Gluk, Stock, and Two Smoking Lasers
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: A beautiful boat to sell at Quekko's Choice Ship Emporium.
- Image Source: Irregular Squadron Leader, and my eternal thanks to
Cato Fett
for finding it - Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: N/A
- Manufacturer: Corellian Engineering Corporation, HEAVILY modified by many people
- Affiliation: A lucky customer
- Market Status: Closed-Market
- Model: The Whistling Bird
- Production: Unique
- Material: Durasteel, alusteel
- Classification: Light freighter
- Length: 42m
- Width: 26m
- Height: 9m
- Armament: High
- Dorsal and ventral quad lasers
- Port and starboard dual ion cannons
- Defenses: High
- Reinforced hull
- Internal honeycombing
- Quick-recharge shields
- Squadron Count: None (1)
- Maneuverability Rating: Extreme
- Speed Rating: Very High
- Hyperdrive: Class 1
- All standard features for a light freighter
- Tractor beams (see note under 'Weaknesses')
- Modified shield generators
- 6x aftermarket etheric rudder vanes
- Excellent speed and maneuverability.
- Quick-recharge shields - a breather is all she needs to get back to full strength.
- Fully helmeted male Mandalorian pin-up in the kitchen. Unremovable.
- Persistent fault in the tractor beams - not dependable in tense situations. Flip a coin for the 50/50 chance that the tractor beams will fail.
- No warhead capacity, meaning no fire-and-forget - straight-line weapons only.
The Whistling Bird is a highly customized Corellian freighter that Jerec Asyr acquired through his associate Muk Moadda. It has no recorded provenance and a few filed-off serial numbers. It can turn on a wupiupi and outrun virtually anything but a dedicated elite interceptor. It also looks unusually mean, which is an asset in many circles.
