Scythe (Ship)
The Scythe is Kamaney Foster and Pwyll Mansey's pirate vessel that harassed Gledig.
Vital Statistics (At a Glance)
- Affiliation: Independent, secretly funded by Gledig's Brad Courtland
- Type: [Battlecruiser, shuttle, freighter, etc]
- Crew Capacity: [max and current, if known]
- Originating Tag: [UAV, TMS, ARTV, etc.]
- Primary Purpose: Piracy; primarily hit-and-run theft, but some slavery.
Layout and Specifics
Amenities and Technology
The Scythe is overpowered through jury-rigging, but manages this in part by stealing energy from other parts of the ship; thus, the ship's living areas are cold.[1]
Pwyll had it retrofitted with six new hatches in the belly and two more in the prow and stern[2], fitted with nuclear 'hedgehog' missiles.[3] This was done because Fleet ships and Fleet tactics do not assume the use of physical munitions.
Crew Culture
Unsurprisingly for a pirate ship, the culture is all about strength: who can keep control and what they can offer those beneath them. If the crew believes that their leadership could be making them more money and aren't, they will mutiny without a second thought.[1]
History/Commissioning/Achievements
The Scythe was initially paid off by Brad Courtland to initiate pirate raids on the planet in the hopes of attracting Fleet attention to terrorize Gledig.[4] Though Courtland's initial request specified not taking slaves, Kamaney and the pirates ultimately found that this did not net them enough profit, and began the taking of slaves, though not initially at Gledig.[1]
Crew by Role
- Pwyll Mansey
- Kamaney Foster
- a lot of very terrible people, now dead
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Appearances
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sword of the Alliance, Chapter 1
- ↑ Sword of the Alliance, Chapter 7
- ↑ Sword of the Alliance, Chapter 15
- ↑ Sword of the Alliance, Chapter 16