Typa Gypsy

undefined The Typa Gypsy is Ciro Maddigan's ship.

Overview
The Typa Gypsy is a frigate, prizing speed and manoeuvrability over firepower or survivability. The hull of the ship is a blunt cone, the wider aft of the ship terminating in an array of flared engines. When under power, the engines glow with pink exhaust energy. The waist of the ship is braceleted by a dense ring of machinery - the exotic matter formatter that provides the Typa Gypsy with its astonishing level of power. This drive system was fitted by Ciro after she sold a number of other ships, including her first, the Blade Dancer, on Liquid-Metallicon. The fore of the ship comes to a truncated point, the prow covered in sensor blisters and booms. Scanner arrays are mounted on an ancillary spar jutting from the bottom of the ship. Two fins extend from the waist of the ship, giving it a shark-like appearance. At well over 600 meters long, the Gypsy falls into a class of ship that is coveted by traders, explorers, and pirates.

On the inside, the Gypsy is outfitted in a haute Art Deco fashion, with tessellating patterns of black and gold engraved into almost every surface. Low amber light suffuses the maze of corridors and accessways with a soft glow.

Features

 * Hangar Bay - The Typa Gypsy possesses a hanger able to hold between 5 and 8 shuttles or other small craft.
 * Scanner Array - The Typa Gypsy is able to scan for rare materials from orbit using its high power full spectrum scanner array. This aids in what the crew of the Gypsy call "asset retrieval".
 * Weaponry - The Typa Gypsy is equipped with a small variety of armaments, including ship-buster torpedoes and CWIS maser turrets.
 * Exotic Matter Formatting Drive - The Typa Gypsy is outfitted with a drive that allows it to use 'exotic matter' to accelerate to FTL speeds. It is currently unknown how the drive achieves this.