Ships

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Ships are crafted from wooden planks and beams, with cargo stowed below the main deck above a lower bilge/ballast deck. Most have two or three masts with one or two sails each; Sails are typically square or lanteen rigged, although on smaller single masted fishing boats a more modern triangular sail made be used.

Navies

Each culture or nation that has coastal territory will have some form of navy; both military and merchant.

Shipyards

All ships are custom built to order at a shipyard and constructed over months or years under the guidance of a master ship builder, whom usually belongs to the guild of shipwrights. Ship designs vary from builder to builder with some national trends. Since they are not mass produced each vessel is a unique creation, and may have differing elements of design, both foreign and domestic, included in its construction.

Shipyards of Note

Ship Designs by Nation

Most ships are fairly similar in design due mostly to the available materials and technology, though some preferences in design that vary by nation.
Aralian
Vessels are usually longer by half and a bit shallower of draft compared to foreign ships of equivalent tonnage, with two or three masts, at least one sail of each type. They are significantly faster, but less manoeuvrable in close quarters.
Corinthean
Iskandean
Usually have two masts, and square rigged sails.
Krolaryn
Kythan
Layor
Long and wide single masted galleys with square rigged sails. Usually with a single deck.
Quzonian
A hybrid galley/square rigged design.
Tabrani
Favour a single mast with a lanteen sail, tend to be slower, but are shorter of beam, so can turn more tightly.
Waejiran
Mostly galleys with reverse lanteen or square sails.

Named Vessels

Persons

Ak'har Salo (merchant captain)
Bastaan Dar Ming (pilot)
Byron Maako (master shipwright)
Chelna (sailor)
I'tek Solus (former sailor)
Jonsat (sailor)
Kolm Dar-Ukys (pirate captain)
Neispizeist (merchant captain)
Tavon Denish (first mate)
Tomas (first mate)
Trisios (sea hunter)
Wys (sailor)

Stories

See Also

Dangers at Sea
Ports of Call
Sea Trade Routes
Shipwrecks