'Pantala', also known as the 'lost continent' by the dragons of Pyrrhia,
is one of the two known continents in the Wings of Fire (book
series)|Wings of Fire series, the other being Pyrrhia. It takes several
days of traveling from the west of Pyrrhia to get there. Its existence
was hinted at occasionally, before being confirmed at the end of
Darkness of Dragons. The Pantalan dragon tribes consist of the
SilkWings, HiveWings, LeafWings, and the now-extinct BeetleWings.

## Description

Pantala is a dragon-shaped continent that was formerly covered with
forests, but after the Tree Wars, now primarily consists of grasslands
and savannas. Watering holes and rivers, which are often dry, are
scattered throughout the continent. Pantala has a rainy season and dry
season, with moderate to hot temperatures. The continent is covered with
tall grass and there are occasional sinkholes underfoot.

The most prominent landmarks of Pantala are the :Category:Hives|Hives,
which function as connected cities that house most of the continent's
SilkWings and HiveWings. Other landmarks include Lake Scorpion, Beetle
Lake, Dragonfly Bay, and the Poison Jungle, which sits on the "head" of
the continent. Within the Poison Jungle are the Snarling River and the
Gullet River, rivers which run through the "neck" and the "mouth" of the
continent.

## Notable features

### Beetle Lake

Beetle Lake is a large lake located on the "wing" of Pantala, in the
western region.

### Dragonfly Bay

Dragonfly Bay is a bay located on the east coast of Pantala. During the
reign of the first HiveWing queen, a kraken was there for one rainy
season.

### Dragontail Peninsula

Dragontail Peninsula is a peninsula on the southeast end, or the "tail",
of Pantala. The peninsula has some trees on it.

### Lake Scorpion

Lake Scorpion is a large, scorpion-shaped lake located on the "tail" of
Pantala, the southern region. It is considered the largest lake on
Dragontail Peninsula. The SilkWings from Jewel Hive, along with Lady
Jewel and Scarab intended to flee to the lake.

### Abyss|The abyss

The abyss is a pit located underneath Lake Scorpion, which housed the
othermind's brain. It was described as having something glowing and
green within it, and as acting strangely "for the first time in years"
ever since the othermind escaped the Poison Jungle. Whispers have been
heard coming from it, reaching the upper caves of Raven's Abyss
village|village. Inside the abyss there is a throne room, where the
corpses of Freedom and Cottonmouth used to sit before they were defeated
by Luna.

### The Hives

The nine Hives are cities inhabited by HiveWings and SilkWings, with
Wasp Hive being the largest and oldest. The Hives are made out of a
paper-thin material called treestuff, which is a particular mixture of
wood pulp, clay, and silk that allows light to filter through while
being as solid as rock. The Hives are spread out in a wide circle across
the continent, with silk bridges connecting them. Each Hive was once ruled by one of Wasp's female relatives, such as Jewel (THQ)|Lady Jewel
and Lady Bloodworm, before Wasp and all of her sisters were imprisoned.

### Poison Jungle|The Poison Jungle

The Poison Jungle was the last remaining forest on Pantala after the
Tree Wars. It was said to be full of dangerous plants and wildlife,
which was why the forest was left alone by the Queen Wasp and the
HiveWings. Various dangerous plants were described to be in the jungle,
such as sundews, venus dragon-traps, cobra lilies, waterwheels, and the
quarantined othermind. Further in the jungle are the homes of both
LeafWing factions, the PoisonWings and the SapWings. The jungle was destroyed by the end of The Poison Jungle when
the breath of evil manipulated Blue into burning it down with flamesilk.

### The sinkhole

The sinkhole is a pit located in the middle of the savanna, between the
Hives. It was the place where Blue, Cricket, and Swordtail hid from
HiveWings during the day while traveling to Wasp Hive. A human
settlement may have been located there as a human was spotted reading a
book within the caves.

## Flora & Fauna

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Wildlife
'Animals'

  - Antelope
  - Arthropods, insects, mollusks, and worms
      - Assassin bugs
      - Beetles
      - Bombardier beetles
      - Bullet ants
      - Butterflies
      - Caterpillars
      - Cicadas
      - Earthworms
      - Fire ants
      - Fireflies
      - Flies
      - Grasshoppers
      - Krakens
      - Lobsters
      - Mosquitoes
      - Red centipedes
      - Shining beetles
      - Snails
          - River snails
      - Scorpions
      - Spiders
      - Squids
      - Ticks
      - Tree slugs
      - Tsetse flies
      - Wasps that can kill an elephant with its venom
      - Vampire ants
      - Venomous centipedes
  - Bats
  - Birds
      - Cockatoos
      - Crows
      - Hummingbirds
      - Long-necked gray-and-white bird with smaller birds on its back
      - Pigeons
      - Seagulls
      - Skylarks
      - Starlings
  - Blue tree frogs
  - Capybaras
  - Chinchillas
  - Crocodiles
  - Deer
  - Elephants
  - Fish
      - Eyeless fish
      - Koi
  - Gazelles
  - Giraffes
  - Humans
  - Jaguars
  - Lizards
      - Monitor lizards
      - Gila monsters
  - Lions
  - Meerkats
  - Monkeys
      - Marmosets
      - Orange monkeys
      - Tamarins
  - Panthers
  - Rabbits
  - Sharks
  - Snakes
      - Anacondas
      - Black mambas
      - Dragonbite vipers
      - Rattlesnakes
      - Underwater snakes
  - Tigers
  - Toads
  - Water buffalo
  - Whales
  - Wildebeests
  - Zebras

'Plants'

  - Arrowroot
  - Bamboo
  - Basil
  - Beans
      - Garbanzo beans
  - Berries
      - Pale white berries
  - Breath of evil
  - Bushes
      - Pricker bushes
  - Cacti
  - Carnivorous plants
      - Bladderworts
      - Cobra lilies
      - Pitcher plants
      - Roridulas
      - Sundews
      - Venus dragon-traps
  - Carrots
      - White carrots
  - Chamomile
  - Cinnamon
  - Eggplants
  - Exploding stars
  - Ferns
  - Flowers
      - Bright flowers
      - Bromeliads
      - Forget-me-nots
      - Honeysuckles
      - Lotus flowers
      - Night blooms
      - Orchids
      - Sleepflowers
      - Sun lilies
      - Trumpet creepers
      - Violets
      - Water lilies
  - Fruits
      - Apples
      - Bananas
      - Blackberries
      - Blueberries
      - Citrus
      - Clementines
      - Coconuts
      - Kumquats
      - Lemon
      - Limes
      - Manchineel fruits
      - Mangoes
      - Nectarines
      - Oranges
      - Persimmon
      - Raspberries
      - Sandbox tree fruit
      - Tangerines
  - Ginger
  - Ginger root
  - Grass
  - Hemlocks
  - Hogweeds
  - Honey
  - Ivy
  - Kale
  - Lichen
  - Macadamia nuts
  - Makahiyas
  - Mimosa pudicas (also referred to as touch-me-nots)
  - Mistletoe
  - Morning glories
  - Moss
      - Phosphorescent moss
  - Mushrooms
  - Mycelium
  - Nettles
  - Night blooms
  - Okra
  - Papyrus
  - Potatoes
  - Reeds
      - Marsh reeds
  - Seaweed
  - Seeds and seed pods
      - Blister bush seeds
      - Winged seed pods
  - Sleep lilies
  - Smoke leaves
  - Spider plants
  - Sticky white berries that are only deadly to mammals
  - Taro
  - Tea leaves
  - Thorn balls
  - Thorn bushes
  - Trees
      - Baobabs
      - Chokecherries
      - Gympie-gympie stinging trees
      - Manchineels
      - Sandbox trees
  - Tubers
  - Vines
      - Clematis vines
      - Greenbrier vines
      - Honeysuckle vines
      - Kudzu vines
      - Strangler vines
  - Waterwheels
  - Weeds
  - Yams

## Trivia

  - There is no animus magic on Pantala, due to its extreme prevalence
    in the second arc.
  - SilkWings and HiveWings that lived in the Hives were told that the
    peninsulas of Pantala were too dangerous for dragons, but it may
    have been a lie to dissuade dragons from leaving the Hives and
    dwelling elsewhere in Pantala.
  - The Hives are based on the Supertrees found in the nature park
    Gardens by the Bay in Singapore.