a special friend share with me a book for RPG that basically a Pony RP that called Roan and found the concept interesting. While MLP get mix feel, Roan is more set with the Concept of Pony in a Darker world, through peaceful times has set after the long war which frankly I dub the War of the Worlds due to different battles and conflict with different race from the Griffins, to the Caniada (Dog Race) to the Dragon race and more.

During the War, an Aether storm rip through the world, altering it in ways unimaginable, but none so much so then the Pony who split into several subspecies (started as the earth base but hit with the Aether storm, some of them become Unicorn, Zebra, Pegasus, Nocturnal (Bat Pony), Kelpie (Water Pony) ) Instead of splitting off through in their own clitch, the pony all banded together to dominated the war with each species special ability, and jump at the chance for peace.

going on and on about the game, but the detail that important here is that flying ship by engineering and magic. and so needed a pirate race to prey on the traveling ships: In come the Aether Kobold. The only type of creature known for the moment to be able to enter the Aether storms, while multi branches of sub-breed do exist, these guys are the grunt and commonplace of the air attackers. Wielding a Crystalize Aether Fire Sword. Players should be wary if they wish to claim said weapon as the Aether Kobold are Immune to Aether sickness due to being infused with Aether essence themselves so Player handling the blade will find their Mana radiation having a drastically bad effect on them. if the Aether Kobold is slain, both it and the blade return as Aether mist back into the storm no matter where it is. While infused with magic, Aether Kobold is not a caster or magical incline species, those learning such art become something else entirely, an Aether Kobold Sage...

hope you all enjoy this bit of rambling and when my Players face these guys, they enjoy the scruffle on their ship as they fight to survive ^.^