Entry in the Unique Ship Challenge III.
Name: NeogiSlayer Owner Captain Nick 100 tons 100 hit points Crew Bombard gunners' 60 giff mercs Catapult gunners 9 assorted swags Giff marines 5 Sail Crew 15 Command crew 11 Maneuverability E (topped out) Armor Rating 7 (thickened Hull metal plated) Saves as Crystal Power Type Major Helm Armament Grappling Ram 1 Bombards 20 Catapults Light 9
The Grappling ram faces the front as the standard neogi Death Spider Three of the Catapults face the front 2 on top the gravity plane 1 under the other a set one under one over facing port rear and starboard take up the other 6. The Bombards have a similar arrangement sets of 2 one over the plane one under are set front rear port starboard front-port and Front-starboard.
Command Crew Captain Nick "NeogiHunter"
Captain Nick is an infamous personage he is an orphaned elf who was raised by Humans on the Rock of Bral in the tears of selune. Nick grew up raised as a human child and acts more human then elf. He was ridiculed by the space elves. Nick learned to dislike the arrogant space elves. After a stint with a few other rouge elves he gathered enough money and more then enough foes for his own ship. He remained a bounty hunter and ship for hire, as his main target was neogi he was dubbed the Neogi hunter. Captain Nick has acquired many enemies during his day more then one would think possible for a man who still is alive and free. So far he is wanted by the Illithid for piracy and harboring traitors to the illithid race. He is wanted by Beholders for several cons he has pulled on them, The IEN for running smuggling stolen elven war supplies to the black market (the ship is rumored to have a cloaking helm from nicks smuggling days if so nick wisely keeps it top secret) and of course Neogi every where want him to be there next meal.
Captain Nicks Ship (a testament to the captain satire hunting neogi in a neogi vessel) was once a Neogi Black widow out fitted to slay Nick. The ship's decor would make the author of the 52 uses for a dead neogi pause for every bit of furniture is covered in Neogi hide made of Neogi legs or other wise using bits of once living Neogi. Captain Nick and his infamous ship travel to spheres where Neogi are active and the people are looking for help his decor, impressive list of kills and Head Room where nick keeps 1 head from the captian of every ship he has defeated. helps captain Nick secure the high prices he needs to keep the expensive artillery on board his ship with ammo. When that's not enough he supplements his income with an odd bit of con games scams smuggling piracy and once in a while honest work.
He has a Extra dimensional Bay of Holding all smoke powder shot for hand weapons and the bombards is placed in the Bay while in the flow. Any one breaking this rule once is striped of all ships privileges for 3 months. Twice the same and there sentenced to the worst tasks on the ship the 3 time and captain nick has them hauled on a rope out side of the ships air envelope where the crew can watch the offenders personal air supply go stale.
In the flow Nicks ship is thusly much lighter armed after a few ambushes by angry Neogi Nick thought up his new flow Weapon. His catapults are issued spheres that shatter on impact to release Green Slime the difficulty dealing with Green Slime in the explosive Flow has made this a great weapon despite a few err... mishaps.
Captain Nick and his Crew can be found anywhere there are Neogi to be killed or money to be made.
Nick is a mage/thief 12/14 CN
His other command personnel is 2 rouge illithids mages who are on the run for there study of magic both hope to reach a level to be come alhoons (illithid liches) they have all standard Illithid powers plus the powers of 5th level mages Jack "neogi hunter" nicks "brother" a standard Neogi who has been brainwashed by the illithids for jack another testament to jacks rather um... strange sense of humor.
Chlip'thish "chipper" a wicked Trikreen swords being (f level 9) Nicks body guard
Lorin Daneri Drow Elf Cleric of Vhaerun (she claims to be a worshiper of Lloth only a few (nick is one) know her true religion) Cleric 12 CE Nick so hated elven intolerance that it colored his view to the point it he saw the Drow as victims of elvan intolerance. This made his for a short while a spy for the Drow (Before he became wanted-in fact it likely has more to the IEN pursuit of him then the smuggling for no smuggler has been so pursued). Lorin and Nick are lovers and engaged to be married. Nick retains contact with the Drow through Loran's contacts. As the Drow have a fanatical hatred of the Neogi they taught nick much about tactic to use against them. In many spheres where there are neogi and drow neogi losses made by the drow are often "found" by nick who then claims them as his kills to the authorities. Lorin and Nick get along very well both being equally chaotic. When in port lorin stays out of sight or uses magic to disguise her nature.
2 elvan renegades fighter mages levels 7/7 these are loyal to nick. They have been with him sense he first started spelljamming both work as helmsman on ship
The last 2 who currently sever on ship have a ship of their own as well and will be detail in another post.
