ThunderWings

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Body
'''Thunderwings have a unique body shape compared to other tribes. Their different skeletal system allows them to walk on their back legs, making them seemly look taller then other dragons. They come similar in height to Seawings. They have arms long enough to use to walk but like the T-rex they didn't have much use. Their horns are unually curved forward instead of straight back. Their eyes are usually the same as other tribes but when angered will suddenly glow a bluish-white as if it is made of lightning.'''

'''Their legs are highly built for high jumps, so they are usually very muscular. Their tails are also long and thin, perfect for balancing on their hind legs and whipping small creatures. They are faster then other tribes on land because they are more used to using their back legs then their front.'''

Colo
'''Thunderwings come in deep shades of blue around their main body. Their wings, horns, back spikes, and talons mainly come in bright yellow or blue as well. Their eyes are also blue or yellow, but they can also come in shades of gold, white, red, or brown. Bright scale coloring is rare and either means the ThunderWing is embarrased or sick.'''

Physical
'''ThunderWings are incredibly fast on land and can knock dragons out of the air in a single hit of their powerful legs. Their talons are curled so its easy for them to grip onto large prey or dragons backs. A full blow from their tails will draw blood as well. '''

Lightning Breath
'''All ThunderWings shoot lighting out of their mouths. This attack is about 2,000 degrees hot. Dragons who get a direct hit are lucky if they survive. ThunderWings though can only used this breath if they have been 'charged' or struck by lightning. The amount of lightning they can shoot varies on how much lightning they absorbed when struck. Hits can commonly disable wings and causes paralysis. ThunderWings can shoot it in two different ways: They can shoot all of it in one beam or in three to six mutiple shots.'''

Thunderous Roar
'''ThunderWings (if not born as a hybird) have powerful lungs and vocal cords. Allowing them to create ear shattering roars that can kill small animals (if they're close enough) or make a dragon go deaf. Before they do this, ThunderWings flatten their ears flat agianst their scales, allowing themselves to not be harmed. If the roar is made when the ThunderWing is diving, this will create a powerful sonic boom. This can kill really young dragons so ThunderWings don't use this much. This roar takes up a lot of energy and older ThunderWings can die doing this. So roars are not that very common for weapons and more likely used for distress calls or warnings.'''

Heat Vision
'''ThunderWing eyes automatically switch to Heat Vision mode when their pupils expand or when their scared. This speacial organ allows ThunderWings to spot any dragon for miles. Even invisible Rainwings. The organ cannot be used by force though'''

Electricity Transfer
'''ThunderWings have speacial cells (like electric eels) that allow it to produce a shock from any part of its body. This can shock dragons back to life although the chances are very rare. ThunderWings can accidently shock others when stressed or anxious.'''

Weakness
'''The ThunderWing body structure is built for extremely fast bursts of flying or running, not swimming. They can also pass out if they absorb too much electricty.'''

Land
'''ThunderWings have migration spots, one or two in each kingdom, most of the other tribes might not even notice the ThunderWings! The only kingdom the ThunderWings do not migrate to is the Sky Caverns. And which was their original home'''

Swamp Pines
'''A place in the MudWing kingdom with many trees and muddy floors. ThunderWings mostly walk on all fours when on the ground as they have a less chance of slipping. They hunt down ducks and cranes for food and make clay huts or small burrows to sleep in. Some ThunderWings will stay up on the highest trees to keep watch for any passing MudWings.'''

Sand Shores
'''A migration place in the SandWing Kingdom next to the beach. ThunderWings mainly hunt the crabs and birds that come to the shore. They use the rocky ledges as places to sun bathe. Sometimes they roll in the sand to keep warm during the freezing desert nights. This is one of their faveorite spots to migrate.'''

Sky Caverns
'''This was the ThunderWing kingdom. that has many caves and tunnels for the ThunderWigs to live in. Their is a running river for them to drink. They catch birds, mice,bats and sometimes squirrels that run into the caverns. Queen Wildfire makes announcements in one of the largest caves. The kingdom was evacuated but then the tribe came back. (See History)'''

Curved Islands
'''The largest islands in the kingdom of sea are the main places ThunderWings migrate. The trees and many caves make it easy for Thunderwings to hide from SeaWing patrols. They learned to fish and capture seagulls on the island and had plenty of food and water. The hatcheries where made in the caves with the warmest hot springs.'''

Jungle Spread
'''The Rainforest Kingdom had a wide spread out of grass and which was perfect for the ThunderWings. Their were many trees to hide in and plenty of animals to catch. It seemed to be the most peaceful place the ThunderWings could live during the war. Dragonets played tag and played up in the trees while the adults explored the ground.'''

Iceflats
'''One of the ThunderWings least favorite places to live is in the Ice Kingdom. Hard to catch prey, few places to keep warm, cold water is not the perfect place to live. But thunder storms accour frequently in the freezing kingdom so its a could place to get charged. Thunderwings mainly hunted Polar bears and Owls in the kingdom. Whatever animal they could spot in fact.'''

Smoglands
'''The Old Night kingdom was a hard place to live. It was a good place to warm up after a migration to the Ice Kingdom but the water is salty and few animals could be hunted. Thunderwings mostly brang the food from their last migration to stock up. Many Thunderwings died of hunger or dehydration. They hunted birds and small minnows when they could.'''

Ranks
'''Like IceWings, Thunderwings have ranks, higher ranks like Queens have more power and help in govermental things like laws and prisoners. Lower ranks like slaves or fellow tribemates have little or no power at all. You do not have to be related to the queen to get a higher rank. The next ruler usually varies on which of the rank 2 Thunderwings wins in a test that varies depending on which kingdom they are in. Thunderwings usually have a higher rank when they:'''


 * Follow the Laws
 * Are a good leader and citizen
 * Related or are freinds with higher ranks
 * Obtain a job that has a higher rank

First Rank: Queens or Kings

Second Rank: Princes, Princesses, Scribes

Third Rank: Generals

Fourth Rank: Guards and Preists

Fith Rank: Blacksmiths, scientists and Librarians

Six rank: Potmakers, Sewers, Farmers, (Dragons with jobs)

Seven rank: ThunderWings without jobs on the list

Eight rank: Other dragon tribes

Ninth rank: Thunderwing Dragonets

Tenth rank: Prisoners or Slaves

Second Rank ThunderWings usually become first rank after the queen or king die.

Culture
'''ThunderWings honor their dead by setting their body on the highest cliff during a thunderstorm. Dead Thunderwings don't absorb lightning, and are very flameable, Thunderwings will usually wait for the body to be struck (Thunderwings are struck by lightning commonly) and turned to ashes, or will turn it to ash themselves. After the war ThunderWings stopped hiding from other tribes and started treating them as equals. ThunderWings now live in oeace with the other tribes.'''

'''ThunderWing love usually start out during the ages of 3-5, the relationship usually develops between a male and female who thought each other was annoying and they didn't get along. Later the two may develop feelings for each other, males act more shy then the females but the more the two interact the more brave the male becomes. The number of eggs a female lays varies on their health, sick or weak ones usually will lay up to 1-3 while healthy and strong females can have up to 3-6. The hatching of a ThunderWing dragonet is celebrated by the parents, their dragonets, and any other dragons related to the parents will go out on the highest peak with their dragonets. This is to show their young to the ThunderWing God, Tonnerre, and show who the dragonets are related to so the Thunderwing god can write down the dragonets story.'''

'''ThunderWings beleive that Tonnerre was the first ThunderWing. He controlled the weather and tempertaure. When he died his spirit still controlled the storms and heat. ThunderWings believe that every rain or thunderstorm is Tonnerre's spirit letting them know he's here and watches over them. ThunderWings think that the lightning is one of Tonnerre's talons, reaching down and blessing ThunderWings struck with the power to shoot lightning. The Thunder are the words Tonnerre speaks and which only EchoTracers can understand.'''

'''ThunderWing hybrids during the war were avoided like a plauge. Queen Wildfire were horrified at the thought of her subjects having eggs with the dragon tribes she clearly wanted to avoid. ThunderWings who married another tribe imeaditly were placed in the tenth rank and sometimes killed. After the war, hybrids were invited back in as equals. They were proven interesting and very useful for the tribe. ThunderWing hybrids usually had softer roars and their lightning was cooler or hotter. ThunderWing hybrids also had a 70% chance of surviving lightning strikes.'''

Sky Strike
'''The Sky Strike is a day ThunderWings celebrate Tonnerre's thunderstorms and the powers he has given to the tribe. ThunderWings would play games and gather as much food as they can. One of the main traditions includes the queen and all the high ranks shooting lightning into the sky as a way of giving thanks to their god. This day is known as Sky Strike. When the ThunderWings strike the sky with their lightning. This is the only day where slaves and prisoners are treated equally among the others. By the end of the day three prisoners or slaves will be chosen by the EchoTracers to be set free. '''

Open Wings
'''This is a holiday celebrated everyday on the day the war ended. ThunderWings travel to the tribe they are near and offer goods and trade with them. Twenty ThunderWings including the queen have a feast with the other tribes queen. They each have a cup of wine, twenty for every year the war lasted and each dragon gets seven pieces of bread, one for each dragonet of destiny.'''

Naming
ThunderWings are named after things that have to do with electricity (Shock, Crackle, Spark), kinds of natural disasters (Tornado, EarthQuake, Pyroclastic)

SandWings
ThunderWings, during the war, were always terrified of SandWings, espacially the one's who followed Burn. They considered them unpredictable and could kill you with their poisonus tail at any moment. After the war was over, ThunderWings are less tense and anxious about the tribe. But some ThunderWings still perfer to stay away from the sand dragons.

SkyWing
ThunderWings get along well with Skywings, it was a well known legend known by all ThunderWings that Tonnere was best freinds with the SkyWings (See History). The SkyWings and ThunderWings lived near each other and always come to each other for help. Wildfire and Flash though stayed hidden from the SkyWings during Scarlets reign, but once Ruby took over. A small group of ThunderWings met up with Ruby in the middle of the night, offering to scare off or kill any enemy tribes while Ruby's soldiers could recover. Ruby accepted the offer. ThunderWings and SkyWings had been freinds since the end of the Scorching. It is quite common for ThunderWing/SkyWing hybrids to appear.

MudWings
ThunderWings find MudWings great allies to have. They are freindlier to ThunderWings then other tribes are. MudWing prisoners were the first to be released from captivity. MudWings are always welcome into the tribe.

SeaWings
ThunderWings don't normally visit the Summer palace as they cannot swim. So the two tribes don't normally interact unless the SeaWings visit the other tribe.

IceWings
Like SeaWings ThunderWings don't commonly visit the Ice kingdom as it is too cold. So ThunderWings and Icewings don't normally interact.

RainWings
Similar to MudWings ThunderWings find RainWings good trading partners. ThunderWings are careful to use their lightning around the forest.

NightWings
ThunderWings don't really care about NightWings. Some don't even know their existence in the world.

AviWings
ThunderWings rarely see this tribe. But their are a few legends about these bird-like dragons who come down a bring revenge on those who ate their precious birds. ThunderWings who see these dragons go crazy.

DeathWings
ThunderWings find these dragons an intersting and respectible tribe. They think that they'd make considerable allies.

DriftWings
ThunderWings are passive to DriftWings, they don't normally interact with each other.

LightWings
ThunderWings strangely think LightWings are related to Tonnerre in some way. They listen and speak honesly to this tribe and respect them in every way, almost never disobeying them/

MistWings
ThunderWings dislike MistWings duarability and confusing mist. They are one of the only tribes ThunderWings still kill or imprisonate  after the war.

TempestWings
ThunderWings may be related to this tribe. They are always freindly to them, even if their cousins are allies with MistWings

Scorching
During the time Tonnerre was alive. And at the time phyrria was overun by scavengers. A group of dragons, including Tonnerre were scouting the area for any threats one foggy night. They were about to circle back when the clouds in the sky became darker. Large thunderous roars and flashes of lightning tore through the clouds. Terrified the group fled. Tonnerre tried to keep up but the rest of the group had larger wings, they were going to fast. Then a sudden flash caught the ThunderWings eye. he tried to dodge it but it was too late. He was struck by lightning. The others, who noticed the accident, flew over to Tonnerre. They were shocked to discover that he was unharmed! They flew the rest of the way back. But as soon as they got closer. They heard the yells of dying dragons. The rest of the dragons were being attacked by swarms of scavengers! Tonnerre came just in time to see one scavenger kill her mother, Thunder, by stabbing its sword into her neck. Tonnerre eas struck by rage and sorrow. He let a roar so loud, it blasted all the scavengers in front of him backwards! And it woke up all the other dragons too. Tonnerre didn't waste any time after he discovered his new ability. He scared of scavengers and woke up other dragons. He was a hero. Then mid battle, he discovered a new ability. He could shoot lightning! Those the crackly, bright, claws struck almost instatnly disintigrated. After the battle, when the dragons seperated into tribes. The ThunderWings chose Tonnerre to be their leader, the first king to ever rule an entire tribe. Tonnerre named his tribe after his mother. They became the ThunderWings.

The Forgotten Tribe
Years past, Tonnerre died and other kings and queens ruled. The queen of that time, Queen Flash, thought her tribe needed ro stay hidden in order to stay safe. The ThunderWings moved to the mountains of the Sky Kingdom and stayed hidden from the other tribes.And soon all the tribes forgot about the tribes existence.

Rediscovery (SandWing War of Succesion)
Queen Flashes most loyal and strongest guard, Wildfire, became queen when Flash died. Most of the ThunderWings begged her to let them see the other tribes. Wildfire was still unsure, but she agreed to let them explore outside their hiding places for one day. Littledid the queen know that the SandWing war had started. Once they flew out into the open, they flew straight into the SandWing war. After a few arguements and explanations, Burn threatened that the next day, ThunderWings must work for her or she's wipe them out. Wildfire, was worried for her tribe, and they evacuated that night. But no matter where they went, they always had some sort of problems or dragons in those parts. Wildfire said that they would migrate to every kingdom once every two moons so no patrol could find them.

Mysterious Murder
The ThunderWings knew that they must not be discovered. During their migrations, they killed or captured any dragon that was close to or already had spotted them. They were responsible for the two MudWing guards deaths when the dragonets were in the swamps. One of the NightWings that was shot with RainWing venom was also been kidnapped. Many other dragons that came up dead with no sign of who killed them were likely from ThunderWings too.

Coming Back Home
After the war Wildfire signed a constituion with Ruby that allowed the ThunderWing tribe to take the forest/mountain part of the Sky Kingdom. Queen Ruby agreed to this and the ThunderWings finally got to go back to their home they had never been to in a long time.

EchoTracers
Echotracers have the ability to hear prophecies or messages from Tonerre whenever they hear thunder or see lightning.

Ghost Eye
Ghost Eye ThunderWings are made when two EchoTracers have eggs together. Only one or none of the eggs will be a ghost eye. A ThunderWing with this speacial power can see the ghosts of any dead dragon and speak to them. Ghost-Eyes with extremely strong powers can also teleport to any dragon who is related to the spirit they want to see.