Engineen X Ship Void Lurker

Category voidships
Class small voidship
Alias Void Lurker
Builder Void Machine Factory
Owner Engineen

Engineen X Vessels are a class of ships that began as submersibles. They were employed to covertly observe the islands north of Angvild. With the aid of the Creed of Tech, these vessels progressed to the skies. The most recent model class are void ships with the ability to generate spatial rifts, an effect highly beneficial in covert operations.

The Whelk Hull: Form Following Dysfunction

In the Lost Ages, the Void Machine Factory produced sleek, relativistic transport pods. Today, the Architect-Unit 0-Prime must adapt to "severely limited" energy and materials:

  • Structural Geometry: The spiral, shell-like shape of the Gnomish Whelk isn't an aesthetic choice; it's a pressure-dispersal solution. Since the factory cannot currently generate the high-intensity force fields needed for flat-surface hulls to survive spatial rifts, it uses the natural strength of the spiral to handle dimensional torque.
  • Material Substitution: Because the "state-owned" workers in Mechantus cannot provide the exotic star-alloys of the past, the factory's atomic build factories must "digest" iron and wood. The whelk shape allows the AI to layer these inferior materials in a reinforced pattern that mimics the durability of high-tech composites.
Statistics
Trait Value
Early Design Gnomish Whelk
Size 160' long, 70' wide
Engine Gnomish Helm
Speed unknown, spatial rift
Crew 40+

X-Tech Monthly, a newspaper of Mechantus, described the first Engineen X Ship as a Frankenstein's monster of three distinct eras:

Component Source Technical Reality
Gnomish Helm Current Age Magic A primitive "battery" that provides the base power the factory's logic can't produce itself.
Cannons/Hull Current Age Tech Physical projectiles used because the ship's energy weapons are too "expensive" for the current power grid.
Spatial Rift Generator Lost Age Legacy A surviving sub-routine in the factory that folds space—the only part of the ship that would be recognizable to Asoun.

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