'Fierceteeth' is an adult female
NightWing and the main protagonist of Prisoners. She is currently in a
relationship with Strongwings and is the leader of Renewal.

## Description

Fierceteeth has black scales, a disgruntled and bedraggled look, and is
about half the size of Strongwings. She is thin and bony.

## Personality

Fierceteeth is impatient, blunt, arrogant, unsentimental, sharp,
determined, strong, bold, untrustworthy, dangerous, scheming, bristling,
and rebellious. She can take care of herself, and she believes in tribal
separation and maintenance of royal bloodlines. She believes that all
interactions work better when she pays attention to only what is said
instead of the things she thinks others are trying to say. She believes
that she does not need parents to tell her that she is special and
brilliant, or a prophecy to make her unique and important. She is not
one to be easily frightened as she was not afraid of Darkstalker. She
also does not like being patronized. She dislikes compliments.

## Biography

### The Dragonet Prophecy

left The Dark Secret
Fierceteeth was among the young NightWings that Starflight met on his
first night on the NightWing island. She explained that they were
related through their mother, Farsight, but did not try to interact with
Starflight in any way other than wishing he was dead as she thought she
would make a better dragonet of destiny, saying that he was weaker and
younger and not fit to be a leader. When the volcano erupted, she chose
to accept Glory as her new queen - not out of respect, but to be allowed
into the Rainforest Kingdom.

left The Brightest Night

During the confusion caused by Starflight's injury,
Fierceteeth, Strongwings, and Preyhunter kidnapped Sunny. They planned
to sell her to Burn, Blister, or Blaze in order to gain an army to take
the Rainforest Kingdom for the NightWings. However, Sunny escaped and
followed after them, even managing to steal the Obsidian Mirror from
Preyhunter while the three NightWings slept, with surprising ease. To
try to stall them, Sunny wrote an eerie warning on a rock. Strongwings
believed it was Darkstalker, but Fierceteeth did not. Despite these
setbacks, the three NightWings, with Sunny still following, made their
way to the Scorpion Den, hoping to recruit a SandWing messenger. They
were taken to Thorn, the leader of the Outclaws, who interrogated them
on Morrowseer. Preyhunter was killed for saying that Morrowseer was
already dead, and Sunny jumped forward and confirmed that Morrowseer was
dead, because she did not want Fierceteeth and Strongwings to die as
well. They were then imprisoned in the dungeons of the SandWing
stronghold by Thorn, presumably for kidnapping her daughter.

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### The Jade Mountain Prophecy

left Moon Rising
Qibli
mentioned that Queen Thorn had been planning to send her and Strongwings
back to Queen Glory as her prisoners.

left Winter Turning

While Glory, Winter, and his friends were talking, Glory told Winter
that there were two prisoners she should take care of, but Thorn had
agreed to hold them in her prison for now, which referred to Fierceteeth
and Strongwings.

In the epilogue, a NightWing dragonet, presumably Mightyclaws, thought
about a secret letter he got from his friends about escaping Thorn's
prison, most likely Fierceteeth and Strongwings. This theory makes sense, however, in Moon Rising, Qibli seemed to
believe they were sent to Glory, although he may have simply not been
informed of Glory and Queen Thorn's agreement.

left Talons of Power
Tsunami mentioned to Sunny that some prisoners had escaped from Queen
Thorn's prison. This may have been Fierceteeth and Strongwings.
Fierceteeth, Strongwings, Saguaro, and two unknown SandWings attempted
to kill Queen Glory. Darkstalker stopped them from killing Glory and
told her that he "accidentally" killed one of the SandWings, which he
lied about, Animus magic|enchanting him to go give Vulture a message.
Fierceteeth, Strongwings, Saguaro, and the other SandWing were put in
the RainWings' new prison. In the morning, Darkstalker set Fierceteeth
free and promoted her to a court member.

left
Darkness of Dragons
When Darkstalker
was giving out powers to the NightWings in the lost city of night,
Fierceteeth handed him a basket full of the silver enchanted bracelets.
Qibli and Moonwatcher were dumbfounded when Darkstalker introduced them
to Clearsight. However, Moon noticed that she acted differently and
stated: "she has the personality of a sun-dried tomato." Suspicious,
they secretly watched Darkstalker enchant Fierceteeth to act and look
like Clearsight, but after many failed attempts he eventually gave up,
knowing she would not ever be the same dragon he loved. In the epilogue,
it was stated that once again, she wanted to make herself queen of the
NightWings, but the NightWings seemed to realize that it was not so much
of a disaster to have a RainWing as a queen. It is unknown if she ever
stood trial for her crimes, or what the results of said trial were if it
occurred.

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### Winglets

left
Prisoners
Fierceteeth was in Thorn's
dungeon with Strongwings. She scribbled notes to Saguaro, a large,
intimidating female SandWing guard possibly associated with a criminal
named Vulture. In her first story, Fierceteeth talked about the hatching
of Starflight and how much her mother would stare and hope at the egg,
waiting for it to reveal the dragonet. Fierceteeth was only two then.
Soon, Morrowseer came storming in and growled at Farsight to hand over
the egg. Fierceteeth heard this and immediately asked Morrowseer if she
could take the egg's place, but he refused and rushed off with the egg.
From then on, Fierceteeth started to pretend Morrowseer was her father
and followed him around, hoping to get a chance to visit the mainland,
but this unfortunately never happened to her. Saguaro felt that this
story was tragic, but Fierceteeth continued writing.

In her second story, Fierceteeth stated how she met Strongwings, talking
about why they were a couple and how she would never leave him. One day
after class, Fierceteeth met Strongwings after he exploded one of
Mastermind's experiments and got thrown out of the lab. They snuck off
to the rainforest to enjoy what was not in their volcanic island and
were subsequently caught, but when Fierceteeth got blamed Strongwings
defended her and insisted that it was all his idea. Fierceteeth realized
that he valued and loved her, so she decided to get into a partnership
with him for the rest of their lives.

In the third story, Fierceteeth explained how Pyrrhia might have ended
so much better if her plans succeeded: that she handed the dragonets of
destiny to Burn, and she would become the queen of the NightWings.
Saguaro, persuaded by the tale and her tragic backstory, finally agreed
to release Fierceteeth and Strongwings.

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### Field Guides

left
A Guide to the Dragon World

Fierceteeth's letters to Starflight were featured in the guide. She
eventually agreed to write something and gave Starflight
literature#Named scrolls|Rising from the Ruins, a scroll about Renewal,
confirming that she and a group of other NightWings have begun to settle
the lost city of night. She also provided Starflight with a scroll about
Queen Vigilance and her Glass Jubilee.

## Relationships

### Farsight

Fierceteeth wheedled for her mother to help her hunt, but after Farsight
explained that she was worried about danger towards Starflight's egg,
Fierceteeth became angry and demanding. She felt betrayed by Farsight's
care towards her second dragonet, and believed her loyalty towards
Fierceteeth to be shallow. She hated the fact that she had to compete
for her mother's attention with an unhatched sibling.

### Morrowseer

After Starflight's egg was sent away to the mainland, Fierceteeth tried
to convince Morrowseer that she is a worthy dragonet of destiny by
'accidentally' bumping into him and showing up at his lectures or
bumping prey in his direction. She sometimes treated him like a father
in her head, however Morrowseer did not appreciate her efforts,
typically ignoring her help.

### Starflight

Starflight is her half-brother. She shows absolutely no concern or care
for him, and there have been several times that she wished he would die.
She believes that she would have made a better Dragonet of Destiny, and
is jealous of his growing up off the NightWing Island. She considers him
useless, and a terrible Dragonet of Destiny and NightWing. In Prisoners,
she stated that although she would kill the other dragonets of destiny
if her plan worked out, she would not kill Starflight because "you can't
waste a NightWing," even though he betrayed their tribe. Fierceteeth
hoped that someday Starflight could be "fixed." She described him as a
useless brother, but still invited him to the hatching ceremony for her
eggs and believed that he would be a good uncle.

### Strongwings

Though Fierceteeth knew Strongwings since the moment she hatched, she
did not particularly like him at first and mostly ignored him. She was
glad when Strongwings turned ten and moved out of the dragonet
dormitory. Fierceteeth feels protected around Strongwings, like having a
small mountain walking beside her, and he is one of the only dragons
that can make her smile. He believes she is unique, and he is
sentimental and sincere towards her. His laughter does not make
Fierceteeth angry, as other dragons' laughter does. He had an odd catch
in his voice when he told her how important she was, and he was willing
to break the rules simply to make her happy. After realizing his
affections for her, Fierceteeth wrapped her tail around his and later
explained to Saguaro that he is her dragon, that he will do anything to
keep her alive, and that he is the only dragon she trusts in all of
Pyrrhia. Fierceteeth stated that it was non-negotiable that Strongwings
stayed with her. She did not care if no one understands why they were
together. Fierceteeth currently has at least three eggs with
Strongwings.

## Quotes

Weak. I'd have sent him back, too.
about Starflight

The Dark Secret
7

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I called you a lying, conniving snake. Why can't we move here
right now? Why would you keep us on that miserable island when this is
here, ready and waiting for us?
to Morrowseer

Prisoners

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Because it should have been me. I would have been perfect for
the prophecy. I would be brilliant at saving the world. I would also
have been brilliant at leading the other dragonets, proving that
NightWings are the best tribe, and making sure things happened exactly
as we wanted them to.
to Saguaro
Prisoners

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Not too impressed with your intelligence, are they?

to Sunny The Brightest Night

19

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It's my heart. I can put whoever I want in there.
to
Saguaro, about Strongwings
Prisoners

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But I deserve to be free. Everything I did, all my so-called
"crimes," were for the good of my fellow NightWings. I was trying to
find us an ally who would restore our power. I was trying to save us
from being controlled by another tribe. I was trying to make sure we had
a real home of our own!
to Saguaro, about the reason for her
crimes
Prisoners

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I WILL be your problem! No one gives me to anybody! I'll go
to the Night Kingdom only if I WANT to.
to Darkstalker Talons of Power
179

## Trivia

  - The back blurb of The Winglets Quartet says Fiercetooth instead of
    Fierceteeth.[1]
  - Fierceteeth does not snore.