Alterra Worldbuilding Journal - The Stellar Fleet
(If you haven’t already read the post about Djinn and the Ten Elemental Heavens, I suggest starting there.)
“Air wants to move the world around it.”
Among those who align themselves with the element of Air, it is common to find a kind of wanderlust. A desire to be in motion, to go places you’ve never gone before, and resist staying in the same place for too long. Even after completing a long and difficult journey, it is not uncommon for those aligned with Air to already be thinking about their next destination.
This natural desire knows no boundaries, and for those whose souls go on to join The Stellar Fleet when their mortal lives close, their limits know no boundaries either.
Upon joining The Stellar Fleet, each soul is given their very own stellar vessel. This miraculous ship is equipped with a sail that can harness the “wind of the stars,” and can travel anywhere in the universe at any speed its captain desires.
Some individuals in the fleet may choose to travel in pairs or groups, while others travel alone. Some may meet up with others at shared destinations. Some may choose to keep their destinations (and what they discover there) a secret.
Even time itself is a boundary which is powerless to stop The Stellar Fleet. Their vessels can take them to the past and future, to the beginning of the world and its end. There is literally NOWHERE they can’t go.
(Art by David Revoy, used under Creative Common License 4.0)