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 ===== Overview =====
-The Silverscale Glider is a sleek, surface-skimming fish species native to the faster-moving currents of the [[arla_river|Arla River]] inflow into [[lake_arla|Lake Arla]]. Its shimmering scales and gliding movements just beneath the surface give the illusion of silver ribbons dancing across the water. It feeds primarily on micro-mineral particles suspended in the river water, along with small airborne insects it catches mid-jump.
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+The Silverscale Glider is a sleek, surface-skimming aquatic species native to the faster-moving currents of the [[arla_river|Arla River]], the [[orlanda_river|Orlanda River]] and the [[tijonara_river|Tijonara River]] inflows into the three major lakes ([[lake_arla|Lake Arla]], [[lake_orlanda|Lake Orlanda]], [[lake_tijonara|Lake Tijonara]]) of the [[asari|Asari Region]]. Its shimmering body and wing-like fins give the illusion of silver ribbons dancing across the water. It feeds primarily on micro-mineral particles suspended in the river water, along with small airborne insects it catches mid-jump.
 The Silverscale Glider helps regulate insect populations and is prized in myths of the [[the_trando|Trando Tribe]] and the [[the_honga|Honga Tribe]] as a spirit-fish believed to guide the souls of the drowned.
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 ===== Physique and Appearance =====
-  * **Size:** 12-15 cm
+  * **Size:** 12–15 cm
-  * **Weight:** 600 grams
+  * **Weight:** ~600 grams
-  * **Body Shape:** Elongated and aerodynamic, with wing-like fins
+  * **Body Shape:** Elongated and aerodynamic, designed for speed and gliding
-  * **Skin:** Silver with light blue undertones, highly reflective
+  * **Skin:** Smooth, reflective silver with faint blue undertones, like polished glass
-  * **Speed:** 6.0–9.0 km/h with bursts during leaps
+  * **Fins:** Four wing-like fins — two elongated upper fins that extend like glider wings, and two shorter stabilizing fins below. Semi-transparent and faintly iridescent.
+  * **Tail:** Flexible and powerful, used for burst acceleration
+  * **Eyes:** Small, multifaceted, gem-like
 ==== Special Features: ====
   * **Aerial Leaping:** Can leap up to 1.5 meters above the surface
-  * **Reflective Scales:** Helps evade underwater predators and dazzles aerial threats
+  * **Reflective Body:** Smooth metallic shine creates dazzling light bursts
-  * **Wing-Fins:** Allow it to glide short distances over the water's surface
+  * **Wing-Fins:** Four fins act as natural gliders, allowing short surface flights
 ===== Game Mechanics =====
   * **Armor Class (AC):** 13 (due to agility)
   * **Hit Points (HP):** 8
   * **Speed:** 50 ft. (swimming) | **Leap:** 10 ft.
-==== Attacks ====
+**Attacks:**
+  * **Fin Slash (Aerial only):** 1d3 slashing (only if caught or trapped)
+  * **Flash Dive:** Dive with a blinding flare; attackers must succeed DC 11 Dexterity save or suffer disadvantage on their next action.
-  * **Fin Slash (Aerial only):** 1d3 slashing (only if caught or trapped)
+**Special Abilities:**
-  * **Flash Dive:** Dive with a blinding scale flare; attackers must succeed DC 11 Dexterity save or suffer disadvantage on their next action.
+  * **Evasive Skimmer:** Advantage on Dexterity saves in open water
+  * **Mythic Echo (Optional):** Pods may symbolize omens or spiritual messages in Native traditions
-==== Special Abilities ====
-  * **Evasive Skimmer:** Has advantage on Dexterity saves in open water
-  * **Mythic Echo (Optional):** In some campaigns, its sudden appearance may have spiritual meaning or trigger tribal quests or omens
 ===== Behavior =====
   * **Diet:** Insect larvae, mineral microdeposits, river plankton
-  * **Social Structure:** Small, synchronized pods of 8-12
+  * **Social Structure:** Pods of 8–12 individuals, moving in synchrony
-  * **Activity Pattern:** Most active in the hours after rainfall, when river sediment and insect activity spike
+  * **Activity Pattern:** Most active after rainfall, when sediment and insects spike
 ==== Survival Strategies: ====
-  * **Burst Glide:** Uses speed and short glides to avoid nets or predators
+  * **Burst Glide:** Uses its four fins to leap and glide, avoiding nets and predators
-  * **Light Confusion:** Reflects sunlight or twilight fog to confuse attackers
+  * **Light Confusion:** Reflective flashes disorient aerial and aquatic attackers
 ===== Reproduction and Lifecycle =====
-  * **Spawning:** Occurs during high river flow cycles; females lay eggs in water grasses
+  * **Spawning:** During high river flow cycles, females lay eggs in water grasses
   * **Egg Count:** Up to 300 per event
-  * **Hatching:** 7 days; fry remain near surface before joining pods
+  * **Hatching:** 7 days; fry remain near the surface before joining pods
-  * **Lifespan:** 6-8 years
+  * **Lifespan:** 6–8 years
+===== Look and Feel =====
+In bright daylight, Silverscale Gliders skim just beneath the surface like streaks of quicksilver, their upper fins slicing the air while their lower fins stabilize their glide. When pods leap together, they create the illusion of silver-blue ribbons fanning outward, scattering shards of reflected light across the water. At twilight, their blue undertones blend into mist, making entire pods vanish and reappear in an almost spectral dance.
+To [[the_natives_tribes_of_voi_700_d|Native Tribes]], these displays marked spiritual signs; to [[the_humans|Exohuman]] settlers in the [[beta_age|Beta Age]], they were at once a spectacle and a challenge for nets.
+===== Exohuman Usage =====
+In the [[beta_age|Beta Age]], settlers at [[arla_town|Arla Town]] occasionally netted Silverscale Gliders alongside larger fish in the [[arla_river|Arla River]] inflows. Too small to be a staple, their shimmering scales and delicate flesh made them a novelty delicacy. Salted fillets were even traded to [[new_kourou|New Kourou]] as “silver fish,” marketed by the [[trade_guild_of_new_kourou|Trade Guild of New Kourou]].
+Their role in Native traditions and their small size prevented overfishing. By the [[the_gamma_age|Gamma Age]], with Exohumans adopting vegetarian nutrition under the [[peace_treaty|Peace Treaty]], fishing of Silverscale Gliders was prohibited, and the species returned fully to the rivers and myths of the [[the_trando|Trando Tribe]] and [[the_honga|Honga Tribe]].
 ===== Tactical Advice for Dungeon Masters =====
-The Silverscale Glider adds movement and wonder to riverside or inflow scenes.
+The Silverscale Glider adds movement and wonder to riverside encounters.
-  * **Catch Challenge:** Its agility can create fun skill checks for fishing, hunting, or research
+  * **Catch Challenge:** Skill checks required to catch these agile skimmers
-  * **Myth Tie-In:** A pod of Gliders might herald a storm, death, or ceremonial rite among Native Tribes
+  * **Myth Tie-In:** Pods may herald storms, death, or ceremonial rites among Native Tribes
-  * **Resource Use:** Its scales can be used in lightweight armor or cloaks that shimmer like water
+  * **Resource Use:** Scales can be crafted into cloaks or armor that shimmer like moving water
 ===== Related Pages and Further Information =====
+  * [[the_planet_voi_700_d|VOI 700 D]]
+  * [[habitual_belt|Habitual Belt]]
+  * [[equator_sections_east_and_west|Equatorial Sections East and West]]
+  * [[asari|Eastern Equatorial Section of the Habitual Belt]] (Asari)
+  * [[lake_arla|Lake Arla]]
+  * [[lake_orlanda|Lake Orlanda]]
+  * [[lake_tijonara|Lake Tijonara]]
+  * [[wildlife_of_asari|Wildlife of Asari]]
+**Known Predators:**
+  * [[twilight_perch|Twilight Perch]]