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'SeaWings', also known as 'sea dragons' or 'ocean dragons' to humans,
are a Pyrrhia|Pyrrhian dragons|dragon tribe that currently reside in the
Kingdom of the Sea. Currently, they are ruled by Queen Coral and can
speak both Languages#Aquatic|Aquatic underwater and
Languages#Dragon|Dragon when out of water.

The SeaWings were allied with Blister during the War of SandWing
Succession until the bombing of the Summer Palace, which caused them to
flee to the Deep Palace, breaking their alliance with Blister. They were
previously allied with the MudWings until their SeaWing Commander,
Tempest, was assassinated. In the time of Darkstalker, they had an Island Palace for diplomatic meetings
and parties with dragons from other tribes. It was abandoned after the
Royal SeaWing Massacre where Albatross lost most of his soul and went
mad, resulting in the killing of many SeaWings, including Lagoon.

## Description

[File:Seawing.royale.pattern.png|thumb|The](File:Seawing.royale.pattern.png%7Cthumb%7CThe)
royal SeaWing pattern of glowing stripes as shown on Tsunami from The
Lost Heir (graphic novel), by Mike HolmesFile:SeaWing egg .jpg|thumb|A
typical SeaWing egg, by Mike Holmes

SeaWings are considered short in height with long, compact bodies and
short legs. They have curved horns, a slender, curved snout, and two
barbels on the underside of their jaw. Their tongues can be forked or
non-forked. They have webbed spines along the backs of their necks to
the tips of their tails, as well as on their chests. SeaWings have
webbed talons with hooked claws, as well as long, powerful tails that
are useful for swimming. They have gills on the sides of their necks
that allow them to breathe underwater.[1]

SeaWings commonly have scale colors in the ranges of blues and greens,
including indigo, blue-green, aquamarine, and shades of gray. Although
rare, dragons may have pink scales, wings, or horns. Some SeaWings can
also have black spiraling patterns, like those shown on Nautilus. In the
sunlight, their scales may look like glossy emeralds and sapphires.
SeaWings usually have eyes that are a shade of blue or green.

SeaWings have glowing stripes along their faces, bodies, and wings.
Members of the royal family have glowing spirals on the edges and
starburst markings on the undersides of their wings, while most
non-royal SeaWings have smaller starbursts but no spiral patterns.

SeaWing eggs are green or blue and are heavy, especially soon before
they hatch.

## Diet

<File:SeaWing> Council breakfast GN.png|thumb|Breakfast being served to
the SeaWing Council from The Lost Heir (graphic novel), by Mike Holmes

SeaWings mainly eat raw fish and other aquatic creatures such as whales,
squid, octopi, turtles, crabs, and sea snails, while lower class
SeaWings eat eels, though this is stated insultingly. SeaWings may also
prepare soup, stew, and roasted seagull, usually for guests from other
tribes, like they did for Princess Blister. The SeaWing Council eat raw,
ruby-red fish that is deboned and arranged into rolls with seaweed, tiny
green crabs, and a salad of octopus tentacles and herbs, sprinkled with
lemon juice. SeaWings are also noted to eat clams, sea birds, lobsters,
and on special occasions such as hatching days, raw tuna wrapped in
seaweed stuffed with tiny fish eggs.

In the time of Darkstalker, royal SeaWings prepared coconut rice, tuna
rolls, macadamia treats, and a mango-lime drink. Humpback stated that
many years prior, dragons ate scavenger sashimi every afternoon. Fathom
mentioned that SeaWings sometimes consume sharks, though dragonets are
taught to be careful of them until they are full-grown.

Queen Coral has forbidden the consumption of dolphins because she
believes that they might be distantly related to dragons, though Tsunami
thinks it might because she is afraid that somebody might catch and kill
Anemone by mistake, as her scales are the same pink/pale blue colors as
dolphins.

## Abilities

<File:Flashing> scales GN.png|thumb|Tsunami using her bioluminescent
scales to catch Riptide's attention from The Lost Heir (graphic novel),
by Mike Holmes

SeaWings have gills, powerful tails, and exceptional night vision. They
are able to breathe and see underwater and use their tails, wings, and
webbed talons to swim.[2] Their claws are curved like fishhooks to
help them swim, and their tails can be used to batter opponents or
create huge waves. SeaWings often ride currents to travel the ocean
faster, and they prefer to alternate swimming and flying when traveling
long distances. Physical wounds, such as burns, can be healed by ocean
water.

The bioluminescent stripes on a SeaWing's body are used to converse
underwater, as well as to attract partners. They can control when the
stripes on their bodies glow and can light up each one individually.
Different combinations of stripes indicate different words in Aquatic.

[File:GillGN.png|thumb|166px|Gill](File:GillGN.png%7Cthumb%7C166px%7CGill)
dehydrated and unstable from The Dragonet Prophecy (graphic novel), by
Mike Holmes

SeaWings can be driven mad if dehydrated from water for too long.
Dehydrated SeaWings appear insane and have barely any consciousness of
what they do. This happened to Gill in the SkyWing palace, but he is the
only known SeaWing to be seen in this state.

#### Animus magic

Animus magic is present in the SeaWing royal bloodline. There are no
rules on how much magic a SeaWing can use, and animus dragons are often
controlled closely by the queen of the tribe. Animus magic was the cause
of the Royal SeaWing Massacre after Lagoon had pushed Albatross to the
brink of madness from her forcing him to use his powers. This started an
unsuccessful attempt to wipe animus magic from the tribe's bloodline,
making its use illegal in the Kingdom of the Sea.

## Society

SeaWings are regarded as intelligent and artistic. They also
historically used boats. Citizen duties include kitchen work and
enlistment in the army. Most SeaWings work at the palace with jobs such
as pearl diving, weaving, carving, hunting, gardening, and caretakers
for dragonets.

Coral is a writer whose scrolls are required reading in SeaWing schools,
even those that are not of the best quality. Guards have been shown to
salute to her, and most of her subjects regard her as a good queen.

The Summer Palace, before its destruction, utilized an advance guard. It
was a troop consisted of at least fifteen soldiers whose duty was to
keep intruders away from the palace.

In modern Pyrrhia, most SeaWing citizens appear well fed, well-rested,
and content. The queen uses a council consisting of selected council
members and members of the royal SeaWing family or members that the
queen trusts. The Council has frequent meetings.

SeaWings keep pets such as seahorses, sea dragons, cuttlefish, and
bobtail squid.

## Names

SeaWings may be named after sea-related objects or wildlife, examples being Nautilus, Anemone, Orca, Shark, Snail, Coral, and
Turtle. They may also have names related to shades of aquamarine colors
such as Cerulean and Indigo. Some share the names of gemstones, such as Sapphire and Pearl, and they may also have names relating to
aquatic anatomies, like Fin, Gill, and Webs, or naturally occurring
oceanic phenomena, such as Ripple, Current, Tsunami, Typhoon, Riptide,
Splash, and Whirlpool.

Click :Category:SeaWings|here for a list of known SeaWings.

#### Animus dragons

  - Albatross
  - Anemone (artificial)
  - Fathom
  - Orca
  - Turtle

#### Students at Jade Mountain

  - Anemone
  - Barracuda
  - Pike   - Snail
  - Turtle

## Trivia

  - There is a tale about an abandoned SeaWing dragonet who was raised
    by a pod of orcas.
  - Tsunami described breathing in salt water through her gills as
    "sharp," mentioning that it felt "like inhaling smoke."
  - In the time of Darkstalker, SeaWings used toothpaste.
  - Humans seem to think that SeaWings might also inhabit large rivers
    and lakes.[3]
  - Tui stated that SeaWings would like sushi the most.
  - Based on how Coral set up the prison in the Summer Palace, SeaWings
    are aware that electricity can harm dragons and that water conducts
    it well.
  - In Darkstalker, during the events of the Royal SeaWing Massacre,
    SeaWings are described to have red blood; however, in The Flames of
    Hope, Tsunami's blood is described to be blue. This was corrected in
    later printings.
  - On average, SeaWings have 180 bioluminescent scales on their bodies
    in total.