Hëradïn
Sage
I really like to know what is going on in the worlds that I create, so when I decided to add floating islands in my newest world Anjriil, I had to come up with a way to explain it, even it is never comes up in the story itself.
explanation 1
during the creation of Anjriil, by chance there happened to be metals in parts of the crust and the moon happened to be magnetic and so those parts of the land float in the air whenever the moon is over head.
Additional thoughts: would the magnetic field of Anjriil mess with the floating islands... or perhaps because of it they come back down each day? but then couldn't gravity do that and, with the extra force, what would the effects be on the island's inhabitants when they come back to Anjriil each morning.
explanation 2
great pockets of hygrogen and helium where trapped in parts of the land and whenever the moon is over its gravity pulls those pieces of land into the air (kind of like how the tides work, though bill o'reilly might not know how those work...)
Additional thoughts: how does hydrogen and helium stay in rocks, especially when they are slamming down each morning, it seems they may sink slower, but even with less force the gasses would eventually seep out I think. perhaps some islands did leak all their gasses and some people saw this coming and cast some sort of magic... but is that in itself a good enough explanation? or just a cliché cop-out?
Anyway, I'd like to hear your feedback on this idea. Or perhaps you have an alternate explanation? I'll hear all!
explanation 1
during the creation of Anjriil, by chance there happened to be metals in parts of the crust and the moon happened to be magnetic and so those parts of the land float in the air whenever the moon is over head.
Additional thoughts: would the magnetic field of Anjriil mess with the floating islands... or perhaps because of it they come back down each day? but then couldn't gravity do that and, with the extra force, what would the effects be on the island's inhabitants when they come back to Anjriil each morning.
explanation 2
great pockets of hygrogen and helium where trapped in parts of the land and whenever the moon is over its gravity pulls those pieces of land into the air (kind of like how the tides work, though bill o'reilly might not know how those work...)
Additional thoughts: how does hydrogen and helium stay in rocks, especially when they are slamming down each morning, it seems they may sink slower, but even with less force the gasses would eventually seep out I think. perhaps some islands did leak all their gasses and some people saw this coming and cast some sort of magic... but is that in itself a good enough explanation? or just a cliché cop-out?
Anyway, I'd like to hear your feedback on this idea. Or perhaps you have an alternate explanation? I'll hear all!