Aces & Eights
Ship Stats:
Name:
Aces & Eights
Type:
Merchant Vessel / Smuggling Ship
Size:
Small
Captain:
Lades Aradal
Registered Crew:
Xeph Korin (Char), Alicia Tarben (Current NJC)
Ship Technology:
Weapons:
Gatling Cannon: The ship holds four of these laser gatling cannons, positioned on the port and storboard decks. Firing over four-hundred shots per second, these limitless shots can be fired purely from the ship's energy, or enhanced by the magic of the user.
Nirvana Salvo: Acquired on mars, this long ranged weapon was developed originally for mining purposes and military demolitions, but it has become a fearsome weapon. Including the tinkering done by Xeph, it releases a small sphere from the top of the ship. This sphere gains energy, and releases a large ray, smiliar to a laser blaster. At 1500 feet, the ray then disperses, an enormous salvo of concentrated laser bursts, and occasionally magical energy. Afterwards, it must enter a 160 minute cooldown.
Grappling Manipulators: Not shown on the official specs of the ship. these four manipulators are Xeph's pride and joy. These aide the ship in it's smuggling, allowing dead ships to be picked off without anyone having to leave the ship. The best part in Xeph's opinion is the force generators in each manipulator's claw, cancelling shield technology on enemy ships, allowing for repeated external damage. Possibly the deadliest thing on the ship, even though Lades' rarely lets anyone use them to fight.
Performance:
The Engines on the ship allow swift travel in normal space, while the Subspace generator allows the ship to travel at amazing speeds. The ship is able to calculate its course inside subspace instead of beforehand, allowing a quick flick of a switch to relative safety instead of having to chart a course. A thief's best friend.
Maintenance:
Nano-machine technology, its use is limited to internal circuitry and wiring. Lades' swiped it off the wreckage of a dead ship purely by coincedence. For larger damage, the Xeph-02 units go to work. Four cylindrical robots, their comical appearance is that of an eight inch tall, dark green cylinder, with two optical units. They open to produce a variety of tools and ways to use them, and their limited AI allows them to report the status of their work in cheerful voice.
Ship Emblem:
A set of five cards in a poker hand. Two aces and two eights are visible, as well as a joker depicting a woman and a devil.
