12th Month Of Year 526, New Age.
Falcons circled high in the bright snowing skies, their cries echoing above the vast expanse of blue sea. Below them, a colossal vessel—an Estate Ship—cut through the waves like a drifting fortress. It was a marvel of engineering, so massive it could carry up to 20,000 souls and still glide like a behemoth with grace.
But this Estate Ship was not alone.
Several meters away, another just like it sailed in parallel, and further still—kilometers beyond the horizon—loomed a City Ship, a floating titan larger than most royal capitals. It was a city in every sense: towers, domes, streets, and plazas all nestled atop its immense frame, a wonder few in the world could even dream of.
Yet, among these leviathans, it was the first Estate Ship that held the greatest significance—for upon its deck stood Asher Ashbourne, the sovereign lord of these ships and the realm they embodied.
