Kestrel


 * "I am the way life has made me. Take it or leave it."
 * —Kestrel to Peril, The Dragonet Prophecy

Kestrel was an adult female SkyWing who was introduced in The Dragonet Prophecy. Formerly a member of the Talons of Peace, she was one of the guardians of the dragonets alongside Dune and Webs. She was killed by Blister by being cut in the throat and stabbed with Blister's venomous tail barb.

Appearance Edit
Kestrel had jewel-hard, bright red-gold scales the color of rust and flames, orange-yellow eyes, as well as a red tail, wings and talons.

She was enormous, bigger than Scarlet, and twice the size of Sunny, and had a burn scar on her right cheek as well as some scorch marks burned across her palms.

During her imprisonment in Scarlet's palace, her talons became blunt and her scales scraped and chipped.

Personality Edit
Because she had lost both of her dragonets and was exiled from the Sky Kingdom, Kestrel was usually bad-tempered, hostile, and angry though only a little more than normal SkyWings. She was initially assumed to be only cruel and mean naturally at first, but it was later revealed that this was because she was bitter about being lied to and losing her dragonets. She abused Glory, as Glory wasn't a SkyWing, and a SkyWing dragonet was required in the dragonet prophecy. Kestrel seemed to hate all of the dragonets of destiny, and she called them useless, but has shown affection towards Peril. She seems to have a protective side, which is shown when Morrowseer and Blister tricked her into believing that the dragonets were in danger and she arrived immediately to 'save' them, hinting she has had some protectiveness over the dragonets.

Clay  Edit
Clay always was the one to be picked out of all the dragonets to learn how to fight because of his ability to breathe fire and size. She knew that MudWings can only breathe fire when they are warm enough. Unknowingly, he was developing his special fireproof scales, which causes his scales to heal from any burn within a few seconds.

Clay did not think of Kestrel quite as strongly as the other dragonets, but it is revealed that he thinks of her as hot-tempered and mean when he stops an argument by saying that they are "mini-Kestrels".

Tsunami  Edit
Tsunami appears to dislike Kestrel, and Kestrel feels the same way due to the ancient SkyWing grudge at the SeaWings due to the Royal SeaWing Massacre. She even bit off a scale from her to prevent Kestrel from forcing Clay to fight. Kestrel severely punishes Tsunami to the point of chaining her up when she disobeyed an order.

Glory Edit
Kestrel hates Glory due to the fact that she is a RainWing and not a SkyWing, like the prophecy called for. She often refers to her as lazy and weak. Kestrel physically and verbally abused Glory much more than she did the other dragonets. Kestrel was supposed to murder Glory for the prophecy in the first book, but thanks to the aid of the rest of the dragonets, Glory managed to escape.

Starflight Edit
Kestrel would often burn Starflight just like all the other dragonets, especially because he could not fight.

Sunny Edit
Kestrel seems to dislike Sunny the least. The optimistic dragonet was most likely treated better by the guardians, including Kestrel. Sunny noted that she had stopped to grieve for Dune and Kestrel at night sometimes. In The Dragonet Prophecy, however, Kestrel calls Sunny "defective".

Dune Edit
Dune helped Kestrel and Webs raise the dragonets of destiny while hidden in the caves. Kestrel seemed to be neutral with him.

Webs Edit
Webs helped Kestrel and Dune raise the dragonets of destiny while hidden in the caves. Kestrel seemed to be neutral with him, like Dune. In the Graphic Novel, she is shown to yell at Webs for bringing a RainWing egg instead of a SkyWing egg repeatedly, but it was only thanks to her suggestion that Webs managed to escape Queen Scarlet's attack in the caves.

Peril Edit
It is most likely that she cared about her daughter, as she tried to flee with her but got burned. When she found out Peril was alive, she told her, "I thought you were dead." In addition to that, after Glory injures Queen Scarlet, she invites Peril to come with her - however, Peril declines, ending their relationship (due to Kestrel supposedly "killing" Peril's brother and abandoning her with Scarlet) and Kestrel is killed shortly afterward. Despite her grudge against Kestrel, Peril was devastated upon learning of Kestrel's death since she never got the chance to know her mother.

Sky Edit
Kestrel seemed to care about Sky before his supposed 'death' as in Dragonslayer when Kestrel roared and flew over the lake, looking for Sky.

Quotes Edit

 * "We await the wings of fire, [...] Not that it'll do us much good now, [...] Hvitur is dead."
 * ― to Webs (The Dragonet Prophecy, prologue)


 * "Of all the horrible ideas. RainWings are wretched creatures. Nothing like SkyWings."
 * ― about Webs' plan to replace the broken SkyWing egg with a RainWing egg (The Dragonet Prophecy, prologue)


 * "I'm your teacher. Nothing I do is cheating."
 * ― to Clay, after stomping on his tail (The Dragonet Prophecy, page 3)


 * "Where's the monster I saw when you hatched? That's the dragon we need for the prophecy!"
 * ― to Clay (The Dragonet Prophecy (graphic novel))


 * "Tsunami. Aren't you sweet? Protecting a dragon who tried to kill you in your egg."
 * ― to Tsunami, about her protecting Clay (The Dragonet Prophecy (graphic novel))


 * "We'll tell you what you need to know about the prophecy, [...] You don't need a pile of gossip and rumors and speculation cluttering up your tiny little minds."
 * ― to Sunny and Starflight (The Dark Secret, page 92)


 * "STOP YAMMERING AND GET DOWN HERE!!"
 * ― to Clay (The Dragonet Prophecy, page 3)

Trivia Edit

 * Kestrel is the third named dragon to appear in the series, as well as the first SkyWing to appear.
 * In The Dragonet Prophecy, she reveals that she was part of the breeding program in order to supply the SkyWing army with soldiers.
 * Kestrel is the first known dragon to have survived being burned by Peril.
 * In The Dragonet Prophecy, it is stated that the burn marks from Peril are only on Kestrel's talons. However, in both the graphic novel and Dragonslayer, there is also a burn scar on her face.

Gallery Edit
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Kestrel from The Dragonet Prophecy (graphic novel), by Mike Holmes

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References Edit

 * 1) ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, page 3
 * 2) ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, page 53
 * 3) ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, page 4
 * 4) ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, prologue, page 5
 * 5) ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, page 301
 * 6) ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, page 303
 * 7) ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, page 6
 * 8) ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, page 247
 * 9) ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, page 1-2
 * 10) ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, page 24
 * 11) ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, page 94
 * 12) ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, page 41
 * 13) ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy (graphic novel), page 117
 * 14) ↑ Dragonslayer, page 22
 * 15) ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, page 255
 * 16) ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, page 246