Arkship

Arkship Transportation
If you want to survive the trip from somewhere to someplace else, be it however long or short a distance, the safest method always lies in catching an Arkship whenever they make port. Arkships, or simply Arks, are enormous boat-like vessels that literally hover, skimming the surface of the planet harmlessly. Because they are aerial, they have a mobile advantage over land-based transportation and thereby, bandits other ne'er-do-wells. Arks are typically run by mercenary bands who, while unsavory, will not do anything to tarnish their name in the industry. Because of this fact, they know the routes of local brigands and raiders well, likely having been in their employ once or twice before deciding to make a mostly honest living. Arks are usually heavily armed and, due to the level of safety attained while on one, exorbitantly expensive. Arkships are actually left-over technology from a much older era and (like magic sciences), there are an extreme few who know how to maintain them.