The Opening of the Ways

The Opening of the Ways is a phenomenon describing the rapid triumph over numerous long-established barriers to travel, accomplished with the help of the Artifice Revolution. In particular, in the last century, numerous technologies have been developed to allow ships to ply the waters of the Dragon Crescent and have thus connected the Eastern Kingdoms with the Utter South. Even more recently, Airships have powered through most remaining barriers, offering tantalizing new possibilities to trade, exploration, and, naturally, conquest.