Hisser Hissen Vehicle in Tellus | World Anvil

Hisser Hissen

The only way to travel the Shifting Sands.

Tellus SR

Hisser Hissen

Vehicle

Legendary Not required

These contrivances allow safe travel throughout the The Shifting Sands region of the Rhegev Desert.

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Each hisser is as different from another as people are from each other, and that is because there is no mass production of them. At any given time, there might be up to five of these craft. Each of them is hand crafted by the owner and operator, and each is such a personal feat of engineering that when the builder dies, the hisser winds up succumbing to dry rot in the middle of the desert, and sinking into the spherules of glass that make up the Shifting Sands.

Hissers are powered by wind. Some have used conventional sails, as would a ship at sea, but most have used a large box kite that is launched at the beginning of the day. as the sun rises, and the drafts really ramp themselves up.

Cost: Variable; they are all "custom" made.
Weight: Variable, very heavy

Power Generation

A specialized box kite that is generally launched in the morning as the sun rises and stirs up the air currents above.

Propulsion

Releasing the brake allows the vessel to move! The kites are specialized, with control surfaces and mechanical flaps.

Weapons & Armament

Highly unlikely, unless there was a specific need.

Armor and defense

Once again, highly unlikely.
Used by
Nickname
Hisser, Hissey
Designation
None
Motto
Going where the wind blows.
Creation Date
They are all different, and all of them die with their makers seemingly.
Current location
Related Professions
Rarity
Thjere are only (perhaps) five of these craft at the moment.
Beam
Variable
Length
They are all different. Indeed, they are all different ly shaped.
Height
Variable, but if you include the length of the rope reaching to the kite that pulls them along, it would be quite tall.
Weight
Again, variable.
Speed
Up to twenty knots...speedy!
Complement / Crew
All different and variable.
Cargo & Passenger Capacity
Variable.

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