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hypothetical wof evolution chart!! ignoring that darkstalker's book didn't take place only 2000 years after the scorching cause that makes no sesne
(previously known tribes found on the wiki, new ones made by me)
descriptions of new tribes/how the evolved under cut
The Early Era:
The first breeds of dragons. Existed before and during the scorching.
Soarwing:
Status: Extinct
The first ever dragon tribe, is the common ancestor to every modern tribe
Began to die out sometime after the scorching after the tribes began to split up and form
Can range in a wide variety of colors depending on where they live
Body shape most similar to a skywing
Live mostly everywhere
Powers:
Fire breathing
Radiates heat
Earthwing:
Status: Extinct
The second ever dragon tribe
Evolved from Soarwings after they moved into forests and jungles
Went extinct as the tribe began to split away into Insectwings, Leafwings, and Rainwings
Went extinct a little while after the Soarwings did
Can come in any colors that are found in nature
What Lizard/Freedom from The Flames of Hope would be classified as
Powers:
Weak fire breathing
Leafspeak (rare)
Weak poison administered through bite, not deadly
Aquawing:
Status: Extinct
The third formed dragon tribe
Evolved from Soarwings as they began to leave to live near water, mostly the sea
Went extinct as their tribe split into Seawings and Icewings
Went extinct a little before Earthwings, but after Soarwings
Range in colors found in the water, from the blues of the waves to the pinks of coral
Powers:
Ability to hold breath for a long time
Webbed talons
Powerful swimmers
Strong tails
Night vision
The Dividing Era:
The period that followed the Scorching, when the tribes began to split up and organize into proper tribes and cultures.
Insectwing:
Status: Extinct
Evolved from Earthwings who lived in exclusively jungles; happened a little while after the scorching
Went extinct a while later after their tribe mostly became Beetlewings while the rest became Sandwings
Colors can range between yellows, greens, and browns
Began to develop another set of wings, though they are currently useless
Powers:
Deadly poison that can be injected via bite or tail
Leafspeak (extremely rare)
Skywing:
Status: Healthy
Began to split from Soarwings a little after the scorching to live exclusively in mountains
Oldest modern tribe
Colors can range from shades of reds or orange
Powers:
Large and powerful wings
Strong fire
Radiates heat
Leafwing:
Status: Endangered
What remained of the Earthwings who continued to live in the forest while the Insectwings moved to the jungles
Colors range in shades of greens and with hints of colors found in nature
Powers:
Leafspeak (uncommon)
Can absorb energy from sunlight
Icewing:
Status: Healthy
Split from Aquawings to live exclusively in the icy tundra
Range in shades of white with blue-tinted accents
Where the first animus was found
Powers
Freezing ice breath
Serrated claws
Withstanding cold temperatures
Night vision
Sandwing:
Status: Healthy
Result of continuous breeding between Insectwings and Skywings
Moved to the desert because of space; no one else wanted to live there
Lost the second set of wings completely from Insectwings
Colors range in shades of tan and brown
Powers:
Fire
Deadly venom (only in tail)
Can survive in hot environments for long amounts of time
Can survive with little water and food for long amounts of time
Radiates heat
Beetlewing:
Status: Extinct
Evolved from Insectwings who didn’t breed with Earthwings
Formed 2 sets of wings that are fully functional
Can come in any color, usually bright colors
Powers:
Deadly venom that can be administered through tail
Antennae that can sense things around
The Growing Era:
An era where there is a lot more mixing of tribes and the start of a more civilized way of life
Seawings:
Status: Healthy
Formed out of what was left of the Aquawings who didn’t move to the arctic, began to become more and more aquatic
Colors can range in shades of blues, greens, and accents of different colors found in the sea
Powers:
Ability to breathe underwater
Webbed talons
Powerful swimmers
Strong tails
Strong night vision
Bioluminescent scales
Rainwings:
Status: Healthy
Formed from the breeding between Insectwings and Naturewings
Lost the second set of wings from Insectwings
Lived in the rainforest exclusively
Colors can range from anything
Powers:
Color-changing scales
Prehensile tails
Deadly venom in teeth
Nightwings:
Status: Endangered
Formed from Skywings who left to become nocturnal and pursue knowledge and sciences
Mind reading and future sight was a gift from an animus
Toxic bite did not develop until after living on the volcanic island
Colors can range in shades of dark gray and black
Powers:
Fire
Mind Reading and/or future sight (rare)
Night vision
The Modern Era:
The newest dragon tribes that just recently came to be
Mudwings:
Status: Healthy
Formed from continuous breeding between Seawings and Skywings
Often treated as less by the Phyrrian dragons because of how recently the tribe was formed
Colors can range in shades of browns and greens
Powers:
Can hold breath for long periods of time
Can be healed by mud
Can breathe fire if warm enough
Hivewings:
Status: Healthy
Evolved mostly from Beetlewings, only with Clearsight’s small genetics mixed in
Was created because of the impact Clearsight left, every dragon wanted to be like her, so any dragon with black scales was deemed a descendant of Clearsight; every dragon with black scales began breeding more than usual, eventually creating Hivewings
Colors range in shades of yellows and blacks
Kept the four sets of wings from Beetlewings
Powers:
Venom and/or stingers in teeth or tails (uncommon)
Silkwings:
Status: Healthy
Formed of what was left of the Beetlewings that didn’t have black on their scales
Have been seen as inferior to Hivewings for a while since they didn’t have any black scales
Flamesilks were originally a rare mutation that grew as the Hivewings began selectively breeding them
Colors range from any color under the sun except black
Powers:
Antennae
Can produce silk from their wrists
an addition to a post I made here
I wanna try to draw little fact sheets for all the tribes (+ ones I made) to help explain my chart more :)
for more info on each check the original post
Up first are the BeetleWings!
Some additional info below:
BeetleWings (as well as LeafWings) are native to Pantala; they did not come from Pyrrhia.
^ BeetleWings also naturally evolved into HiveWings and SilkWings on their own. There were already proto versions of them when Clearsight arrived.
Their extra set of legs gives them better dexterity and balance, especially for spinning silk.
There are two distinct types of BeetleWings, juggernauts and skimmers.
^ Juggernauts are the staple BeetleWing. They were known for their muscular build and powerful elytra.
^ Skimmers are more lithe BeetleWings that eventually evolved into HiveWings and SilkWings. They were better fliers, but much weaker.
Juggernaut BeetleWings have the strongest scales of any dragon, especially the elytra.
^ While seen as a morbid practice by some, elytra were very important family heirlooms in some communities. They were extracted by the healer of the family from the body and used as shields. It was a way for deceased dragons to continue protecting their family even in death.
BeetleWings go through metamorphosis, which was passed down to SilkWings but lost in the HiveWings.
In addition to flamesilk, BeetleWings had other fire-related abilities such as flamespit and mild fire resistance.
There are still BeetleWings in the modern day. They retreated to the northwestern mountains of Pantala, which have largely been untouched due to its instability (earthquakes, sinkholes, even volcanic activity). They strongly resemble juggernauts.
Hollow Knight inspired beetlewing!
Made a reference for the Hollow knight inspired Beetlewing my partner made for me :>
There are many fans who wonder why the Silkwings don't have Nightwings parts since Clearsight was involved with several Beetlewings (which hasn't been explained yet but that's okay)
After seeing many theories and headcanons and also reading a lot about the Silkwings I came to a conclusion
Silkwings are Beetlewings in the present
why? because if you look closely, the Hivewings are a generation of hybrid children of Clearsight, which means that the Beetle gene was reduced over time and the only parts that remained were the horns on the forehead, wings and perhaps the tail, now the Silkwings have much more of Beetlewings than the Hivewings themselves
let's remember the past, Clearsight went to Pantala and met the Beetlewings and Leafwings, she stayed with the Beetlewings and started having partners and children, ok now what if we think about the following that a part of the Beetlewings must have stayed not long happy with that since Clearsight was from Pyrrhia the place they were expelled from besides she can see the future so they must have been a little scared of her powers and so they went to a rainforest to live away from Clearsight and the Her children and they over time began to evolve into a more "simple" appearance and became the Silkwings while Clearsight's children became the Hivewings
Maybe some Silkwings were involved with Clearsight's children, yes, but I don't think it was a big part and that's why the Silkwings must be the only ones who still have pure Beetlewing blood because they are from the present while the Hivewings are a result of hybrids
remembering that what I said is not canonical since the guide doesn't say anything about that, it only cites old stories so I'm not entirely sure
One thing I find strange is the Hivewings' abilities, how do they have venom? like maybe the Beetlewings didn't have venom since they don't mention them using it in combat with the animals of Pantala so where did this poison come from since we know that the Nightwings don't have venom, I believe it's a part of the Rainwings since they went to Pantala too, a small group, perhaps they were involved with Clearsight's children and have very few Rainwing genes but these genes must be precisely the venom of the Hives