The Sky Clan
One of the Viking clan factions of Pandora.
Their flag is WINGS symbolizing their Dragon queen
Linvala is wise, mysterious, and is always 3 steps ahead of everyone else. She is fascinated with the ancient artifacts of Pandora and believes they are the key to making a perfect world for not just her people, but everyone. She commonly takes the form of a blue skinned humanoid who speaks telepathically to those around her but can transform into a 150ft long fire breathing dragon in a moment's notice. She is known for her calm demeanor but not afraid to confront enemy armies on the battlefield.
Knowledge is Power
The Sky Clan values knowledge above all else as they seek to create a perfect world through knowledge and efficiency. Your status in the clan is based off your contributions to advancing the clan's collection of knowledge. The leaders of the sky settlements are always the wisest of their respected groups.The Dragon Queen Linvala
In the year 221 of the modern era, a star fell from the heavens that crashed into Pandora's North West shore permanently altering the landscape as island like landmasses now hover high into the air in a way that defies gravity. A creature emerged from the impact site and it called itself Linvala a large dragon like creature that could take the form of a female humanoid. Linvala was graceful, wise and offered to enlighten the minds of those who would listen to her about her travels through the cosmos. Through her wisdom many people began to see Linvala as a goddess that fell from the heavens and quickly cast aside the viking gods of old, The Six, marking them heretics by the other viking clans. The Sky Clan was born.The Collective
Linvala's greatest gift to her followers was the Collective, a ritual performed by Linvala that opens your mind and allows you to share your thoughts with others who have undergone the ritual creating a permanent telepathic bond between one another. Knowledge is shared openly amongst the sky clan and there are no secrets among your brother and sister clan mates. The range of this telepathy is roughly a mile amongst the average member of the sky clan, but through strong meditation and discipline there are those who can communicate farther distances. When someone in the collective has a question about something, the whole collective can answer back making research and productivity advance tenfold. The collective is one yet many and are very wary of people outside of The Collective as they can't hear their thoughts or intentions.Suppressed Emotion
Another effect of being part of The Collective, is many of your "human" emotions are dramatically suppressed. Anger, fear, and jealousy don't weight down The Collective and its members are able to keep a calm and level head during times of stress. This eerie state causes other factions to claim The Collective are souless slaves to the dragon queen but the sky clan know this is just an evolution to a higher physical and mental state of intelligent beings who cast away their barbaric animal emotions.Robotic Voice
Members of the collective speak in a robotic voice as a side effect of having their emotions suppressed.Untethered
If a member of the collective is separated from the others they often show signs of loneliness as they aren't used to being alone in their thoughts.Strict Self Care
The sky clan works towards perfection of oneself and the clan as a whole. They must not just strengthen their minds, but also their bodies so they can leave long healthy lives.Vegetarians
Most of the clan are vegetarian for the health benefits but will eat meat when that option isn't available. Food is fuel to them and nothing else resulting in very bland tasting dishes amongst the sky clan.Daily Meditation
At least once a day, and whenever there is any kind of "down time" they meditate for at least 1 hour to calm the mind as this strengthens the bond to The Collective. Many new solutions to problems are found after a long meditation.Daily Exercise
At least 30 minutes a day is dedicated to exercise to keep the body fit and limber. This is something the whole clan does like clock work at the sound of a loud bell that rings through out their settlements where the whole town stops what they are doing and participates in the exercise.Schools of Knowledge
Education and exploration is the core of the sky clan's culture and they have created several specialized schools organized to teach the masses what they have learned.School of Medicine
People travel across Pandora to seek medical treatment this school provides. Field researchers comb the jungles looking for new plants and artifacts in hopes of discovering a new breakthrough in the healing arts of medicine.School of Lore
Keeps record of the events happening across Pandora either past or present. History prevents us from repeating past mistakes and helps us better understand current events. Members of this school are found scattered all over Pandora vigorously writing down their findings in scrolls and actively draw maps of the locations they visit to update the archive.School of Artificers
Innovators of technology they constantly work to improve the clan's quality of life such as the creation of blasting oil, balloons, and even things like thermometers. They are very interested in the technology of the Pirates and the Immortal Sun Empire and have already successfully reverse engineered the compass and are actively trying to recreate their cannons. This school sends field agents to locate and retrieve ancient artifacts and bring them back for study and safe keeping.School of Martial Arts
Warriors known as Monks who seek perfection in the way of battle. They live a life of discipline and never ending training of their physical bodies and travel across Pandora seeking knowledge of new martial art styles. They famously challenge warriors they encounter to non-lethal duals to not only test their personal fighting style but to study their opponents. They believe a battle outcome is won during the planning phase and knowing thy enemy is the key to victory.Linvala's Children
Linvala is not just a leader, visionary, and fierce warrior. She is also a mother. Linvala is always on the look for extraordinary mates to produce extraordinary offspring with. Each child is always different than those that came before it and some say the the father's personality and physical abilities are the deciding factor of the outcome. Her brood consist of some intelligent human like beings like Half Dragon Humans, Minotaurs, and Changelings but many are more animalistic and not even Linvala herself can keep them under control. She hopes to one day produce the perfect being, one that matches or even surpasses her own physical and mental abilities.Fashion
Tattoos mark the education rank from the schools in 4 tiers with 1 being the highest tier. They wear comfortable and practical attire suitable for their activities of the day and often are seen wearing simple robes and shows that allow easy flexibility. Their clothes are usually fitted with multiple extra pockets to help them carry any tools or materials they may need with just a moment's notice. They often adorn jewelry and tattoos of dragons to honor the dragon queen.Entertainment
Public Lectures Chess Memory Games Graduation Ceremonies Wrestling / Sparring Matches Public Experiments