HULLS

Category	Marketplace
Type	special hulls and protections

The hulls detailed herein are augmented, safeguarded, and engineered for military purposes. They can be utilized by any vessel.

Hull Types

Type	Cost	AC Bonus	Special Qualities	Fire Protection
Hullback	2.5x	0	+30% hp, +2 speed	none
Class I	as ship	0	none	none
Class II	2x	+3	+200hp	Type I
Class III	3x	+5	+400hp	Type II
Elder	1.2x	0	+25hp, +1 hardness	none
Kraken	4x	+6	+275hp, reflection	Type II
Mephigax Bound	1.25x	-1	+100hp, Mephigax safety
Skin of Atlas	5x	+8	-1 Speed, +600hp, improved reflection	Type III

For numerous generations, the manufacturing methods for the Skin of Atlas and Kraken hulls were closely guarded secrets of the Giff League. During the Black Tide War, ships with these specialized hulls that were lost to the adversary eventually enabled the new owners to ascertain the process of producing it independently.

Elder

These vessels are constructed within the Ivory Asylum. They serve as the standard hull for the Elderaunt merchant fleet. The enhanced protection and seaworthiness of these hulls is a result of the skilled craftsmanship of the Ivory Asylum's shipwrights.

Fire Protection

Fire protection diminishes the degree of damage a vessel incurs from fire-based assaults. Specialized plant oils, wood varieties, and other alchemical compounds are employed in treating the timbers comprising a ship's hull.

Type	Protection
Type I	-50% from fire
Type II	-75% from fire
Type III	100% protection vs. fire from Firebrand

Reflection

The timber employed in the construction of these hulls possesses a 5% probability of deflecting ballistic assaults.

Imroved Reflection

The timber utilized in the construction of these vessels possesses a 30% likelihood of deflecting ballistic assaults.

Speed

The speed enhancement or reduction (measured in miles per hour) resulting from the utilization of this particular hull type is reflected.