Manticore
The Manticore is a Dreadnought airship owned by the Company of the Valkyrie, a group of religious mercenaries based in Amazwe. It is one of the largest such ships in existence, with four decks as opposed to the usual three. It is designed for luxury in addition to combat utility, containing a full bar, training room, theater, and contains large pens for the company's war lions.
Power Generation
As a Dreadnought, the Manticore is powered and moved by tidal engines.
Propulsion
The engines provide movement and are controlled by a pilot holding a sympathetic orb. The hand movements of the pilot influence the direction of the ship.
Weapons & Armament
Steel-Winch Scorpions are welded into the deck of the ship, but the most deadly weapon of the Manticore is designed after its namesake's lethal tail. The aft of the ship is outfitted with a massive catapult modified to launch giant iron spikes. Since the "Scorpion's Tail" is mounted on a rotating platform, it can fire in almost any direction.
Armor and defense
Like most Dreadnoughts, the Manticore is covered in falseiron plating. However, the tidal engines are protected by sheets of mithral.
Comments