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Btw, this is combined from a bunch of sky cultures plus my own imagination so you might recognize some.

The People of the Wind

None know for sure how the People of the Wind came to live above the clouds, but these are the events of which the legends speak. In the first days of men, when humans were no more than petty creatures, hiding in caves and fighting among themselves, a great plague came upon the lands. Vicious hunters, terrifying and vicious, swept across the lands. (They're type of creature depends on the RP.) They killed any in their path. A certain tribe of humans was pushed to the coast. They took curse boats out to an island, but the hunters kept coming. They paddled farther and farther into the ocean, constantly hounded by these creatures. Then they reached he final island. A small pinpoint in a world of blue. The hunters were arriving fast, and the humans despaired. But one spirit took pity on them. This was Zephyr, the west wind. He gathered his brothers and summoned a powerful whirlwind, throwing the hunters into the waters. As the storm raged he brought down creatures from the highest air, Kalingas, birds the size of horses. They ferried the tribesmen up into the sky. They passed all six levels of air, until they reached the forth, the Kãn. An immense, ever raging storm of great proportion. The tribesmen looked on in fear, but Zephyr simply spread his hands and the storm parted. Then the Kalingas flew into the the new world, a world in the sky. That was long ago, if it ever happened. But perhaps it was no more than, a legend.

Of course, living in the clouds is quite different from living on earth. However, above the storm layer is not the same as the sky people on the earth see. Many small floating islands grace the sky, and in the center is the floating capital city of Marugo. These small islands have many simple humans. But the constant exposure to magic changed the people. They became much more similar to elves, with pointed ears, longer lifespans, (thought not immortal,) and some even gained wind magic. Other than the capital these people live in simple community islands, with a few powerful warriors and guardians. In religion they worship the five wind spirits, Boreus the north wind, Notus the south wind, Eurus the east wind, especially Zephyr, and even the spirit of storms, Cyclos. One of the most unique parts of their culture is the Kalingas, the giant birds that all use as mounts, but also as companions. More later.