Glasscutter

Sailing Between Worlds

Written by Endrise

People quickly changed their thoughts about Glasscutters when they realised one of those ships could cost as much as 5 of us gateway makers.
Voidglass isn't even easy to find what were they thinking designing it?

— Airship Mage

The Glasscutter airship type is commonly known as a vessel capable of breaching dimensions by itself. Designed around the usage of Voidglass, it can cut through the borders of reality to allow access to any other realm.
However, some consider its usage controversial, due to the dangers of the materials used.

Realm Breacher

Glasscutter vessels share a lot of similarities with other common airships models, often sharing the same engine type and propulsion as them. The main difference lies in its more streamlined look and unique tip, where it gets its name from.
The front of the airship is adorned with several dull edged blades made entirely out of Voidglass just above the frame itself, all hooked up to a single point found at the tip. By using an explosive charge inside an attached chamber, the framework transfers all vibration of the shockwave into the glass, activating its rift-tearing abilities and allowing the ship to breach into the Void.

Controversy

The ship's early models deemed worthy enough to allow a proper vessel to be made, the BridgeMaker, as a way to allow quick access to neighbouring elemental planes. Problems however arose early on, as obtaining enough Voidglass to allow a safe breach proved to be difficult.
During its maiden voyage towards the plane of earth, the ship managed to enter the Void before all contact became lost, rendering both vessel and crew stuck within the space between realms.
Ever since, the project became halted with only a few models surviving, as the plane of air focused more on using gateway spells and other means of safer dimensional travel since. Reports of the Bridgemaker appearing within the material realms make people assume they might have managed to get out, while others believe it to be hallucinations and other vessels assumed to be the fabled ship.