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Where did all the Krytis Skyscales come from?


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First off, I was surprised to see so many wild skyscales all over the first 2 SotO maps. But I kind of figured since it had been years since we witnessed/played a part in the creation of the new species (as far as I remember) maybe they had just branched out over the next few years.

But seeing so many kryptis skyscales in Inner Nayos is somewhat jarring to me from a story perspective. And aside from a possible lore reason, it seems an odd decision from the designers to have this skin be something you have to work to unlock as something special, only to see them everywhere once the next map releases.

I suppose I'm just curious if anyone else had thoughts on the kryptis skyscales being so abundant on the new map, and if there were any thoughts on the normal skyscales being so numerous on all of the new maps in general.

Is there an in-lore reason for these 2 things?

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Pietha stated durning the overlooking of the fortress, that everything in the world of Nayos was coppied from other realms. So those demons were probably something like: "Ohh, what a cool dragon shape! Let me take that form!"

As for the classic Skyskales in the other SotO maps. You have to realize how young this specimen is, as it has come to existence with the creation of Dragonfall. Until then they were likely multiplying and spreading and well, we are talking about flying lesser dragons and these are islands in the sky, what better place to go? Also, the Astral Ward started to mount them.

 

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4 minutes ago, Lord Korag.8439 said:

Pietha stated durning the overlooking of the fortress, that everything in the world of Nayos was coppied from other realms. So those demons were probably something like: "Ohh, what a cool dragon shape! Let me take that form!"

So they aren't really skyscales then? they're just demons who liked the form? (I don't think I got that far in the story yet)

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2 hours ago, idpersona.3810 said:

So they aren't really skyscales then? they're just demons who liked the form? (I don't think I got that far in the story yet)

Skyscales physical forms change based on their diet and location. You can find two riders with the lava Skyscale and the Dark Monarch skyscale (I posted about them a while back) who discuss how their mounts at a lot of fire beetles and risen, and that's why their dragons are those forms. So it makes sense if Skyscales ended up in Nayos they'd end up transforming into Kryptis Skyscales due to diet.

The "New look" quest ends with the skyscale raised turning into a kryptis looking creature. It's healthy, but it absorbed the Kryptis meat and magic and was affected by it, transforming physically.

Skyscales are a young species yes, but they expanded and have thrived in highly magical areas. They arrived with the tearing through the mists by Kralk and Aurene, and were nurtured by the Astral Ward.

It's not too surprising to think that some of them ended up in other realms as well. 

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3 hours ago, idpersona.3810 said:

So they aren't really skyscales then? they're just demons who liked the form? (I don't think I got that far in the story yet)

Exactly. These are demons, just like every other creature in Nayos. For example you can also find there creatures looking like Kryptis Chak.

There exists this same skin for the player skyscale mount, however that is more like a cosmetic issue. As are the other mount skins.

There was also a statement the Kryptic change forms based on the emotions they consume, it might be both, liking the form or/and some specific emotion influence.

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1 minute ago, Lord Korag.8439 said:

Exactly. These are demons, just like every other creature in Nayos. For example you can also find there creatures looking like Kryptis Chak.

There exists this same skin for the player skyscale mount, however that is more like a cosmetic issue. As are the other mount skins.

Mount skins are canon, and in skywatch you can find two riders discussing how their skyscales look the way they do, as also why all the wild hostile skyscales have an appearance closer to the sky chak in effects then the regular ones.

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On 11/9/2023 at 2:30 AM, Lord Korag.8439 said:

Pietha stated durning the overlooking of the fortress, that everything in the world of Nayos was coppied from other realms. So those demons were probably something like: "Ohh, what a cool dragon shape! Let me take that form!"

It's not even a conscious decision - it's been in the lore since Nightfall at least that demons typically spontaneously form as imperfect copies of creatures in Tyria (and other worlds). The "skyscales" in Nayos might not even be copying skyscales specifically but dragons in general, and we just describe them as skyscales because they're approximately the same size and shape (and because it's possible for a 'normal' skyscale to develop that shape if it absorbs a lot of Kryptis magic).

Mind you, while I might have to go over the S4E6 dialogue and achievements again, I have a sneaking suspicion that skyscale origins mean that they're technically benign demons themselves.

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On 11/8/2023 at 8:39 PM, Kalavier.1097 said:

Skyscales physical forms change based on their diet and location. You can find two riders with the lava Skyscale and the Dark Monarch skyscale (I posted about them a while back) who discuss how their mounts at a lot of fire beetles and risen, and that's why their dragons are those forms. So it makes sense if Skyscales ended up in Nayos they'd end up transforming into Kryptis Skyscales due to diet.

The "New look" quest ends with the skyscale raised turning into a kryptis looking creature. It's healthy, but it absorbed the Kryptis meat and magic and was affected by it, transforming physically.

Skyscales are a young species yes, but they expanded and have thrived in highly magical areas. They arrived with the tearing through the mists by Kralk and Aurene, and were nurtured by the Astral Ward.

It's not too surprising to think that some of them ended up in other realms as well. 

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Aurene's_Prismatic_Skyscale

kitten bro. Thing was feeding on aurene x.x

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5 hours ago, SeTect.5918 said:

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Aurene's_Prismatic_Skyscale

kitten bro. Thing was feeding on aurene x.x

Aurene cleansed the brand and has several nesting areas where she laid out a lot of crystals.

It's not unreasonable to figure some Skyscales have made nests in areas like Kralk's old sleeping spot in Grothmar and thus evolved into that form.

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They came from the tears of the new players that wanted a Skyscale but didn't want to farm long enough. Their prayers and angry emotions reached the 6 5 gods that created a new race of that species, more easily gullible tamable. The other mounting beasts were considered inferior, so they remained untouched in their realm.

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nyyos beyond / through the mists. The mists use some kind of template to re create things that exist. It would not be strange to have a kryptis / realm of torment type of skyscale they got into nyyos from the mists and populated. 

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