Pyrite is a "false" female SkyWing, an animus enchantment by the way of a necklace. Anyone who wears this necklace instantly shifts into her, a female SkyWing under Queen Scarlet's rule. The animus enchantment was created by Chameleon using Darkstalker's Talisman. She first appeared in the prologue of the seventh book in the Wings of Fire series, Winter Turning. She also could be used on anyone, however; she was created "specifically" for Hailstorm.