Have some random skykid appearance headcanons!! Bit of a long read so it’s below the cut:
The outer layer of skykids is made of something closer to charcoal or clay, the light flowing through them keeps it flexible (hence why they sound all crunchy and start staggering when they lose light - the “shell” starts turning to stone). Skykid “blood” looks like liquid golden light (because it kind of is), and quickly crystallizes outside of the body, cooling to blue. Nobody knows what’s on the inside of a skykid (do they have bones? Organs?) but they are capable of eating and drinking. They do appear to have a “heart” of some sort - the glowing orb on their chest, where their soul candle is. Their light tends to shine through their eyes, which are whitish to orange-yellow unless they’re bonded with another type of light.
Though most moths tend to look fairly similar, even at that young age they’ll have subtle differences in things like shell tone, and they may or may not have some sort of limb gradient or star freckles. I feel like some could also have cloud-like patterns in the tone of the limb gradient.
Skykids will often decorate their bodies with a waterproof paint (lasts about a week before it starts needing a touch up) in various colors, sometimes glowing. Most are white or gold, but some skykids get extra creative. These are generally referred to as tattoos even though they aren’t permanent.
Most skykids appear to be young children, though older ones may appear closer to teenagers. Going to Eden sort of “refreshes” skykids and strengthens their light - if a skykid doesn’t go to Eden for a very long time, their flame starts to weaken and burn out, making them vulnerable to darkness and corruption.
Cosmetics are not given by spirits, but skykids will generally style the cosmetics they make after one they see spirits wearing. A skykid’s first clothes (when they fall) are formed from stardust and light, much like the skykid themself, but the ones after that are generally made by other skykids. They make dyes out of flowers and berries found in Prairie and probably grow something similar to cotton.
Still trying to figure out how winged light works…
Want more cool Sky stuff? Check out @kindatiredtho’s blog - they’ve got lots of cool stuff about our Sky world in there! (Kinda I’m pretty sure everything in here is stuff we agreed on but let me know if something isn’t)
A heck ton of resh/alef/eden elder designs i have found on skyblr that I have doodled, namely to see the many different designs of the favorite stinky elder fella. All the little comments are made in jest btw!
List of credited people (untagged because i dont wanna disturb the creators because im shy as heck but if anyone who owns one of these designs see this then omg I like your design OTL) (also hidden under readmore because this is long):
"I don't care if the world is against my brother. I want him to know that he is never alone."
In the short time Zeradin and Ari spent together in the Hidden Forest, their bond became strong and they have been exchanging letters to one another for seasons.
Zeradin belongs to my lovely friend, @ebi-skycotl 💕
[ ID: Three screenshots from Sky: Children of the Light located in Aviary Village. In the first, the player is looking at a hole in a wall just outside the Aviary Nests by the water. In the second, the player is in an underground waterway with a boat message to the very far right. In the third image, the boat message text reads, "Oh you found me 🥰 have a nice day!". End ID. ]