Pyrolings

Pyrolings are a species that first appeared in Permafrost. Their most notable trait is that their ink is boiling hot, though it is not be noticed when others are splatted with it.

They used to be called Firelings before being named Pyrolings because of Pyroteuthidae.

History
The Pyrolings' main war was a territory dispute with the Rinklings and Skylings. The Skylings and Pyrolings gained an early advantage, but an ice spirit named Misty took pity on the Rinklings and created the Nitro Weapons for them to gain an advantage. The weapons worked extremely well on the Skylings, but not as well on the Pyrolings. The Skylings fled (with a few joining the kingdoms' sides) and left the war, and the Pyrolings continued their onslaught of attacks.

After a few more years of fighting, the Sprinklings got tired of the Rinklings and Pyrolings constantly changing the temperature of their water home, as well as having projectiles and foreign materials dropped in. They sent out a giant tidal wave to nearly flood both kingdoms, then got each side to stop fighting and return back to their original home. The Rinklings and Pyrolings never formed a truce, but they remained dormant until the events of Permafrost, where King Chion sent the Frost Army to capture areas under Fire Kingdom control.

In Heatwave, the Fire Kingdom retaliated and sent the Charred Army to capture areas under the Ice Kingdom control.

Evolution
Pyrolings evolved from Pyro squid and other species that decided to home near warmer waters. Over time, they migrated to warmer and warmer areas until they eventually got to be tolerant to heat. Once they evolved onto land, they sought out areas with the same kind of heat. Eventually, the heat changed their ink and bodies (so they wouldn't hurt themselves), and their ink became hotter.

Appearance
Most Pyrolings aren't really noticeable, and can be easily overlooked as regular inklings if not examined closely enough. Usually their ink is in the red-orange spectrum, and they have small orange sparkles on their tentacles resembling cinders/sparks. Their ink is still able to change color however, and can do so without problems.

They tend to emit a warm aura whenever they are around an area.

Major Pyrolings
Ryn

Ash (Ashwing)

King Hades

Queen Perseph

Variants
Standard: Your average Pyroling (Ryn)

Ashwing: A Pyroling-Skyling hybrid (Ash)

Bluefire: An alternate Pyroling that has a higher power level, but not as strong as a Hellfire.

Frostfire: A Pyroling Rinkling hybrid

Hellfire: VERY strong versions of Pyrolings with more control over their powers (King Hades and Queen Perseph)