Wingweavers are a species of feathered hominids who constitute the main branch of the Denizens of Abundance.[1] They formerly resided in the tree-shaped world of Muldrasil, but since that world's destruction they have now been reduced to being mercenaries and pirates.[1]
According to the Surveillance Report from the Xianzhou Yuque, the Peacock Legion of the Wingweavers is possibly trying to revive their homeworld.[2]
Description[]
Physiology[]
Compared to standard humans, the wingweavers' anatomical features are more akin to that of birds. They possess highly-developed back muscles, a pair (or multiple pairs) of feathered wings, elongated feet, and powerful toe structures that can push them off the ground. The wingweavers are masters of flight, with cruise speed up to 400 kilometers per hour. Their bones and muscles contain special vacuoles that allow them to perform rapid dives and astounding bursts of acceleration.[3]
Similarly, such structures allow them to fly and move in the vacuum of outer space. However, they still need to periodically leave vacuum environments to obtain air. In battle, they like to fire volleys from a distance, as their flight and mobility can be outperformed by the weight and stamina of their enemy when fighting in melee.[3] Their wings can also be pierced by certain bullets but can quickly regenerate due to the Abundance.[4]
Culture[]
Wingweaver culture looks down on terrestrial sentient races that cannot fly, calling them "Residents of Dirt" while the Wingweavers themselves are called "Cloudlords." They enslave these other sentient races to produce resources and maintain their world tree, Muldrasil. Through the outstretched branches of Muldrasil, the armies of the wingweavers warp to different worlds to plunder resources and lives.[1]
The wingweavers allot their positions in Muldrasil strictly according to their social structure. The one residing at the topmost branch is the master of the holy celestine nest, the Wingperor of the wingweavers. Traditionally, they are considered an Emanator of Abundance responsible for growing Muldrasil and nurturing the winged people.[3]
Under them are the Sky-Defenders (the warrior class), the Hymn-Singers (the academics and secretaries), the Infant-Nurturers (the servant class), and the Bough-Pickers (the laborers). Below Muldrasil's five major castes are the Residents of Dirt, the lowest of the low — including all sentient races from other worlds that do not possess the ability to fly. As Muldrasil has been destroyed, the exact political structures of the wingweavers are no longer clear. The IPC's intelligence mentioned that all wingweavers scattered throughout the universe now belong to a certain wingweaver's mercenary company.[3]
Technology[]
The technology that the wingweavers demonstrated in intergalactic warfare showed that their civilization had experienced a great decline. On one hand, they possess "branches" that allow them to space warp. On the other hand, their resource supplies and weapon manufacturing are completely reliant on plundering external parties, or on trade with other Denizens of Abundance. They are found to have been equipped with the weapons and armors of borisins during all three Denizens of Abundance Wars.[3]
History[]
The wingweavers are an ancient race, having existed and made contact with the Xianzhou Alliance in the Primevum Imperium Era, before the Xianzhou ships left their home world. Based on the fragmented historical records in the History of the Xianzhou, the wingweavers arrived from beyond the sky, slaughtered and plundered, and conducted "evils uncountable." The sovereign raised armies and annihilated the invaders. They imprisoned numerous "magicians" of the wingweavers and obtained their "miraculous recipes." This was the reason the Xianzhou fleet initially set sail: the sovereign whose name has been erased from history dispatched the Xianzhou fleet to seek immortality from a god in the deep stellar seas.[1]
The wingweavers invaded the Xianzhou fleet for the second time during the Flaming Catastrophe War. They cast down their branches and almost annihilated the Luofu.[1] This was during the Era of Bloodshed, when the Xianzhou Alliance encountered Muldrasil feeding off nearby stars. Fatigued from their previous conflicts, the Xianzhou decided to release all prisoners in cryo-hibernation to help counter the invasion — including the hero who would become the Reignbow Arbiter. They made a deal with the Flint Emperor, allowing the latter to possess their physical body, in exchange for the power of the heliobi. Inspired by the Reignbow's sacrifice, other Xianzhou residents made the same deal, forming suicide squads and marching alongside the heliobi. During the battle, the Reignbow shot their Sky-Shattering Lux Arrow from the bow of the Yaoqing, which smashed into the Ambrosial Arbor and severed its connection with Muldrasil.[5]
Around 5320 Star Calendar, Muldrasil was attacked and destroyed by the Antimatter Legion, as observed by the Xianzhou Yuque. Since then, many wingweavers have become lost wanderers in space, reduced to mercenaries and intergalactic pirates. Despite this, in the Year 5700 Star Calendar, Lord Ravager and Overlord Celenova boarded the Xianzhou Zhuming requesting a ceasefire and the ship to change course and assist in attacking the homeworld of the wingweavers.[1]
Known Wingweavers[]
- Mingxiao — Sky-Defender
- Xili — Hymn-Singer
Factions[]
- Feather Guards
Other Languages[]
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | Wingweaver |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 造翼者 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 造翼者 |
| Japanese | 造翼者 |
| Korean | 날개를 짜는 자 |
| Spanish | Tejealas |
| French | Texalitis |
| Russian | Вьюнокрылый |
| Thai | Wingweaver |
| Vietnamese | Thợ Dệt Cánh |
| German | Flügelschwinger |
| Indonesian | Wingweaver |
| Portuguese | Tece-Asa |
Change History[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Readable: List of Archenemies, Abomination Scroll: Wingweavers
- ↑ Readable: Surveillance Report from the Xianzhou Yuque
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Seat of Divine Foresight, File Repository: Nemesis — Abomination: Wingweaver
- ↑ Divergent Universe, Equation: Wingweaver
- ↑ Readable: Annotations from "Ode to Reignbow Path"