Halatrax

Category	Marvels, Ships
Class	unique, unclassified
Location	unknown
Owner	none
Built	Lost Ages

The Halatrax is a massive ship that traverses the oceans of the Quara'tun System. Its design and composition are peculiar, with some claiming it to be a relic from the Lost Ages. During the Dawn Era, it was crewed by chaos archons and later undead minions, serving as a mobile laboratory for an eccentric primordial named Maen Grirngrim. Paranoid and perpetually on the move to evade those seeking to steal or destroy his research, the Halatrax proved to be the ideal vessel for keeping his enemies at bay. After Maen's demise, the Halatrax was taken to sea by some of his former lieutenants. Disappearing into a fog bank, it departed for another sea on a distant world. Once predictable under Maen's command, the Covenant eventually lost track of the Halatrax on Cryphoeca.

The Halatrax moves at an exceedingly sluggish pace, allowing even a humble rowboat to outmaneuver it. Boarding this vessel poses a formidable challenge. Its hull is encrusted with barnacles, some of which are poisonous, and the first deck stands a towering 250 feet above the slimy, wet surface. In 375 LE, eldritch giants scaled the treacherous hull using crampons and ropes. Among their notable discoveries, reduced by half, was a trunk containing writings from the Dawn Era, the famed Scrolls of Maen.

On the 3rd of Temporal, in the year 375 LE, near the Isle of Galathrellach, a collision alarm sounded at half past ten. Topside, we all gazed in awe as a massive vessel slowly emerged from a towering fog bank. It was larger than anything we had ever heard of, its three masts towering over our own. Maneuvering out of the giant's path, we pulled alongside, bracing for a barrage of missiles. When no such attack came and its decks and portholes showed no sign of activity, we cautiously climbed aboard, reaching the main deck, 250 feet above the swelling ocean. Tossed with shattered rigging and a bird's nest, including what appeared to be an abandoned roc's nest, the ship was truly a relic of a bygone era.

The lower decks proved to be the living quarters of a multitude of undead and other beings from the shadows. These creatures bore little resemblance to those we encounter today, instead comprising monstrosities of Chaos, primordial warriors, and unholy entities lost since the Creation War.

After sustaining significant losses to our boarding party, we withdrew back to the Svold Kilf, our haul including ancient sorcery, coffers brimming with peculiar gemstones, platinum and silver currencies from faraway realms, and a cache of archaic documents.

Rarnskeggi, seasoned captain of the Svold Kilf - "Boarding the Halatrax"

Statistics

Trait	Value
Ship Plan	unknown
Hit Points	unknown
AC	unknown
Size	900' long, 450' wide
Engine	unknown
Speed	unknown, spatial rift
Crew	unknown
Cost	priceless