Eukarya (FW continent)

**Eukarya** is a continent located on the planet of the same name. It is the main setting of *FeatherWings*, and is shaped like a landing bird.

## Terrain

### Clawed Isle

The Clawed Isle is the southern isle of continent Eukarya. It is shaped like the frontmost claw shown when a bird is landing. The "claws" of the isle are rocky, and the "foot" of the isle is a forested island.

### Island of Talons

The Island of Talons is the southwestern island of continent/planet Eukarya. it is shaped like an outstretched bird foot when a bird is landing.

#### Feathered Isle

The Feathered Isle is a group of islands in the Mountain Claws island chain, and is home to the FeatherWing dragon species after the majority of the species were wiped out by humanity.

#### Flat Desert

The Flat Desert is the desert east of the Forest of Groves on the Island of Talons. It is the home of the HeatWing dragon species.

#### Forest of Groves

The Forest of Groves is the central forest of the Island of Talons. It is located west of the Flat Desert and east of the Mountain Claws islands and is a home of the TreeWing dragon species.

#### Mountain Claws

The Mountain Claws are a group of rocky, mountainous islands east of the Forest of Groves. It is home to the StormWing dragon species.

### Ocean of Storms

The Ocean of Storms is the western ocean of continent Eukarya.

### The Ridges

The Ridges are the eastern mountains of continent Eukarya, and are located where the feathers on a bird's wing would be. It is home to the MountainWing dragon species.

## Flora

### Epiphytes

#### Spanish moss

An alien version of Spanish moss grows on the live oaks in the southern marshes.

### Trees

#### Live Oaks

An alien version of live oaks grow in the southern marshes.

## Fauna

### Birds

#### Dusky Gulls

Dusky Gulls are seabirds that inhabit the southern coasts of the Great Forest. They hunt in the late afternoon and dusk, and their feathers are purple-and-blue.

#### Forest Raptors

Forest Raptors are birds-of-prey that inhabit the central forests.

### Sungulls

Sungulls are seabirds that inhabit the southern coasts of the Great Forest. They hunt during the day.

### Dragons

#### BayWings

BayWings a species of dragon native to the waters surrounding continent Eukarya. They can also be found on the Clawed Isle.

#### FeatherWings

FeatherWings are a species of dragon native to continent Eukarya. They are considered an endangered species due to being hunted to near extinction by the human colonists.

#### HeatWings

HeatWings are a species of dragon native to the southwestern deserts of the continent.

#### MountainWings

MountainWings are a species of dragon native to continent Eukarya. They can be found in the Ridges.

#### StormWings

StormWings are a species of dragon native the southwestern ocean and island chains of the continent.

#### TreeWings

TreeWings are a species of dragon native the central forests of the continent.

### Insects

#### Fire Beetles

Fire Beetles are small beetles with red and orange coloration native to the southern marshes. They live in the Spanish moss-like epiphytes that hang from the live oak-like Tree of Directions and their bites are excruciating. They are based on real-life beetles, fire ants, and chiggers.

### Mammals

#### Humans

Humans are not native to continent/planet Eukarya, and the humans who initially colonized the planet were religious.

## History

### Pre-Series

When humanity initiated spaceflight, they began searching for habitable Earth-like planets to colonize. Eukarya was one of these planets, and they only colonized the bird-shaped continent and none of the other continents.

### *FeatherWings*

The majority of *FeatherWings* takes place on continent/planet Eukarya.

## Trivia

* "Eukarya" is the domain where all eukaryotic organisms are placed. It is also one of the three domains of life.
* Eukarya is loosely based on Pyrrhia from *Wings of Fire* and Pern from *Dragonriders of Pern*, two of L1quid's inspirations for *FeatherWings*.
* Other designs of continent Eukarya were a bird feather (and its parts) and a delta before being settled on the bird claw design.
	+ In the rough versions of the series, Eukarya was shaped like an outstretched bird claw. In the final version, it is shaped like a landing bird to give the series a more *Wings of Fire*-like feeling.
		- The bird used in the final design of Eukarya is a pin-tailed whydah. The photo of the landing bird can be found here.

## Gallery

Unlabelled, semifinal colored map of continent/planet Eukarya by L1quidMarbl3.Oulined version of Eukarya's final design by L1quid, made with Inkarnate and used a photo of a landing pin-tailed whydah as a reference.Final map of Eukarya, in the perspective of the native dragons, made with Inkarnate.Final map of Eukarya, in the perspective of the human colonists, made with Inkarnate.
## References

1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 Luna's outlines and notes for *FeatherWings*
2. ↑ *Dragon Soul*, Chapter 9
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 *Dragon Soul*, Chapter 6
4. ↑ *Dragon Soul*, Chapter 1
5. ↑ *Dragon Soul*, Chapter 4
6. ↑ Eukarya - Wikipedia