Aris

Aris
Aris is the main island featured in the first story. It is the biggest cluster, and it is home to the Nomads, Vanguards, the Wicken (Asterians), Ulborn, Humans (Imperial, Vagabond and Elysian), and the Shogun. The cluster itself consists of several islands. (And their governing bodies)
 * The Imperial Isles (The Monarchy of Aris)
 * Asteria (The Federation of Asteria)
 * Elysia (The People of Elysia)
 * Avalon (The Avalonian Monarchy)
 * Rosenburg (The Rosenburg Democracy)
 * Panderex (The Panderexian Union)
 * Blackwater (No governing body)

As listed before, each island is ruled by its own governing body, but the Federation of Asteria has sought to unite the governing bodies into a Communistic Union.

Aris is considered a secluded cluster, seeing that other clusters are miles apart from it, closest being Faron.

Technology
Technology on Aris was inspired by the roaring 20's, with some 40's mixed in. Most technology is run by electricity, which is generated by wind turbines. Other methods also apply, but since the altitude they are at allows for almost constants winds; it's more practical to stick with wind turbines. Vehicles on Aris ranges from boats, Paulson motorized vehicles and Kepler Aircrafts. Kepler is some of the biggest industries in Aris, which develops civilian and militarized planes, zeppelins and are the first to develop jet engines in the year 1919. Weapons on Aris don't use black powder, but use highly pressurized air, and uses sabbots. The biggest flaw of these guns are the air canisters, which can explode if handled improperly, or dropped. Any automatic guns utilize a crank, which spools an auto chambering mechanism.

Because of the absence of the Nomads, technology never excelled much like Faron's did.

The Barrier
Surrounding Aris is a tempestuous wall of hostile winds and cumulonimbus clouds. In this storm, the winds are far greater than a category five hurricane, and debris is hurtled at dangerous speeds. Anyone who'd dare set foot in the storm would be almost instantly killed by debris, or would be swept up by the winds. If anyone were to cross it successfully, going back through would be foolish. People had tried flying over it, but electromagnetic radiation emitted from the frequent lightning strikes would ultimately overload the dials, and frequent turbulence would cause the pilot to lose control, sending them plummeting to their doom.

The Barrier itself is an enigma, as it defies all logic. Many scientist had dedicated their lives to reach a logical conclusion as to why the storm has been going on for so long, but could never reach that logical conclusion.