Editing Fate of the Dragon Riders (section)

===Factions===

'''A'aoe Naturalists'''

''contributor: Reality Glitch''

The people native to A'aoe believe that the will of the great dragon-islands should be upheld above all else. And that will, while varying in many ways from island-to-island, includes one tenant that is the same everywhere: respect and presevre the life of the island and its unique properties. This leads to strict policies agaist the introduction of foreign wildlife onto any given island unless the species can also follow said tenant (thus allowing for seafaring cultures to continue exploring).

'''Edge Walkers'''

''contributor: Count Dorku''

On the borders of the world, heaven and hell meet to do battle. Naturally, a matter of such significance needs to be watched - very, very carefully.

This is where the Edgewalkers come in: a guild of airship pilots who push as close as they can to the end of the world, to observe the Eternal War at the fringes. Unaffiliated with any of the major nations, the Edgewalkers have a policy of strict neutrality: their concerns involve forces split off from the Eternal War only, and an Edgewalker who curries favour with one nation by serving as advance scouts, reporting on mortal troop movements, or raiding an enemy, is summarily expelled from the guild (and, where possible, the land of the upright and breathing). An Edgewalker skyship docking in a city is a sign of one of two things: either a supply run, or an oncoming threat from beyond the world.

The Edgewalkers' chief concern is finance. Donations generally spike after a valuable warning, and drop off sharply afterwards.

Edgewalker ships can be recognised by a twin-headed raven symbol.

'''Lightning Riders'''

''contributor: TigerWolfe''

The Lightning Riders are Skyhall's elite military units. Using the fastest skiffs as well as being the home of any and all Skyhall dragons. Lighting troops are frequently trained in the use of rapid deployment techniques like fast roping as well as the fabled "parachute" which is so closely guarded by the Skyhall tacticians. It's even rumored that some troops have been trained to drop without assistance from great height into any available body of water and then attack from the waves. Occasionally classes of young soldiers can be seen training by falling from air ships into the waves of the Great Lake (ocean). A secondary but no less important purpose of the Lightning Riders is to extract and rescue other members of the Skyhall military, as well as rescuing traders/merchants (in peacetime) who've become stranded in dangerous areas or crashed their skyships. Their units are recognized by bearing the image of a Falcon in dive clutching two lightning bolts one in each claw as it falls.