Cassalanter's Spear

He watched the tiny ice cube float in his drink, thinking about the next thing that went wrong. The Spear. His pride and joy, a Thayan-made frigate with beautiful golden sails like butterfly wings. She had sailed as if the wind was always behind her. But the ship had been taken from Amelio’s private docks, commandeered in the middle of the day with no clues as to who, or where it went. - Amelio Cassalanter thinks back on the loss of his ship.
Cassalanter's Spear was a Luskan navy galleon gifted to Amelio Cassalanter in 1501 from the Lusken Emperor. It was stolen in broad daylight in 1519 by the West Marchers, who renamed it to just The Spear. It became one of the most famous and formidable freelance vessels of the world. Their adventures were the stuff of legend, under Master and Commander Arnaud DuPont Leroux. Arnaud continued to captain the Spear for many years with his extended lifespan, even after some of the original crewmembers moved on. 
It was a large Luskan-style Golden Age galleon with gold sails bearing a red fleur de lis, and four masts with stunstails and a highly distinctive profile. Its helm allowed a helmsman even unlearned in magic to 'feel' any chains and ropes like 'limbs', in case it was needed. The ship's armaments and armour were almost unheard of; it was a floating fortress, only second in toughness to the NMV No More Mr. Nice Guy.
The crew later would transform it into a Skipjammer with the addition of an Amethyst-class engine.
In Waterdeep in 1522, it was heavily damaged by the Waterdeep City Watch and the Vortic Army after it bombarded the city and destroyed Calinezzi Manor - its sails were completely destroyed. The Spear disappeared for some years afterwards. 
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