Okay…you know we’re both thinking it. So let’s just get it out of the way,
shall we?
Anyway, sky dragons are the preëminent aerial dragons—they
may never even touch the ground in their lifetimes—and this fact, along with
their lawful good natures and celestial emissary ability, means they
practically blur the line between mortal and celestial creatures. Most adventurers who encounter sky
dragons will hopefully be on the receiving end of their beneficence—the hero
who befriends a sky dragon gains an ally who can turn him into a near-celestial
and blast his enemies out of the sky—but if you want to use sky dragons in a
more adversarial role, the adventure seeds below should be a good start.
PS: One imagines that sky dragons’ battles with the evil underworld
dragons are legendary.
Also, despite being dragons, these guys are apparently born
aloft. One wonders if they’re ovoviviparous
or if Mom just a really secure grip…
The Khan is coming,
bringing a horde of several tens of thousands to smash the Wall of
Destiny. But his mount is a sky
dragon escorted by three kirin…in which case, his intentions must presumably be
noble…which puts adventurers charged with preserving the Wall and protecting
the emperor in a tight spot.
The aerial might of Zenoa
must never be threatened. So
ingrained is this policy that Zenoans declare war on any other nation that
develops air power, regardless of intent or alignment. Even sky dragons are not immune, for
though they represent no nation, their grounding breath is considered a
profound threat to the Zenoan Storm Griffons. The Zenoans will marshal rangers, dragonslayers, and
irregulars of all kinds to form hunting parties the
moment a sky dragon is sighted.
No collector has ever
obtained a sky dragon egg. But
the ifrit shogun of the Wyvern Clan insists that he will possess one before he
dies, and he offers titles and land in the once-secret Valley of Opals for in
return for such a prize, with no questions asked beyond verification of the egg’s
provenance.
—Pathfinder Bestiary 3
98–99
Happy Labor Day Weekend! If you’re looking for the skunk, he’s hiding out with the
giant skunk.
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