Sky Folk

The **Sky Folk** are the people who inhabit the Kingdom of Shintaro.

## History

The Sky Folk built up their city on the mountain above the Dungeons of Shintaro centuries ago. They remained incredibly closed off from the rest of Ninjago, leading much of the population of the island to believe the city, and its people, were a myth.

## Culture

The Sky Folk are a generally peaceful and secluded group of people, living high up in Shintaro Mountain, located in Northern Ninjago. They are known to reside in the Ivory City of Shintaro, often referred to as a mythical place that has built a reputation for it's beauty. Due to the mountain's foreign location and the dangers posed by the surrounding fauna, humans had presumably not been able to travel to the kingdom until recently, causing the kingdom and its inhabitants to fade into legend.

However, despite their secluded nature, the Sky folk are shown to be relatively welcoming towards outsiders and change, allowing the Geckles and the Munce to integrate into their culture on short notice, and often speaking in a polite and eloquent manner even towards foreign visitors. Despite this politeness, it seems as if certain individuals do somewhat look down upon other species in a way, presumably due to seeing them as being less advanced.

They seem to prefer peaceful lives, and do not like endangering others, preferring to avoid human contact entirely should they be harmed in an attempt to reach the kingdom, and often only invite hand selected individuals so that they may guarantee their safety.

A noteworthy part of Sky Folk culture is their wings, which seems to often be mentioned in stories related to Shintaro. The wings themselves are a detachable contraption that is placed on the back and allows for flight through what seems to be a form of magic or enchantment, and is commonly used for traversal by the Sky Folk. Besides the wings, they are known to use other forms of magic-infused objects, such as seemingly enchanted cards. Although not seen, it is implied that they also have access to technology, as Zane states that their communicators do not have the range to contact Shintaro.

Due to the nature of the Ivory City, it can be assumed that the Sky Folk are a fairly rich people. Although the currency they use is unknown, they are known to obtain it through the Vengestone mines under the city, trading the Vengestone within for the amount needed to make sure the city continues to flourish.

Stories about a wizard by the name of Hazza D'ur and about the history of the mines below the city are commonly told by candlelight, with there presumably being multiple variations to them, with some noteworthy ones recounting tales of how he was defeated, and that his bones still lied below.

The Sky Folk's government seemingly consists of their royal family, who presumably watch over much of the city. While the King is not marked with any crown or tiara, the beauties wear large white-blue-gold tiaras on their heads. Princesses or Princes are also not marked in any way. The city's military force, the Army of Shintaro, takes orders directly from the royal family. However, not much else is known about it.

Not much about their traditions is known, but they do celebrate birthdays.

## Appearance

The most notable traits about the Sky Folk that differ them from humans are their white skin, which is noticeably different from that of the standard yellow flesh of most characters. They also have small notches above their eyes, although it is unclear what these represent. Likewise, all of the seen individuals are known to have cheek bones, and as such it can be assumed it is a common trait amongst them.

Another notable feature is their wings, which although not a part of them, many Sky Folk commonly wear. Their clothing appears to consist of kimono-esque garbs, normally in colors such as sky blue, cyan or indigo - with the only exception being the clothing of the royal family, which is white - commonly with cloud-like patterns. The guards wear a different form of clothing that consists of gold armor laid upon what is presumably chainmail, with purple ornamentations, a purple belt, and a large helm. In some cases they may also wear a red string tying together the gold armor over their torso in the form of a vest.

A select few of the species are known to have gems on their forehead, although it does not seem to be a shared trait for the entire species. It is unknown if these are part of them or simply ornamentation.

They have four known hair colors, that being black, pearl gold, brown and reddish-brown. Alongside these, it is also known that they can gain gray hair when growing old, like many other species. It is unknown what other variations they may have.

## Known Sky Folk

* Royal Family of Shintaro
	+ Vangelis
	+ Vania
* Army of Shintaro
	+ Hailmar
* Engelbert