Terminarch

The Terminarch is owned by the last surviving human on Earth, Shin. It provides him with transportation and living quarters, among other things, and he uses it on behalf of the Dohrnii tribe for collecting data and samples. The technology aboard the Terminarch is beyond anything available to the twenty-first century.
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== Description ==
The Terminarch is an aquadynamicAquadynamic: from Wiktionary deep-sea vessel, with a pointed bow barbed like a harpoon, that appears to be roughly sixty to seventy-five feet long from bow to stern. It widens out, becoming larger in girth to make room for the bridge with its 180° convex viewport at the fore, with a dorsal fin on the roof. Below the bridge are rooms with traditional round portholes. At the stern there are four translucent fins positioned at the cardinal points around the circumference of the engine's ejection nozzle. Topside, from the bridge to the engine room, are multiple berths and utility rooms with windows lining the hull. Below decks, bulging out like the hulls of boomer submarines did once, are cargo holds and a moon pool, among other chambers. Near the bow and close to the keel, two long fins, like the pectorals on a fish, stick out when the boat is underway.
One of those rooms is the brig, an automated jail where the prisoners float above or stand on clearly demarcated ovals on the floor, and using the boat's remote control — the rings he wears, a pair on each hand — the captain calls up vertical floor-to-ceiling bars to create a cage for creatures that can swim or walk. The boat's security system allows the captain to see all parts of the boat, and the security computer can recognize threats and alert the crew.
== History ==
=== Chapter 3 ===
Pezci and Scypho stumble upon the submarine while fleeing from the police, and break into the vessel when threatened by a monstrous Barracuda lionfish. The break-in was not appreciated.Bigger Fish to Worry About The captain of the submarine first observes the intruders, then he takes them prisoner. The boat's systems create water containment bubbles around Scypho and Pezci and it allows Shin to direct their paths. The amount of walking and the number of passages is a clear indication that this is no small vessel. He finally gets them to the brig and locks them up. The boat's security system alerts the captain to the presence of a giant barracuda's head sticking through the hatch the two intruders had broken to get in. He deputizes his prisoners and takes them back to the chamber he found them in and reveals an armory of spearguns stored in the boat's hull.Jellyfish Man?? Out in the darkened passageway, it becomes apparent that the barracudas that came with the monster have eaten all the light fixtures in the hull. They quickly defeat the little monsters and the big monster gets away.Barracuda Fight
When Scypho tries to leave the boat to go with Shin, the boat delivers a strong shock that is used to deter escaping prisoners.Pls Fite Me The boat delivers another, more debilitating shock to Scypho to correct his behavior when Shin activates a cufflink button. They all collect back in the passageway and Shin secures the hatch, with Scypho on the deck still unable to move on his own. When Shin tries to put the Mirror into his private collection, he has to have the boat use a type of energy containment on the Mirror to safely store it away.Endling
Shin takes the submarine to the Dohrnii's city to visit the elders of the Dohrnii tribe, bringing the boat in to the landing with a flourish. He kicks open the damaged hatch with a bang and marches his prize into the castle.The Dohrnii The visit with the Dohrnii is cut short by the reappearance of the maelstrom,The Keyholder's Burden and the three adventurers are forced to flee, now on a mission to reach the Light Tower.Goodbye Dohrnii
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