Ageless Ships Technology / Science in Ealdwyll | World Anvil

Ageless Ships

The Ageless Ships are artefacts from the Forgotten. They are thousands of years old, yet look brand new. There are five ships in total, each unique in their appearance, spread throughout the world. What is even more extraordinary is the fact they have no sails and do not get rowed. Instead they move thanks to a propeller. What exactly powers this propeller is unknown.
 

Ageless

People knew of the existence of these strange ships even before The Pulse. No one knew how to operate them though. They were found stranded on beaches in various locations all over the world. Just like with the Ageless Towers these ships were untouched by time. They somehow appear brand new even though they are thousands of years old. And they seem to be undestructable. The first of these ships to once again navigate the seas of Ealdwyll was The Wayfarer. The ship belongs to The Oracle of Sajhdula. Being a part of the crew of this ship is reserved for a select group of sailors. The knowledge of how to operate the ship is seen as a state secret and kept to as few people as possible.
 

Technology

The knowledge of the technology of these ships has been lost to the ages. A ship without sails or rowers was unheard of before the Wayfarer was brought back into operation. It is known it uses a large propeller at the back of the ship which is put into motion by an unknown force. Whatever drives this propeller makes no noise. Ship builders are not incouraged by the lack of information however. In the last few years efforts to replicate the ageless ships way of motion has been doubled. So far no one has been able to make a ship that can operate in a way similar to that of the ageless ships though.
The Wayfarer
Item | Dec 20, 2020

An Ageless Ship owned by the Oracle of Sajhdula

 

The ships

There are five ageless ships. The Wayfarer is the most famous of them all because someone in Sajhdula discovered how to operate it. It is to date the only ageless ship back in business.
 
The Oracle of Sajhdula
Character | Jul 18, 2021

An immortal woman who is worshipped as a Goddess in Sajhdula. She can see the past, present, and future.



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Jul 26, 2020 18:25

I love the agelessness of the towers and ships! All this makes so much sense to your world I love it so much! I cannot wait to see the stories you put into this world!

Jul 27, 2020 06:44 by Wendy Vlemings (Rynn19)

Thank you. It feels good to finally write about these aspects of my world. They have been in my brain (and on various notepads and scrivener docs) for many years now. So it was about time I started tackling these. :)

Author of Ealdwyll, a fantasy world full of mystery.
Jul 26, 2020 22:32 by Stormbril

Oh this is absolutely fantastic and fascinating! Really really great idea here, it seems like something that will be extremely fun to build off of and link to :) Seeing articles for the other 4 ageless ships is something I'm very interested in!

Jul 27, 2020 06:45 by Wendy Vlemings (Rynn19)

Thank you. I do hope to figure out the other four ships and give them their own articles.

Author of Ealdwyll, a fantasy world full of mystery.
Jul 28, 2020 00:10

Very nice take on the prompt. The Ageless is unique idea full of mystery - love it! :)

Jul 29, 2020 07:29 by Wendy Vlemings (Rynn19)

Thank you. :)

Author of Ealdwyll, a fantasy world full of mystery.
Jul 28, 2020 10:05 by Dr Emily Vair-Turnbull

Ooo really fascinating. I really want to know more about what came Before. So many tantalising hints but no answers haha.

Emy x   Etrea | Vazdimet
Jul 29, 2020 07:30 by Wendy Vlemings (Rynn19)

Thank you. Yes, much remains a mystery because there are things I need to figure out or which are major spoilers.

Author of Ealdwyll, a fantasy world full of mystery.