been described to have forked, pitch-black tongues, as well as dark scales which are usually black or in shades of dark green, blue, or purple. They also have silver, white, gray, purple, dark green, or blue underbellies, and dapples of silver scales running along their necks. Their wings have silver scales scattered across them like the stars of a night sky, forming different patterns. These patterns are genetic. NightWings have been described with black, dark blue, dark brown, purple, or dark green eyes. They have straight horns.

NightWings can melt into shadows and blend into the night sky due to their colors and wing patterns. Mind readers have silver teardrop scales by the corners of their eyes.

## Diet

In the ancient years, hunting was very similar to other tribes. They ate hawks, fish, bears, squirrels, rattlesnakes, and wolves. They cooked their food, including roasted nuts and baked bear, and had access to cheese. They would also purchase fruits from RainWing merchants.

## Abilities

NightWings are a nocturnal tribe that can blend into the night sky and shadows. They can also breathe fire, they have a strong sense of smell and powerful night vision.

NightWings hatched under one full moon have the power of mind-reading or prophecy, and those hatched under two have both. Dragonets hatched under three full moons will have both of these powers, made stronger by the third moon. NightWings once thought that the third full moon gave animus powers, though this was later disconfirmed, as animus powers are passed on genetically. The power of the gifts vary. NightWing eggs touched by moonlight will turn an eerie polished silver color, while untouched eggs remain an ebony black.

Mind-reading NightWings can observe the thoughts of those around them. They cannot 'rummage around' in another dragon's head, but hear thoughts as the dragon thinks them, often only picking up on jumbled words, pictures, and emotions; thoughts are louder and stronger to the mind reader when they are touching the former. In the ancient years, dragonets were taught ways to block out the minds of others. Mind readers can project their thoughts to one another to have mental conversations, and powerful mind readers may be able to block the visions of prophets. Dragons with this power hatched under a blood moon can project their thoughts to any dragon, not just other mind readers.

Prophetic NightWings can see flashes and visions of the future. On occasion, they will have a true prophecy, which will manifest as words rather than a vision in the dragon's head.In the ancient years, prophets would sometimes take regular visions and translate them to sound like real prophecies. Very powerful prophets may be able to look into the future and follow individual timelines. Futures have been described as 'webs', as they overlap and are easily mixed up. Prophets hatched beneath a blood moon can see terrible events and natural disasters with particular clarity. When NightWings deliver prophecies, their eyes glow and their voices become low and shivery.

Click :Category:Empowered NightWings here for a list of all empowered NightWings.

#### Animus magic

NightWings have animus dragons, with the earliest known powers tracing back to the NightWing-SkyWing hybrid Shadow--. All known animus dragons are descended from Sunray, as she carried animus genetics while Shadow did not have dragonets. They may have had animus magic before Shadow, as they once believed that the third full moon gave animus magic.

## Society

### Ancient era

In the ancient years, NightWing mothers typically named their dragonets. The tribe also functioned nocturnally. NightWings of higher status lived in higher homes in the cliffs, while lower ones lived closer to the bottom, where less desirable homes were. They also appeared to value knowledge and reading, as they had an extensive library and honored the first librarians of the kingdom. The NightWings were famous for their intertribal relations, open trade partnerships, literature, and artwork, which had been sold across the continent. Dragons from all over Pyrrhia brought them new ideas, inventions, and discoveries. The color black meant goodness in NightWing culture.

NightWings had a centuries-old feud with the SkyWings due to the legend of Starspeaker and Pyre, known as the NightWing-SkyWing war.

Ancient NightWing nests were depicted as bowls of carved stone that are lined with black fur, and eggs are typically hatched atop high mountain peaks.

## Names

NightWing names may be descriptive of the dragon's personality, relate to an aptitude or job, describe or relate to their physical appearance, or be night-themed. Their names may also be inspired by the NightWing powers. Most NightWing names are meant to give a sense of strength or mightiness.

Click :Category:NightWings|here for a list of known NightWings.

## Trivia

* NightWings appear to have excellent night vision, but still can not see in total darkness as well as SeaWings can.
* NightWings are shown to be very loyal to their tribe and have an arrogance similar to the IceWings.
* They are very superstitious when it comes to blood nights, and will lock themselves away, viewing it as a bad omen.
* NightWings are able to hang from the ceiling like bats.
* In ancient years, all NightWing dragonets owned these scrolls: *Geography of Pyrrhia, Myths of the lost continent, Ten Little Scavengers (Recipes included!),* and *Goodnight, Moons.*