The astralscape was like a treacherous sea of darkness. The nova source worlds that sparkled here and there were the lonely islands in that sea. Or perhaps, they were closer to small reefs. The blackness between them was filled with turbulent undercurrents and countless shoals. There, the deep sea beasts were cosmic wildbeasts that ran wild.

The seemingly calm astralscape was like the sea in that it could suddenly generate a storm and wreck any ships crossing it. 

Astralships were those ships. They usually made their journeys alone. Only ‘large islands’ like the Mysterium Cluster could field large fleets that could fearlessly roam and sweep aside all obstacles.

Currently, their...