Winglings

Winglings are humanoid creatures with many pairs of wings. They fly around the skies, barely going down to the ground due to the discrimination against them back in then. They are kind and gentle creatures.

The species was made by the Clouds series creator after creating Chime (The first drawing and idea of a Wingling) "Oh, new species!"

Despite Chime being the first Wingling drawing of course that doesn't mean he was the first Wingling on earth, silly. That should have been obvious though..

Anyways, onto the fun parts now, have fun reading!

## Appearance

Winglings are creatures with plenty of flaws and imperfections but that is what makes them special.

Winglings have many wings, ranging from 2 wings to 42 wings. Many different types of winglings mean many different types of wings means many different types of flying styles. Their wing styles vary from fast-paced wings to small, rounded wings and wings fit for gliding. Every Wingling is different, even twins!

All winglings have a tail, no winglings ever nor will ever be recorded to have a fluffy tail, all winglings have "reptilian" tails. specifically lizards, No alligator tails, sorry..

They have incredible eyesight and coordination, helping them with everyday things, if it's from playing catch with a friend to spotting the grocery store for your mom when she can't see it.

Guardians are special winglings. They have a halo around their head and they grow 2 more wings, putting an adult guardian at 42 wings. 1 out of 1,000 normal wingling births, a guardian is born. Guardians, despite their name, hierarchic and they aren't saviors of sorts. Winglings and guadrians are basically the same other than those two things mentioned above.

All winglings have very very fast metabolisms. no wingling ever has exceeded 210 pounds discounting the weight of their wings. No matter how much a wingling eats, they will almost never gain weight. They get hungry fast which is a bad thing.

## History/Tradition

Winglings were introduced to earth around 600 B.C or so. The winglings lived in many different regions, there were tribes scattered around the globe. They didn't have a use for their wings unless they absolutely needed to use them. Since all winglings lived on the ground and they didn't fly much, when they did fly, they didn't fly well like modern day winglings do. In the medieval era, humans were introduced to the area. The humans wanted the land for themselves so war broke out. The two were fighting for hundreds of years until the winged creatures gave up and flew up into the clouds. They found life to be swell until planes were invented. Living in the clouds means planes are a frequently occurring thing.

After years of living in the clouds, they had finally settled and found that living high up in the air does mean it is more peaceful, which is exactly what the winglings wanted.

Over the years into modern day, winglings have made traditions and celebrations. Like the annual festival which takes place on the day winglings settled in the clouds. At the festival, winglings gather around for games and food. Racing is the species favorite festival game due to winglings competitive nature when it comes to winning something. Winglings have normal human holidays such as Christmas and Halloween.

## Wings

More on Wingling wings. Wingling wings come in all shapes, sizes and colors. Different wing types have different flying styles. Wingling wing types lead to species of bird they are based off of which leads to wing color which is based of the bird. Not all wingling wings are based off birds. All wings below are important

Passive soaring wings, which are shorter but wider. They make takeoffs easier. These wings have long primary feathers that have large gaps between them which help with catching columns of hot air, allowing it to soar without a wind current. These wings are owned by most eagles, hawks and storks

Active soaring wings, long and narrow. Very good for soaring over water as long as wind currents are good. These wings are owned by swifts, ducks, falcons, and sandpipers.

Elliptical wings, bursts of fast, tightly controlled flight. Takes off quickly, maneuvers through branches well. Normal flight is slow and requires frequent flapping. These wings are owned by robins, sparrows, woodpeckers and doves

High speed wings, medium-long and narrow. Good for sustained speeds. These wings are owned by some swifts, swallows, some falcons, shorebirds and some ducks.

Hovering wings, tightly controlled flight, articulates at shoulder of wing other than wrist. These wings are owned only by hummingbirds

All Wingling bones are hollow. Their wings hold great strength and can hold up a wingling for hours without getting sore, which means they can fly long distances. Some winglings fly up to 90 MPH which is pretty fast. Despite being "Humans" peregrine falcon winglings break the 240 MPH mark when diving down and folding their wings. Amazing, right?

## GENETICS

Genetics play a massive part in a Winglings looks. their genetic logic is well.. *horrible..* But that's quite okay! Region, parents and ancestry play a big part in determining the Winglings looks! All examples will be in bold.

**Okay, two Winglings, Bobby and Sarah. They both live in the clouds above the amazon so they would be lets say scarlet macaw Winglings. If they were to have a child, It would have an 100% chance of being a scarlet macaw child, normal or a guardian.**

That's one example but there are many more!

**Let's say now we have two scarlet macaws named Jimmy and Hazel, they move to the marshes in Florida. If they were to have a child, despite none of the two being marsh birds, the child could have a 98% chance for a macaw and a 2% chance a marsh bird.**

**Let's say we have two sparrows who have a little bit of blue jay genetics, the child would have a slim chance of being a blue jay.**

**We have a sparrow Wingling and a robin Wingling, if thye have a child, it would be a 50% to 50% chance**

**Now for a little more complex examples. If we have two snow owls who have macaw genetics in them and they move to the amazon they would have region chance + ancestry chance. So like 87% Snow owl and 13% Macaw**

You catch the drift? Yes it's a lot and yes it doesn't make sense, but that's what makes it fun!

Research matters when you put it towards making a species. But was research put towards the genetics part? No :D