Hello again!

In celebration of my 400th subscriber, I've done an extra special and totally unique airship design for everyone, complete with an updated section of lore!

I proudly present - the airship Song of War - A Saburian Warship hailing from Sabure Province in Arkellia.

Sabure is the desert province of Arkellia, a harsh unforgiving land that will kill any who are unprepared. Only the native Saburians, the people of the desert, have managed to tame the land just enough to establish a foothold amongst the unforgiving sands.

The people of Sabure are a Warrior society, believing that only the strongest will survive. Those children that make it to the age of 10 and survive are indoctrinated into the Saburian Army, regardless of whether they are male or female.
The Army is regarded as the deadliest warriors in all of Arkellia - and rightfully so. Not even the mighty Arcanists of the Empire would dare try and cross the Saburians or get on their bad side.

Despite their reputation, the Saburian Military's main missions are twofold: 1) To protect their borders and city from intruders (and nightmarish desert beasts), and 2) To scavenge food and precious water for their people. Water is considered sacred to the Saburians, and thus their military are the only ones who are deemed worthy enough to retrieve it from the various oases around their desert. This is not an easy task. For every 10 Saburians sent out on a water mission - an average of only 8 return. They fall prey to either the deadly wildlife of the desert, or die defending against pirates and marauders from Kasai to the South.

When children join the army, they forsake their original birth family and instead begin practicing what is called "Shikata za Sando Ikusa" - the "Way of the Sand Warrior". The military assigns the children into squads, and the squad thus becomes their new family. The bonds forged in a squad are unbreakable, and their training regimen establishes a teamwork efficiency that not even the Imperial Royal Guards can match. Squads vary in number, but commonly they are between 5 and 15 in number. Squads then begin their missions after their training is complete, and set out to forage and defend aboard their special airships, nicknamed "Saburian War Chariots".

Each ship is manned by a single squad and their immediate commanders, ensuring that the crews are at peak performance at all times. While at a distance the ship may appear to be an unassuming leisure yacht, the vessel packs a punch that is rivaled only by the power of the Sorian Naval vessels.

Each Saburian War Chariot carries 21 Single barrel cannons, 14 Double Cannon batteries, a powerful bow-mounted Heavy Cannon, 2 Crossbow Ballista turrets, 1 Double Crossbow Ballista, and up to 12 bombs, or air to air rockets.
An onboard rocket manufacturing station ensures that the squad never runs out of ammo.

A docking hatch on the port side of the main hull allows for the ship to dock at their favored trading posts in Sora, Kasai, and sometimes even the Imperial City of Mori.

This particular War Chariot is called the Song of War, and has a squad of 15, plus their commanders, to round out the crew to a nice sizeable 18 people.

The Sails on the ships are commonly adorned with the squad's unique identification symbols, so as to immediately identify themselves to friendly ships. To those who are not from the desert, these symbols just appear to be decorative kanji.

Hope you enjoy this fantastic ship!
- Rova

*** UPDATE ***

Due to recent theft of my work by Certain servers, I am removing all schematics of my vessels for personal security until further notice.

Additional Notes

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