'Umber' is an adult male MudWing who was introduced in The Dragonet Prophecy. He was formerly a
student at Jade Mountain Academy as a member of the Jade Winglet. His
current whereabouts are unknown, as he is currently a fugitive alongside
his sister, Sora.

## Description

Umber has brown scales and pale amber eyes. He is the smallest of his
sibling group, with a scar across the top of his snout.

## Personality

Umber is a caring, observant, and loyal Dragons|dragon, and is very kind
towards his loved ones. He experiences a warm, constant sense of relief
related to the end of the War of SandWing Succession|war. He is
incredibly loyal to and fond of his siblings, and thinks very highly of
them; he wants to protect them and keep them safe, regardless of the
cost. He was sympathetic towards Moonwatcher when she was interrogated
about the truth of her NightWing abilities.

## Biography

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Pre-Series
Umber's egg was laid by
Cattail as a part of a clutch including Clay's, whose egg was later sold
to the Talons of Peace for two cows. Reed, Sora, Pheasant, Crane, and Marsh are his other siblings. Umber's egg was the last
one to hatch, and he was presumably helped out of his egg by Reed, his
"MudWings#Society|Bigwings," while in reality, their lost sibling,
Clay, was their actual eldest brother. As a result of Queen Moorhen's
alliance with Burn, Umber and his siblings were forced to fight in the
War of SandWing Succession, resulting in the death of his sister Crane
at the claws of Icicle in battle roughly six years after being hatched.

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### The Dragonet Prophecy

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Prophecy

[File:ClaySibs.png|thumb|Clay](File:ClaySibs.png%7Cthumb%7CClay) meeting
his siblings Two days after the death of his sister Crane, Umber and his
living siblings encountered their eldest brother, Clay, for the first
time as Clay returned to the Mud Kingdom in an attempt to find his
family. Umber was the first one to notice Clay near the mud pools and to
have a feeling that he was part of their family, notifying his siblings.
The others soon found Clay as he finished talking, dejected, with
Cattail, and were overjoyed to meet him. Umber told his siblings that
Clay had looked familiar. They helped Clay make peace with himself and,
despite protests, let Clay go with the other dragonets of destiny.

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Umber was mentioned by Glory when she thought about where the
dragonets would go after the prophecy.

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In the prologue, Umber and his siblings were fighting off attacking
IceWings. Clay's siblings all appeared to hate the war and debated
joining the Talons of Peace, though they decided against it in the end.
Umber disliked the war the most and was the timidest of them all.

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He and his siblings were seen when Sunny and Clay went to the
MudWings to send a message to Burn. Umber hugged Clay when the group
realized his presence. He was reluctant to go along with the MudWings'
planned attack on the IceWings. In the epilogue, Clay said that he would
love to have Umber and his siblings as students at the Jade Mountain
school, also adding that Umber's history and reading were not so good.

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### The Jade Mountain Prophecy

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Umber, along with his siblings Sora and Marsh, was one of the first
students to attend the new and prestigious Jade Mountain Academy. He was
assigned into the Jade Winglet. When he met the other members of the
Jade Winglet, Moon overheard that he thought Qibli is "gorgeous," and
also that he and Kinkajou secretly wished that Qibli and Winter,
respectively, were their destinies. He stated that Carnelian seemed
familiar, and that they may have fought together during the war. After
learning that his sister Sora had attempted to kill Icicle using
Plants#Dragonflame cactus|dragonflame cacti, which resulted in the
deaths of Carnelian and Bigtail, and that she also rigged a stalactite
to fall on Icicle, Umber decided to leave the Academy alongside his
sister in order to keep her and others safe from her. Before he and Sora
departed, he and Qibli embraced.

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Turtle stated that it felt weird in his sleeping cave with Umber gone.

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Umber was mentioned by Turtle, when he thought about Umber and how he
missed his clawmate. He said that Umber reminded him of his brothers.

Turtle thought that if he survived, he would enchant something to find
Umber and make sure he was safe.

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Darkness of Dragons
Umber was
mentioned in Moonwatcher's thoughts about how she misses the members of
the Jade Winglet that were no longer there.

## Relationships

### Clay

Umber loves Clay; despite not being able to grow up with him, he loves
him just as strongly as he loves his other siblings. He felt a "familiar
feeling" towards Clay even before he knew who he was.

### Qibli

Umber seems to be attracted to Qibli; he thought of Qibli as gorgeous
and wished he were his destiny. He is worried about sounding like an
idiot in front of him. When he fled Jade Mountain Academy with Sora,
parting with Qibli made him feel longing, heartbreak, and loyalty so
strongly that Moonwatcher could feel it as a physical pain in her chest.

### Sora

Umber deeply cares for Sora and has a close bond with her; although he
felt confused and betrayed when he found out Sora set the dragonflame
cactus bomb, which resulted in the death of one of his winglet members
Carnelian, he told her he loved her anyway. Umber escaped from Jade
Mountain with Sora and promised himself to keep her safe and to keep
everyone else safe from her.

### Turtle

Umber and Turtle were clawmates and close friends in Jade Mountain; they
pulled their sleeping mats close so they could sleep with their backs
against each other, as they often slept this way with their siblings.
Turtle missed having him as a clawmate after Umber fled the school with
his sister.

## Quotes

I hate this war. I don't understand what we're even fighting
for. Who cares who the SandWing queen is? I've never met Burn and I
don't want to. Why am I fighting an IceWing over a throne that has
nothing to do with either of us?
to his siblings about the
war The Dark Secret
prologue

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Can't you smell it? We flew over part of it, too — it's pretty
well hidden in the forest.
to his siblings about a scavenger
den The Dark Secret
prologue

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I hope we don't have to. I hope Clay fulfills the prophecy and
ends the war quick and saves the world really soon, before we have to do
any more fighting. Don't you think? Maybe he will?
to his
siblings about killing other dragons The Dark Secret (book)|The
Dark Secret
prologue

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When do we eat? Just kidding. Pretending to be Clay.

to the rest of the Jade Winglet and Tsunami
Moon Rising
84

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This is my brother and sister. Marsh is really fast… you should
see him fly. And Sora knows everything; she's the only one who ever
practiced reading.
to Kinkajou and Moonwatcher
Moon Rising
107

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Sora, it's okay. I love you anyway.
to Sora after
she attempted to kill Icicle Moon Rising

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## Trivia

  - Umber and Sora will appear again in the series. Tui would also like
    for Umber to find his soulmate.   - In Moon Rising, Umber is revealed to be gay,
    making him the first character in the series to have a confirmed
    sexuality.
  - Tui mentioned that Umber may reappear in the fourth arc.