Arc Drives are a groundbreaking piece of technology originally created by humans and the early members of the Explorers Guild. These innovative devices represent a fusion of advanced engineering and arcane magic, embodying the pinnacle of interstellar travel technology.

Arc Drives operate by using mana converted from arcanite to accelerate a ship to incredible speeds, surpassing the speed of light. This enables journeys that would traditionally take years to be completed in mere minutes. The Arc Drive envelops the ship in a magical field of energy, which stabilizes everything within and deflects objects outside the field.

Once activated, the ship reaches its maximum speed in about 10 seconds. At this velocity, the Arc Drive and its energy field allow the ship to phase through objects in its path, including space debris and even planets. This phasing capability renders the ship's passage completely undetectable, as it moves through objects without altering them. The magical field ensures that all objects within the ship remain unaffected by the extreme speeds, providing a safe and stable environment for its occupants.

Arc Drives vary in appearance from one manufacturer to the next, but all share the same design principle of a large circular crystal ball bearing encased in a housing and embedded with runes. When active, the runes, often etched into the housing, begin to glow as the crystal ball bearing starts to spin, its spin matching the speed of the ship.