Wings of Fire: The Endless Hunt (Fanfiction/Fantribe)

HuntWing Information

Appearance: HuntWings come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. Their bodies are typically slender and muscular with very long, thin tails. Their legs can also be quite long. Their wings vary from single bat-like ones to multiple butterfly-like  or insect-like ones. They can have varying shapes of horns or antlers. Some have antennae, feathers, fur, or fins. They all come in colors ranging from deep blues, purples, greens, reds, and greys to light greyish colors, with eyes in similar shades.

Traits are genetic and are gained from parents, with some being more dominant than others. Some traits are more common in certain tribes, such as antennae and four wings being most common in Dark Tribe and fur and feathers being most common in Scuro Tribe. Some traits are tribe specific, such as very bright accent scales being only in Deep Tribe and fins belonging to only Abyss Tribe, and every dragon in the tribe has that specific trait.

Naming: HuntWings are named after dark or black colors, concepts, animals, and other objects.

Abilities: All HuntWings have excellent night vision and the ability to shoot dark colored slime from their wrists, which has a variety of purposes, from construction to traps. HuntWings have a psychic connection with the rest of their tribe, allowing them to communicate telepathically, but only within their tribe. Other abilities vary with physical traits.

Alphas: HuntWings are split into small tribes with each being led by one Alpha. Very rarely, a HuntWing is born with what is known as the Alpha Trait. Any HuntWing can be born with it, meaning there are no royal families or bloodlines. According to popular belief, it is only bestowed upon those fit to rule, but some believe it is just a very rare genetic trait or mutation. The transition of power is different between tribes, with some preferring a fight to the death and others through other, less deadly and more political competition.

The Alpha Trait brings some special abilities to those with it, such as the power to communicate telepathically with all others with the trait along with the usual rest of their tribe.

Tribes: There are currently five tribes living on The Endless Hunt: Deep Tribe, Dark Tribe, Abyss Tribe, Scuro tribe, and Nero Tribe. Each tribe is named after the Alpha currently ruling it.

Habitat: HuntWings are native to a densely wooded island far off the coast of Pyrrhia. It goes by a few names such as The Endless Hunt, which is most common, and The Deepwood. Some HuntWings are semi-aquatic and are able to survive for some time in the ocean or rivers. There is a small mountain range on the southern coast. HuntWings live together in large vertical cities called Hollows, which are built from the slime they produce in their wrists.

Beliefs: HuntWings are united in a belief in the power of nature. They highly respect their environment and the land and resources they are given. Normal HuntWings may follow their Alphas, but all follow nature. They believe, not in a single ruling entity such as a god, but a collective energy or force referred to as The Forest Spirit, The Wood, Great Energy, and other variations.

Each tribe has a few beliefs of their own, though it is more like a code of morals and ideals rather than a religion.