The Trepidation
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create a pirate wind-ship for Malan to use on Weik.
- Image Source: https://www.deviantart.com/angeliababy/art/Pirate-Ship-757325364
- Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: N/A
- Manufacturer: Tunaak Shipbuilders
- Affiliation: Malan Durane
- Model: Wind-ship Frigate
- Production: Semi-Unique
- Material: Wood, iron, durasteel, transparasteel
- Classification: Attack Frigate
- Length: 200 meters
- Width: 15 meters
- Height: 20 meters
- Armament: High (124 cannons)
- Defenses: Average (vulnerable portions of the ship are reinforced with sheets of durasteel)
- Hangar Space: Average
350m [Base: 0 | Very Low: 0 | Low: 1 | Average: 2 | High: 3 | Very High: 4 | Extreme: 5 ]
500m [Base: 0 | Very Low: 1 | Low: 2 | Average: 3 | High: 4 | Very High: 5 | Extreme: 6 ]
- Hangar Allocations:
- 12 rowboats (6 per side)
- Maneuverability Rating: Average
- Speed Rating: Average
- Hyperdrive: N/A
- Hyperdrive Class: N/A
- Captain's Quarters ( Image Source )
- Cannon Decks ( Image Source )
- Galley (kitchen)
- Crew Bunkhouse
- Store room
- Infirmary
- Brig
- N/A
- Formidable
- Battle Ready
- Prone to fire damage
- Average speed due to it's weight
As technology reversed long after colonization, the wind-ships were their fastest means of transportation of goods and people over the Rimesea from the other continents. Merchant vessels were at times attacked by Pirate Warlords like Malan Durane. The Trepidation is the lead frigate wind-ship in Malan's fleet on the wildspace planet of Weik. It is his own personal wind-ship, capable of holding up to 124 cannons, and up to 60 crew. Intimidating in size and firepower, the Trepidation often broadsided it's victims and lay assault by its multiple cannons before Malan's crew boarded it to capture and acquire both it's cargo and it's crew/passengers.
As always, the Captain's quarters were lavishly decorated and Malan was careful with which items were up for display and which of his possessions were held elsewhere. The crew slept in hammocks strewn about the crew's quarters. The kitchen and stores were well stocked for the often months long journeys overseas. The brig was available for combative prisoners, and the infirmary was there to patch up many an injury from battle.
Reinforced by durasteel, the most vulnerable parts of the ship, such as the bow, stern, keel, hull and masts were harder to destroy by cannon fire of opposing vessels. The transparasteel windows were also more difficult to break than the average glass. Smaller vessels were not so well protected and it's the Trepidation's longevity in battles that help spread it's legend of terror through the Rimesea.
