Dragonfly

The Dragonfly, along with the Merchantman, is one of the workhorses off the Coiled Junction. Its size and maneuverability make it ideal for transporting small groups, important persons, and small packages. These features also make the Dragonfly an ideal ship for smuggling and exploration.
The Dragonfly is also a good choice for a wizard's ship. A mage can load a significant number of supplies on board and turn the Dragonfly into a mobile laboratory and workshop, placing themselves literally millions of miles from nowhere. There they can work in relative peace. A large number of Dragonfly shipwrecks found in various spheres were once used for this purpose, abandoned when their masters moved on or died as a result of their experiments.
== Crew ==
The Dragonfly is capable of being handled by a single man, although the maneuverability of the craft suffers greatly, and it is better operated with a minimum of three crewmen. The captain is usually also the quartermaster and navigator, while the first officer is usually also the helmsman. Other positions are filled as needed by whatever crew is available. The crew of a wizard's ship is usually made up of the wizard owner, along with a small number of trusted servants, which are frequently magical in nature (golems and other constructs are popular, as are undead and sometimes summoned creatures).
== Ship Uses ==
Smuggling: The "light package" trade is a favorable one for Star Sailors. Those who wish to send items such as magical tomes, artifacts, magical items, or other valuables to other worlds or spheres without passing through the various planes of existence find black market traders very helpful. Smuggling ships are often stripped down for maneuverability and helmed by well seasoned and often reckless helmsman.
Free Adventuring: The Dragonfly is an ideal small exploration ship for adventurers who are looking to land on a planet, scout around, and leave at will. Although it cannot land on water like some ships, it does have an advantage in this usage over it's peers - being slightly larger it can carry larger amounts of treasure away (although it is still too small to carry large objects), and can carry slightly larger parties.
Wizard's Ship: Such Dragonflies are usually gutted and redesigned from within to suit the needs of the wizard. Wizards who do not frequently venture into the phlogiston will often create extradimensional spaces aboard their ships to provide extra storage space. A wizard's ship will often carry weapons, as the wizard Themselves are usually the most dangerous weapon on board.
Category:Ships