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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
 
The Lyre represents a solid achievement of shipbuilding, as its design needed to take into account the considerable disparity between length and thickness. The hull adornment was commissioned to be set in damascus steel, but technological developments in the field of laser design printing led the foundation to opt for the more elaborate "black lace" expression.  
 
The Lyre represents a solid achievement of shipbuilding, as its design needed to take into account the considerable disparity between length and thickness. The hull adornment was commissioned to be set in damascus steel, but technological developments in the field of laser design printing led the foundation to opt for the more elaborate "black lace" expression.  

Revision as of 21:20, 9 June 2022

Skink
IA lyre.png
Size (W×H×L) 40m×40m×210m
Cargo capacity 0 TC
Cargo bay extension N/A
Maximum speed 0.15 LM
Manoeuvrability Roll: 1.8
Pitch: 0.8
Energy banks Unknown
Energy recharge rate

Average (3.0)

Gun mounts None
Missile slots 0
Shield boosters available No
Military shields available No
Hyperspace capable Yes
OXP or standard OXP
Available to player No
Base price N/A

The Lyre, styled among its devotees The Blessed Barque, is a unique ship model constructed under strict specifications by hearse-manufacturers Blewitt & Beasley for the CGC foundation, The Church of Giles The Creator. The moderate fleet of barques serves the congregation of followers as a beacon of procession with the aim to move across The Eight while spreading the word of Giles.


The Blessed Barque features frequently in CGC publicity artwork.

Overview

The Lyre represents a solid achievement of shipbuilding, as its design needed to take into account the considerable disparity between length and thickness. The hull adornment was commissioned to be set in damascus steel, but technological developments in the field of laser design printing led the foundation to opt for the more elaborate "black lace" expression.

A typical Lyre procession sighting.

Designed with the strain of log distance in mind, a Lyre on its compulsory trek across the Eight Galaxies will draw scores of devotees in its wake. Though usually great in numbers, if the convoy is attacked, the CGC followers are unfortunately less than impressive as escort protection, their inherent pacifism coming to the fore.


Notable features

An unusually long ship, the Lyre can hold 256 passengers. When not engaged in processional journey, a Lyre might be used for weddings, funerals and special social events (The Blessed Barque Bacchanal Banquets are a crowd favourite).

Normally a few dozens of ships form a tail, though a record attendance was set upon a passage through the Bemaeran system, as its several hundred denizens attended to show their appreciation for a symbol of one of the greatest ambassadors of Bemaeran walnut industry.


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