Skyfish

Fish of the skies that live under and around the islands.

"Most of the time, you can't see 'em but you know they're there. They're always there, floatin' off the edge and eating whatever grows in the bottom of the island. Just throw a line out. This time of year, you just can't miss."

Endless Variations

From the plain silver and brown of the large ibas to the bright blues and yellows of the tiny boris and kotes there are more species of skyfish than are recorded in any book. Some of the larger species eat the smaller ones but their ecosystem starts with the skyweed that grows in the shadows under the sky islands.
They spend their time amidst the winds and the clouds, floating happily around, eating, and playing. Occasionally, in some places, they come over the edges of skyislands. One such location is Three-Hook Point where the clouds also wash up onto the barren rock like waves on a beach.

Circling and Spinning

Skyfish communicate with other skyfish in a variety of ways from different colorations during different periods of life to the way that they move. Many species of skyfish reach peak coloration when they are ready to produce offspring.
When people have a chance to watch skyfish there are two common responses. The first is simply ignoring them as they are just skyfish afterall. The other is complete fascination. The way that skyfish swim through the air is fascinating on its own but anyone who watches long enough begins to see patterns. The movements of the fish, moving in circles around other fish or food sources to attract mates or call others to food. Some spin around or bump into each other when they are excited or want to play.

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But How?

People have told many stories over all of time about how skyfish fly. They don't flap their fins like birds do their wings, often they don't even ride the wind like larger birds. This led to all manner of stories about how they soar, each with their own cultural and personal ideas on the nature of things.
As far as scholars are concerned, it is magic. They can't find anything unusual about the winds around and below the islands that would cause them to float. Skyfish dissections have also come up empty.

Haul them all in,
line by line.
Clean them all up,
one at a time.
Cook them right through,
coat with spice.
Plate it all up,
and eat.

— Traditional Burm song

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