The Dragon's Wings
| General | Anatomy
| Terms |
General
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Dragons can fly as soon as their wings are dry, but to prevent injury they
aren't allowed to fly until one Turn old.
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The wingspan is usually 1 and 2/3 the length of the dragon.
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As dragons age, their finger tip and elbow joints harden, making maneuvers
difficult, but gliding is possible since that's done with the shoulder.
Anatomy
Terms
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Aileron
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The sections and membranes which make up the mainsails.
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Batten Rib
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Cartilage ribs within the mainsails, joining sections of aileron to
other ribs as well as the different bones/body.
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Bones
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The wing has 4 major bone groups, each made up of 3 sections. (Inner
Bone, Mid-bone, Spar bones, and Outer bone)
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Finger joint
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An extra bone which protrudes from the "hand" of the dragon from the
same point the other bone sections merge.
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Finger sail
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The section of the spar mainsail which reaches diagonally from the lowest
minor joint of the spar bone to the trailing edge.
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Leading Edge
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The top cartilage of the wing.
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Leech
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The whole lower edge of the wing, from the body to the forestay tip.
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Lub
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The whole upper edge of the wing, from shoulder to forestay tip.
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Mainsail
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The wing has 3 mainsails, each made up of aileron and batten ribs (primary
mainsail, secondary mainsail, spar mainsail)
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Trailing Edge
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The lower cartilage of the wing.
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