Kestrel Drift
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Overview
A battered but reliable free merchant that shuttles cargo and refugees between Port Kestrel and the surface, one of the few vessels both the Council and the Ashvale Coalition still let dock unmolested. Its crew has made a point of staying scrupulously neutral in the civil war raging below.
Stats
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Hull Type | Free Merchant |
| HP | 20 |
| AC | 14 |
| Armor | 2 |
| Speed | 3 |
| Spike Drive | Drive-1 |
| Crew | 1/6 |
| TL | 5 |
Crew
- Captain — Dessa Vray, a former Council customs officer who quit rather than pick a side
- Six crew, mostly Meridian dockworkers displaced by the fighting
Cargo & Notable Gear
- Mixed cargo: medical supplies, refined ore, and refugees running below manifest
- A hidden compartment for smuggling non-combatants past both factions' checkpoints
History
- Formerly a Council customs cutter before being decommissioned and sold to the Free Traders Association
- Has ferried wounded from Ashvale Hold to New Kestrel City's hospitals on at least two occasions, drawing suspicion from Council hardliners
Last edited 2026-08-09