Shards

Shards are the islands that surround the Core, creating a solid surface ideal for life to thrive on. They range from a few hundred meters to a few kilometers across; any smaller would be disintegrated by the steam-rivers, and any larger would crack and split into smaller fragments. They are not exceedingly deep, only a few dozen meters, and are mostly strip-mined and contain no valuable ores of any kind.

Travel between shards is possible via the bridge network established between them, or with the help of Strides.