The Sundering
Centuries ago, a chain reaction in the planetary aether lattice split the old continents and suspended surviving landmasses above the cloud sea. Early survivors learned to build anchors, wind engines, and eventually city-scale lift arrays.
The Four Alliances
The Aurelians protect old civic institutions, the Draken Covenant values independence and military strength, the Zephyra Circle regulates aether research, and the Umbral Cartel controls much of the black-market relic trade.
The Quiet Altitude
Above mapped routes lies a layer where compasses fail and ruins appear in different places each season. Scholars believe the Quiet Altitude is connected to the same force that caused the Sundering.
Your place in the archive
The player begins as a licensed free captain. Your choices determine which alliances gain territory, which companions remain loyal, and what becomes of the unstable aether wells.