SS Pentallian

## *Pentallian*

The SS *Pentallian* is a cargo ship in a galaxy "half a universe" away from Earth.

## Appearance

The *Pentallian* looks like a large chamber with a long hooked arm attached to the front. Presumably, cargo is attached magnetically to this long pole.

It is unknown if the amount of cargo being carried is reduced, having set cargo down at previous stops, or if the amount shown is the full amount to be delivered.

## History

Sometime well into humanity's future, the *Pentallian* was on it's way to deliver some cargo to an unknown destination.

Due to time constraints the *Pentallian* was still using now-illegal energy scoops to refuel, and was due to upgrade when they next docked. The *Pentallian* collected some gas from the Terachi system's sun and shortly after began falling into the sun.

Eventually The Doctor and his accomplice Martha landed aboard the ship and unknowingly left the TARDIS in the vent chamber.

Shortly after, a few members of the crew were inexplicably unreachable and were later found to have become possessed. Eventually it was discovered that the gas the *Pentallian* had taken was a part of a living star. The *Pentallian* released the gas it had taken and the star released the previously doomed crew and the ship.

After these events, two crewmembers had been vaporized by the possessed crewmen, both Kath and her husband were jettisoned into the sun, and the other possessed crewman; Dev Ashton was frozen to death. This left only Riley Vashtee and Orin Scannell who sent out a mayday to be picked up by the authorities. The fate of the *Pentallian* and her two crewmen after these events are unknown.

## Technical Information

### Propulsion System

It is not clear what propulsion system the *Pentallian* had but during the time The Doctor spent on-board, it was broken and in need of repair. It had auxiliary engines located in the hook part of the ship.

### Navigation System

Kath McDonnell stated that "the ship [was] automatic and [they were] just there [to maintain it.]" Meaning that the ship was entirely guided by autopilot.

### Communication System

It is unknown if this system was also automated or if the crew had full control over it. Before The Doctor arrived, it or the crew had sent out a distress call, proving that it is capable of transmitting long range broadcasts.

### Shield System

The *Pentallian* is equipped with heat shields. Unlike most known heat shields, the *Pentallian*'s heat shields transferred the heat into a vent chamber, allowing the ship to allocate heating issues to a single point on the ship. If the vent chamber could not be cooled down it pushed that heat back to the shields, weakening them.

### Additional Capabilities

The long arm was effectively a long hallway connecting the hook to the rest of the ship. It had 29 doors that could be sealed in the event of an emergency, each one had a randomly selected password out of a pre-set pool of passwords set by the crew. These passwords either could not be reset or simply weren't, as it was explained that the crew roster had been shaken up a few times since it was first set and the current answers were not all known. It is equally possible that questions can be added in but not taken out.