SonarWings

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Sonarwings are a tribe that lives on an group of islands nearby Pyrrhia, called the Forest Isles. Sonarwings are currently the only tribe living on the Forest Isles, as no other tribes live there. Although they are the only tribe living there, sometimes a traveler from another tribe comes. Their fur primarily includes brown, black, gray, and white, but many have red, orange, and in rare cases, some may have variations such as forest green.

## Description:

Sonarwings have slender bodies, with four wings that are similar to that of bats. Sonarwings are typically brown, black, gray, and white in color, but many have red, orange, and in rarer cases, forest green. Some Sonarwings have freckle-like spots on their fur. Eye colors include black, dark orange, brown, red, amber, green, and yellow-gold. They do not have horns, but do have large ears on the top of their head. These ears can either stick up like a bats or droop down. They also sprout two small fangs that stick out of their mouth. Instead of spikes, Sonarwings have thick furry manes that go down from there heads to their spines. They also have a tuft of fur at the end of their tail. Sonarwings eggs are brown to blend in with the trees. Sonarwings are covered in fur from head to talon. The length of the fur depends on the individual dragon, but Sonarwings always have short fur on their wings webbing so it does not get in the way of flying. Male Sonarwings have longer tufts of fur on their elbows, while females only have normal fur there. Sonarwings have thin wings. Those wings are designed for rapid takeoff and swift twisting flight, but not for sustained high speed. Because of these wings, Sonarwings can maneuver more quickly and precisely then other tribes. These wings are good for flying in the thick forests the Sonarwings live in. Sonarwings wings must be fast and agile in order to outmaneuver their enemies. Sonarwings eyes are well adapted for seeing in low light levels. They are nocturnal, most active at night. Their good eyesight, with their good hearing makes them adapted to hunting during night. Sonarwings are slightly smaller then rainwings, but not enough that it is very noticeable.

## Society:

Sonarwings are very social dragons. Sonarwings are the only tribe living on the Forest Isles, although once in a while a traveler from another tribe comes by. The Forest Isles are a small group of six Islands. Each island has different types of trees on it. The biggest island is called Redwood Isle, located in the center of all the Isles. This is where the queen lives. Most Sonarwings live in caves on the redwood isle, ruled by Queen Redwood. These caves are huge, and over fifty (50) Sonarwings can live in a main cave. There are ten different main caves, and about three minor caves. About ten Sonarwings can live in a minor cave, but the cave size varies. The main caves are where most of the normal citizens live. Each cave is named after the Isle it is on. The biggest cave, Redwood Colony, is located on Redwood Isle. Some Colonies are on the same Isle, so instead of being named after the Isle they are named after something related to the Colony.

## Diet:

Sonarwings are mostly carnivores and eat small animals that live on the island, like squirrels, raccoons, large insects, different types of birds, and more. On the Sonarwings islands, there are many different insects, such as mosquitoes, morbo Ictuses, crickets, grasshoppers, beetles, moths, and locusts. Most of the insects on the Forest Isles are larger then the normal versions, the smallest about the size of a dragons talon. Although they are mostly carnivores, fruits take a big place in their diets. Some fruit Sonarwings eat are mangoes, dates, figs, and bananas. Sonarwings do not eat bananas often, as they are not local to their island, so they buy bananas from Pyrrhia. Sonarwings are known to eat nectar from fruit blossoms. Sonarwing's main diet depends on their colony, as while most colonies consume a majority of insects and mammals, many colonies consume a majority of fruit or nectar instead.

## Abilities:

Sonarwings are able to use echolocation to navigate their way in the dark. They are capable of hanging onto trees with their claws. These claws are very sharply curved, dark claws that are shorter then normal dragons. These claws are well adapted for climbing on trees. Sonarwings cannot see as far or as well as most other dragons in the daytime, but they can see more clearly in the dark, for they are nocturnal and their eyes are well adapted for low light levels.

## Weaknesses:

Sonarwings have very bad vision in bright lights, which is why they usually sleep during the day. Sonarwings also do not have scales to protect them from damage, so they can be injured easier then dragons with scales. Sonarwings are also very weak with poisons, and can die quickly to large amounts of poison. Sonarwings get hungry quicker then most other dragons, because they use a lot of energy to fly. Another weakness of sonarwings is that sonarwings get very irritated by strong smells including mint, eucalyptus, and cinnamon.

## Religion:

Sonarwings are polytheistic, believing that their are many gods and goddesses, as well as millions of lesser supernatural beings of various types. Sonarwings have ten main gods, each having control over a certain aspect. The three most powerful gods are Caes, Aqeidon, and Terras. Caes is the king of all gods, having control over the sky and weather. Aqeidon has control over the ocean and all water, as well as being able to control all marine life. Terras has control over the ground, soil, and gemstones.

The Sonarwings believe that once a sonarwing dies, there are three different places they may go for the afterlife. The first one is the Subalta, where the sonarwings who die a death at sea go. This isn't the ideal way to die, once you go here you loose all memory of your life, trapped in Aqeidon's nets. Aqeidon rules the Subalta. The Subalta is located on the bottom of the deepest sea on Earth, too far for even the best swimmers to dive anywhere near. The Subalta is closely guarded by many different sea creatures. The next afterlife is the Subrebix. Located under the roots of the world tree, the Subrebix is where sonarwings who die of old age or sickness go. Lastly, the Arborbis is where those who die in glory and honor go. The Arborbis is located all throughout the branches of the world tree. Even if a sonarwing has done something evil, if they are honorable they will still go to the Arborbis.

## Royal Family

The current ruler of The Greater Forest Isles is Queen Redwood with King Evergreen. They have three dragonets, Princess Fir, Prince Oak, and Prince Ash. Queen Redwood has one sibling, Basswood. Queen Redwood's parents are Queen Elm and King Alder. Basswood has two dragonets, Prince Ferret and Princess Mouse.

The current ruler of Patrimei is Woodpecker.

The sonarwings first Queen was Queen Greenwood. Queen Greenwood became queen during the scorching, when dragons made tribes and started living in kingdoms. Queen Greenwood was brown with a forest green underbelly and emerald green eyes. Queen Greenwood was a hardworking strong dragon who fought hard to become the leader of redwood colony. Queen Greenwood then fought to take control of the other colonies, which were at the time seven others, and after many hard years of war, succeeded. Instead of taking the land as her own, she made each colony have their own freedom. Queen Greenwood was a very popular ruler, so the sonarwings started saying only a sonarwing with her blood could rule. This started the sonarwing royal bloodline. Queen Greenwood had five dragonets with a sonarwing named Grove.

Eventually Queen Greenwood and King Grove became old with age and decided to hand their rule over to their oldest daughter, princess Thicket. Queen Thicket's rule was almost as popular as Greenwood's. After Thicket's daughter, Larch, took the throne, many sonarwings thought Larch could never be as good a ruler as Thicket or Greenwood. Larch created harsh punishments for disobeying the queen. The sonarwings were not used to so many rules, and some started to rebel. Larch stopped the rebels by using threats and silencing those who argued against her. Larch had two dragonets with a sonarwing named Chinchilla. One of the dragonets, Leech, challenged the queen at eight years old. Leech won, becoming the new queen. Leech was an even worse ruler, killing anyone she considered unloyal. Leech made many enemies, other tribes going to war with the sonarwings because of her, including the frillwings and the ma’atwings. Once Leech learned that nightwings could have prophecy powers, she planned on raiding their hatchery and using the dragonets hatched with prophecy as oracles for her own powers. Luckily, Leech never got to that before her death. The last rebels started again, but this time in secret. One day, a group of five sonarwings planned to kill Leech in her sleep. One of them was Leech's own and only daughter, a dragon named Lacewing. Lacewing poisoned Leech's fig juice. After Leech drank it and started vomiting, Leech figured out Lacewing had poisoned her drink. Leech sentenced Lacewing to death, first locking her in the dungeon. Leech survived the poisoning, only to be finished off by the rest of the group, grabbing and repeatedly stabbing her. The guards immediately chased down the killers, capturing them to be executed. Only one escaped, a sonarwing named Flea. Flea ran to pyrrhia and hid on the Blooming Peninsula for a while, before being chased out and eventually killed by the frillwings.

Meanwhile, since Leech's death, nobody was sure who would rule next. Leech had no dragonets besides Lacewing, who was still in the dungeon. Even though Leech was a horrible queen, many sonarwings were still determined to stay loyal to her even after death. Those sonarwings never wanted a rebel of queen Leech to rule. Leech had a only one sister named Izula, who had a single male dragonet named Mosquito. Izula took the throne. At first, Izula was overjoyed to be able to rule, but eventually the amount of work tired her. Mosquito had to help his mother, and most of the decisions were his.

## Colonies:

There are 10 different Colonies. These are Redwood Colony, Fir Colony, Pine Colony, Sequoia Colony, Ash Colony, Juniper Colony, Spruce Colony, Hickory Colony, Cedar Colony, and Mahogany Colony.

### Redwood Colony:

Redwood Colony is the main and most populated Colony. Redwood Colony is located on Redwood Isle. Redwood Colony is where the Queen and most of the royal family lives. The Sonarwings in Redwood Colony eat a mixed diet of both fruits, nectar, small mammals and insects, though they eat nectar less often as there are less flowers on Redwood Isle, as it is mostly redwood trees and non flowering plants. Inside of Redwood Cave, sonarwing citizens live in crowded stone buildings made against the walls on the cave. These stone buildings are usually accessed by flying, but large stone stairs and bridges connect each building for walking. The royal sonarwing palace is located at the end of the cave, a huge stone palace carved into the wall. The palace is decorated with stone bat statues, according to sonarwing beliefs is a sign of protection.

### Evergreen Colony:

Evergreen Colony is known for their large fruit farms. Evergreen colony lived on a land-tied island connected to Oak Isle, and is considered part of Oak Isle.

### Pine Colony:

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### Ash Colony:

Ash Colony is on Ash Isle. The Colony is best known for the Great Tree Burning. The Great Tree Burning was an event that happened during the Scorching, when a scavenger set loose a fire on the Ash Isle. Much of the plantation there was lost, as well as many of the animals that the Sonarwings would use for prey. The ash contaminated much of the water supplies on the island, and caused smoke clouds that spread across to the other islands by the wind.

### Juniper Colony:

Juniper Colony is located on the shore of Mahogany Isle. Juniper Colony is also considered to be the most artistic colony, similar to Jewel Hive.

### Mahogany Colony:

Mahogany Colony is located in the center of Mahogany Isle. Mahogany Colony is similar to their neighboring Colony, Juniper Colony, but is much larger and has a large nectar production.

## Events:

The Sonarwings celebrate different holidays every year, including The Longest Night, The Longest Day, and Red Leaf. The Longest Night is the day when the night is the longest, known as the Winter Solstice to scavengers. During this night, all 10 colonies get together at the Great Lake on Redwood Isle. They share stories and update each other on news. No fighting is allowed between the Colonies on this night, and any wars are paused. The Longest Day is a event that happens on the Summer Solstice. The Longest Day is considered to be a unlucky day when most sonarwings stay inside. Sonarwings decorate their houses with markings of eyes for protection against evil. Red Leaf is a holiday on the first week of Autumn, when sonarwings celebrate with food and decorate their homes with leaves.

## History:

Here lists all known important history of the Sonarwings.

## Pre-Scorching

Before the scorching, Sonarwings were living on the Forest Isles, at the time known as Thicket Bay. At the time, there were only three different Colonies, one on Redwood Isle, one on Pine Isle, and one on Spruce Isle. The colonies often thought against the others for power over land. On Pine Isle, the first scavengers on the Greenwood Bay are discovered. The Pine Colony Sonarwings hunt the scavengers as a food source, but soon later stop as the Sonarwings are used to hunting flying or climbing animals in the trees.

## Scorching

The Scorching was a very important time for the sonarwings. It was when the sonarwings united all eight colonies, and got their first Queen, Queen Greenwood. During the Scorching, the Sonarwings worked hard to rid the Isles of any scavengers, thinking of them as dangerous pests. The Spruce Colony discovers a small island filled with ash trees. They name it Ash Isle. On it, they discover Ash Isle is filled with a small group of scavengers. They kill as many scavengers there as they can, but the scavengers set loose a fire. This fire burned down much of the trees on Ash Isle. This event was called the Great Tree Burning. In this fire, much of the wildlife dies. The fire contaminates the air quality, and large smoke clouds spread to other Isles. After exterminating the last scavenger, Spruce Colony works hard to regrow Ash Isle's plantation.

## War of Four

The War of Five was when the Sonarwings had a huge war with the Frillwings, Ma'atwings, and Lotuswings. In the beginning of the war, the Sonarwings were allies with the Ma'atwings, helping them in the war. In the middle of the war, the Sonarwings and Ma'atwings broke apart, unable to agree. This created four different sides, all fighting each other without any allies helping them. Although the sonarwings had much greater numbers then their nearby enemy, the frillwings, the frillwings were more reckless, launching constant attacks. After the constant frillwing attacks, the sonarwings decided to cut their alliance with the saturnwings, in fear the saturnwings would help the frillwings who they were also allied to. The war lasted fix years, ending with a peace treaty between the tribes.

## The Killing of Queen Oasis/The Crowning of Odonata

As the War of Sandwing Succession raged on, the sonarwings were trapped in a much different war. At the start of the war, soon after the death of Queen Oasis, a new ruler Odonata was crowned. The former queen, Queen Sifaka, had plans for joining the war on Blister´s side, but Odonata challenged her before she could, winning the challenge and becoming the new Queen. Odonata, a bright green sonarwing with lime green eyes, had set clear goals to keep the sonarwings safe and united as one, to protect them from any wars.

## The Birth of a New Nation

Three years after Queen Oasis´s death, sonarwings started becoming more interesting in a small unnamed island, nearby Redwood Isle. This island had been discovered a long time ago, and was considered a part of Redwood Isle, but had barely any inhabitants and was mostly ignored.

## Scavenger Edict

The Scavenger Edict was when Snowfall convinced the other Queens to make eating or keeping scavengers as pets illegal. Although Queen Redwood was not there, her messengers told Queen Redwood the news. Queen Redwood refused, saying that if Scavengers where sentient, then other animals or even plants might be as well, and that it would be a waste of prey to stop eating them all. "We have been hunting scavengers for millions of years, its nature, and we don't need to stop now." Queen Redwood said while hearing the news.

## Fauna on the Forest Isles

There are many animals on the Forest Isles that can not be found anywhere else.

### Morbo Ictus:

The Morbo Ictus, Ictus for short, is a large insect. It looks like a large mosquito, the size of a dragons talon. Morbo Ictuses are the color of redwood tree bark, to blend in with the redwood trees on Redwood Isle. Although Ictuses are most common on the Redwood Isle, they also live on Sequoia and Mahogany Isle. A common misbelief is that Ictuses are the same as mosquitoes and drink blood, which is how they got their name ´Disease Bite´, but that is not true. Ictuses actually only feast on sugary sap from leaves as well as nectar from flowers. Sonarwings often eat Ictuses for food.

### Lyclipse:

A lyclipse is an owl like creature, with large eyes on the front of its face. A lyclipse has two large tufts of feathers that look like small twigs or branches on its head. Lyclipses eyes can be bright yellow or orange, with large pupils to let in as much light as possible. Lyclipses are practically blind during the day, not being able to see in so much light. This is why it is rare to see a lyclipse during the day, as they are also nocturnal. Lyclipses feathers are dark brown with black barrings all throughout except on their face. Lyclipses are commonly found on Redwood Isle, Mahogany Isle, and Oak Isle.

### Pine Lemur:

A Pine Lemur is a highly social species of lemur. The pine lemur is most common on Pine Isle, but sometimes can be found on other Isles as well. Pine Lemurs are about half the size of a scavenger, unlike their larger redwood cousins. Pine Lemurs live in groups of 15 to 20 Pine Lemurs. Their society is female-dominant, and the leader of the group is female. Mating among Pine Lemurs is seasonal, males usually fight to get to mate with the head female.

### Redwood Lemur:

Redwood Lemurs are large lemurs, the size of a scavenger. Redwood Lemurs are only found naturally on Redwood and Sequoia Isle. Redwood Lemurs live in groups of 5 to 7, and have one female leader. The leader is the only one who gets to mate. Female Redwood Lemurs have brown fur, the color of soil, while the males often have reddish fur that becomes brighter during mating season, around April.

### Magnurem:

The Magnurem is a species of feline, and are found on every Isle. The most noticeable detail is that instead of the usual ears found on felines, Magnurem have large ears similar to a rabbits, as well as a rabbit like tail. The Magnurem uses these strange ears and tail to seem like a rabbit to unsuspecting prey. Magnurem are only slightly bigger then a rabbit, but a single one can tackle prey over twice their size. Magnurem have light brown colored fur, the color of dry soil. Magnurem are sometimes kept as pets by sonarwings.

## Important Dragons

### Odonata:

Odonata is a sonarwing ruler who started ruling the Forest Isles at the beginning of the WOSS. Odonata has strangely bright green fur, a very rare color for a sonarwings, along with a few black stripes and speckles, and white underfur. Instead of a crown, Odonata wears a white helmet made of the metal somnesium, covering the top of her face showing only her mouth. She is able to see through this helmet, even though it covers her eyes.

### Woodpecker:

Woodpecker is the sonarwing who founded Patrimei along with

### Names:

Sonarwings are named after a variety of trees, insects, and mammals. Some name examples are:

* Ash
* Alder
* Beech
* Birch
* Cedar
* Cicida
* Cricket
* Cycads
* Chickmunk
* Redwood
* Fir
* Elm
* Oak
* Mosquito
* Ictus
* Lyclipse
* Leech
* Lavasoa
* Hickory
* Mahogany
* Spruce
* Pine
* Poplar
* Juniper
* Joshua
* Sequoia
* Squirrel
* Raccoon
* Rat
* Mouse
* Hedgehog
* Opossum
* Possum
* Shrew
* Lemur
* Nuthatch
* Thrush
* Towhee
* Veery
* Thornbill
* Robin
* Owl
* Woodpecker
* Songbird
* Crossbird
* Ringtail
* Ficus
* Termite
* Mayfly
* Odonata
* Mole
* Vole
* Firefly
* Flicker
* Flycatcher
* Pewee
* Tanager
* Grasshopper
* Moth