As a people dependant on the sea, the Aiians have become quite adept at all matters of ship-building and seafaring. Though the Grey Harbor colony by no means rivals the ship-building capability of the homeland, there is nevertheless a shipyard supported by the colony, and many smaller craft either imported or constructed by industrious colonists.

The waters of Logan's Bay are often filled with rowboats and small sailing craft that almost never leave the protected waters of the bay. The long, c-shaped promontory of Opal Point (upon which sits the Opal Point Lighthouse) prevents much of the force of the sea from entering the bay, allowing for all measure of slap-dash craft to ply its waters.

For some, it is even easier to avoid the salt-water altogether, and simply fish the small lake on the northwest edge of Gray Harbor. A cluster of rowboats and dinghies can often be seen at the edge of its waters.

For the more industrious (and wealthy) small schooners, sloops, clippers, and other medium sized craft are occasionally taken out to sea, if for nothing else than a chance at trolling the rougher waters for a catch no bay-hugger could boast. Some serious colony fishermen, or families, boast such craft, and local contingents of Surelain companies may possess their own small craft as well.

Longer sea voyages are difficult in smaller craft, as the buffeting of the salt waves and the various dangers of the expansive waters have claimed more than a few sorry souls. Most sensible folk would not even think of traversing the sea itself in anything smaller than the standard of Aiian seafaring, the ocean-going Greatship.

A greatship is truly a sight to behold, the deck rising a good thirty feet from the waterline, and the huge sails filling the sky above it. Greatships are equipped to handle the seas, and are often armed to fend off whales and other sea monsters both known and unknown.

Greatships are costly, and are almost entirely owned by well-to-do organizations based in Surelain. The Navy Surelain commands nine greatships at current, the Black Watch commands three. Hasparth's Men boast two Greatships, and the Crimson Tide Four.

It has been rumored that there is a roving Greatship that never puts into any dock. The 'Abby Serene' was its name, though few know what it is called now. There is little knowledge of the fabled Lurenite Fleet, but nearly every old seadog confirms that the Abby Serene is its flagship. One thing can be certain, any sailor who values his life will flee at the sight of its dark prow.

It is the dream