John Locke
V U L K A N
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[SIZE=9pt]Intent:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] A new ship for production and use by Locke and Key Mechanics[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Image Source:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]DeviantArt[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Canon Link:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] N/a[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Primary Source:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] [/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Acclamator[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=9pt]Manufacturer:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Locke and Key Mechanics[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Affiliation:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Company Name: Locke and Key Mechanics[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Model:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] Pridwen-Class Cruiser[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Production: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Semi-Unique[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] (A single small unit, squad, or squadron)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Material: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Durasteel [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Frame and Chassis, [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Transparisteel [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Windows, Electronics[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Classification[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]: Support Cruiser[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Length[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]: 750m[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Width[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]: 200m[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Height[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]: 150m[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Armament: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]None[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Defenses:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]High[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Phalanx Testudo[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=9pt]Hangar Space: [/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]750 Meters: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Average[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]: 4[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=9pt]Hangar Allocations: [/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Starfighters: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]0 squadrons[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Support Craft: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]4[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] squadrons [/SIZE]
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[SIZE=9pt]Maneuverability Rating: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]High[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=9pt]Speed Rating: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]High[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=9pt]Hyperdrive Class: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Average[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]: 1[/SIZE]
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- [SIZE=9pt]5 ‘Workshops’[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=9pt]Bridge[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=9pt]Crew Quarters[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=9pt]Engines[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=9pt]Standard Ship Systems[/SIZE]
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- [SIZE=9pt]Molecular Furnace[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=9pt]Nano Assemblers[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=9pt]Freyja[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=9pt]Skynet[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=9pt]Archimedes[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=9pt]Aristaeus Drones[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=9pt]Phalanx Testudo[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=9pt]Loki[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Landing: The Pridwen-Class Cruisers are capable of landing on the surface of planets or other astronomical bodies without needed specialised landing areas. The better to be able to work from.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Workshops: The functionality of the Pridwn is built around the five workshops built into its core, each workshop contains a Molecular furnace attached to a set of Nano Assemblers. Each of these workshops is capable of taking in any material, turning it into any creation or component which is required. From droids to capital ship parts, whatever is needed can be produced by the Pridwen. The location of the Workshops deep withing the ship means that the molecular furnaces need to be fed with material manually, preventing their use as weapons of any sort.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Storage: In addition to the Workshops, the Pridwen contains vast cargo bays that it uses to store the raw materials it needs in its production. It just so happens that the Cargo bays can be easily sealed and pressurised, allowing them to be quickly converted into medical bays as needed.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Dual Purpose: While the Pridwen was originally designed as a factory ship during their production John made a few changes, allowing the ship to fill two roles. Both a factory ship and an emergency response/hospital ship. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]No weapons: The Pridwen is completely unarmed, relying on its speed and defences to get it out of trouble.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Limited manufacturing capability: The Pridwen only has 5 workshops, limiting the number of products it can produce at one time. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Locke and Key Mechanics was a weapons maker, and one of the best in the galaxy. John had worked hard to establish his company and was justifiably proud of what they had achieved. It was just...he didn’t want to go down in history as one of the most successful merchants of death that existed.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]The Pridwen Cruisers were the answer to this, a markedly non-combat oriented vessel, they were packed to the brim with the latest technology Locke and Key could provide and given one singular purpose. To provide support and assistance. As John envisioned it this could take two forms, the cruisers were capable factory ships, able to act as fleet tenders or provide support to areas where it was harder to ship in goods immediately. The mixture of the nano-assemblers and the molecular furnace would allow them to take in any material and produce whatever parts were needed to repair and restock allies. Importantly, this set up could also be used to improve the ships own manufacturing capability, allowing it to adapt it’s cargo bays into full manufacturing facilities if needed.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]The second use of the ships was in disaster relief. Too often aid workers arrive at the scene of a catastrophe to find that they are critically low on supplies, or that they use up too much medicine or even something as simple as bandages and are left in the position of having to triage till more supplies arrive. In the same way that they can be converted into factory ships, the Pridwen Cruisers can be converted into medical ships, turning their Cargobays into medical bays and using the same molecular furnace and nano assembler set up to produce medicine and medical supplies. While the Pridwen’s were limited by the number of workshops they had, the ability to constantly churn out medical and relief supplies would help in relief efforts. The ships could also produce the droids needed to help bolster the aid workforce, both manual labour and medical, and with their ability to land on the surface of a planet they can provide clean sterile facilities for medical aid or a command post for aid workers in general.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]The Pridwen is a break from Locke and Key Mechanics usual fare, but a superbly useful and versatile ship that will find a myriad of uses in the galaxy.[/SIZE]
