S.V. Quintessence

The S.V. Quintessence is an archelon class spelljammer that serves as the flagship of Allar Transplanar's fleet. Originally used as a luxury passenger liner, it now serves the company as a warshp

Crew

The Quintessence has a crew complement of about 400. Many of the crew have specific training or are dedicated to one function. The rest perform general duties aboard the ship including cargo hauling, cleaning, and rigging.

10 senior officers
275 crew members are trained weapons crew.
20 crew members are dedicated engineers.
20 crew members are dedicated galley staff.
20 crew members are dedicated security staff.
5 crew members are dedicated navigators.

Officers and Notable Crew Members

A list of the important crew members of the S.V. Quintessence.

Name	Position	Information
Dursa Es-Grond	Captain	♀️ Minotaur Gunslinger Fighter and Legendary Captain
Filarion Enven	Pilot	♂️ Moon Elf Divine Soul Sorcerer
Miong Xi	First Mate	♀️ Human Swashbuckler Rogue
Drokar Karm	Security	♂️ Githzerai Beast Conclave Ranger
Flunge Sneblin	Chief Engineer	⚲ Rock Gnome Artillerist Artificer
G'blip k'brrt	Ship's Doctor	♂️ Grung Theurgist Wizard
Greta Goldbeard	Acquisitions	♀️ Hill Dwarf Celestial Warlock
Navi	Ship's Navigator	⚲ Warforged Nomad Psion
Sharpeyes	Lookout	⚲ Kenku Scout Rogue
Thraruk Mo'gosh	Bosun / Deck Officer	♂️ Half-orc Battle Master Fighter
Mogret	Chef	♂️ Moogle Commoner
Argau	Chef	♂️ Ronso Commoner
Maulnar	Potato Peeler	♂️ Human Scout Rogue
Castor	Combat Trainer	♂️ Human
Pollux	Combat Trainer	♂️ Human
Bodan	Enchanting	♂️ Dwarf Merchant
Sandal	Enchanting	♂️ Dwarf Enchanter
Paul	Assistant	Human
Trent	Child (Paul's Son)	Human
Hoot	Engineer	Gnome
Howl	Engineer	Gnome
Cairos	Librarian	Human
Chlorus	Child (Cairos's)	Human

History

In -803 QE Rurik Allar came across a derelict archelon in a remote crystal sphere. Rurik was charting disused currents of the phlogiston in search of new and efficient trade routes when he came across a dead crystal sphere. The sphere's star had been devoured by an interloper - the alien star known as Nihal. Among the ruins of the civilization that had once called the sphere home, Rurik found the archelon he would later recommission as The Quintessence. After repairing and recommissioning The Quintessence, Rurik placed it into service as the flagship of Allar Transplanar. It served as both a luxury liner and cargo carrier on the company's most profitable routes. After the Black Blood Campaign, Rurik retrofitted The Quintessence to serve as a warship. Many of the passengers quarters on the lower decks were stripped out and replaced with cannon batteries, and the observation deck on the mid-ship section was converted into a landing pad for smaller craft. In 0 QE, The Quintessence was launched with the heroes of the Psigate Crisis aboard. It narrowly escaped the surprise attack by the Chained God's forces led by Qwfltvuttksjmbtpcxzxyl. The dutifully served as a command center for the heroes during the first year of the crisis, taking part in several battles. During a battle with Neh-Thalggu forces, The Quintessence was severely damaged when it was hit with a powerful disintegration ray. A large portion of the starboard hull was completely disintegrated, and many of the weapons crew were lost in the attack. The damage was later repaired by the deity Hephaestus when he bestowed heroes with starmetal hull plating for the ship. The Quintessence and its entire crew compliment disappeared during the Battle of Abhradurga.

Weapons & Armament

The Quintessence is heavily armed, though was refitted from its original configuration as a passenger liner. Some of the passenger quarters on the lower three decks have been replaced with cannon batteries.

Forward Section

Bow: 1x launching bombard.
Forecastle: 1x +1 60-pound cannon with a mystic trigger.

Amidship

Lower decks: 30x 18-pound cannons each side (10 per deck per side).
Upper deck (forward section): 2x swivel-mounted +1 9-pound cannons with mystic triggers.
Upper deck (mid-section): 4x 6-pound cannons each side.

Sterncastle

4x swivel-mounted +1 12-pound cannons with mystic triggers.
1x swivel-mounted heavy ballista.

Armor and defense

The Quintessence has been fitted with starmetal plating on the hull. The plating was gifted to the heroes of the psigate crisis by the god Hephaestus of the Olympic Pantheon.