Sky
The Sky, sometimes known as the cosmic domain, or the World Sea, is the known and observable part of the universe. The Sky is truly massive, though there has been little exploration outside of the more central regions. Remote exploration as is done in our universe is near impossible due to the relative density of the surrounding bodies. Within the sky, one can find stars, lands, and oceans in relative proximity, many of which support life. The vastness in between these bodies is surprisingly hospitable as well. One does not risk freezing to death or exploding from exposure to the Aether, and depending on where one is, one might find themselves in an oxygen rich nebular area, allowing for respiration.
Geography
The "known" sky is about the size of a dwarf galaxy, though the explored space is smaller. No exact measurements have yet been made. Unlike a galaxy however it is far denser, with a multitude of celestial bodies packed together into its confines. Some of these are more common than others, and to almost every rule there is an exception. In between these celestial bodies flow the Paths, shining streams of luminescence that enable celestial travel.
Stars are the primary sources of light for most of the sky. While many believe that oceans glow with a light of their own, it is commonly star light refracting and cascading through the sea.
They commonly orbit a star and rotate around their own axis. This leads to them exhibiting the natural phenomena of seasons and individual days. Oftentimes moons, including planet-like moons, orbit these planets and exert their own gravitational pull and cosmic forces upon them. This can lead to tides and other phenomena.
The gravitational conditions on planets makes travel into the sky rather challenging. Without greatly advanced magic or technology, one would need to use a naturally occurring Fount Nascent to access the Paths.
As planets, moons vary as greatly with what is found upon them as with their geographic features. Some moons are mostly gaseous, others are too hot for habitation, and others serve as perfectly good habitats for life.
Due to lateral pull, it is much easier to embark into the sky from such a moon than from a true planet. As such the largest skyports are found on the edges of laterally pulling moons.
Celestial Bodies
The inhabitants of the sky make a distinction between Stars, Planets, Moons, Asteroids, and oceans as the primary inhabited celestial bodies of note, with some exceptions.Stars
Stars in the Sky are quite similar to stars outside of it. They are spherical, come in a range of sizes, and are generally quite hot. However, within the sky the effect on their immediate surroundings are far less extreme. An adventurous sailor would be able to come quite close to one before being cast into flames. Astronomical objects do not always orbit them, though it not uncommon for lands and planets, especially inhabited ones, to be clustered around a star.Stars are the primary sources of light for most of the sky. While many believe that oceans glow with a light of their own, it is commonly star light refracting and cascading through the sea.
Planets
Planets are celestial bodies of matter in a spherical shape, rounded by their own gravity. Their gravitational pull is correlative with their mass and they observe converging pull. They are smaller than most stars and do not undergo nuclear fusion, and thus do not give off light and energy. They vary extremely in all aspects other than that however. Some are cold and dry, others wet and hot. Many harbor some form of life or another. In fact many life forms require the specific cosmological conditions provided by planets to thrive.They commonly orbit a star and rotate around their own axis. This leads to them exhibiting the natural phenomena of seasons and individual days. Oftentimes moons, including planet-like moons, orbit these planets and exert their own gravitational pull and cosmic forces upon them. This can lead to tides and other phenomena.
The gravitational conditions on planets makes travel into the sky rather challenging. Without greatly advanced magic or technology, one would need to use a naturally occurring Fount Nascent to access the Paths.
Moons
Moons are smaller, non-planet celestial body. Unlike planets and other minor bodies, true moons are defined by their gravitational field being independent of their mass. This can lead to them observing lateral pull rather than converging pull. Without gravity to round the moons off into a sphere, Moons commonly take very strange shapes. One commonly inhabited subtype are continental moons, which have a surface reminiscent of a planet when upon it, but do not possess the round mass, instead looking more disc-like or somewhat flat piece of floating crust.As planets, moons vary as greatly with what is found upon them as with their geographic features. Some moons are mostly gaseous, others are too hot for habitation, and others serve as perfectly good habitats for life.
Due to lateral pull, it is much easier to embark into the sky from such a moon than from a true planet. As such the largest skyports are found on the edges of laterally pulling moons.