Creature:Sky Drake

"Many times have I found them too eager to not take responsibilities, but over time, I realized our western kin knows exactly what it is doing. They act when they see it as necessary, but otherwise, they allow themselves to be free of worries. Perhaps there is much to learn from them yet."

- Storm King

The Sky Drakes, also named Porākelodhros are one of the races of True Dragons of, symbolizing the school of the wind of the Source. Native to the eastern portions of the Silver Steppe, they were originally slaves of the great sky empire of, until his eventual destruction led to their freedom. In the modern day, they freely patrol the skies of the western world, ensuring its safety from what may threaten.

Out of the True Dragon races, the Sky Drakes are among the most open to non-Kelodhros, and are also historically known to be one of the most acceptable to being used as mounts. Immortal civilizations have befriended and ridden Sky Drakes since the Orichalcum Age, though as of the current date, few are still able to do such a feat. The Sky Drakes are closely linked to their neighbours, the s and the s, who they share many characteristics with.

History
Myths claim the Sky Drakes were created over the skies of the Silver Steppe, given shape by the great wing flaps of Constarnach. Formerly a race of immortals, the dragons lost their immortality due to the actions of the terrible, and delivered themselves to the Colossus of Wind to try and save themselves from destruction. Constarnach accepted them in his great empire, at the cost of them serving as slaves to his kingdom of humnaoid griffons until it was dismantled by. Upon the death of Constarnach, the Sky Drakes escaped Behesanguis' wrath by spreading across both continents, where some civilizations of immortals managed to befriend and convince them to fight at their side, leading to the first Sky Drake riders to rise.

Believing themselves free to explore the skies as they pleased, the Sky Drake race, while amiable among themselves, never believed in choosing a ruler. With the birth of, most Sky Drakes see him as their master - worthy of respect, unlike his predecessor - followed by their most elderly patriarchs.

Biology
The Sky Drakes are large wingless dragons with a serpentine shape, who can reach massive lengths over time. The average adult is forty meters long, with tales of larger ones known in mythology. A pair of curved horns adorns their heads, and their backs are covered by a layer of soft feathers, extending from their necks all the way to their tails. On their limbs, Sky Drakes possess solid, crystalline protrusions where their magic is concentrated, which emit a soft blue light whenever the dragon manipulates the Source.

Behavior
Out of the True Dragons of Koldenwelt, the Sky Drakes are among the least inclined to violence. Naturally amiable and welcoming creatures, they are eager to meet and befriend non-Kelodhres, to the point other dragons such as s see them as naive and foolish. Sky Drakes are creatures who put great emphasis on positive emotions, and as such cannot handle negative ones well - betraying the trust of a Sky Drake is considered the most unfathomable crime of their race, the mere thought of it disgusting them immensely. Among the True Dragons, Sky Drakes are the most accepting to being ridden, though few have the opportunity or courage to do so in the current age.

Abilities
Sky Drakes are born with mastery over wind magic, which they used to fly without the need of wings. The breath weapon of their kind takes the shape of a great cone of wind, powerful enough to tear trees out of the earth. The magic power of the Sky Drakes is concentrated on the crystalline protrusions on their limbs, which are also usable as blunt weapons in combination to their sharpened claws. Shattering one of their crystals leads the Sky Drake to become noticeably weakened, and also makes them lose the ability to cast magic through the limb where the crystal was located until it is healed.