Zephyris - Military

Zephyris fields the most mobile and storm-riding military in the Shattered Veil, where every squadron is a fleet-family and every battle is a wind-song. Numbers are fluid—tied to the season’s fleets—but forces specialize in aerial dominance, lightning raids, and monsoonal repositioning, making them the archipelago’s unrivaled skyway enforcers and storm-heralds.

Ground Forces: 18,000–25,000 (when planet-side)
Organized into Windrider Clans that deploy from skyships; most combatants are skyborn and fight only to secure landing zones.

  • Tempest Scouts: Rangers and Rogues. Lightning Strikers: Dexterity based shock-troops and fighters. Sky Auxiliaries: Engineers. Windcallers: Air attuned Shaman and Pilots.

Air Forces: 500 Small, 200 Medium, 10 Large size vessels
Every vessel is a living fleet-home powered by Sails, Wings, Propellers, Veilbreak crystals or a mix thereof. Crewed by captain-led families with a Windcaller aboard. Roles are Trade-lane patrol, storm reconnaissance, and pirate interdiction.

Small Skyships (3–20 Crew)

  1. Zephyr Class Scout
    A sleek, single-crystal cutter with feather-light rigging and wind-whistle masts. Crewed by 6–10; used for route scouting, storm forecasting, and message relays.

  2. Galeknife Class Sloop
    A razor-winged sloop with crystal-tipped harpoons and gust-sails. Crewed by 8–15 g; excels at pirate chases, and solo raiding.

  3. Cloudskip Class Courier
    A compact balloon-gondola with storm-crystal thrusters and signal kites. Crewed by 5–12; built for express cargo, diplomatic packets, and emergency evac.

Medium Skyships (20–50 Crew)

  1. Monsoon Class Hauler
    A broad-decked hauler with modular tent-hangars and monsoon sails. Carries 25–40 mixed crew; forms mobile markets, refugee lifts, and trading convoys.

  2. Thunderhub Class Frigate
    A twin-crystal frigate with arc-cannon batteries and lightning-rod spires. Crewed by 30–45 gunners and riggers; delivers barrage support, pirate suppression, and fleet coordination.

  3. Windweave Class Transport
    A lattice-hulled transport with drop-nets and wind-tunnel bays. Carries 28–50 ground troops; used for rapid clan deployment, ridge assaults, and evacuation sweeps.

Large Skyships (100–200 Crew)

  1. Skyhaven Class Mothership
    A colossal, multi-hulled ark with tethered platform districts and Veilbreak core reactors. Crewed by 140–180, including a Windcaller council. Serves as floating capital, refit drydock, and regional command hub.

  2. Cycloneheart Class Carrier
    A fortress-carrier with tiered flight decks and Veilbreak mega-crystals. Crewed by 160–200; anchors aerial blockades, unleashes flights of Galeknife and Zypher Class ships, and functions as mobile monastery for ritual wind-binding.