Pixiewings/Pygmywings

## History

3,000 years before the Tree Wars, the Pixiewings arrived on Southern Pantala from the continent of -------. The other tribes on Pantala were not aware of this because the Pixiewings immediately hid themselves in underground tree groves across the southern coast of the continent. Much about their origin is unknown, even the Pixiewings themselves are not aware of how they came to be, but they do have documents dating back to over 55,000 years ago.

No one really knows if they are called “PygmyWings” or “PixieWings”, as Pyrrhia calls them “PygmyWings”, while Pantala calls them “PixieWings”.

### Important Historical Figures

#### The Known Kings

The actual name of their home continent is lost to history, but the names of their Kings were not. Unlike most dragon tribes, the Pixiewings have kings who rule the tribe, the Known Kings being the first ones listed on their known historical documents.

**First King, Puck**

King Puck was the first of their known kings and was the one who came up with their two rank nobility system. His rule dates from 55,000 to 44,000 years ago, said to have been made King after successfully bringing about a peaceful end to the War of ---------.

**Second King, Ellias**

King Ellias was King Puck's nephew, he created the Foolias Golda laws, which decided how the tribe would interact with outsiders in the future. Not much else is known about him like how he came to power or who his parents were. His rule went from 43,000 to 33,000 years ago.

**Third King, Rosalina**

King Rosalina was the first female king, the word "queen" not having been part of their vocabulary until recently. She came up with the tribe's educational policies. Her rule lasted from 32,000 to 22,000 years ago.

## Location

The Pixiewings live in hidden underground tree groves that are nearly impossible to find without a guide. The flora and fauna within the cave seem to be of magical origin... if what the Pixiewings tell their "guests" is true. These groves are located along the southern coastal area of the continent of Pantala.

### Noticeable Landmarks

Look out for flower bushes that look out of place among the barrenness of the southern coast, though most dragons don't think much of them.

These bushes, if the proper phases are said, will move to reveal tunnels leading to the grove-villages, which are called Faerie Lands.

### Important Locations

These are locations within the Pixiewing Faerie Lands that are particularly important in Pixiewing eyes:

#### Moonstone City

The capital city of the Pixie Kingdom and contains the largest of their orchards. The **Temple of the Kings** and **The Pixiewing Palace** are located here along with several gardens, residential homes, the **Glowworm Market**, and a large majority of the Pixiewing Art Schools.

##### Temple of the Kings

The main temple where the Faith of the Kings is practiced, it is also where **High Priest Honeycomb** and their disciples reside. Within the depths of the Temple is the treasury where all of the Royal Heirlooms are located.

##### The Pixiewing Palace

This is the main residence of the current king, \_\_\_, and the other members of the Royal family. Though they do have an official residence in all Pixiewing settlements, the Palace is their main one and is considered a national treasure as it was built by Animus mage, **Lilac**, over 3,000 years ago when the Pixie Kingdom was in its developmental stages.

##### Glowworm Market

This is the largest of the various Pixiewing markets both above and below ground. Unlike other structures in Moonstone City, the Glowworm Market acts as a sort of Hive City-like open-air structure connecting the surface to the city below. The market is one of three entrances to the city.

###### The Lilac Statue

A statue at the center of Glowworm Market honoring the Animus dragon, Lilac, for the various spells she cast and projects she had done in order to protect and develop the Pixiewing Kingdom. It was designed and built by Princess Opal 2,500 years ago after Lilac was murdered by a band of scavengers.

#### Rosita City

Located on the very tip of Pixiewing territory in Dragonfly Bay, it is the Kingdom’s largest port city. Dragons from other tribes, since the fall of Queen Wasp, have immigrated to the city to gain a fresh start. The trespassing laws are nonexistent here and it is quite common to see a variety of residential structures from many different tribes all over the city. The city first began as a small Pixiewing hybrid community, later developing into the trading hub it is today.

#### Sunset Village

This is the closest village to the Hive Cities and is where most of the trading between the various tribes of Pantala takes place. Because of this most of the market is above ground, but more metalwork and stoneware are located in the subterranean levels of the Sunset Market.

#### The Parrot Outpost

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This particular trading outpost is actually located in Pyrrhia along the Diamond Spray Delta. Any trading done with Pyrrhian tribes will be done here. It is of course named after **Commander Parrot**, an explorer and trader set by the **Pixie Trades Association** to establish a settlement in Pyrrhia for trade purposes. The outpost is currently run by Parrot’s daughter, **Commander Vixen**.

### Pixie Trades Association

This is the largest trading company in the Pixie Kingdom with the HQ being located in **Rosita City**. Items offered by the company include Sparkle Berries, Dona saplings, River Blooms, Annzu roots, Sparkle Berry Dust, Pixie Silk, Woolly Mammoth hides, Flying Lemur pets, slaves, weapons, etc.

#### Products

* Pixie Silk: A silk produced by the SilkPixie subspecies that can change color on its own.

## Biology and Physiology

### Eggs

Pixiewing eggs are similar in appearance to Rainwing eggs, Pixiewing eggs however have little spirals that look almost like they’re etched into the shell covering the egg’s surface. Pixiewing eggs can be laid in groups of two to twenty eggs in total.

### Lifespan

A Pixiewing can live for about 3,000 to 10,000 years when the proper conditions are met. Otherwise, their lifespan is about the same, maybe a few years longer, than that of other tribes.

### Appearance

Pixiewings are the smallest of the dragon tribes and are about the size of an Asian elephant at full maturity. They have smooth, short, scaleless snouts that are white or black in color. They have large yellow or red eyes. Their horns are very ram-like in appearance, large enough that even at hatching their ears are almost completely hidden. Around the edge of their face and along their back starting at the head are fur-like curls that match the stripes going across their body. These stripes are the opposite color of their snout and underbelly. Their main body is typically a pastel color of some kind, with their underbelly being the same white or black color as their snout. All along the pastel parts of their body are the same spiral-like lines that are on their eggs. Their wings are a much smaller version of a SilkWings but do not require metamorphosis to receive them, Pixiewings have their wings at hatching. There is a smaller set of these wings at the end of their tails, which are very gecko-like. Their legs and claws are very gecko-like in appearance and function as well. Despite the herbivore-like appearance of their snouts, they have very needle-sharp teeth. Their bodies typically gradient from a cooler pastel to a warm color, starting at the head. The wings have a window-pane pattern distinct to each individual. Any pastel not used on the dragon’s body appears on the wings.

### Abilities

Pixiewings have similar plant-based powers to that of LeafWings or PetalWings, but also have the power to shift and shape rocks and dirt as well which is how they create their hidden tunnels. They have a natural immunity to many toxins, venoms, and poisons. They are able to cling to vertical surfaces and horizontal surfaces using their gecko-like claws. Pixiewings can also create illusions that they often use to lure unsuspecting dragons off paths…

#### Animus Magic

The Animus trait is so deeply ingrained in the Pixiewing DNA that they ARE Animus magic, the spell cast by Jerboa to break thus doesn't them. They also can't lose their sanity or parts of their soul by using their magic since they already are pretty... twisted... and nutty...

#### The Purr Factor

PixieWings of the same gender can have biological kids together, and it is more common for those pairings to happen in PixieWing society than any other tribe. Two male parents and two female parents are accepted among the PixieWings, and are quite common. The most famous example of this being Prince Lumos and his personal guard Chinchilla.

### Diet

Pixiewings have a diet mainly of fish, shellfish, crustaceans, and various plants. But when given the chance and on special holidays, Pixiewings will eat members of other dragon tribes…

### Hybrids

Pixiewing hybrids are rather common, since the outsiders they enslave typically end up also as a Pixiewings mate. The Pixiewings are basically the dragon equivalent of what the scavengers call “gods”, due to the sheer number of hybrids. Pixiewing hybrids typically look like normal Pixiewings but with the colorization of their outsider parent and a few key features like breath weapons, etc…

### Subspecies

#### SilkPixies

SilkWing/Pixiewing hybrids, around 2,500 years ago, became a subspecies of Pixiewing. They produce a color changing silk called Pixie Silk. They live in colonies in the forests around Lake Scorpion.

#### HivePixies

HiveWing/Pixiewing hybrids, around 2,500 years ago, became a subspecies of Pixiewing. They do mainly heavy labor manual jobs and are soldiers. They live in every city, colony, village, outpost, etc. They're about the size of a MudWing and even larger when given a diet of mainly **Breath of the Sky**, which acts like a form of steriod for them.

#### LeafPixies

LeafWing/Pixiewing hybrids, around 2,500 years ago, became a subspecies of Pixiewing. They focus mainly on agricultural and livestock jobs.

## Culture

### Values

Pixiewings value strength and wealth, it’s the best thing to offer to become their allies or trade partners. Usefulness is another thing they value, but they will find other uses for things or creatures when their expected use is lost. Reusing and recycling are very important to them. Besides those things, they also value creativity. If you offer them art or a story of some kind they may give you a reward.

### Beliefs

After listening to stories brought to them by the occasional scavenger, Pixiewings developed a “magic-based” religion that essentially worships themselves. They have convinced several nearby scavenger communities to also follow this religion, since it was started by stories brought to them as peace offerings.

#### Religion

All is provided by the work of the Pixie King, as it always has throughout history.

#### Superstitions

A bud of True Breath of Evil means danger is near, due to them having a breed of Breath of Evil called **Breath of the Sky**, that is docile. For there to be a bud of the True Breath of Evil, as they call it, it spells danger for them, as it is an evil thing, and it has been practically eradicated from the Southern part of Pantala by the Pixiewings.

If a Pixiewing is hatched with golden scales, they are fated to die young.

When two Pixiewings are hatched on the same day at the same time, they are fated to fall in love and marry no matter their gender.

#### Taboo

It is taboo to interact with dragons and scavengers outside of the Faith of The King unless for trade or ceremonial reasons, such interactions could get a dragon exiled or worse… eaten…

### Holidays

Pixiewings have a lot of holidays, like a lot and most of them are just for random reasons.

#### Northma

A holiday celebrated in the winter. It’s a day of feasting, drinking, music, and giving gifts.

#### Dawn Day

The first day of spring is a day for creativity and art. Pixiewings and their slaves will sell weavings, paintings, glasswork, metalwork, etc to each other and any visiting dragon officials.

#### Eve of the King

This holiday happens only once every thousand years. It marks the resignation of the previous king and the induction of the new king. The new king is raised to never know the taste of another dragon’s flesh. On the Eve of the King, the new king is given his first taste of dragon flesh as an Rite of Passage.

#### Other Minor Holidays

The Pixiewings have holidays for everything from the day they arrived on Pantala, the first war they didn’t have to participate in, and etc. Any reason to celebrate is an excuse for a festival for them.

### Traditions

Pixiewings have a tradition of giving offerings of peace to nearby scavenger and dragon communities as a way to say thank you.

#### Mating Traditions

Pixiewings don’t have very many mating rituals beyond courtship. It is required that in order to marry another dragon, inside the tribe and outside the tribe, both parties must present gifts of flowers and shells to both each other and the legal guardians of both parties. If approved, the two are allowed to court each other, and eventually marry each other.

#### Funerary Traditions

Though it is unlikely for a Pixiewing to die of old age, death by illness or murder is possible. A Pixiewing who has passed will be placed in an 18x12x9 hole, prayers to the King will be made, and the body will be buried. A Sparkle Berry Bush will be planted atop the grave.

## Society

The Pixiewings are run by a patriarchy, which in turn is not very strict since the discovery of the tribe is not considered important in Pixiewing society’s eyes.

### Government

Pixiewings function as a patriarchal society with three statuses; King, Royal, and Squeak. The King makes all decisions as well as who will inherit the throne no matter their status. Royals are the family members of the current and previous kings, they don’t have much significance within Pixiewing society other than to be pretty. Squeaks are the common class and are the largest of the three groups, they do all other jobs that aren’t covered by the King.

#### Laws

**The Foolias Golda laws**: Created by King Ellias, the laws forbid contact with the outside world unless for trade, ceremonial, or mating reasons. This law is no longer practiced.

**Rosalina Educational**: Created by King Rosalina, it provided Squeaks with the right to be educated in the same way as Royals on all subjects.

#### Punishments

Pixiewings have three main punishments depending on how severe the crime is.

**Exile**: Reserved for traitors to the crown, murders, and dragons who have committed crimes against the kingdom itself.

**Imprisonment**: Given to thieves and those of other lesser crimes.

**Slavery**: This is reserved for outsiders who trespass on Pixiewing territory without permission.

### Family

Pixiewing families consist of one or two parents, two to twenty kids, and three to five slaves. Oftentimes, elders from the parents' family will stay with the family.

### Names

Pixiewings, or Pygmywings as they’re called on Pyrrhia, names are based off anything pretty and shiny. Examples include rock, animals, plants, other dragons, objects, clouds, stars, the sun, etc.

## Inter-Tribal Relationships

### True Allies

#### =.Fishwings.=

A trade alliance has been accepted from them and trading has begun.

#### FledgeWings

An alliance with this was recently accepted and trading has begun. Party lovers like the Pixiewings.

#### HiveWings

The Hivewings are aware the Pixiewings exist but decided not to involve them in the Tree Wars since the PixieWings live underground. They do trade food items with the PixieWings like baked goods and candies in exchange for Sparkle Berries.

#### Leafwings

The Leafwings are only interested in the plants within the Pixiewing groves… that’s it…

#### SilkWings

The SilkWings consider the Pixiewings as Master Artisans. Young Silkwings will send letters of request to the Pixiewing settlements asking for permission to study weaving under a settlement’s Master Weaver.

#### RainWings

A trade deal has been made between the two tribes, plant samples from the Pixiewings  in exchange for animals from the Rainforest Kingdom.

#### MudWings

They appreciate the familial relationship the other tribe has, as do the Pixiewings.

#### NileWings

An alliance was formed between the two tribes since they worked together to create an “illegal” human fighting arena.

#### CoveWings

King Diamond is currently waiting for an update on the message he sent to Queen Python of the CoveWings by flying lemur in hopes of an alliance... the Pixiewings hope they have offered is enough to secure a new ally.

#### Scavengers/Humans

The humans in question receive food, water, a place to stay, jobs, and payment for their services. These services include fighting in the arena, caring for dragonets, tending to the gardens, etc.

### Begrudging Allies

None of these tribes like the Pixiewings except for small bits depending on the tribe.

#### SkyWings

The SkyWings like the architectural designs that the Pixiewings use.

#### NightWings

The NightWings want to study plant samples received through the Rain and Pixie Trades.

#### IceWings

They have agreed to a breeding program in hopes of the Animus trait returning… otherwise the Pixiewings' very way of life is horrifying.

#### SeaWings

They don’t approve of the Pixiewings’ slavery philosophy, but they think the way they catch their seafood is genius.

#### SandWings

Also don’t approve of slavery, but are fascinated by Pixiewing music.

### On Good Terms, Not Allies

#### Petalwings

Both tribes are aware of the existence of the other, but the Petalwings don’t like how loose and loud the Pixiewings are.

## OC Creation Guidelines

Permission is not required to make a Pixiewing OC unless they are of Royal or King status. Permission is also not required for hybrids, tribreeds, and OCs of Pixiewing descent. Permission is required though for any OCs with the Animus trait. However, it is recommended that any OCs are shown to either Lemonbunny09, FeralShadowQueen, or both so that they can be placed in the new Fanon Characters category on the Characters sub-page. When creating a OC be sure to include name, age, gender, sexuality, occupation, rather they are a hybrid, and where they live.