#for example the SD im drawing rn flies long distances

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alliance-fr replied to your post: i just realised. I always imagined Skydancers as...

I mean have you seen how graceful seabirds are? And dancing doesn’t have to mean manuverability it could be the ability to use thermals.

Oh yeah I get it. I love watching seagulls chase each other. The fact they’re quite small certainly helps (imps are big AND have soaring wings, i don’t see much maneuverability with them.

skydancers still won’t be able to reach the level of acrobatics pigeons can. Pigeons are WILD. They need to escape ultra fast raptors after all. I’ve seen them do back flips midair.

A lot of it comes down to size of the body and the wing. Bats are acrobatic in part because of the wide surface area on the wing, and the small body and very light frame. A heavier animal can’t do that.

So at the end of the day much of it may come down to how much weight matters in Sornieth. Seeing as we can assume magic helps these several ton imperials fly, we can assume magic helps skydancers be more acrobatic. After all, their encyclopedia entry does state they channel their energy into their acrobatics.

but at the end of the day im also a hard-ass bird fanatic who cares too much about shapes hjfdjdfs