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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
The Ponell Worms are a native species to Caerdar, noted in Vaydralen history as far back as written tomes existed. For most of that written history, Vaydralen hunters would go out and kill Ponell Worms for food, the large carcasses of the creatures able to feed entire families for weeks at a time. They were such a staple of early Vaydralen life that settlements were created along swarm migration paths, and even when the Vaydralen people became more urbanized, Ponell Worms continued to make a key part of their diet.
Following the ascension of the Vaydralen within the Bryn'adul Empire, more scientific minds turned their eyes to the worms as potential means of star travel. The worms took in sunlight as part of their natural bodily cycles, and used it as an energy source to propel themselves forward by releasing burst of pure energy. This method of travel, scientists theorized, could be harnessed to be used on starcraft. The first Ponell Worm experiments were carried out by Bryn'adul scientists within Tuk-Mun, the Super-Construct built on the planets surface. Through careful genetic engineering and selective breeding, the most powerful Ponell Worms were developed to have extremely powerful outbursts of energy, enough to serve as stardrive for Bryn'adul warships. Several genetically engineering Ponell Worms working in conjunction could create thrust similar to that of standard starship engines.
Once these tests showed promise, further development went into the project, with Vaydralen and Ungulloi scientists brought in to help the Bryn'adul teams. Eventually, the Ponell Worms were further refined to be able to survive in the vacuum of space without the need for oxygen, and fed by automatic feeders stored aboard every vessel they are deployed to, serve as the primary engines aboard a new generation of Bryn'adul warships. While the worms have proven to be revolutionary in terms of travel, they lacked the ability to propel a ship into hyperspace. This is where testing on the Ponell Wyrm began.
The much larger Ponell Wyrm proved to have the potential output needed to propel a ship into hyperspace, and after years of selective breeding and genetic engineering, the first test drive of a fully Ponell Worm propelled warship was conducted in orbit of Caerdar. Now, the Ponell Worms are being distributed to the new generations of Vaydralen warships that have begun to enter Bryn'adul service, and are ready to be deployed across the length of the Bryn'adul Empire as needed.
- Intent: To create the technological submission for the Ponell Worm, using the approved species
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- Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: Main Link
- Manufacturer: Bryn'adul
- Affiliation: Bryn'adul
- Market Status: Closed Market
- Model: N/A
- Modularity: No
- Production: Minor
- Material:
- Propulsion
- Easy to Feed: The Ponell Worm are an easy creature to feed and 'recharge', simply requiring the worms to be provided rocks of some form and allowing solar energy to infuse them. This allows vessels equipped with these worms to operate for extended periods of times away from logistical support to refuel.
- Living Creature: The Ponell Worm is a living, though not necessarily breathing, creature. As such, it can grow tired from over exertion in the field. Should they be used for prolonged periods of time without rest, they can begin to falter, leading to a drop in efficiency or outright death of the worms.
- EMP: The nature of the Ponell Worm leads them to be weak against electrical based weaponry, capable of entirely disrupting their bodily functions with only minor damage taken from such weapons.
The Ponell Worms are a native species to Caerdar, noted in Vaydralen history as far back as written tomes existed. For most of that written history, Vaydralen hunters would go out and kill Ponell Worms for food, the large carcasses of the creatures able to feed entire families for weeks at a time. They were such a staple of early Vaydralen life that settlements were created along swarm migration paths, and even when the Vaydralen people became more urbanized, Ponell Worms continued to make a key part of their diet.
Following the ascension of the Vaydralen within the Bryn'adul Empire, more scientific minds turned their eyes to the worms as potential means of star travel. The worms took in sunlight as part of their natural bodily cycles, and used it as an energy source to propel themselves forward by releasing burst of pure energy. This method of travel, scientists theorized, could be harnessed to be used on starcraft. The first Ponell Worm experiments were carried out by Bryn'adul scientists within Tuk-Mun, the Super-Construct built on the planets surface. Through careful genetic engineering and selective breeding, the most powerful Ponell Worms were developed to have extremely powerful outbursts of energy, enough to serve as stardrive for Bryn'adul warships. Several genetically engineering Ponell Worms working in conjunction could create thrust similar to that of standard starship engines.
Once these tests showed promise, further development went into the project, with Vaydralen and Ungulloi scientists brought in to help the Bryn'adul teams. Eventually, the Ponell Worms were further refined to be able to survive in the vacuum of space without the need for oxygen, and fed by automatic feeders stored aboard every vessel they are deployed to, serve as the primary engines aboard a new generation of Bryn'adul warships. While the worms have proven to be revolutionary in terms of travel, they lacked the ability to propel a ship into hyperspace. This is where testing on the Ponell Wyrm began.
The much larger Ponell Wyrm proved to have the potential output needed to propel a ship into hyperspace, and after years of selective breeding and genetic engineering, the first test drive of a fully Ponell Worm propelled warship was conducted in orbit of Caerdar. Now, the Ponell Worms are being distributed to the new generations of Vaydralen warships that have begun to enter Bryn'adul service, and are ready to be deployed across the length of the Bryn'adul Empire as needed.
