Possibility is a large town on the Great Five-Tail River. It originally consisted of a SandWing settlement on the west side and a SkyWing village on the east, but the two sides slowly merged together over the War of SandWing Succession to form Possibility.[1]
Hundreds of dragons from all seven Pyrrhian tribes occupy the town, and many of Queen Ruby's soldiers patrol the streets.[2]
Description[]
Possibility consists of a wild flat[3] and sandy landscape dotted with palm trees to the south, muddier banks farther north, and thicker greenery near the town and the delta.[2] Canyons, hills, and mountains surround the town.[4] Early in the morning, merchants can be seen unrolling carpets or setting out steaming trays of food on the wide white stone bridge that crosses over the Great-Five-Tail River.[5] The smell of baking bread and cooking meat may waft through the streets,[6] and the sounds of hammers, the clattering of mugs, music, and voices calling out to one another can be heard.[7] Dragons of Possibility are often active, even when the sun is barely up,[8] and it is considered a safe place that is full of dragons.[9]
The outskirts of Possibility sweep up on either side of the riverbank. It is filled with smaller dwellings of dragons who have recently moved to the city, including a family of SeaWings on the bank[10] and a family of MudWings farther downstream. Their home contains a garden containing a crooked furrow and carrots. More islands begin to dot the river as it widens and the current slows, sometimes trailing into wandering streams or muddling about in clumps of tall reeds. A bridge crosses over the water that is packed end-to-end with merchants.[11] The next bridge glows with bright colors and shakes with thumping talons and dragons dance along it and music vibrates the water. Beaten silver circles hang from the railings and under the bridge like giant coins.[12]
Past the Full-Moon Festival bridge, Possibility seems to have older, bigger, sturdier buildings set around open cobblestone plazas. The palm trees look more deliberately placed, casting strategic patches of shade, and bright yellow trumpet flowers swarm along dark green vines that seem to be tangled everywhere.[13] The plaza is cluttered with wares spread on carpets and flowers growing out of window boxes.[14]
Possibility's structures are spread in a haphazard, lazy way, some with gardens planted around them, some pressed up against a crowded row of other buildings.[7] Many of the buildings are wooden and very close together.[15] There are lots of buildings, more than one market square, bridges over the river, dragons washing things in the water, and fruit trees in pots in the courtyards.[8] One large building has pictures of tumbling, acrobatic dragons painted on one side.[16] Some are magnificent towers, but others are barely more than mud huts. The town has walls painted with scale patterns,[8] cascading fountains, and several bejeweled statues of stone dragons, but there was also a bloated crocodile carcass and a blackish red puddle that resembled blood in the streets at one point.[7] In one alley, someone had also scrawled 'desert-munchers go home!', and a MudWing sat on a corner with one leg wrapped in bandages and his wings drooping. A hollow coconut half shell sat next to him, into which someone had dropped a couple of pitiful fried grasshoppers.[16]
A big sandstone arch towers in the west, set high enough so that one can almost see the whole Kingdom of Sand.[17] There is a small oasis on the western side of the river, where buildings began to shift into farmland.[18] An alley opens a path out of the city, though it was full of abandoned houses with black-and-yellow flags fluttering out in the front.[19]
Near Mayfly's house, there are fig trees that give way to a street at the far end of Mayfly's garden that is crowded with dragons and rolling carts.[20]
Possibility has a clinic, where Kinkajou was transferred after being examined by Mayfly.[21]
It is also occupied by at least one member of the Enclave, an organization that seems to have a fair amount of authority within the town.[22]
Notable features[]
Library[]
Possibility includes at least one library. It contains scrolls from all the tribes, including an ancient RainWing scroll revealed to be a letter from over two thousand years ago.[23] It is managed by a stern SkyWing librarian with a pinched voice.[24]
Mayfly's house[]
Mayfly's house is a compact structure with walls of whitewashed bricks and a roof of dried reeds. A small green flag hangs on the wall next to the door, with the word 'doctor' printed neatly on it.[16] There are bright yellow flowers around the base of the house, and a window in at least one wall that is big enough to fit two dragonets' heads inside. The interior consists of at least one round, sunlit room, clean and uncluttered. There is no furniture except for a large white table in the center and a few shelves on one wall with neatly labeled bottles and jars.[25] Mayfly also owns small scrolls and inkpots[26] containing black ink.[21]
At the back of the house, there is a riot of greenery that seems to be trying to vault over the roof.[27] Seven trees ring Mayfly's backyard, each of them filled with various fruits and flowers. Vines scale the back wall of the house, covered in blue and gold flowers,[28] and several bushes cover almost all of the ground space. In the center of the backyard, there is a glass tower filled with overflowing flowerpots and seed trays on each level, piled up as high as the treetops. It contains a plant that looks like purple dragon tongues.[29]
Flora/Fauna[]
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History[]
Pre-Series[]
The merged SkyWing and SandWing village had slowly grown as a town. However, neither settlements wanted to take the other's name, and names such as Hope, Peace, and Union were considered, eventually settling on Possibility through a vote.
The Jade Mountain Prophecy[]
Winter Turning[]
Winter, Qibli, Moonwatcher, and Hailstorm used the town to get medical help for Kinkajou, as Meerkat stated that there was a known doctor there described to be the best in the town.
Escaping Peril[]
Peril commented that she thought that they should rename the place 'Unnecessary Violent Overreaction,' due to the way the dragons of Possibility yelled at her and eventually drove her out due to her firescales when she was looking for Scarlet. Peril also set off a dragonflame cactus, though unintentionally, in Possibility. She and Turtle met the other dragonets of the Jade Winglet there. Peril also encountered Winter at the arch as he was returning from the Ice Kingdom with Foeslayer.
Legends[]
Dragonslayer[]
Wren came through this town when searching for Sky. She later found him in a SandWing camp near the city, which was composed of Burn's soldiers intending to fight IceWings before returning to the SandWing palace.
Field Guides[]
A Guide to the Dragon World[]
Anemone briefly mentioned Possibility in her letter to Tamarin in the SeaWing chapter of the guide.
In the RainWing chapter of the guide, Starflight mentioned that the letter from Python to Jacaranda was found in the library of Possibility.
Trivia[]
- According to Qibli, it is one of the best places to hide in Pyrrhia.[2]
- During the war, the IceWings kept a close eye on the development of Possibility, afraid that the peace between the SandWings and SkyWings could lead to the SandWings trying to find more territory to take.[1]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Winter Turning, page 198
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Winter Turning, page 199
- ↑ Escaping Peril, page 77
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Escaping Peril, page 90
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Winter Turning, page 200
- ↑ Winter Turning, page 205
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Winter Turning, page 206
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Dragonslayer, page 210
- ↑ Escaping Peril, page 58
- ↑ Escaping Peril, page 94
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Escaping Peril, page 95
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Escaping Peril, page 96
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Escaping Peril, page 98
- ↑ Escaping Peril, page 99
- ↑ Escaping Peril, page 80
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 Winter Turning, page 208
- ↑ Escaping Peril, page 115
- ↑ Dragonslayer, page 255
- ↑ Dragonslayer, page 307
- ↑ Winter Turning, page 222
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Winter Turning, page 224
- ↑ Winter Turning, page 226
- ↑ A Guide to the Dragon World, page 80
- ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 237
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 Winter Turning, page 210
- ↑ Winter Turning, page 223
- ↑ Winter Turning, page 209
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 Winter Turning, page 211
- ↑ Winter Turning, page 212
- ↑ Dragonslayer, page 248
- ↑ Dragonslayer, page 254
- ↑ Escaping Peril, page 119
- ↑ Dragonslayer, page 211
- ↑ Winter Turning, page 204
| SandWings | |
|---|---|
| Queens | |
| Royalty |
Blaze • Blister • Burn • Char • Scald • Singe • Smolder • Sunny • Onyx |
| Jade Mountain | |
| Other Dragons (Present) |
Addax • Agave • Armadillo • Camel • Capybara • Cereus • Cobra • Dune • Horizon • Jerboa III • Kindle • Meerkat • Needle • Ocotillo • Ostrich • Palm • Parch • Prickle • Quicksand • Rattlesnake • Saguaro • Sandstorm • Sirocco • Six-Claws • Tawny • Torch • Viper • Vulture |
| Other Dragons (Historical) |
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| Hybrids | |
| Kingdom |
Blaze's fortress • Blister's hideout • Great Five-Tail River • Jerboa III's hut • North Beach • Possibility • SandWing stronghold • Scorpion Den |
| Society | |
| SkyWings | |
|---|---|
| Queens | |
| Royalty (Present) |
Cliff • Hawk • Tourmaline • Vermilion |
| Royalty (Historical) |
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| Jade Mountain | |
| Other Dragons |
Avalanche • Cardinal • Eagle (WT) • Eagle (L1) • Harrier • Jasper • Kestrel • Osprey • Pyrite • Soar • Sky • Tailwind |
| Kingdom |
Claws of the Clouds Mountains • Diamond Spray Delta • Diamond Spray River • Great Five-Tail River • Possibility • SkyWing palace |