Swiftlet

Swiftlet was the Arctic Fox Clan leader before Gray, and she spent most of her leadership trying to undo the damage Polar did and rebuilding her clan's relationships with the rest of the tribe.

## Appearance

Swiftlet has pale purple scales, purple eyes, and pink-grey underbelly fur. Her mane and tail puff are darker pink. She's smaller and fluffier than the average CavernWing, which causes many to underestimate her. She lost her ability to breathe fire after an OutCast attack that ended with Swift in a coma.

## History

Swift was happy as a dragonet, she was the daughter of Rock and Bear, and liked helping her father with his work as the clan's blacksmith. She wasn't a natural fighter like her twin, Sawtell, but that didn't bother her.

Swiftlet was taken from her parents by Polar when she was a year old, and her sister was exiled. She was raised by Polar, who was mentally abusive to her. Swift didn't notice how much Polar affected her until she was about four years old. She spent most of her time avoiding Polar and her outbursts, instead hanging out with her friends Salamander and Pirate.

She was six when Salamander was exiled, and Pirate was temporarily exiled, for fighting each other. She spent most of her time locked in her room to avoid Polar's anger, until Pirate was allowed back a year later. Not long after, Polar was murdered in her sleep. Swift was devastated, because although she had never treated Swift well, she was the only family Swift had ever known. Pirate's family let her stay with them, and she lived with them for about two years.

Swift was eight when the leadership tournament finally began. She didn't want to join, she had never wanted to be clan leader, but Pirate convinced her to participate. She agreed, assuming she would lose in the first few rounds and it wouldn't have any consequence later on. Unbeknownst to Swift and the rest of the clan, Rock and Pirate had conspired to rig the tournament, and they succeeded. The final four competitors were Swift, Pirate, Rock, and Blacklight. Rock intentionally lost to Swift, and Pirate cheated against Blacklight, then let Swift beat him easily. Swift was surprised by the result, but didn't refuse the job.

She was leader for less than a month before the first OutCast attack happened. Her ex-friend Salamander was the leader of the attack, and he had one goal - revenge against Swift for framing him for the fight that got him exiled, and revenge against Pirate for almost killing him. He attacked Swift, giving her a large scar on her right arm, and when Pirate jumped in to save her, he tore Pirate's arm off. Pirate's brother Refract was also killed by Salamander in that attack.

Swift was pulled out of the fight by Sawtell, who helped her get to the hospital. After the attack, Swift offered Sawtell a place in the clan, and she accepted. Swift was overjoyed to have her sister back, and Sawtell was more than happy to help Swift rebuild her clan, not only from the damage caused by the attack, but the earthquake that had followed. The Arctic Fox Clan's city was reduced to ruins, and the clan moved farther back into the cave system, where they would be more protected by being farther from the entrance.

Swift and Pirate started a relationship during the rebuild, and they had a dragonet together, Crystal. Swift put most of her time and energy into keeping the clan running, so Crystal spent more time with Sawtell and their cousins than they did with their parents, as Pirate was often travelling outside of the caves. Swift's life was relatively peaceful for the next three years, although the IceWing raids did increase after Polar's death.

## Relationships

### Rock

Swift didn't learn Rock was her father until after his death, and she regrets never getting to actually know him.

### Polar

Swift was proud to be Polar's 'daughter' when she was young, but as she got older, she realized how abusive Polar was to her. After Polar died, she did grieve for a while, but quickly got over it and is now glad that Polar is dead.

### Salamander

Swift used to consider Salamander her friend, but they weren't very close. She didn't feel any guilt after Polar exiled him, as she thought he would be a danger to either her or Pirate if he stayed. When he attacked the clan as the leader of the OutCasts, she knew she'd been right.