Dwarven Airship

The Dwarven Airship is a technological marvel of the Greater Dvawikharad Empire, like their firearms a collaboration between the Dwarven Engineers and the Gnomish Alchemists, like most of the great discoveries of the Kharads from the ages have been collabortation between the two organisations.
First the alchemists of Kharad Aclevang found the gas to allow lift, and then the material to make the cells to encase it, then they needed propulsion, which was were the Engineers of the Kharad went to work, along with the visiting Engineers from Kharad Khardin.
Miners from Kharad Khardin had found the base substance to make black oil, from a vein in one of the tunnels of the Kharad, which the Alchemists began working on and they created black oil, they were looking for a use for it.
Dwarven Steam engines up until this point had been run using coal and wood, but the engineers knew there was a way that they could improve the way that they worked. The Khardin Engineers sent back to their Kharad for a shipment of the black oil and they began tinkering with the plans of the engine to figure out a way to use the oil. They figured out how to run the oil from a tank and when the shipment arrived they began testing. It took months of work and the engineers from Aclevang began creating the ballon to keep the cells in, and the cupola to connect it to, once the engine and the propellers were ready, they installed it in the test ship the Arcvang and it made it down the mountain before stopping at the bottom and crashing, there were not enough cells, the crew were mostly killed but the concept had been proven.
Once they had figured out the issues it went into production in both Khardin and Aclevang in an agreement that Khardin would provide the oil and Aclevang would provide them with the cells while they gave them the formula to produce the gas, they then began selling them to the other Kharads and quick and efficient movement of goods across the world was created.
The only problem was, Dragons and other flying beasties, they would bring the unprotected airships down, so the Dwarves began mounting cannons and shielding on the cupola and the balloon to defend against them. A full grown Dragon is still going to wreck a crew's day but they might survive long enough to send it packing and limp to the nearest Kharad to get repairs.
Airships are now used mostly by the Dwarven Empire to move important shipments that are time sensitive that even the fastest Sea Elf ship couldn't get it there in time or shipments so secret that only the sacred oath of the Dwarven Airship guild would stop information about the shipment reaching any ears that might pass the information on.

Power Generation

Steam Engine, runs on black oil to make the steam, more efficient than the

Propulsion

Propellers in combination with Helium like gas in gas bags that keep it afloat

Weapons & Armament

4 Cannons in cupola, two in front two in rear, 6 cannons on ballon roof, 3 on either end

Armor and defense

Cupola has armour plating on body, can cover portholes and bridge windows with plating over them.

Hangars & docked vessels

Escape Steam gyros in rear hanger, enough for the crew and any passengers to escape,

Class

Dwarven Airship

Used by

• Dwarven Airship

Nickname

Dirgible

Manufacturer

Dwarven Engineers

Owning Organization

Greater Dvawikharad Empire

Price

1.2 million Gold Kharads

Rarity

Only available to the Dwarven Kharads

Length

246 ft

Height

57 ft

Weight

23,567 lb

Speed

46 Mp

Complement / Crew

45 crew, 15 engineers 30 other crew

Cargo & Passenger Capacity

50 tons, upto 30 passengers