Skylings

### **Skylings are apart of the name faction.**

Skylings are well-known for their often superiority and advances into war, being a group of the most advanced cephaloids.

*(Note: Some information may be different from Olive's original interpretation of Skylings)*

## Biology

Skylings are similar to Inklings They evolved from the Japanese Flying Squid after the death of humans similarly. They gained their wings after months of suffering as terrestrial only specimen as their civilization was deep in the wild filled with many predators. They developed after birds and moved their nation to Sky Peak.

Ever since Skylings began to dominant their area, they've been involved with many conflicts, even contributing to the death of a species. They are able to use weapons that are more advanced than Inklings and Octolings like squid darts. They also are continuously in a monarchy.

Skylings structure is similar to that of an Inklings with wings and squid-like tentacles as hair. However, they don't have a set ink value and cannot swim in ink nor link it to weapons. Instead they use other archery and weaponry instead. They've lived with this and are often great at aim. Otherwise they also come in any skin tone and color and their wings are commonly pure white but sometimes are a certain tint. They however don't have any eye decorations. Old Skylings would have long, squid cone like hair but they've evolved out of it. Skylings also don't have suction cups.

Their life cycle however differs. Skylings are first born to live in their flying squid form until they've developed enough to appear as a 'normal' skyling, a rule enforced by Feather. Otherwise, as a child they appear as a long haired, squid head with a human body much like other cephaloids.

Before Breeze's coronation, Skylings used to be put through the Fixing Chamber as soon as they're born. Depending on how long they're in the chamber, from average time the Skylings will be manipulated to believe in Supremacy and that nothing is wrong with past queens' actions. For a long amount of time like Bee, they are able to be spoken through by the queen.

## History

Skylings used to be without wings but would often have close to extinction moments. Due to their high death rate, Inklings and Octolings didn't want to consider them into their kingdom and left them to hopefully 'go instinct'. Mutations became more common because of this and eventually Skylings mutated out of their situation and swore revenge.

The Skyling's first move after picking up on their feet and advancing their artillery was to get back at the dragons who brought fear to their old wingless ancestors. Skylings with the help of other forces, caused Dragons to go completely instinct and evolve into drakes, just like they evolved to live in the air, dragons learned to evolve to live on the ground.

Years after, Skylings held multiple wars against the Inklings and Octolings, originally fighting each species one by one and winning but was defeated by their binding. Since, Skylings continued to attempt to get revenge but continued to fail. They stopped their warfare around Crystal's crowning. For a short while, Skylings improved prosperity, weaponry and education and Crystal brought wealth to her species until Feather ruled and Pain created the control gem.

## Government

Skylings live under a monarchy. They're ruled by either a king and/or a queen and don't have any gender biases. However, Skylings are okay with non-blood line citizens being crowned and its quite not common but not extremely rare either.

Otherwise, Skylings were originally ruled by a queen who has the possession of the Control Gem. It was law that a Skyling is put under the Fixing Chamber to "fix them to be perfect". In modern times, however, after Breeze was crowned Skylings no longer needed the use of the Control Gem. Breeze thought about contacting an Anikura to fully disable the Fixing Chamber but was afraid history would repeat.

It is currently forbidden for the Control Gem to be used and was later smashed into pieces.

## Culture

Before the Control Age; Skylings used to worship birds for 'giving them wings'. They originally named their selves after specifically bird species or bird parts like "Beak" or "Raven" and were more peaceful. They advertised their spirits are hard as falcons and practiced many fighting tactics that included diving like raptors and control of flight like birds and gliders. Skylings also used to have hearts of fire and would often give one of their feathers at least once in their lives to an alter to 'Help the Phoenixes'.

After the Control Age however, the traditions were forgotten and Skylings instead revolved around the Queen's Scope of Ideas. They believed in the queen and forgotten the traditions, the only remember of it being Quail's ancestors the Burning Corvids who were believed to be all deceased. The tradition was kept in Phoenix Village and every baby born, the Phoes will place them on a soft bed to sit in sunlight for a long time protected by guards, one of which, Dove was not protected, the Phoes believing their offspring weren't being blessed because there were witnesses, and stolen by one of Ban and Cloud's patrol troops.

## Location

Neutral Skylings are currently living in Sky Peak. They appear to have a castle-like home with many halls and perch-like rooms. On a high floor near the tip is a hatchery where children are grown after their parents, obliged to by the queen, leave them there.

Phoe Skylings are living in Phoenix Village. In the center of their village is a light-tower structured tower that is lit with blue fire every Phoenix Festival. Otherwise its mostly surrounding by rural-urban wooden cabins and houses connected by a stone road.

## Objects

Skylings have evolved weaponry like squid-tranquilizing darts that can revert species, mostly celphaloids, into their cephalopod form to be easily carried. Skylings are often seen to also have some sort of mechanic involving wet rags to relocate wing bones without breaking them.

Skylings tend to wear neutral clothing, some however wear light, dainty clothing inspired by Japanese culture.

## Characters

Queen Feather

Ex-Queen Crystal

Pain

Rocket

Coastal

Hornet

Mayday

Diver

Tides

Dove

Bee

Swarm

Carol

Stream

Sistine

Turquoise