Seven Shells

Of the 7 shells. The Core, commonly referred to as Father, The Light, The Centre, or one of many other names, is surrounded by an uncounted number of large and small floes. These all rotate around the Core, and for reasons of either celestial order or the interaction of the influences of the Core and the Void, they are arranged in shells, rings or clouds. Most importantly, the people stand on the inside of the shells, their heads towards the Core/centre and their feet towards the outside.

Here now an examination of the known properties of each shell.

The Two Inner Shells
The Land of the Gods, The Tyrants' Realm, The Remnants (of the Returned), The First and Second and many others. From our observations, we can conclude that there are indeed two inner shells, opposed to some speculations that it is only one.

The 2nd Shell, also known as The Great Divide is by far the densest of all the world's shells. It is also the richest and the source of all water. (Editor's note: This goes against the Teachings of the Father and should not be spoken off outside these hallowed halls of knowledge) It is theorised to be filled with wondrous forests and endless lakes, great fields of rice that could feed the entire Drift's population.

Nothing concrete is known about the 1st Shell and there are rumours that research into it has led to the mysterious death of many a scholar.

Travel from these shells has happened in the past, and there are even reports of select people traveling up. None of these have ever returned.

The Middle Cloud
The Mortal Realm, The Sea of Life, or simply The Drift.

Contrary to the Inner Shells - which are a collection of dense continental floes drifting on one near homogeneous plane - the Middle Cloud is made up of a great cloud of floes; all with their own rotational paths and radii. Subcategorisation is difficult due to this, but it is generally agreed upon to order them into 3 shells or layers, according to the distance to the Core and their relation to each other. This relationship being the main cause of strife, as the higher floes claim most of the water of the 2nd Shell and cast shadows on the lower floes.

Travel between the three shells, that make up the Drift, is possible via Kentaki ships and the Great Arks. And in some cases, even when the Wells between floes meet.

The Two Outer Shells
The Frozen Wastes, The Voidbarrier, The Rim.

The Outer Shells are made up of the 6th shell, which is similar to the floes of the Drift, though much less dense, while the 7th shell is almost like a full layer of land. The vast distance to the Core means that next to no water or light reaches the Outer Shells. It is a cold and entirely dry wasteland, in almost perpetual darkness. Even when the light of the Core reaches these lands, it is weak and illuminated by little more than twilight. As such observation is difficult, but not impossible.

There are rumours of gigantic beasts roaming the waste, but much is unknown.

There is a wide gap between the Outer Shells and the Drift. Travel is entirely limited to Kentaki ships and there are very few people or goods that come this way.