#sky cotl headcanon?

[blumas-skypics]

I know the image is all blurry and it's hard to see, but that was the intention :D As I said before, I love when a place gets red tinted when a shard eruption happens, so I always try to get pictures. What I haven't mentioned tho, is that Golden Wasteland is my absolute favorite place when it gets red and super foggy. Yes, I know you can't see a thing but that's the best part in my opinion (⁠｡⁠◕⁠ ‿⁠ ◕⁠｡⁠)

I don't think anyone would like to listen to my rant about Golden Wasteland in red filter, but sadly, God created Tumblr and gave me access to it, so bear with me 🙏🏻 Anyways, my love for red GW is mostly because of the lore the game has. I think most sky played must know by now, but GW used to be a very prosperous and wealthy place, –similar to Daylight Prairie in flora– and GW was theoretically (this is only speculation) a merchant realm. That was until the war broke off and the place got completely destroyed. Theoretically Golden Wasteland has this name because it used to be a golden land, but now it's just a wasteland.

Sorry, I got off topic, anyways- Think about it, GW is a place where a war happened. And we know from AURORA's concert that the war was a real bloodbath (even if we didn't see any blood) and at least hundreds of people must have died in pain, agony and misery. I'm not religious, but having the dead, especially angry dead in your yard is never a good idea. These people either died fighting, or were 'casualties', so if their resentment made the realm get more red, wouldn't it make sense? If their resentment made the real get foggy, either because the souls trapped in the soil want more dead, or because they want to stop people from coming, wouldn't it also make sense?

I know canonically there's no such thing as lingering resentful spirits, but tbh, this is my personal headcanon: The people that died at GW as a result of war and pollution are still there. Unable to move on to Eden due to their hatred and resentment. But they don't have the power to do anything to the realm on their own, so when a shard eruption happens, they basically get a little help from the Eden — a place that's filled with negativity and corruption; corruption that seeks to spread,so why not use the damaged souls at Golden Wasteland? (Do keep in mind that this is not even a theory, just a little headcanon I have for entertainment)

Also, GW is way more scary when it's foggy, so that's also cool as hell lol

[onionowt]

Sky sketch dump without any context (I'm trying to warm up sorry)

[serene-sky-kid]

this started with an idea I had a few days ago that turned into a very clear image, it was supposed to be just a sketch but drawing the wings made me a lot of fun (I love drawing dragons so it makes sense)

Text about my thoughts on this image below the cut

What happens to me with these ideas is that I have scenes and occurrences is I never know how to get to them, but this is clinging to the concept that skykids can change the shape of their wings, so hearth has been hiding the true shape of his wings for a long time and the real condition they are in. Serene knows that he is going to die eventually and it is obvious that he will die because of the corruption that invades his body, but there are many details about this type of corruption that we don't know anything about yet, he is the only one alive that possesses it at least in my universe, I am still deciding what I want to do with it.

Anyway, the only sure thing in hearth is that his wings were strong in the past but now in his conditions each flap consumes a lot of light, technically he can fly and glide, but he probably won't get very far, that's why reah finally convinced him to stop traveling and that's the reason why serene took his place.

Ah, Ziv is in the image because they used to extract the flowers when they were very few, what do they want those things for? who knows (I don't know either).

[linkedin-offficial]

The evolution of Skypeople and their prolific adaptability

open read more for the rest of the text ! warning, long post (sorry lol :'D)

during the early days of skypeople life in the realms of sky, skypeople were very weak and susceptible to the elements and dangers that the land, not being very suited for habitable life just yet, had brought to them. because of this, they had to begin adapting rapidly as they finally began to settle into their chosen homes and settlements.

for example, those like the well known avians; known for sparking the invention of caped flight and nurturing many of todays bird populations; were a derivative of early skypeople that had begun sprouting feathers, wings, tails, and birdlike legs to better help them in their chosen environments of the clouds and wind paths. meanwhile others, like miners, were large and rugged skypeople that were known for their amazing ability to go long periods of time without a reliable light source; they had adapted not entirely because of their chosen home, but because of their occupation.

this amazing rapid showcase of adaptability allowed for skypeople to flourish and thrive, the populations all across realms booming very quickly, and communities growing with every passing year.

soon however, because of the many technological advances made by the growing expanse of opportunity that was created, machines and great inventions powered by the most skilled of light magic users were becoming the norm. intensely laborious jobs and harsh trekking became a thing of the past.

then, to complete the cycle, due to such advances, skypeople began to de-evolve. because of the great new technology that had now been mastered, there was little need for much physical adaption. so, as time went on, skypeople began losing these unique features, and looking much like the skypeople you may know today as "spirits".

some skypeople did manage to maintain small aspects of their adaptable family genealogy, but this percentage was miniscule in number.

fig 1 . two skypeople of the early settlement age. the earliest of the skypeople were small, frail, and very fragile. early skypeople would easily be mistaken for skychildren in todays age, no matter how old the individual.

fig 2 . two skypeople at the peak of evolution; an avian and a miner. due to the rapid evolution of skypeople, there was barely any inbetween period between the early age and the peak evolution age. diversity was abundant, and it was easy to find individual skypeople built for almost any job. avians, who excelled at flight; miners, who dominated the tough jobs in dangerous areas; and divers, who took to the open seas with ease; just to name a small handful.

fig 3 . after the slow decline of evolution due to technological advances, skypeople began to become even more diverse in nature. it became hard to tell just exactly the lineage of any individual simply by gazing at their features. because of this, masks, capes, and clothing depicting creatures, occupation, or status became incredibly popular. to dress extravagantly and display your lineage namesake was considered normal.

fig 4 . mostly all of the latest skypeople come from this age, all those we now know as "spirits". this age was not as extravagant as the detransition age, but many of the cultures and things learned stuck strong throughout. in this age, it was hard to find any who bore the unique features of the peak evolution age, which only encouraged those who were persistent in maintaining their lineage's namesakes through generations.

[pain-del-doge]

FINALLY DONE... AFTER FOUR MONTHS OF FIGHTING FOR MY LIFE

The Megabird comic is Out yes that's happening and I hope you enjoy this... I truly put my whole legs into this ;w;

[empiireans]

i love them a very normal amount

[bonus meme under the cut]

ignore the fact that this is my fourth attempt at posting this stupid doodle

[squoobest]

i should be writing my paper rn

[amity206]

Have some random skykid appearance headcanons!! Bit of a long read so it’s below the cut:

The outer layer of skykids is made of something closer to charcoal or clay, the light flowing through them keeps it flexible (hence why they sound all crunchy and start staggering when they lose light - the “shell” starts turning to stone). Skykid “blood” looks like liquid golden light (because it kind of is), and quickly crystallizes outside of the body, cooling to blue. Nobody knows what’s on the inside of a skykid (do they have bones? Organs?) but they are capable of eating and drinking. They do appear to have a “heart” of some sort - the glowing orb on their chest, where their soul candle is. Their light tends to shine through their eyes, which are whitish to orange-yellow unless they’re bonded with another type of light.

Though most moths tend to look fairly similar, even at that young age they’ll have subtle differences in things like shell tone, and they may or may not have some sort of limb gradient or star freckles. I feel like some could also have cloud-like patterns in the tone of the limb gradient.

Skykids will often decorate their bodies with a waterproof paint (lasts about a week before it starts needing a touch up) in various colors, sometimes glowing. Most are white or gold, but some skykids get extra creative. These are generally referred to as tattoos even though they aren’t permanent.

Most skykids appear to be young children, though older ones may appear closer to teenagers. Going to Eden sort of “refreshes” skykids and strengthens their light - if a skykid doesn’t go to Eden for a very long time, their flame starts to weaken and burn out, making them vulnerable to darkness and corruption.

Cosmetics are not given by spirits, but skykids will generally style the cosmetics they make after one they see spirits wearing. A skykid’s first clothes (when they fall) are formed from stardust and light, much like the skykid themself, but the ones after that are generally made by other skykids. They make dyes out of flowers and berries found in Prairie and probably grow something similar to cotton.

Still trying to figure out how winged light works…

Want more cool Sky stuff? Check out @kindatiredtho’s blog - they’ve got lots of cool stuff about our Sky world in there! (Kinda I’m pretty sure everything in here is stuff we agreed on but let me know if something isn’t)

[mufos-photo-album]

Drawing dark plants to mentally prep myself for the diagrams I'm gonna have to draw.

[nexkove]

MORE ! ! !

Still haven't got around to everyone yet, but more has been drawn!!

Didn't expect people to like these LOL

[localceilingdevil]

i have like nothing to post. have tournament doodle

[skyartworkzzz]

My headcanon is in Modern AU Lamb and Leshy's phone screens are absolutely Cracked

And believe it or not, Leshys is much less than Lambs-

[linkedin-offficial]

lore of ilaw and his village (mildly outdated)

tofe via @splatanastamprr

[doppelneer]

YET ANOTHER HEADCANON.

This time for Bos

I just think that would be cute and cool but also that would be pretty useful I think.

Also been wanting to draw nesting guide since the start of the season.

[manuellarts]

GOD VS GOD-COMPLEX

"For I am the One,

The True Source of Light;

Greater than a mere star,

and the most Honored.

Brighter than the Sun,

if not the Sun Himself,

I am to become."

another impromptu verses to accompany the drawing ⎯⎯⎯ while it might have started with good intentions, I believe that Resh's ultimate goal was likely to overthrow Megabird and take her place as the source of Light, as he judged that her light was weakening. he comes to believe that he is the only one from who emanates the Light, and who gives life to the Kingdom. Basically that nothing could live or prosper without his existence.

Can you tell I have an obsession? Eh? Okay

[pain-del-doge]

oki last doodle for the night-- My hc that Duets and Cellist were members of the Abyss gang, but were dropped off at Aviary Village bc they got Really Good w music and the Abyss gang felt that they would Flourish at concert halls ;w;