TANAPUR

CORVETTE
PRE–ZENITHIAN CLASS II ARMORED COURIER

Although the Tanapur is probably the most commonly seen of the ships that
have been traced back to the lost shipyard of Khiravo, there is nothing common
about it. This module includes everything you need to use this ship concept in
play, including descriptions, general stats, a map of the interior and a blueprint.

by John Salquist

© 2020 John Salquist

 TANAPUR CORVETTE

THE TANAPUR
According to the Bulletin series Journeys in Deep Night
the first time a Tanapur docked at Coriolis station was in
CC 29. It registered as a courier ship and supposedly had
a Zalosian crew onboard, which led many to assume it
was a Karrmerruk shuttle of some kind. Time passed and
Zenithian ambitions continued to awaken the slumbering
Horizon. As old trade routes reopened, more of these sleek,
old ships began to emerge from the darkness of space.
Some were nomads, others were agents of remote col-
onies, or pilgrims undertaking long journeys across the
Horizon. No two crews were the same, or from Zalos for that
matter.
As some of these ships fell into the hands of a new gen-
eration of travellers, clues about the history of the Tanapur
started to crop up, indicating that they had been around for
a long time. Discreet markings eventually identified them
as originating from the lost shipyards of Khiravo. Since then,
this discovery has only raised more questions, as the loca-
tion of the Khiravo shipyard still remains a mystery to this
day.
e OVERVIEW
What sets the Tanapur corvette apart from most
other ships of similar size is its long range capabilities and
the rumours of its legendary survivability. While it is not
unheard of for small ships to have stasis pods on board
and thus the ability to travel between systems on their own,
balance the craft during landing and takeoff. This config-
uration also has the added benefit of quick decceleration
using all three projectors at once, or for making other dra-
matic maneuvers.
The offensive capabilities of the Tanapur varies. While
the top-mounted twin autocannons are present on most
specimens as a self-defense measure, the most common
addition beyond that is a torpedo bay incorporated in the
front pylons, transforming this quick and ironclad little ship
into something rather menacing.
QUICK FACTS
CLASS: II
SHIPYARD: Khiravo, Dziban system (rumoured).
TIME OF CONSTRUCTION: Unknown (pre-Zenithian).
CREW: 3, with 1 extra coffin.
STASIS PODS: 4, with personal storage lockers.
SIZE: Length 30 m, Width 13,5 m, Height 6 m (9 m with land-
ing gears fully extended).
BASE MODEL
ENERGY POINTS: 4
HULL POINTS: 4

that is not the standard. It is a feature that has made the MANEUVERABILITY: ±0
Tanapur very appealing to those who wish to go far, fast,
SIGNATURE: -1
and still keep a low profile. Furthermore, Khiravo ships seem
to be built anticipating all kinds of external threats, with ARMOR: 5

thick shield-like structures enclosing much of the hull. This SPEED: 4

characteristic most likely aligns pretty well with the needs of
FEATURES: Precise (Directional) Thrusters, Atmospheric
that same type of crew, and may also have been a factor in
Entry, Reactor burst.
the longevity of these ships overall.
The downside of the extra protection is the increase MODULES: Docking stations, Cabins (4 coffins), Cargo
Hold, Stasis Hold, Weapon System (Twin Autocan-
in mass which in turn impacts the maneuverability of the nons).
craft. However, this is not nearly as severe as one might
PROBLEM: Varies.
expect; the fine tuned coordination between the three
directional graviton projectors has proven to carry the COST: 348 000 Birr
extra weight very effectively under most conditions. The
two primary ones in the rear can rotate 360 degrees inde-
pendently of each other, while the auxiliary projector in the
front, which is limited to a 200 degree rotation, serves to

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e INTERIOR
Whatever time and place gave birth to the Tanapur, it
was not one where comfort was highly valued. Its creators
did little to compensate for the harshness of space travel.
There is nothing wrong with the climate systems onboard,
they do as good a job as any of keeping the air warm and
pleasant, but that doesn’t change the fact that everything
about the interior is hard and cold.
Almost every surface is metallic, some parts painted
in sober green and bluish shades of grey, others left
untreated, polished by wear and tear. The ambient lighting
is soft but cold, contrasted by red warning lights that seem
to always turn on for some reason or another. With the
crew seats being the exception, there probably isn’t a soft
or padded part of the ship that isn’t a later modification of
some sort.
There is, in spite of all this, a certain elegance to the
interior, with its arched doorways and cambered ceilings.
In fact, some details such as the markings that are etched
into some of the glossy surfaces are perhaps more dec-
orative than they are functional, partly because it isn’t
always clear what they mean.
A lot of necessities have to fit in a fairly small space
to make possible the long journeys this ship was clearly
designed for. As a result, there isn’t much room or privacy
onboard. There isn’t even a chapel, unless some area
has been converted for that purpose, but most often
you’ll find at least some kind of smaller shrine squeezed in
somewhere.
THE FORE: The front section of the ship is more dimly lit than
the rest, and consists of four rooms. The bridge and the
central room that leads to it are both raised slightly above
the main floor giving the crew a wider field of view from
their stations. On either side of this raised section is the
stasis chambers which in turn sits lower than the main floor,
with short stairs leading down to them and a low curved
ceiling that is somewhat reminiscent of a cellar. The stasis
pods themselves look old and a little clunky compared to
newer models.
THE MIDDLE SECTION: The airlocks on either side lead straight
into the main area of the ship, a space that has to serve
many functions. Surrounding the small cargo hold are the
basic coffins with their little hygiene units, and toward the
fore a small common space that is also the ship’s kitchen
and cantine. The cargo hold itself is deeply embedded in
the structure of the ship and feel almost like a vault. In some
cases it has been converted to a holding cell for crews
working as bounty hunters or similar activities.
THE STERN: In the back end of the ship is a large hemispher-
ical chamber that contains the ship’s rather imposing
fusion reactor. With a brave engineer at the controls, it can
generate generous amounts of energy in relation to the
overall size of the Tanapur.
KHIRAVO SHIPYARD
The notion of a Firstcome colony big enough to con-
struct its own space ships, yet small enough to vanish in
The Long Night and fade from the memory of the major
Firstcome factions has unsurprisingly stirred up some
interest among researchers and historians. A Foundation-
sponsored study of the ornamentations and markings of
a decommissioned Tanapur corvette carried out in CC
54 concluded that there are some similarities to artifacts
found in the remote Dziban system. The archeologist Nisrine
Fasaal, who partook in this study, is said to have embarked
on an expedition to confirm this theory, but no further evi-
dence has been uncovered as of yet.
KHIRAVO: Smaller ships (max class III), with armored
hulls and austere interiors. +1 ARMOR, -1 MAN, Price
+5%.
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