The Nature of Space - Part 5

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The Nature of Space - Part 5
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Space Travel - Aether Space makes it possible to
travel the normally unpassable distances between stars
systems. To travel back and forth between Normal Space
and Aether Space one must first reach the stellar
sphere. From inside a stellar sphere this point is
usually measured out and known, but it can also be
detected using various spells or technologies. Often
floating spaceports or beacons are also positioned
near or just past the edge of the stellar sphere,
inside of Normal Space but at a point in it where the
jump to the aether can be made. Regardless of how the
stellar boundary is detected, once it is reached a
machine such a "warp generator" or special magics like
the spell Exit Normal Space must be used to make what
is called a "jump" or "entering the rift." This when
one enters Aether Space. To leave Aether Space one
must also reach a stellar sphere. At this point a
machine or sufficient spell must also be used to drop
one out of the aether and back into Normal Space. Some
races have built massive space stations called jump
stations that generate zones around them that jump and
drop ships from and to Aether Space automatically, but
the ships that take advantage of this must still be
able to transition on thier own if they wish to visit
star systems that don't have the convience of jump
stations.

Most ships use one of three ways forms of propulsion
to move their ships - spell propulsion, solar sails or
technological engines. Spell propulsion uses what is
called a "foci" that takes either magical, mental or
spiritual energy and transforms it into momentum. The
purer the foci and the stronger the energy channeled
through it, the faster the ship can go. Solar sails
take light energy and transform it into momentum. This
form of propulsion is slower than spell propulsion,
but is often used in coordination with it because at
solar sailing speeds a ship is more maneuverable. The
third form uses some sort of technology such as ion
rockets or nuclear propulsion. These methods are
seldom seen inside the Dragon Galaxy, but they have
been used at various times in its history and may
still be used by other races inside nearby galaxies.






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