The Big Nauti
The Big Nauti, formerly known as the Sea Ghost, is a sailing vessel that is most well known for being the primary transport and base for the Heroes of Saltmarsh during the 1496 Banesmark Crisis.
It has been at times throughout its life a mercantile vessel, a smuggling ship, the headquarters for an adventuring company, and a fishing ship.
History
At some point before 1496, the Sea Ghost came into the possession of the smuggler Captain Sigurd "Snake Eyes", who sailed it as far north as Luskan and as far south as Saltmarsh. In 1496, Sigurd was hired by the smuggler Sanbalet to transport weapons to the Sunny Shore Tribe of lizardfolk at the Dunwater Den. However, in Flamerule Sanbalet's operation was uncovered and stopped by the Hereos of Saltmarsh, who, at the orders of the Saltmarsh Town Council, attacked the Sea Ghost, killing and capturing most of its crew and taking the ship for themselves, naming it the Big Nauti. For the rest of the year, the Big Nauti was taken across the Sea of Swords as part of the Heroes' quest to stop the aboleth S'gothgah and the Banesmark Crisis, visiting Neverwinter, the Styes, and the Whalebones. The ship was also outfitted with a ballista and was taken into two separate battles during the Banesmark Crisis. It was crewed by Mariners and the Neverwinter Guard during the Battle of the Spire and later was piloted by the Heroes during the attack on the Neveren Trade Fleet, where its hold suffered extensive damage from a kraken. Following the Banesmark Crisis, most of the Heroes of Saltmarsh left the town, leaving the ship, by default, in the hands of Micah Pierce, Oceanus, and Sizzabiz, the latter of whom turned it into a fishing vessel. Sometime in the far future, the Big Nauti is set up permenately on the Saltmarsh docks as a monument to the Heroes of Saltmarsh.Propulsion
The Big Nauti maneuvers through the use of a single mast, situated in the center of the main deck.
Weapons & Armament
Though originally built without any armament, the Heroes of Saltmarsh added a ballista to front of the ship after they acquired it.
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