MERCURY

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1 Harpoon Quick Transport
2 Ship's History
3 Description
4 Business Practices
5 Ship's Crew

[edit] Harpoon Quick Transport

**Mercury**

Captain	Elric Ratius
Class	Harpoon
Crew Capacity	6 max
Cargo Capacity	100 tons + MULE
Top Speed	2280
Command Crew
CO: Elric Ratius XO: Lisa May Twitchell SO: Odell Malika
Crew
• Aeddan Li • Dr. Juliet Arnett * Dr. Alexander "Doc" Adamson * Xenakis Smith

[edit] Ship's History

http://mercury.smfforfree.com/index.php

[edit] Description

The Mercury is a 'Harpoon' Class, multi-purpose quick transport. Her hull is painted in a purple so dark that changes of lighting or shifts in angle of viewing can make her appear black. A picture of Mercury, messenger of the gods from Earth-that-was, is painted on both sides of the hull between the rear-facing cargo ramp and the cargo viewport. She is a sleek, stylish vessel. Streamlined, her smoothly rounded curvature and near lack of angled lines make it more reminiscent of aquatic life evolved to slice through oceans, leery of prey.

A smaller ship, she rises to a modest forty-nine feet tall. The ninety-eight foot wingspan can largely be attributed to the powerful maneuvering thrusters perched high on the starboard and port above the extended cargo hold. Perhaps able to be called 'oversized' or 'overpowered' for the class, those thrusters account for half of the width of the craft and are quite nearly equal to the primary hull's length. The one hundred and ninety-eight foot length of the Harpoon is bolstered by an elongated tail, ending in a horizontal stabilizer with discreet 'twin tail' vertical fins for atmospheric flight.

When docked, the ship rests on a wheeled, retractable and reinforced landing gear at the nose. Peculiarly, the weight at the rear of the craft is supported by retractable landing struts at the ends of the maneuvering thrusters. Those thrusters, as a result, never tilt beyond forty-five degrees, instead relying on directional aileron duct systems within the cowlings for vertical ascent and descent.

[edit] Business Practices

The Mercury conducts business to sustain itself and earn a profit. These operations are tailored to the needs or preferances of the customer;

High Value Cargo

The Harpoon class transport is very fast but has a relatively small cargo capacity of 100 tons. It is ideally suited for making high value/priority cargo runs. In addition to the ship's capabilities, the crew is rather well armed and well trained, making it an excellent transport vessel for expensive cargo.

Special Cargo

Special arrangements always increase the cost, as does an added danger factor. This might be the right crew if one wants discretion in delivery and no undue questions asked.

[edit] Ship's Crew

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Command Officers CO: Elric Ratius XO: Lisa May Twitchell SO: Odell Malika CMO: Templeton Torres Lead Pilot: Aeddan Li Shadowdancer Crew Dr. Aleran Cummings Dr. Juliet Arnett Kaija Jean Lebeda Damien Alexander Xenakis Smith Ember LeAnn Renau Oselina K. Masterson Benjamin John Young Kenneth 'The Wall' Wallace Dr. Charly Clear Chastian Sinneadh O'Connor