Some notes about wings
The Summoner's wings are actually insectoid because that's way more practical then... fairy... wings... Basically, that just means he can fold them down and get them out of the way when he doesn't want to use them!
They are similar to the earth family of Blattodea where the top wing is stiffer and harder, offering a layer of protection to the wings underneath it when folded. Obviously they're not exactly the same because he has three wings instead of two but that's the basic idea.
He rarely flies in large battles because the filament of the wings is quite delicate. He's been shot out of the air several times and has finally learned his lesson!
On the same note, the joints of the wings are sensitive, but the filament itself is really really not. He knows when it's been punctured, but that's about it. It doesn't actually cause him pain.
The filament is regenerative! Like troll teeth! Possibly the whole wing is regenerative, but he's never... had them cut off before and really isn't planning on it! EVER!!!
They make a quite loud thumping sound while he's in the air, sort of like helicopter blades mixed with bumble bees buzzing.
He was sick as a dog for a couple perigees before the pupation where he got his wings. The only reason he wasn't culled was because he had few extraordinarily loyal second and third-in-commmands as well as a moirail who no one would fuck with keeping an eye on him. Post-pupation this influenced a lot of his command decisions because he was far more likely to trust people who weren't him, then anyone else in like the history of the cavalreapers. This ended up helping him a lot as the revolution expanded and he had more and more troops to manage.
They are similar to the earth family of Blattodea where the top wing is stiffer and harder, offering a layer of protection to the wings underneath it when folded. Obviously they're not exactly the same because he has three wings instead of two but that's the basic idea.
He rarely flies in large battles because the filament of the wings is quite delicate. He's been shot out of the air several times and has finally learned his lesson!
On the same note, the joints of the wings are sensitive, but the filament itself is really really not. He knows when it's been punctured, but that's about it. It doesn't actually cause him pain.
The filament is regenerative! Like troll teeth! Possibly the whole wing is regenerative, but he's never... had them cut off before and really isn't planning on it! EVER!!!
They make a quite loud thumping sound while he's in the air, sort of like helicopter blades mixed with bumble bees buzzing.
He was sick as a dog for a couple perigees before the pupation where he got his wings. The only reason he wasn't culled was because he had few extraordinarily loyal second and third-in-commmands as well as a moirail who no one would fuck with keeping an eye on him. Post-pupation this influenced a lot of his command decisions because he was far more likely to trust people who weren't him, then anyone else in like the history of the cavalreapers. This ended up helping him a lot as the revolution expanded and he had more and more troops to manage.