I am trying to piece this monster together in my head. Let me know if you think it will float with this info. I will add more later.

seer: –noun [see-er]
1. a person who sees; observer.
2. a person who prophesies future events; prophet: Industry seers predicted higher profits.
3. a person endowed with profound moral and spiritual insight or knowledge; a wise person or sage who possesses intuitive powers.
4. a person who is reputed to have special powers of divination, as a crystal gazer or palmist.
-spanish: vidente
-Synonyms: oracle, soothsayer, augur.

-adventure story. boats in the sand. flight is given to only a few people that have done extraordinary things. sailing through the air is what the goal of the main character is.