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A GUIDE TO THE DRAGONS OF PYRRHIA
Updated and edited by Starflight of the Nightwings
WELCOME BACK TO JADE MOUNTAIN ACADEMY!
Consider this my personal thank you and formal welcome back to Jade Mountain Academy! Myself, and the rest of our teachers know that our first semester here was...less than ideal, but we are putting our best talons forward to fixing the mistakes of our past and moving forward to a new era!
At this school, you will be learning side by side with dragons from all the other tribes, so we wanted to give you some basic information that may be useful as you get to know one another. Acknowledging past conflicts, we understand that this may be challenging for some dragons. Rest assured, however, that things will be awkward at first and that is perfectly natural! Our job is not to force you to become friends, but ultimately be assured that you will create lasting friendships that will prevail outside of Jade Mountain!
You have been assigned to a winglet with six other dragons; the winglet groups are listed on the following page. You may notice that winglets don’t have the same tribe of dragon in them, and that is on purpose! If we wish to come together, we must first learn how to accept other dragons. As our very own Sunny of the Sandwings once said: Living together is part of the school’s mission of getting to know each other.
Thank you for being part of this school. You are the hope of Pyrrhia’s future. You are the dragons who can bring lasting peace to this world. No matter how big, how small, how smart, how strong, we welcome each and every single one of you to our academy with open wings and open hearts.
WE WISH YOU ALL THE POWER OF WINGS OF FIRE!
JADE MOUNTAIN STAFF
Clay of the MudWings - Self Defense | Special Defense | Herbs and Foods
Tsunami of the SeaWings - Head of Jade Mountain Academy
Starflight of the NightWings - Librarian | Reading and Writing
Fatespeaker of the NightWings - Assistant Librarian | Dragon Culture
Sunny of the SandWings - Hunting and Gathering | Physical Activity
Webs of the SeaWings - Ancient History | Recent History | Biology
Axel of the SkyWings - Unnatural Abilities | Dragon Politics
Doe of the MudWings - Music | Arts and Crafts
Amethyst of the RainWings - Animal Study | Mathematics
North of the IceWings - Extra Care | Counselor
JADE WINGLET
IceWing: Lynx
MudWing: Pheasant
NightWing: Moonwatcher
RainWing: Kinkajou
SandWing: Qibli
SeaWing: Turtle
SkyWing: Peril
GOLD WINGLET
IceWing: Polaria
MudWing: Moss
NightWing: Farseer
RainWing: Tamarin
SandWing: Stone
SeaWing: Pike
SkyWing: Peregrine
SILVER WINGLET
IceWing: Changbai
MudWing: Sepia
NightWing: Worldbender
RainWing: Boto
SandWing: Scorch
SeaWing: Anemone
SkyWing: Thrush
COPPER WINGLET
IceWing: Alba
MudWing: Marsh
NightWing: Scrollwriter
RainWing: Coconut
SandWing: Pronghorn
SeaWing: Snail
SkyWing: Flame
QUARTZ WINGLET
IceWing: Ermine
MudWing: Newt
NightWing: Grimm
RainWing: Siamang
SandWing: Arid
SeaWing: Barracuda
SkyWing: Garnet
AMETHYST WINGLET
IceWing: Blizzard
MudWing: Bear
NightWing: Silence
RainWing: Lotus
SandWing: Python
SeaWing: Flood
SkyWing: Summer
RUBY WINGLET
IceWing: Chill
MudWing: Oak
NightWing: Soulfinder
RainWing: Lavender
SandWing: Obsidian
SeaWing: Catfish
SkyWing: Smoke
MUDWINGS
Description: Thick, armored brown scales, sometimes with amber and golder underscales; large, flat heads with nostrils on top of the snout.
Abilities: Can breathe fire (if warm enough), hold their breath for up to an hour, blend into large mud puddles; usually very strong.
Current Queen: Queen Moorhen
Students at Jade Mountain: Pheasant, Lotus, Sepia, Marsh, Newt, Bear, Oak
SANDWINGS
Description: Pale gold or white scales the color of desert sand; poisonous barbed tail; forked black tongues.
Abilities: Can survive a long time without water, poison enemies with the tips of their tails like scorpions, bury themselves for camouflage in the desert sand, and breathe fire.
Current Queen: Queen Thorn
Students at Jade Mountain: Qibli, Stone, Scorch, Pronghorn, Arid, Python, Obsidian
SKYWINGS
Description: Red-gold or orange scales; enormous wings.
Abilities: Powerful fighters and incredible fliers, can breathe fire.
Current Queen: Queen Ruby
Students at Jade Mountain: Peril, Summer, Thrush, Flame, Garnet, Peregrine, Smoke
SEAWINGS
Description: Blue or green or aquamarine scales; webs between their claws; gills on their necks; glow-in-the-dark stripes on their tails/snouts/underbellies.
Abilities: Can breathe underwater, see in the dark, create huge waves with one splash of their powerful tails; excellent swimmers
Current Queen: Queen Coral
Students at Jade Mountain: Turtle, Pike, Anemone, Snail, Barracuda, Flood, Catfish
RAINWINGS
Description: Scales constantly shift colors, usually bright like birds of paradise, prehensile tails
Abilities: Can camouflage their scales to blend into their surroundings; shoot a deadly venom from their fangs (a special note from the Queen requested be put in: never underestimate a RainWing - Starflight)
Current Queen: Queen Glory
Students at Jade Mountain: Kinkajou, Tamarin, Boto, Coconut, Siamang, Lotus, Lavender
ICEWINGS
Description: Silvery scales like the moon or pale blue like ice; ridged claws to grip the ice; forked blue tongues; tails narrow to whip-thin end.
Abilities: Can withstand subzero temperatures and bright light, exhale a deadly frostbreath.
Current Queen: Queen Snowfall
Students at Jade Mountain: Lynx, Changbai, Alba, Ermine, Blizzard, Chill
NIGHTWINGS
Description: Publish-black scales and scattered silver scales on the underside of their wings, like a night sky full of stars; forked black tongues.
Abilities: Can breathe fire, disappear into dark shadows. Some hatch with the power to read minds or see the future (or, very rarely, both) (see recent scrolls on the Moon Rebirthing)
Current Queen: Queen Glory (see recent scrolls on the NightWing Exodus and the RainWing Royal Challenge)
Students at Jade Mountain: Moonwatcher, Farseer, Silence, Scrollwriter, Grimm, Worldbender, Soulfinder
THE EXTINCTION PROPHECY
A hatred born long after peace
A change in tides, a chain in mind
A sun born out of dragon blood
Where self meets self, and worlds collide
Made of ice but hatched in night
Made of stone and with no heart
Made of sand, controlling fate
All will break and fall apart
The moons will quake, the sky will shine
Time will bend, and time will twist
If the descendent of the stalker lives
The dragon race will cease to exist