Hivewings

## Description

Hivewings come in a variety of warm colors, including but are not limited too very vibrant shades of yellow, orange, red, and sometimes even shades of lime-green. Hivewings can also be almost fully black, but this is a rare occurrence and thought to be a birth defect, as every Hivewing has flecks of black scales on their body, but it is unusual to be almost pure black. The few humans remaining after the merging of the two continents formerly known as "Pyrrhia" and "Pantala" tend to refer these dragons as "bee dragons", given the Hivewing species adorns four thin and clear segmented wings similar to those of dragon flies and other assorted insects. Their eye color variety is very similar to the ones their scales can be.

Hivewings have not changed that much since they first were originally introduced to the other seven tribes, but their poisonous abilities have noticably strengthened and the axe-like ridges on their snout and forehead have seemed to get bigger. Their blood mixing more with dragons of other tribes have also allowed for more brown and paler colored Hivewings to become common, and some even sport flecks of dark brown scales on their body instead of black scales.

## Diet

Hivewings are omnivores that eat animals that live on the savanna, like zebras, wildebeest, gazelle, lions, and more, including marine life like fish and even small sharks. They also snack on fruits and other greens that they find in their territory, including limes, coconuts, apples, wild berries, avocados, and more. They also have types of candy, including but not limited to; honeydrops, necter, and sugar grasshoppers. They tend to cook and season a lot of their more professional meals as well, and like to drink hot drinks like tea and coffee. Though after the two continents merged, the Hivewing Tribe's diet have grown to include more marine life, given that their territory has noticeably shrunk with Leafwings claiming more of their former territory back, and Silkwings making a home for themselves in the large mountains beyond Tsetse Hive.

## Abilities

Hivewings have a multitude of abilities they can be born with, though a vast majority do not have any form of power at all. All Hivewings have a great sense of smell and above average night vision abilities, contrary to popular belief, and their teeth & stingers are infamously sharp, and some say they are sharp enough to cut through scales with almost no effort. This is not entirely true, althought Hivewings do have a noticeably strong bite force. They are also able to fly quicker than the average dragon dye to their light four wings, though not as quickly as Skywings.

### Tribal Abilities

The tribal abilities that a Hivewing inherits is genetic, and there's a good chance a dragon will share abilities with a family member or parent. These abilties include the following: Deadly stingers that extend from the wrist that can inject a paralyzing toxin (this can also be inside their claws, teeth or tail stingers), boiling tail acid, and an unbearable foul stench that emits from the Hivewing's pores.

The paralyzing toxin that can be injected into the victim has been described as "fire burning every nerve in your body" and when it wears off, "all you want to do is run or fly or even blink, but you can't move a single muscle until the toxin wears off." A paralyzed dragon can be un-paralyzed with a strong stimulant, such as a strong foul stench or injury to the paralyzed victim.

### Animus Magic

Hivewings do not currently possess any animus blood.

## Society

### Culture

This giant tribe is very out-going and social over-all, and every Hive has their own culture and quirk to its society. Jewel Hive is still very known for being beauty focused and extravagant, hiring & paying beautiful Silkwings to model for their shops to show off clothing instead of enslaving them now, while Bloodworm Hive is a common place for misconduct and fights, ironically enough hosting the main head quarters of the police force that gives more complicated training to it's soldiers. Even though every Hive has its own distinctions, they are all part of the same tribe, and love to celebrate that with a huge event that takes place at one of the nine Hives every full three-moons.

Hivewing society as a whole is still quite evolved, although Nightwings have surpassed them in their education system they are the only tribe to have a dedicated police force and multiple Hives to house their large tribe. Hivewings do not have cities outside of their large hives, they only extend these hives higher into the sky the more they need. Talks of another Hive being developed in the middle of the current nine to become their official palace has been spreading around, and it is very possible these rumors are true.

#### Naming System

Hivewings are named after different species of bee and wasp, as well as ants, beetles, weevils, crickets, praying mantis, worms, etc., and it is not uncommon to run into two Hivewings with the same name due to this naming system. Some Hivewings can also be named after colors similar to their scales, but this is not a common practice quite yet, and has only been adopted by a few Hivewing parents.

#### Trade

Hivewings do not have an open trading system, as due to how large their tribe is, they already have enough customers staying in their own Hives, examples being Jewel Hive and Cicada Hive. You will only ever see these dragons arriving at other tribe's trading centers due to this reason, and they tend to trade sweets and exotic jewelry as the former is not very well-known in its recipes yet, and the latter is commonly hoarded than traded. Spices and rare herbs are also traded very often, since most tribes still do not make use of these resources often and they can be hard to differentiate from other common plants when gathered by an amateur.

#### Belief

A large majority of Hivewings believe that Clearsight is some kind of god, and that good fortune is brought by her dead will for the tribe to flourish and grow. Some even believe she had true control over the future, but this is much less common than the wider belief of her simply being a god watching over the tribe.

## Significant Members

### Other members

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