People of Skye

People of Skye (suom. Taivaanääreläiset) also known as the Skyefolk or Aer Seorsa in Old Tongue, are an ancient humanoid race originally from a continent far North known as The Land of Skye. There is not much known about them which has earned them a mythical reputation and many people beyond the Blue believe they are just a legend. Hundreds of years ago Skyefolk had achieved cultural superiority through their knowledge of the art of blood magic which is said to have ultimately become their downfall in catastrophic events known as the Fall of Skye.
== Appearance==
Skyefolk had appearance that differed greatly from other nations. They were said to be inhumanely beautiful with porcelain white skin that was sheer and lucid, high and exceptionally sharp cheekbones, hair that was either raven-black or death-white and eyes that were either blue, yellow or completely colorless. Their unusual appearance was probably a result of generations of inbreeding.
Nobility of Skye wore glowing orange blood stone jewelry and warriors had their armors and swords made of dark iron of the Cloudlands that no other blade could cut. Mages used the same metal on their staffs that each had a magical amulet helping them increasing and controlling their power of blood magic.
People of Skye were known to grow exceptionally tall. Men of Skye stood over two meters tall and women not much less. They were described as giants by others and for this worshiped as gods in Norden. Some people bearing resemblance to people of Skye through heritage are often referred to have the blood of giants. Like gods, the Skyefolk was believed to be immortal by people of Norden since the blood magic gave them power to heal even deadly wounds and cheat the death by never having to grow old. Legendary heroes of Norden that are said to have been from Skye and being hundreds of years old.
== Culture ==
People of Skye had monotheistic religion. They worshiped the Red God that they believed had freed them from the years of slavery by gifting their ancestors with blood magic through laying with a Skye woman who birthed the first blood mage. The people of Skye believed they descended from this first man with the gift of blood.
== Society ==
Land of Skye had no king. Instead the council was formed to rule the country from seven most powerful noble houses, the high priests ruling the Faith of Red God and general of the elite military unit of Skye called The Bloodriders.
The power of this small nation was entirely based on they having a monopoly of the blood magic. However, the gift of blood was highly inheritable and for this reason half-blood children were strictly forbidden. Sexual intercourse between races was against the law, but in the society that needed foreign slaves to function this law was very hard to monitor and therefore female slaves were being sterilized before being taken to Skye. According to scholars the noble men of Skye didn't consider that women of Skye enjoyed their male slaves behind their backs and then successfully passed their half-blood children as true-born children of their husbands. When half-bloods that didn't look like Skye folk started to become a problem, male slaves were started to be castrated as well. 
Land of Skye was a small nation and blood was power. For this same reason, people tried to improve their and their children's status by marrying to noble families with the strongest gift of blood. Families who had the strongest gift on the other hand preferred to marry as close to their own kin as possible. This resulted to considerable amount of inbreeding that after thousands of years had had its toll on people. Many suffered from genetic illness known as the sickness of Skye and even more had trouble producing children. At the time of Fall of Skye infertility was said to have been the biggest threat to the nation that on the other hand wanted to maintain their bloodlines 'pure'.
== Theories ==
The sea separating the Old Skye from Norden is called the Shrieking Sea and known for its humanoid monstrous race called the Water Folk. It is said that the sea is named after them since they shriek with voices resembling shattering glass. Before the Fall of Skye, the sea was known as the Shivering Sea. Therefore it looks like the Water Folk didn't appear before than after the Fall of Skye and it is said to have woken them. Some however argue that Water Folk are the original people of Skye who during the events of Skye twisted into horrible monstrous creatures without sense or will.
== Quotes about the People of Skye ==
They were so fixated on defeating death that they lost the ability to give a life
- Unknown about Skyefolk becoming barren
Monsters with beautiful faces
- Unknown