Tengu acrobats often incorporate their natural flight into their work, making them incredibly nimble and unpredictable due to the angles of movement available for them to maneuver with.
Flightborne must Youkai (Tengu), must have taken Acrobat at least once, and must have Flight at Trained Rank or higher.
Flightborne increase these skills;
+1 Rank to Balance, Contortion, and Flight.
Flightborne receive the following skills;
History (Cultural and Legendary) at Trained Rank.
Flightborne don't receive any special equipment as part of their occupation.
Flightborne increase their wage per month by 18 Silver.
Flightborne are often seen in Tengu villages as performers during festivals, and costs 4 TP in order to take it as a Promotion to Acrobat. Commonly Flightborne learn their techniques from an elder Tengu who has served in the past as a Flightborne for more than a couple hundred years. These older Tengu are referred to as "Hundred Year Gliders" traditionally, and are highly respected.
Flightborne also do well when combined with the Dervish, Martial Artist, or Sōhei occupations.
Strong Wings: Flightbornes double their natural fly speed (for Tengu this results in a base Fly Speed of 12 + (1/2 Agility + 1/2 Reaction). In addition to this, they can no longer fail on Flight checks so long as they are above half HP.
Flying Dodge: Flightbornes can make a free Dodge attempt once per encounter so long as they are flying when making the attempt.