Leviathan Imperial

The Leviathan Imperial is an airship the PCs acquired from a group of Githyanki pirates. It now serves as transportation and their floating "home away from home".

History
The prisoners call the ship the “Brown Rudder” because of how old and slow it is. The airship's real name is the Leviathan Imperial. The Githyanki prisoners tell the PCs that the ship is old. Ancient in fact. This ship has been around since the days before the Dawnwar.

It is rumored to have been created by the god Io to be used as his flagship for his fleet prior to the Dawnwar. The Leviathan Imperial saw a lot of action and usage in the Dawnwar. When Io was split into Tiamat and Bahamut by the Primordial Erek-Hus, The King of Terror, the ship went into Tiamat’s possession. it remained in brief use early, then was abandoned by Tiamat, but not forgotten (As the Dragon God sometimes does with her things).

Recently acquired by the Githyanki, the ship has gotten the nickname “The Brown Rudder”. It is well known that the fickle airship works...mostly. The ship has a current history of losing power at random times and performing sluggishly at random times as well.

Design
Githyanki think the ancient war hulk is running on the last of its power. They don’t use the airship for important missions and raids. They Githyanki believe that it could stop running permanently at any time.

The engine is of an ancient design. No one on the ship has ever seen one like this before. If Tiamat or Bahamut know any of this knowledge they aren’t saying.

Armaments
The ship has 5 side arcane cannons and one main cannon fixed to the front of the ship. The side cannons can blast out cold, fire, lightning, or force damage as determined by the cannon operator. The main cannon discharge an Eldrich energy bolt directly from the engine. The side cannons convert energy from the engine.

Movement
The Leviathan Imperial can only move at half speed (50%) when using side cannons. When using the main cannon, the charge time is d4+3 rounds. The airship then slows to quarter speed (25%) and can’t use side cannons for 4 rounds. It takes d4+8 rounds for the main gun to recharge. Main gun can only be used once per encounter and 2/day.