Airships

Flying ships are common sights in the skies over Khorvaire. Through elemental binding an air elemental or fire elemental in a ring around the vessel that provides propulsion. Flying ships are one of the fastest ways to travel across Khorvaire. Travelers who want to take a flying ship on less-traveled routes must persuade a captain to take them on a risky voyage. A specially trained pilot of House Lyrandar steers an airship. Without their specialized training it is incredibly difficult to overpower the bound elemental through will alone. Passengers and cargo board airships via docking towers, as the elemental ring prevents the ship from landing on the ground. Life rings are placed around the deck of an airship as a safety measure in case of airship failure or imminent crash. By breaking a piece of twine that crosses the wooden hoop of a life ring, a passenger can use the rings magic to let up to four people float safely to the ground.