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The Skyens are a fictional humanoid race that appears across various fantasy and speculative fiction settings. They are often associated with the sky, high-altitude habitats, and cloud-based communities, though depictions vary by work. In many sources they inhabit floating cities, cloud terraces, or mountaintop enclaves and maintain networks of aerial travel and trade.

Physiology and abilities of the Skyens are not uniform. Some portrayals describe slender, long-limbed beings with

Society tends to value mobility, exploration, and mastery of the atmosphere. Political structures range from aristocratic

Language and culture are frequently tied to the atmosphere. The Skyen tongue is often described as melodic

History in various works sometimes places Skyens in tension or alliance with ground-dwellers, dwarves, sea peoples,

In sum, Skyens function as a flexible, sky-centered fantasy concept whose concrete details differ between settings

pale
or
iridescent
skin,
while
others
include
winged
variants
or
feathered
hair.
Natural
flight
is
common
in
winged
depictions,
but
many
stories
show
Skyens
using
technology
or
magic—such
as
wind
manipulation,
anti-gravity
devices,
or
airships—to
achieve
flight.
sky-borne
realms
to
guild-centered
organizations
of
pilots,
meteorologists,
and
engineers.
Economies
often
center
on
trans-sky
commerce,
cloud
harvesting,
and
seasonal
migrations
between
settlements
at
different
altitudes.
and
tonal,
with
other
works
using
Skyen
or
Sky-Speech
as
the
name
for
their
language.
Artistic
traditions
commonly
feature
cloudscapes,
weather
motifs,
and
aerial
navigation
imagery.
or
other
terrestrial
cultures,
with
narratives
exploring
airspace
sovereignty,
exploration,
or
diplomacy.
Notable
Skyen
characters
typically
include
airship
captains,
weather-sages,
or
innovators
who
push
the
boundaries
of
flight
and
cloud-living.
but
consistently
emphasize
flight,
mobility,
and
cloud-adjacent
lifeways.