Ok, I've come up with this really outlandish idea for the Gryphon Riders RP. My idea is this: Part of the reason the Gryphon Riders exist is to help solve the crisis that exists in King Iaras's kingdom. Now, Natagath has come up with a short term solution to the problem by moving some gryphons from Iaras's city temporarily and having them rely on supplies brought in by Evan. However, Evan's ships are very slow and it takes a great amount of time for them to sail around the south coast and up most of the west coast of Alagaesia to Teirm, and even longer to sail back loaded down with goods.

So here is the solution: The Gryphon Riders could use a flying ship. Hear me out though. The idea is that the Dragon Riders build a large, specially modified sailing ship for the Gryphon Riders to use as a mobile headquarters. The ship would be large enough to accommodate gryphons as well as carry vast amounts of goods. They ship would be enchanted by the Dragon Riders to levitate using energy drawn from several powerful eldunari stored on board. At low altitudes the ship would also be propelled along using magic but at high altitudes the ship could take advantage of strong wind currents to push it along at incredible speeds. The ships enchantments would be controlled by a magician, probably Natagath himself since he is an expert spell crafter and is pretty much in charge of the Gryphon Riders. When not in use, the ship would land in the water to allow the eldunari to recharge their energy. The ship could also sail just like a regular ship on the ocean.

With a flying ship, they could transport cargo directly from Teirm across Agagaesia and go straight to Tenya on the other side of the Boer Mountains without having to sail all the way around the coast. That way they can get more supplies moved at a much quicker speed. Also, since gryphons lack the endurance to cover vast areas in a short span of time like dragons can, the ship would also be used to transport them quickly to wherever they are needed.

Well, that and I find the idea of a flying ship to be incredibly cool. As for how long the ship could stay in the air before it has to land, that depends on the number of eldunari onboard and how much energy is stored within them. The ship could probably stay in the air for up to a week without having to either land to restore its energy or without having to stop to swap out for fresh eldunari.

Anyway, I got the idea for all this from that little flying grass boat Arya made in Brisingr.