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May 02, 2020 22:45:17

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Skyeaters

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Last edited on May 03, 2020 00:58:13 by marmaladedog

Lore

Skyeaters are formed from the skeletons of long-dead dragons. Soaking in the elemental energy of the land they died in, the will to return to life runs along these bones, driven perhaps by an ancient rage, longing or sorrow. Finally they rise up and drink in the sky to give themselves form, capturing stars and even galaxies to recreate the bodies they once had. They then scavenge materials to rebuild their wings, although they remain landlocked for the rest of their new lives.

Skyeaters do not retain the memories of their previous lives, nor do they necessarily have the same eyes. A Skyeater gets its “eye colour” from the pure elemental energy held in its sockets, determined by where its body was laid to rest. This energy cannot be used by the Skyeater in any way other than restraining the captured cosmos that strains to return to space. If the energy weakens or is diverted the sky will be released and the Skyeater will be return to being a pile of bones and will die.

Behaviour

Skyeaters are not emotional creatures. While they may still experience echoes of emotion left over from when they were alive, they remain largely neutral. They like instead of love, dislike rather than hate and are mildly annoyed where a living creature would be enraged. Many Skyeaters avoid large numbers of living dragons, preferring to live on the fringes of a clan and make connections with select individuals. Those that thrust themselves into the centre of draconic society tend to be more uninterested in living dragons, wishing to see how the society operates and often entirely uncaring when it comes to specific dragons.

Due to their fragile bodies and inability to use magic, Skyeaters are non-confrontational beings when it comes to living dragons and other creatures. This is partially because they can fall apart if handled too roughly, but mainly because they lack the proficiency required to make combat worthwhile. There is nothing they could gain from fighting.

When interacting with each other, however, they behave rather differently. In rare instances, Skyeaters may form a bond and act affectionately towards one another, but it is far more common for them to refuse to so much as acknowledge the existence of others of their kind. However, if there is an obvious imbalance of power the stronger Skyeater will almost always devour the weaker one, done so by absorbing the elemental energy of the other and then swallowing the sky contained in their body. This reduces the victim to a pile of bones, one which will never be able to repeat the rebirth that creates Skyeaters.

Some stronger Skyeaters may travel Sornieth searching for newly born Skyeaters to devour, while more daring ones may challenge others even when there is no clear superiority in strength. Either way, the act of consuming the sky of another Skyeater stems from an instinctual desire to collect more space. As they are unable to consume more of the sky in the way in which they were born, they choose the next best thing and prey on each other.

marmaladedog

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May 02, 2020 22:49:16

Lore

Skyeaters are formed from the skeletons of long-dead dragons. Soaking in the elemental energy of the land they died in, the will to return to life runs along these bones, driven perhaps by an ancient rage, longing or sorrow. Finally they rise up and drink in the sky to give themselves form, capturing stars and even galaxies to recreate the bodies they once had. They then scavenge materials to rebuild their wings, although they remain landlocked for the rest of their new lives.

Skyeaters do not retain the memories of their previous lives, nor do they necessarily have the same eyes. A Skyeater gets its “eye colour” from the pure elemental energy held in its sockets, determined by where its body was laid to rest. This energy cannot be used by the Skyeater in any way other than restraining the captured cosmos that strains to return to space. If the energy weakens or is diverted the sky will be released and the Skyeater will be return to being a pile of bones and will die.

Behaviour

Skyeaters are not emotional creatures. While they may still experience echoes of emotion left over from when they were alive, they remain largely neutral. They like instead of love, dislike rather than hate and are mildly annoyed where a living creature would be enraged. Many Skyeaters avoid large numbers of living dragons, preferring to live on the fringes of a clan and make connections with select individuals. Those that thrust themselves into the centre of draconic society tend to be more uninterested in living dragons, wishing to see how the society operates and often entirely uncaring when it comes to specific dragons.

Due to their fragile bodies and inability to use magic, Skyeaters are non-confrontational beings when it comes to living dragons and other creatures. This is partially because they can fall apart if handled too roughly, but mainly because they lack the proficiency required to make combat worthwhile. There is nothing they could gain from fighting.

When interacting with each other, however, they behave rather differently. In rare instances, Skyeaters may form a bond and act affectionately towards one another, but it is far more common for them to refuse to so much as acknowledge the existence of others of their kind. However, if there is an obvious imbalance of power the stronger Skyeater will almost always devour the weaker one, done so by absorbing the elemental energy of the other and then swallowing the sky contained in their body. This reduces the victim to a pile of bones, one which will never be able to repeat the rebirth that creates Skyeaters.

Some stronger Skyeaters may travel Sornieth searching for newly born Skyeaters to devour, while more daring ones may challenge others even when there is no clear superiority in strength. Either way, the act of consuming the sky of another Skyeater stems from an instinctual desire to collect more space. As they are unable to consume more of the sky in the way in which they were born, they choose the next best thing and prey on each other.

Last edited on May 03, 2020 00:55:11 by marmaladedog

Requirements

Flight: Any
Eye Types: Any
Breed: Any that can exhibit the required genes

Primary Gene: Starmap
Seconday Gene: Trail, Seraph, Spinner, Alloy, Peregrine, Patchwork
Tertiary Gene: Ghost

Primary Colours: Any
Secondary Colours: Any
Tertiary Colours: Maize - Eldritch, Sanddollar - Buttercup

Apparel

As Skyeaters are mostly incorporeal, they usually only wear apparel on their wings. However, they are able to wear headgear and it is also not uncommon to see Skyeaters with odd protrusions coming from their skulls, similar in shape to antlers or roundhorns. When this warping of the skull is exhibited, the horns often take on a similar shade to the rest of the skeleton.

marmaladedog

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May 02, 2020 22:58:41

Requirements

Flight: Any
Eye Types: Any
Breed: Any that can exhibit the required genes

Primary Gene: Starmap
Seconday Gene: Trail, Seraph, Spinner, Alloy, Peregrine, Patchwork
Tertiary Gene: Ghost

Primary Colours: Any
Secondary Colours: Any
Tertiary Colours: Maize - Eldritch, Sanddollar - Buttercup

Apparel

As Skyeaters are mostly incorporeal, they usually only wear apparel on their wings. However, they are able to wear headgear and it is also not uncommon to see Skyeaters with odd protrusions coming from their skulls, similar in shape to antlers or roundhorns. When this warping of the skull is exhibited, the horns often take on a similar shade to the rest of the skeleton.

Last edited on Sep 10, 2020 16:51:58 by marmaladedog

Variations

Primary Colours:

Bright colours mean that the Skyeater was born during the day (sometimes called Dayeaters)
Dark colours mean that the Skyeater was born at night (sometimes called Nighteaters)
Colours with contrasting accents mean that the Skyeater was born during dawn or dusk

Secondary Genes:

Trail wings are made from patches of different materials
Peregrine wings are made up of layers of different materials
Seraph wings are made only from feathers
Spinner wings are made from one large sheet of fabric draped across the wing bones
Alloy wings are also made from fabric, but are waterproof and were tightly stitched to the bones
Patchwork wings are made of patches of different fabrics

Eye types:

Common, Uncommon, Unusual, Rare: Different forms of elemental energy captured. These are the norm, and the mobility, strength and other statistics are based off these Skyeaters.
Facetted: The captured elemental energy is so dense that it becomes crystallised and solid. The Skyeater is more powerful and has better mobility than most others, but has scattered vision.
Multigaze: Cannibal. Has evolved more eyes to better spread the elemental energy and more easily contain the extra space. More powerful than a Facetted eyed Skyeater, but with slightly worse mobility. All eyes are functional, giving it brilliant vision.
Primal: Awoke near a deity, captured the purest form of elemental energy. Is slightly stronger than those with Common-Rare eyes. An aesthetic change only
Glowing: Leaking elemental energy. Boosts the capabilities of those who use that element and are nearby. The Skyeater itself is weak and practically falling apart.
Dark Sclera: A small amount of focussed elemental energy. Weaker and less mobile than those with Common-Rare eyes, but with better vision.
Goat: The result of a skeleton of mixed bones. Same stats as Common-Rare, unless bones were animal or beast clan, in which case they are slightly worse in all aspects.
Swirl: A vortex of elemental energy, draining effect on magic users and other Skyeaters nearby. Fast, unpredictable and highly unstable, the constant stream of energy puts a lot of strain on the bones, they will fall apart very easily
Innocent: Poorly contained elemental energy that bulges out of the sockets. The Skyeater is very weak and often immobile, using all of its strength to contain not only its sky but its elemental energy as well. Often short-lived.

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