Unnamed Junk (FAR: Changing Tides)

## Unnamed Junk

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This was a junk made of junk belonging to the main character in *FAR: Changing Tides*.

## Appearance

The ship is divided up effectively into two parts, the forward half and the aft half.

The forward half is a large metal cylinder. The foremost section of the bow is capable of spinning and thus propels the ship by motor. However, attached to the forward half is a sail that allows the ship to be carried by wind when the motor is unable or simply isn't running.

The aft half had a design change part way into it's maiden journey. It was formerly a small wooden platform that matched the rest of the ship, presumably being a deck added to a mostly damaged cylinder. However, this part of the ship was utterly torn off when it was struck and at a repair station it was replaced.

The new aft section appears to be concrete and contains a small house with metal roofing and a winch for collecting things underwater. It differs from the brown metal of the forward section with it's white concrete and green metal roofing. It is unknown just how well sealed this section is but it does not appear to take on water when the ship dives underwater.

## History

It is unknown when it was constructed, however based on environmental storytelling, it is possible it was built sometime at the start of the 20th century. It is unknown whether the main character or their mother built the ship, however it is not built with adult proportions in mind, suggesting the former.

After setting sail it would stop and get an upgrade and unlock the lower bulkhead to the engine room. It went on to become temporarily beached as the water receded from an abandoned mining town. Afterwards it was struck by a tsunami and broken up. It was in good condition despite missing the better part of it's aft section.

It would then stop off at a repair station where the captain would attach a new aft section to the ship, furthering the aesthetic of "junk ship." It would go on to enter a violent storm that struck the mast.

Following the storm the ship met with an impassable cliff face, it was here the captain learned the now necessary functions of ballast tanks. They would install the necessary device that unlocked the bulkhead to the ballast controls as well as the upper engine room bulkhead. The ship was now effectively transformed into a submarine with a sail.

Setting sail once more it came across a giant sea gate that the captain had to open. Well after this event the captain came across a large ship that was stuck lodged in the junk ship's path. It was here it received a boost upgrade, requiring massive amounts of energy for the ability to supercharge the engines. Using this device the ship plowed the obstacle out of it's path.

Much later it came across the remains of the very top of the now sunken "Floating City." It navigated through the submerged passageways until coming to a large chamber where it went on to be used as a conductor to raise the floating city to the surface. The following day the captain raised the sails and the ship was pushed off it's perch.

It went on to go under an ice field where it was smashed away by shifting glaciers while the captain was absent. Somehow it came to rest on the surface half buried in snow and ice, the engines were turned on to max and the ice and snow melted away into manageable chunks.

After some time it locked into another device that allowed it to be pulled into the sky via hot air balloon and carried over a waterfall range not unlike Niagara Falls. It's last stop was at a shoreline where it picked up a new passenger.

## Technical Information

### Propulsion System

The junk ship has both a retractable sail and a firebox. The latter could be used during it's time on the surface and while submerged, however the former could not.

### Navigation System

The ship was not seemingly designed with any navigation in mind, it merely had a drive and reverse feature. It is unknown if any changes were made after the passenger was picked up.

### Communication System

The ship only had face to face communication abilities. If either the captain or the passenger knew morse code, they could of course use that via lighting.

### Sensor System

While the sonar system is lacking in terms of detecting landmasses and large objects, it is able to detect the presence of fuel sources nearby. It is not a constantly updating sonar rather updating within ranges of what could be described as; "Far ahead," "Near ahead," "Near behind," and "Far behind."

### Additional Capabilities

It has a winch on the back that allows it to dredge large items from the bottom of whatever water body it happens to be in. It also has a hose that can be used to fill or empty the ballast tank or cool down essential components that may overheat.