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"So much in life dependeth upon a good harkening. Remember that, and beware."Ollister B. Pembrick

Warning! This article contains spoilers for The Wingfeather Saga!

Gnag has learned to change people. He's learned to take the essence of a snake and meld it with a man or woman to create something horrible.
Nia Wingfeather[1]

The Fangs of Dang are creatures that are created by melding a human with an animal using one of the Ancient Stones. They made up the majority Gnag the Nameless' army during his lifetime.

Description[]

Gnag the Nameless created them by melding humans and animals using the Holoré and Holoél. The Stonekeepers have attempted to meld many animals with humans, but there are only three major successful types of Fangs: Green Fangs, Grey Fangs, and Bat Fangs. The unsuccessful types are known as cloven. When Fangs die, they turn to dust, due to them only having half a life.

Types[]

Green Fangs[]

Green Fangs were created using lizards and are the first and most common of all Fang breeds. A Green Fang has greenish scales, a lizard-like snout and tail, and two long venomous fangs. Their venom can kill a human in seconds. They were the primary soldiers in Gnag the Nameless' army during the Great War and afterwards for nine years until they were gradually replaced with Grey Fangs. They were replaced because they were greatly slowed in cold weather and were not as intelligent as their gray counterparts.

The most prominent Green Fang was General Khrak, who led the assault on Skree during the Great War, and was the general over all Green Fangs. He governed Skree from Palace Torr in Torrboro. Said to be quicker in mind and body than most Green Fangs, General Khrak was one of Gnag's oldest servants. He was killed by Janner Wingfeather in Castle Throg at the end of the Wingfeather War.

Grey Fangs[]

Grey Fangs are created with wolves, making them more tolerant of cold weather Green Fangs. They are not necessarily more powerful than Green Fangs though, as Green Fangs have deadly venom.

Bat Fangs[]

Bat Fangs are created using bats. They were first used in the Battle of Ban Rona, where they attacked the Hollowsfolk from the air. They also teamed up to carry in some Grey Fangs to the battle. Bat fangs have very keen senses of smell and hearing. They are extremely valuable because of their ability to fly. In the Battle of the Hollows, the first warriors where delivered by Bat Fangs instead of trying to break through the Watercraw.

Other Fangs[]

The Grey, Green, and Bat Fangs are not the only Fangs. Gnag the Nameless became a Dragon Fang, and Murgah and Bonifer Squoon were melded with spiders. Most Fangs that are not one of the regular types are referred to as Cloven, who often find their way to the city of Clovenfast in the Blackwood.

Melding[]

Fangs are created with the Ancient Stones. The human who is melded into a Fang is led into a small chamber with the animal that it is to be melded with. The Stonekeeper then leads them in song and exposes them to the light of the Ancient Stone. When the song is finished, the essence of the animal is combined with the human to make a Fang. High King Kalmar Wingfeather claimed that his heart felt like it "shriveled up inside him"[2] while it was happening. The animal used for melding is often used to make several Fangs, and is then discarded.

After being melded, the Fangs forget who they are, except for an occasional few memories. For Fangs and cloven alike, it often hurts to remember. It is more difficult for Fangs to remember than cloven because the Fangs are renamed, and the cloven are not. In Clovenfast, the cloven tell each other their stories, so than if they forget who they are, they can be told again.

Post-Wingfeather War[]

After the Wingfeather War, most of the Fangs and cloven moved to Anniera. Throne Warden Janner Wingfeather melded himself with all of them using the third known Ancient Stone, changing them back into humans but at the sacrifice of himself. Other Fangs traveled to Castle Throg or the Woes of Shreve.

Known Fangs[]

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. The Monster in the Hollows, Chapter 10: "The Queen's Tale and the Warden's Wings"
  2. The Monster in the Hollows, Chapter 29: "A Lineage of Kings"
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