- "That's because I have had excellent training at the side of the most wonderful queen in Pyrrhian history."
- — Moray to Coral, The Lost Heir
Moray is an adult female SeaWing princess who was introduced in The Lost Heir. She serves as Queen Coral's scroll publisher and communications herald in the SeaWing Council.[2] She is the daughter of Shark and currently resides in the Kingdom of the Sea.
Description[]
Moray is large,[3] with dull, gray-green scales and small, colorless eyes[4] that closely resemble those of Shark.
Personality[]
Moray is smug,[4] and was described by Anemone to be a perfect, boring dragon that can do no wrong,[5] as well as drippy, fatuous, and uninteresting.[6] Anemone also believes her to be strange, like no one could act as worshipful toward Coral as she does all the time and really mean it.[7] Despite the affection she showed toward Coral, she was not gentle with the injured Webs.[8]
Biography[]
The Dragonet Prophecy[]
The Lost Heir[]
Moray came to notify Queen Coral of a dead body that had been found near the Summer Palace. The queen showed little interest, yawning, until Moray mentioned that it was a SkyWing. Coral ordered Moray to fetch Piranha and Shark, and Moray accompanied them to investigate the body, which was revealed to be Kestrel's body.
The next morning, Moray was present during a council meeting. While Whirlpool described how well Coral's newest scrolls were selling, Moray interrupted by mentioning that the underwater editions, which she spent much of her time promoting, were especially popular. She also mentioned that SeaWing schools had adjusted their curriculums to ensure that dragonets had ample time to read more of Coral's scrolls.
The Jade Mountain Prophecy[]
Talons of Power[]
Moray was first mentioned as one of the figures of authority who were able to impose a punishment to the SeaWing princes when they did something wrong. Later, in Turtle's flashback to the Talons of Power ceremony, Moray was shown as one of several SeaWings overseeing the test. She was also the first of the viewers to notice Anemone's newfound animus powers.
Field Guides[]
A Guide to the Dragon World[]
Moray was mentioned by Coral in her opening letter to Starflight in the SeaWing chapter.
Relationships[]
Coral[]
Moray worried about Coral all night after the queen was faced with Kestrel's death,[9] and later supported her physically after the death of Coral's dragonets.[10] She spends all of her energy promoting Coral's underwater scrolls.[11] She adores[12] and gazes worshipfully toward Coral and seems to resent Anemone, Orca,[13] and Tsunami, as they are potential challengers to Coral's throne.[14] She fawns over Coral constantly, and Tsunami once wondered if Moray would even be willing to kill Coral's daughters to keep the queen safe.[13] Moray has no problem cleaning up Coral's dirty work, as she cleaned Tortoise's remains without any complaint.[12] Moray once stated that she wants Coral to remain queen forever, and would rather die than challenge her.[7]
Family tree[]
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| Shark | Coral | Gill | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moray | Fin | Cerulean | Turtle | Octopus | 28 Dragons | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Dragons | Orca | Tsunami | Anemone | Auklet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quotes[]
- "That's because I have had excellent training at the side of the most wonderful queen in Pyrrhian history."
- ― to Coral (The Lost Heir, page 93)
- "Mostly the underwater editions. [...] Those tend to sell the best. Of course, I spend all my energy promoting them —"
- ― to Coral, about her scrolls (The Lost Heir, page 113)
- "But everything I do for your scrolls is so terribly important. [...] They're like your other children, really. I couldn't abandon them."
- ― to Coral (The Lost Heir, page 139)
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Talons of Power, prologue
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 92
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 79
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Lost Heir, page 93
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 103
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 106
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Lost Heir, page 210
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 217
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 109
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 146
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 113
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 The Lost Heir, page 150
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 The Lost Heir, page 145
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 115
| SeaWings | |
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| Queens | |
| Royalty (Present) |
Anemone • Auklet • Cerulean • Fin • Gill • Moray • Octopus • Orca • Shark • Tsunami • Turtle |
| Royalty (Historical) |
Albatross • Clearpool • Cowrie • Current • Eel • Fathom • Humpback • Manta • Reef • Ripple • Sapphire • Scallop • Splash |
| Jade Mountain | |
| Other Dragons (Present) |
Abalone • Flounder • Herring • Kelp • Lagoon • Nautilus • Pearl • Piranha • Riptide • Snail • Snapper • Squid • Tempest • Tortoise • Urchin • Webs • Whirlpool |
| Other Dragons (Historical) |
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| Hybrids | |
| Folklore | |
| Kingdom | |
| Kingdom (Historical) |
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| Society |
Aquatic • Royal SeaWing Massacre • SeaWing Council • Talons of Power ceremony |