Discussion On Maraya Air Machines

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Marayan culture is, to my imagination, the most curious of cultures in Aloria. As the only people to use aerial transportation, especially on a community scale, what might these air machines look like, and how do they function?

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What if the Marayans used crystal technology to create something akin to the jet engine?

Above is an airborne community module, housing perhaps a few hundred people. It is conical in shape with a central engine that sucks air through the front and sends it out a pressurized back exit, creating thrust.

The outside of the cone is secured with some sort of continuous fiber tarp. Arrayed around the engine are rooms, perhaps a walled grid or collection of bubbles, separated into private and public buildings.

Furthermore, air bags and rudders might exist throughout the structure to provide lift and control of direction.​

Ideas? Please leave in the comments. This is an open discussion.