Sky Lanterns are wonders of Cathayan ingenuity used by the Celestial Dragon’s armies to observe enemies from on high and direct troops in battle. Beneath the lantern hangs an armoured gondola, from which one of Grand Cathay’s many Magistrates uses fans and banners to signal troops, or direct the fire of the army’s war machines. Should enemy flyers or missile troops get too close, pairs of Crane Gunners snipe from their exceptional vantage point.