#technically skycotl

[themissinggoldfish]

I guess this is one way to introduce my ocs lmao (everything is previous to the main story)

All the sprites :]

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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.

[amity206]

A while ago I wanted to find some sort of reference for various skykid “skin”/shell tones… after not finding one, I decided to make my own

The ones at the bottom right are much closer to blue, so would fit the shell tones from the Rhythm pants, but in my AU they represent skykids suffering from the corruption (as their light is fading, their skin becomes less warm and more blue, as blue is the color of dying light, like spirits and darkness plants)

Feel free to use this for your art or save to your files!

[elmorinn]

A compilation of random things in my sketchbook ...

Not my favorite pages but it's my art and it's the art I wanted to preserve so it's here <3

The sky moth thingy is sooooo old I think it might be over a year old now and it was just lying around on my shelf all this time... but it has finally found a place :D!

I really want to get back to posting often but I can't for the sole reason of not drawing much 0_0 but whenever I do post, my art always gets so much love and I thank everyone for it <3

References were taken from here: https://dk.pinterest.com/noitdoesn0t/reference-photos/

[lazyfish2802]

Do u ever just. Make a fic. With 40k words n then just. "imma rewrite it"?

Anyway, rewrite is already up under a different name: A Flicker in the Dark

A rewrite of "Where there is darkness, there is light"

To those who r curious: its a SkyCOTL × Mha crossover fic with the following premise, theres a new gateway in the sky realm that leads to the mha world.

Like uhhh, crack treated seriously. I wrote an outline (technically timeline?) N there's PLOT. Tho u can also call it me making mha characters deal with skykids.

Its a hobby n also a writing practice for me. (I would also love to here ur opinions about it, about the fic or writing style, i am open to any writing critique)

3 chapters already up and posting next chapter on sunday!

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moment of respite

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lore of ilaw and his village (mildly outdated)

tofe via @splatanastamprr