'Dune' was an adult male SandWing who was introduced in The Dragonet Prophecy (book)|The
Dragonet Prophecy. He was formerly a major of Burn's army and later a
member of the Outclaws before eventually joining the Talons of Peace. He
served as one of the Talons of Peace#Guardians of the
dragonets|guardians of the dragonets, tasked with teaching them hunting,
alongside Kestrel and Webs. He was killed by Scarlet|Ex-Queen Scarlet
after he attempted to protect the dragonets of destiny from her.

## Description

Dune had extraordinarily powerful sandy-yellow wings and flashing black
eyes. He was large and bigger than Scarlet. One of his forelegs, as well
as his right wing, were badly injured in combat against IceWing
soldiers, with the formerly frozen parts of his wing having been snapped
off, leaving only misshapen, blackened ruin. His wing was further
destroyed when Burn sliced through its tendons and membranes, leaving a
long scar running through it and causing it to trail crookedly beside
his body. He also lost his foot, leaving only a foreleg stump, and he
wore an oddly shaped stone around his neck that served as a key to
unlock the boulder that blocked the Claws of the Clouds Mountains#The
Dragonets of Destiny's Cave|cave entrance.

## Personality

As a young Dragons|dragon, Dune was eager, enthusiastic, and defensive,
and he wanted to be a hero and a fighter. His eyes became bleak and
haunted after his injury.

By the beginning of The Dragonet Prophecy, Dune was grouchy, tough, and
did not show much fondness towards any the dragonets except for Sunny.
He was described to hate everything. He was also not as outwardly cruel
as Kestrel, having spent extra time to ensure that Starflight understood
particular topics. He bravely protected them when they were found by
Scarlet, despite his injuries, ultimately leading to his death.

## Biography

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Pre-Series
Along with Kestrel, Webs,
Asha, and Hvitur, Dune was ordered to steal an egg to fulfill the The Dragonet Prophecy. During this time, he
resided in the Scorpion Den, and Thorn trusted him with the location of
her egg to help guard it. When Dune learned it was due to hatch on the
brightest night, he stole it, destroying Thorn's trust in him. In The Brightest Night, it was revealed to the
dragonet stolen, Sunny, that he had been wanted by Thorn for years
after.

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### The Dragonet Prophecy

left The Dragonet Prophecy (book)|The Dragonet
Prophecy
After the loss of Hvitur and Asha, only him,
Kestrel, and Webs were left to raise Clay, Tsunami, Sunny, Starflight,
and Glory.

As a guardian, Dune taught the dragonets skills of hunting and survival.
He tended to be harsh on Glory, though not more so than Kestrel. He was
kind to Sunny and made sure to teach her more due to her "disabilities."
After the visit from Morrowseer, he was reluctant to kill Glory,
although not as much as Webs, who had been horrified about the idea of
having to kill her and was the first to deny participation in her murder
due to it being him who had stolen her egg.
[File:DuneDeath.png|thumb|Scarlet](File:DuneDeath.png%7Cthumb%7CScarlet)
killing Dune Later, Clay and Tsunami escaped the cave and accidentally
led Queen Scarlet and her soldiers to the dragonets. During the attack,
Dune was pinned down by Scarlet. She sliced open his foreleg, and
violently snapped his neck, killing him. Sunny sobbed over his dead
body, begging him to "wake up." Clay recalled Dune's death multiple
times after that.

left The Lost Heir

Webs mentioned Dune's death when recounting how he and the other
guardians failed to prevent the dragonets of destiny from escaping to
Nautilus, Cirrus, and Crocodile.

left The Hidden Kingdom

Glory recalled the abuse she had suffered from Dune and
Kestrel, and wondered if that was why she preferred not to be touched.
Later, Glory noticed several SandWings with permanent injuries at
Blaze's fortress and thought of Dune, wondering what side of the war he
had been on before joining the Talons of Peace.

left The Dark Secret
While Starflight was dreaming about reading a scroll about where the
dragonets of destiny could be and ideas of how they can end the War of
SandWing Succession|war, Dune, along with the other guardians, burst
into the study cave to take the scroll away from Starflight.

left The Brightest Night

Thorn mentioned that Dune had been the one to take Sunny's
egg, which had been buried in the sand near the Scorpion Den. Only Thorn
and Dune had known where the egg was. Thorn, in the process of finding
Dune, put up wanted posters all over the Scorpion Den (before she knew
that he had been killed). When Sunny told Thorn that Dune was dead, she
violently ripped up his and Morrowseer's wanted posters. Sunny mentioned
Dune again in the epilogue as one of the dragons who had never gotten to
see the end of the war.

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### The Jade Mountain Prophecy

left Moon Rising
Dune
was indirectly mentioned when Clay told Kinkajou that, back then, the
guardians had brought live prey for the dragonets to practice hunting
without having to leave the cave.

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Darkness of Dragons
Dune was one of
the dragons that Thorn asked Cobra to find. Cobra stated that there was
not a trace of him anywhere.

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### Winglets

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Deserter
Dune was first shown as a
four-year-old dragonet in a classroom, and he wanted to help Six-Claws
find Blaze. Dune was the one to spot her heading towards an oncoming
sandstorm. He helped direct Six-Claws back to the fortress and defended
him when other dragons complained about Six-Claws. Char offered to admit
Dune and Six-Claws to the army to train and become a soldier, and Dune
eagerly agreed. When Queen Oasis was killed, he and Six-Claws chose to
fight on Burn's side.

In a battle with Blaze's forces, he was injured by frostbreath on his
wing and foot. The doctors said that he would recover, but Burn maimed
his wings to punish Six-Claws' disobedience, which resulted in Dune's
permanent disability. Soon after, Six-Claws and a nurse named Kindle
carried him in blankets to the Scorpion Den.

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### Field Guides

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A Guide to the Dragon World
Dune was
mentioned by Smolder in literature#Named scrolls|Strange Time for a New
Pet.

## Relationships

### Kestrel

Kestrel was a close friend of Dune and worked with him in the Talons of
Peace to raise the Dragonets of Destiny.

### Six-Claws

After Six-Claws aided Dune in his recruitment to the SandWing army, Dune
grinned at him as if Six-Claws were his new best friend. They remained
friends for several years, and were paired together for everything, by
everyone. Six-Claws smiled at and encouraged Dune. Dune stayed by
Six-Claws' side all throughout the War of SandWing Succession, and when
Dune was injured, Six-Claws carried him back to their campsite and
reassured his friend. Burn used Six-Claws' care for Dune against him,
despite Six-Claws' efforts to defend him. Dune's safety was one of the
main reasons for Six-Claws deserting Burn's army.

### Sunny

Dune had a connection with Sunny as they were both SandWings.

### Thorn

Dune was considered by Thorn to be the only friend she could trust to
keep Sunny's egg safe; however, he broke Thorn's trust when he stole
Sunny's egg for the prophecy. Despite this, he named Sunny one of the
names Thorn mentioned liking when talking about possible names for her
dragonet.

## Quotes

I guess minding dragonets runs in the family. But I hope I
don't have to do it for the rest of my life. Dragonets are so
aggravating. I want to be a soldier! I want to fight in battles and do
glorious things and be a hero! What do you want to do?
to
Six-Claws
Deserter

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Whoa. Is that the princess? Why would she be out in the dunes
by herself? By all the lizards, she is going to get crushed by that
sandstorm.
to Six-Claws about Blaze
Deserter

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He didn't take her out there! He saw her out there alone and
rescued her, that's what he did!
to Blister, about Six-Claws
saving Blaze
Deserter

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Now, can we get back to talking about how amazing I am, please?

to Six-Claws
Deserter

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She said I have more promise than any officer she's ever seen.
[…] She said I have extraordinarily strong wings for a SandWing —
almost like a SkyWing's! She said I'd be commanding armies of my own in
no time.
to Six-Claws, about General Needle
Deserter

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That it's stupid. And we were stupid for being loyal in the
first place, and now we're paying for it. I'm paying for it. There's no
point to any of this.
to Six-Claws
Deserter

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I'm not worried about Sunny. We followed the prophecy
instructions. It's not our fault she's the way she is. But the RainWing
— He's not going to like that.
to Kestrel and Webs, about
Morrowseer The Dragonet Prophecy

32

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It's not natural, that much loyalty in a dragon. Especially to
dragons outside your own tribe.
to Kestrel and Webs, about
Clay The Dragonet Prophecy

54

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These dragonets are sacred. They're the dragonets of destiny.
You can't have them!
to Scarlet
The Dragonet Prophecy
113

## Trivia

  - While Dune's parents were both teachers, Dune expressed to Six-Claws
    that he had no desire to become a teacher himself.
  - Despite canonically missing a foreleg, the The Dragonet Prophecy     (graphic novel)|graphic novel depicts him with all limbs intact.