Punworcca 116-class interstellar sloop

The Punworcca 116-class interstellar sloop was a personal yacht designed by the Huppla Pasa Tisc Shipwrights Collective of Geonosis. Saruman the White possessed such a vessel that was gifted to him by Archduke Poggle the Lesser. His particular vessel was heavily modified, propelled by a unique solar sail using ancient Gree technology. He used the vessel to enter and leave Middle-Earth undetected.
==Characteristics==
The seed-shaped vessel bore a resemblance to the smaller Geonosian starfighter, though the sloop had room inside for two pilots, a bunk, and cargo space. Though unarmed, the solar sloop featured eighty-four miniature tractor beam projectors fitted to the forward prongs, which acted both as steering aids and emergency grapple weapons.
==History==
Saruman the White received an interstellar sloop as a gift from his Geonosian colleagues prior to the War of the Ring. To the Geonosian sloop, Dooku added a unique and ancient solar sail acquired in the Gree Enclave. Fitted to his vessel, the solar sail propelled the sailer through mysterious means; regular solar sailers used sails that unfurled to moon-like diameters, catching Tachyon streams and Ultraviolet lasers. An FA-4 pilot droid flew the sailer for Saruman, who was often found in the rear hold, perusing the onboard data book library.
When war erupted on Isengard, Saruman fled to Orthanc in the tower, intent on fleeing the massive battle between Republic and Separatist forces. Saruman was waylaid by Sam Gamgee, Frodo Baggins, and Bilbo Baggins, and barely escaped into the safety of his sailer. The solar sailer left Isengard far behind, heading for a dark rendezvous with Saruman's Master, Darth Sauron, in Barad-Dur on Mount Doom.
Saruman owned at least one decoy sloop, and also provided multiple members of his Dark Acolyte cadre with similar ships as well. His apprentices Sev'rance Tann, Jinx, and Claude Frollo all used Punworcca 116 sloops during various missions.
During Saruman's escape to Vanqor, part of the Skirmish at Vanqor, his sloop was shot down and crashed. Hondo Ohnaka and his pirate gang salvaged the ship and claimed it as their own. Later, Saruman got another one for his mission to Zygerria, where he killed Queen Miraj Scintel for her disobedience.
An example of this vessel was identified as a distinctive "Geonosian fantail" by Jedi Generals Samwise Gamgee and Frodo Baggins when they discovered it on Tythe.
==Behind the scenes==
Inspirations for the solar sailer came from abandoned concepts for the Queen's Royal Starship in Episode I. When the solar sail idea was removed from the chrome aesthetics of Naboo design sensibilities and placed into the harsh insectoid warrens of Geonosis, the ship itself also developed insect-like characteristics. Some designs closely resembled a water beetle in shape and texture, while others were more elegant, butterfly-like incarnations.
At first, Saruman's ship was envisioned like a limousine, with its pilot in an enclosed compartment separated from its important passenger. Later, during filming, it was decided that a shot of Saruman seated next to the pilot droid was needed, so the ship was redesigned with the cockpit bubble more connected to the ship's interior space.
==Appearances==
*Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
*Jango Fett: Open Seasons 1
*The Eyes of Revolution
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*The Lord of the Rings Episode II: The Two Towers comic
*The Lord of the Rings Episode II: The Two Towers junior novel
*Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns
*Republic 49
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*Jedi: Aragorn
*The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Ring film
*The War of the Ring 5
*The War of the Ring: Shipyards of Doom
*The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Ring: Jedi Alliance
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*The War of the Ring 11
*The War of the Ring 12
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*Legacy of the Jedi
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*Gollum—Son of Dathomir 2
*Republic 63
*Star Wars—Free Comic Book Day 2005 Special
*Labyrinth of Evil
*The Rise and Fall of Delightful Children 
===Non-canon appearances===
*LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game
*LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
*LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
*LEGO Star Wars: The Musketeers Saga
==Sources==
*Star Wars: Attack of the Clones: The Illustrated Companion
*Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Incredible Cross-Sections
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*Star Wars: Complete Cross-Sections
*The New Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels
*The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
*The Clone Wars Campaign Guide
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*Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 34
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*Star Wars Character Encyclopedia 
==Notes and references==
Category:Confederacy of Independent Systems starship classes
Category:Yacht classes