Skyfall Veritas Windrider

Skyfall Vertias Windrider, more commonly known as Skyfall or Sky, is a 20-year old adult SilkWing, and the head judge of the Court of Reasoning. He currently resides in the LeafSilk Kingdom, near lake scorpion. He is indirectly linked to the Followers of Brilliance as a result of their continued sponsorship of the Court.
As previously stated, Skyfall is the head judge of the Court of Reasoning, taking on the duties of punishing and sentencing criminals throughout the LeafSilk Kingdom, garnering him a reputation that precedes her, as many know his name before ever even stepping talon in Pantala. On numerous occasions, Skyfall has traveled to Pyrhhia to carry out her duties, often assisting in court cases held by dragons of all tribes.
== Introduction ==
"Iustitia, mensura dignitatis..."
WIP! More updates soon!
== Description ==
"Esse est percipi..."
Skyfall's scales are a pale, sky blue color accented with a darker blue on her shoulders, face and legs. His large, pale blue wings fade to a pale yellow and sunset orange color, with speckled yellow and orange scales running down his spine. Additionally, her larger neck scales are outlined in a greenish color that fades to the same sunset orange as his wings do. Her eyes are a pale shade of blue that seems to shimmer in the sunlight, a trait she often forgets about, given how little he is fully exposed to the sun.
Skyfall is tall and slender, with broad shoulders and smooth curvature, giving him a soft but authoritative physique, with a handsome face and defined features. This, combined with her upright posture, and overall presence give off an aura of strict authority with underlying gentleness and sincerity.
Skyfall's voice is deep, and exudes dominance and authority, silencing any and all he converses with. Because of this, she is often automatically respected by those being accused in her court, causing them to immediately straighten their spines and fix their attitudes, sending a chill down their spine. This is, however, partially due to the reverberations the court provides to her voice.
=== Accessories ===
The only accessory Skyfall possesses is a deep blue cane, with a line of spiraling white that winds around the length of the cane like a snake. This not used to assist his walking, rather to act as a method of grabbing the attention of other dragons, using it to tap the ground and amalgamate attention.
== Personality ==
"Visus, lens mundi..."
Skyfall is a very knowledgeable and intelligent dragon, with an intellect that surpasses all but a select few dragons, even outsmarting those of the Followers of Brilliance on occasion. He does not let this get to his head though, being fully aware of the fact that she is not superior to other intelligent dragons simply because of the amount of knowledge he possesses. Rather, her superiority is expressed through her overall intelligence, his ability to obtain and retain knowledge, and her capability to learn.
His beliefs align entirely with facts and truth, leaving nothing up for interpretation. In her mind, there are no greater entities, no sovereign gods, and no blessings of the universe. Rather, there exists a unique system of algorithmic function, ticking through thousands of theoretical possibilities to create real-world events. This idea also resulted in a study performed on NightWing foresight, claiming that it is the mutation caused by the moons that allows NightWings access to this rapid system of categorization, granting them the ability to see the future in the same way that the universe determines it. After learning about Clearsight's ability to carefully follow distinct futures, Skyfall expressed this as further proof of his theory, stating that Clearsight had access to "the full wealth of the algorithm".
Skyfall is a harsh and strict judge, holding no remorse or sympathy for criminals until they are proven innocent, and will work diligently to produce mountains of evidence for each case, allowing no slack in his work. Her diligence and work ethic have proven successful, as he has never once misjudged a criminal always making the correct call and providing a sentence to match the crimes. Skyfall has only once wrongly judged a case, and harbors this as a regret within her mind, constantly striving to never make the same mistakes.
As a dragonet, Skyfall attended a court case with his mentor/father figure, Surge, where she witnessed an innocent dragon be sentenced to life in prison by a corrupt judge, despite mountains of evidence suggesting heavily against the ruling. This infuriated Skyfall, and drove him to become a judge in his later years, swearing to purge corruption from the walls of his court and view evidence without bias, strictly composing the most fair and just ruling and creating the highest quality judicial system in all of the dragon world. Additionally, Skyfall has learned to recognize patterns in corrupted individuals, and will openly point out and obstruct official court cases if he believes any number of dragons in the courthouse with significant influence is being payed off or has bias, and has even managed to call of entire court dates simply by providing enough evidence to get the judge expunged from their profession.
Skyfall views those incredulous to law with distaste, often making harsh remarks about anarchists and rule breakers, as they obstruct the order he so carefully maintains and represents, often leading to him being accused of being a supercilious individual, something that angers him. His devotion to the truth has caused his personality to reflect this, despising liars and those who manipulate the truth as scum of the dragon world.
He has a soft spot for dragonets, something that is not inherently obvious from the outside. He does not play with them, as he's far too old for such ridiculous pastimes, but will provide them with toys and other enriching items to entertain their primitive minds, often finding fascination in the blissful ignorance towards real-world problems, instead being consumed by play time and naps.
== Biography ==
"Tenebrae, porta lucis..."
WIP! Lore in development!
== Relationships ==
"Logica, filius rei..."
=== Surge Scientia Aquamarine | Positive ===
Skyfall's mentor, and the one who raised him after the death of her parents. Additionally, Surge was responsible for teaching Skyfall to pursue knowledge, crafting the dragon she has become today, something the SeaWing is very proud of. The two have a bond of mutual respect, but do not think of each other as father and son, rather considering each other acquaintances in the pursuit of knowledge.
After introducing Skyfall to the Followers of Brilliance, he was temporarily taken in and treated as one of them, before eventually leaving the collective to pursue his own path of knowledge, devoted to uncovering the secrets of the universe by reverse engineering the structure of all things, finding out where it came from and how it has grown, rather than what it is. This alternative view has caused him to gather significantly more information than many of the Followers have.
=== IX | Seemingly positive - Manipulative ===
IX is one of Skyfall's closest allies, and the proprietor of the Family of The Lost, an orphanage and school that takes in abused, abandoned or otherwise orphaned dragonets, teaches them, and raises them as if they were their own children. Skyfall heavily supports their cause, and is more than happy enough to donate wealths of scales towards the Family's charitable actions, completely unaware of the more sinister side to the orphanage. Their bond runs deeper than mere friendship, though it is unknown to Skyfall why IX seems so familiar. It is because of this charade of familiarity that he lack suspicion for the mysterious dragon, something IX takes immense advantage of, undenounced to Skyfall.
IX is aware of Skyfall's soft spot for dragonets, and uses that as the hinge of his manipulation, often using the children to gain leverage over the judge. Examples such as "but it's for the children," and "do it for the children," are common things IX uses to manipulate Skyfall into further contribution. Skyfall ultimately cracks under the pressure, his sentiment for the children outweighing his other ideals and thought processes.
IX's manipulation does not influence Skyfall's role as a judge, but rather his actions as a member of society, blindly supporting the School's actions in all things (partially due to how underground their nefarious acts are, and the lack of registration for orphans in the School's roster) without even a second thought, more than willing to sponsor their seemingly charitable acts. If ever he were to discover exactly what the Family did to their less fortunate orphans, he would likely enter a deep depression, eternally cursing himself for being so foolish. This is, of course, an outcome IX does not want, and thus he goes out of his way to keep Skyfall shrouded in much thicker fog than his other contributors, as his absence in the community would cause great discourse and ultimately draw suspicions towards IX.
=== The Family | Largely Positive ===
Skyfall is not well acquainted with the Family, or its children, but is well aware that their actions are charitable... at least on the outside. He fully supports their goal of rehabilitating and saving the children they take in, often paying large sums of scales to contribute to their further expansion. Furthermore, he has, on numerous occasions, shipped massive deliveries of toys, books, art supplies, and other similar items to the Family in an attempt to make the experience all the more welcoming for the children.
=== Followers of Brilliance | Positive ===
Skyfall is closely acquainted with the Followers of Brilliance as a result of their continued patronage to the Court of Reasoning. She thinks fondly of all members of the Followers, considering them to be respectable, intelligent dragons dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge, the most noble of pursuits. While each individual member expresses their pursuit differently, Skyfall has memorized each and every unique perspective on discovering all the world has to offer, and will categorize members based off of their ideals, often using this to create conversation.
After leaving the Followers, Skyfall has still maintained a good reputation with its members, often keeping in contact with the members he's most well acquainted with. He is fascinated by the stories each of them provide about their pursuit of divine knowledge, and will listen for hours on end to said stories, absorbing information like a sponge. This is appreciated by the Followers.
== Quotes ==
"Perceptio, acceptio veritatis..."
Skyfall currently has no quotes.
== Playlist ==
"Musica, interpretatio harmoniae..."
"Skyfall" - Adele
The rest of this playlist is a WIP, as I am currently accumulating songs.
== Gallery ==
"Ars, expressio entis..."
File:Skyfall-Ref.webp|Skyfall's official reference. Base by Joy Ang, relining by K9PESTILENCE and fill by Faultea.
File:Skyfall-RainHeadshot.webp|Headshot of Skyfall, drawn by the amazing Rain!
== Trivia ==
"Ah, you wish to know more about me? Very well..."
* Skyfall's name was chosen in a poll, with an overwhelming total of 12 votes which, at the time of the decision, was 42% of the total votes.
** The other options were Horizon, Robin, Kyanite, and Cobalt
* Skyfall's voice claim is Neuvilette from Genshin Impact
* The quotes below each heading on this page are in Latin, and translate to the following, in descending order: "Justice, the measure of dignity," "To be is to be perceived," "Sight, the lens of the world," "Darkness, the gate of light," "Logic, the son of reality," "Perception, acceptance of truth," "Music, the interpretation of harmony" and "Art, the expression of being,"
* Skyfall is a term that refers to a sudden, heavy rain shower
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