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Error is a Seawing and Ink is a Rainwing
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I SWAER im trying to design more crk fharsfters but this little SHIT majes it SO DIFFICULT AAAAAUUUUUGGGHHHHH
Wof smilk doodles cuz i lav him 🫶
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Tales of magic and the wonderful or horrid things it could do were a prevalent part of Hydros' childhood. From his hatching he'd felt an icy chill in his talons, as though a freezing blizzard lay just beneath the surface of his tough skin. He lived in the very outskirts of the ice kingdom, where snow lay in a blanket on the ground but far from the subzero temperatures residing in the core of the ice kingdom. His parents had thought him sick, for the descriptions of a chilling bite through his talons, at least, until his first spell came.
It was small, an accident, where he'd been playing in the snow with his father and had accidentally nicked his father's talons with his small serrated claws. He had never hurt his parents before, even if it was an accident. Since he had not been taught strictly like the higher circles of the rankings, he had been shaken. His father, kind as he was, had told him not to worry, that if Hydros held his talon in his small ones and chanted "heal the cut nice and quick, the pain will go just as slick," it would heal faster. But when Hydros did as asked, the cut healed and the scales knitted together over it as though it had never been there to begin with.
That was the day his parents had learned he was the first icewing to have animus magic in generations. That day, in order to ensure Hydros was never found out to be an animus to allow him a normal childhood, they taught him of what the magic held and that it could be used for good, but could easily be deadly. They needed to ensure he was aware of how dangerous it was to wield magic, and to never use it unless the situation was dire and as long as it was used only to heal and protect, never to harm another.
Hydros had abided by these rules to ensure he never caused his family pain. They had told him even of what the royal family might do if they found out. In order to keep his peaceful life in the lowest of the circles in the farthest outreaches of the kingdom, he had to keep quiet. He never used his magic, that is, until news of Darkstalker rising up from the earth came. He was only about a year old when it happened, and his small developing mind had made a choice.
'Make myself so that animus magic cannot be used on me.'
If he was safe from magic, then nobody could ever force him to do bad things. Shortly after this spell, his parents got sick with the icewing plague when he did not. That was the third time he used his magic to help his parents. He was so small, barely knowing what he should do, but his parents helped him where they could. The terror of Darkstalker came and went, and Hydros stayed hidden with his family as it blew over.
By the time Hydros was 5 years old, he was picked to go to Jade Mountain. They had already had royals go there before, back when Darkstalker came back, but this year they chose a dragon from out in the outskirts of the ice kingdom. Something about being more inclusive of the parts of the ice kingdom that didn't fit their general mold. Hydros had never imagined he would be picked, but then, he fit the idea perfectly. He had never strived to climb the ranks, preferring to stay where he was. If he stood out too much, they might find out his magic.
His parents saw him off, giving him what he needed, even despite getting what he might need at Jade Mountain Academy itself. The trip took a little longer than he thought it would, but soon enough he was there. His talons landed on the smooth stone, sliding more than intended. He had never stepped on stone before. He straightened himself, tucking his wings in close as his tail flicked across the rock.
He dipped his head lightly in greeting as he was welcomed in, holding the scroll they gave him gingerly. He unfurled it, dipping his snout in close to inspect where he was to go and who he'd room with and what winglet he was assigned to. There were two other dragonets he was housed with: Plateau and Morning Dew. He could only guess which tribes they belonged to.
He looked along the walls, figuring out his way. He was so engrossed in figuring out how to get to the cave he'd be sharing and referencing the scroll that he found himself accidentally bumping into another dragonet, feet stepping over one another and wings jerking as Hydros stumbled to detach him from the obstruction.
He tips his snout down to see the dragonet he'd run into, who stood nearly half his height with bright blue and purple scales, red and orange horns and spikes, and bright yellow ruff and fins. Bright green eyes looked up into his own dark and light blue ones, expression placid towards Hydros. He dips his head further in apology, remembering his manners as quickly as they could come to his mind.
"Sorry, I wasn't paying attention to where I was headed."
The dragonet in front of him tilts his head slightly, expression barely shifting. The other's lips twitch, almost like confusion. Though it's hard to tell with the barely shifting expression. Then, with a hum, bright green eyes blink once, then twice.
"It's no issue. Were you headed towards the sleeping caves?"
Hydros had never met a more inexpressive dragon in his life. It was almost like the other didn't feel much emotion, though he shouldn't judge from appearance only. The most the other does is glance in the general direction of the sleeping caves, gesturing where they were. Hydros' tongue feels heavy in his mouth for reasons he couldn't explain, so he nods. He clicks his tongue, bringing himself instead to ask,
"I didn't catch your name."
The other dragonet seems to look at him once over, tilting his head once more. He feels as though the other is deciphering his words deeper than what he means it as. For a moment he wonders if he'll even get an answer, and he's taken aback when eventually an answer comes.
"Morning Dew. Who are you?"
Hydros' eyes glimmer in recognition, his body straightening up into a more proper position. So this is one of his clawmates, and one of the two that he'd be sharing a cave with. It felt meaningful in a way, even though his first impression is that he really doesn't understand this dragon, but still wishes to know. He knew not to expect everyone to be just like himself, but this isn't quite in the range he was expecting. He realizes a little too late that Morning Dew is still staring almost expectantly.
"Oh, right- I'm Hydros, I'm sharing a sleeping cave with you and one other."
He shuffles on his feet while Morning Dew blinks, his ruff opening slightly more than before, ears twitching where they connected to his ruff. Morning Dew suddenly lifts a talon up, surprising Hydros. He freezes, tail jerking in surprise. He lifts his own talon far too quickly to grasp the other's talon in a light shake.
"Nice to meet you."
Morning Dew's words come plainly, and Hydros can't tell if he's uninterested or not. Though he doesn't really mind, not when for the first time his talons feel warm. The biting chill subsides for the first time since his hatching. It's unfamiliar, but he finds he really enjoys warmth more than he thought he ever would.
General Information:
Hydros is the first icewing animus in generations. This is thanks to the distant nightwing in his blood. A few generations ago, one of Whiteout's descendants met an outer circle Icewing and they had a dragonet together. This dragonet would later find another icewing to be with. In the end, since animus magic was able to skip generations, it inevitably led to Hydros.
This is the same timeline as Darkstalker and Moon's prophecy, so the jade winglet exists and they are now older.
Hydros made the enchantment to keep himself safe from animus magic out of fear when the news of Darkstalker spread. He did not enchant his parents because this spell had been with little thought, he just knew he needed to be safe since he also had magic that could be dangerous if used wrong. This means Darkstalker could not summon him like he did with the other existing animus dragons.
Morning Dew's story and appearance are coming up next, and from there on will be the rest of the main dragonets cast.
KINKAJOU 🌺 FINALLYYY my beloved
if they are a girl in a fictional story i like i will say it's a lesbian no matter what, sorry. so yea MOONAJOU SOON. she's got jackfruit!! and a million of those friendship bracelets she loves to make and give<3 im just really happy with her colours this time aaaa
i think next up will be legends darkstalker protags!
Glory ❀
loosely based her design on a peacock! in my version, her colours are slightly muted and the 'decorative' feathers and display parts of rainwings are missing on her due to sun deprevation. her frills are smaller for the same reason, but her horns suggest a natural crown.
of course she also has beads for the friends, and two extra ones for kinkajou and jambu!<33 plus you get to see her long ass rainwing thumb hehe
RAINWINGS ❀!!
very obvious bias for them on my part - we are doing design notes for now, expect countless headcannons on their culture and life etc
-generally based on large parrots and pythons! in a fantasy sense, they are covered in scales that look/act as feather plumage, able to bristle and be moved for display or emote as body language together with their frills! their face looks like a snakes, able to scent heat and taste the air with tounge flicks
-they also have larger longer 'feathering' near the base of their tail that looks like macaw tails which helps them make tight turns when flying. their bird like wings all together make them agile in short bursts, but they do terribly when it comes to distance flying
-they have an elongated front thumb, large hook claws on their wings, and their hind talons look like a bird's for their arboreal lifestyle!
I did it.
Rainwing dude.
I don’t even know what character this is I just did it
Plz tag og artist if u can @deep---brine , i loved drawing this it was super fun and playful, I got to try some new things and I’d love to do it again if anyone has more suggestions!!
Im gonna do a lil challenge where I turn characters/ppl into Wof dragons! ^^ what do y’all think I should do first??
My take on rainwings!! Rainwings are my favorite tribe overall bc I’m a basic bitch and I like me colors :]
I made them really longgg and tiny cuz I love them. ( I prob won’t actually draw their bodies this long, it’s just rlly exaggerated ^^* )
They are literally the most op snakes- like they are both a venomous and constricting snake with their fucking acid teeth spittle and their prehensile tails, and I feel like everyone just ignores their tails unless they are hanging upsidown. Like they grip onto things without them even realizing it, they have no control. They can literally hold objects like an extra talon and no one uses that!!
I also love giving them 2 pairs of horns and snake heat sensors!! They have a lot more snake features overall. I also give them bird-like back feet and hooked claws for climbing! And their frills are connected to their ears and r rally loooong and big and poofy outy and I love the so much-😭 ^^
What’s ur favorite tribe? What do you think of rainwings? How do you like my design? I’d love to hear ur guises opinions!
why the light be like that tho-
Cause it does
cause it be
Attack on @/dynojelatoe on insta!
Reference Sheets!🕺🕺
Hyped for ArtFight! 🌿
Two practice Wings of Fire dragons I made
Mango the Rainwing
Speedpaint: https://youtu.be/H-nahwGhlFI
Aster
One of my rainwing OC's for me and my friends WOF AU Divided Wings. Drew this one around the beginning of last year.
A bulkier silent rainwing who was impeached from his position for endangering the rainwing tribes' livelihood and attempting to become more of a dictator.
More indepth bio under the cut!
Once the beloved mate of Mercy and beloved father, the now exiled minister is a fugitive hiding deep within the forest in wild animal territory. His ambition is seen as too dangerous causing him to be cast out. He wants to be a king and return the rainwings to total isolationism, cutting all contact with all the other tribes and making the rainwings more feared than ever. His ambitious ideas were never made known to his daughter, who he still secretly meets with to weasel his way back to the throne one way or another.
Divided Wings is a passion project WOF AU following a whole new cast as none of the canon events of the books take place. If you wanna see more follow me or you can even join our discord!
Spotify Album cover of my rainwing Mercy! A cruel rainwing with a good heart deep down.
Mercy is the Minister of the Rainwing Kingdom in me and my friends WOF AU Divided Wings!!
Divided Wings is a WOF AU outside the canon where all the tribes of Phyrria are in a fragile but manageable peace with one another. A major law put into place to keep this peace was the outlaw of hybrids. The usual punishment for the crime is death. But a danger looms over as a hybrid animus plans to destroy the kingdoms should things not change. Only time can tell what will happen next.
Heavy is the Crown
Experimental piece of my rainwing Azalea, based on the Arcane version of "Heavy is the Crown" by Linkin Park!
This is another oc from me and my friends WOF AU Divided Wings!
Durian the rainwing cook! Part of the rainwing cooking department he’s one of many incharge of helping feed the kingdom by making dishes and and growing food. He grows Durians and jackfruits since they’re his favorite but anything with a strong smell he’ll eat right up. He loves his job helping feed his section of the forest even if it can be draining helping a huge team make tons of meals 3 times a day. But its all worth it to know he’s helping the kingdom. This character is for my friends WoF Au Divided wings!
Rainwing Siblings
Rainwing siblings! Based off an emerald tree boa and a rainbow tree boa!
Cassowary
I had a hard time deciding if I was gonna make a rainwing Cassowary male or female but I decided on making a male character since I don't have that many! He's a rainwing soldier and quite the grumpy pants but I love him!
Mother and Daughter
My friends OC's Suncoral and her rain hybrid child Cuttlefish who's an adorable wreck
All the rainwings
All the rainwing sprites I made for the Divided Wings Au! In total, all of them took 12 hours to put together!
Larksper and Passion
My friends adorable and beautifully simple rainwing oc's. They were really fun to draw!
Papaya Chibi
Sprite of my friends rain/sea wing character Papaya!
Prisim
Chibi of the night/rain hatchling Prism!
Venus Sprite
These ones took a bit of time but I made a sprite of normal Venus and her rainwing form that she uses to look like a normal rainwing