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Concept · Zorgon Petterson · Multirole

Fer-de-lance

A concept, and the most talked-about hull in the galaxy: a private hotel with a fighter's bones. Twice the length of a Cobra, a glass deck along its spine, and barbs swept back from its shoulders like the head of a lance. Zorgon Petterson say it is for people who never ask the price. Everyone else is already saving.

Coming soon. A concept: its makers are showing it off, and it isn’t flying yet. Its numbers may change before it does.

Top speed
330 m/s
Hull
200
Shields
240
Hold
30 t
Missiles
3
Price
About 180,000 Cr

Owner’s manual

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Special edition · 100 built

Witch-fire Edition

Nebula, with the glass deck lit in witch-fire, blazing. A hundred will be built, each numbered beside its name.

Finish
Orerve Nebula, with Witch-fire trim
The cloud you see from Orerve on a clear night.
Glow
Blazing
Fitted
Beam laser, Docking Computer, Fuel Scoops, Escape Pod
Aboard
Owner’s suite, Name in gold leaf, Starlight cabin

Numbered 001 to 100, each painted beside its name.

By invitation · signed over to the people who build Witchspace.

See the Witch-fire Edition → Name yours

Special edition · 50 built

Dark Edition

Black-light lines over a hull you lose against the stars, and one white-hot canopy. For pilots who would rather not be seen. Fifty will be built, each numbered beside its name.

Finish
Black-light, with Coriolis White trim
The light you only see in the dark.
Glow
Deep glow
Fitted
Beam laser, Beam laser at the rear, Docking Computer, E.C.M. System, Distress Jammer, Escape Pod, Combat Computer
Aboard
Owner’s suite, A ship’s voice, Black-light running lights, An instrument-lit cabin

Numbered 001 to 050, each painted beside its name.

By invitation · signed over to the people who build Witchspace.

See the Dark Edition → Name yours

Its design

Original Witchspace geometry: a lance-head hull, one hexagon scaled along its length so every panel is flat, swelling to a shoulder, with two barbs swept back past the tail. A nod to the 1984 name; its size, hold and character come from Samuel Penn's Ships of Elite for Mongoose Traveller (CC BY-SA 4.0). Nothing traced. Built by Zorgon Petterson, the 1984 maker's name kept as homage.

Drawn by Witchspace contributors, with AI assistance. Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0.

The ship file on GitHub

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