Wraithship
Wraithships are a type of Eldar vessel.
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Overview
Wraithships are formed out of pure wraithbone drawn from the warp. The core is forged out of this material and into it is connected all the systems of the ship as well as being psychically attuned to the frequencies used by the Eldar, literally grown into the right shape by Bonesingers.[8a] This psychic connection allows instant communication and turns the ship almost into a living being in its own right. The outer shell of the ship is also grown and designed to form bulkheads, doors and other physical designs. The wraithbone is forged by a class of Eldar known as Bonesingers, using their psychic powers to mould the growth of the wraithbone into the forms they desire.[1]
The pilots and crewmen of these vessels are attuned to the running of the ship and can literally feel the design of the ship; they can trim the sails to perfection to gain the most out of the solar energy, for the starlight itself propels the Wraithsihp - the photons of the solar wind billowing in their sails – which the pilots literally feel through their psychic connection.[8a] This also allows them to make the legendary manoeuvres which so often allow them to escape incoming fire or gain the best position to attack their enemies.[2] Like a bird of prey on a thermal, they sense the flex of the ship's structure and swoop to hunt their prey.[8a] Wraithships are armed heavily, with both a Weapons Battery and Pulsar Lance, and either torpedoes or launch bays with Nightwing fighters and Phoenix bombers.[2]
Technical Specifications[4]
- Dimensions: 3km long, 0.4km abeam
- Mass: 12 megatonnes
- Acceleration: 8.5 Gravities
Types of Wraithship
Prismatic Wraithship
Equipped with Lascannon batteries and Torpedo launchers.[3]
Moonray Wraithship
Equipped with Pulsar Lances and launch bays for Attack Craft.[3]
Ghost Wraithship
Equipped with Lascannon batteries and launch bays for Attack Craft.[3]
Firestorm Wraithship
Equipped with Torpedo launchers and Pulsar Lances.[3]
Images
Iyanden Wraithship (Space Fleet)[5]
Alaitoc Wraithship (Space Fleet)[8b]
Saim Hann Wraithship (Space Fleet)[8b]
Iyanden Wraithship token (Doom of the Eldar)[6]
See also
Sources
- 1: Epic: Sword Wind, pg. 26 (accessed 2011.08.03)
- 2: Fanatic Magazine Issue 3, pgs. 6-19
- 3: Battlefleet Gothic Armada 2
- 4: Rogue Trader: Battlefleet Koronus, pg. 92
- 5: Space Fleet - Eldar Fleet Index
- 6: Doom of the Eldar (Game)
- 7: White Dwarf 297 (UK), pg. 10
- 8: White Dwarf 139 (UK):
| Craftworld Eldar Fleet | |
|---|---|
| Battleships | Star Hunter • Void Stalker |
| Battlecruisers | Phoenix Ship |
| Cruisers | Dragonship • Eclipse • Shadow • Kurnous • Vaul |
| Light Cruisers | Aurora • Solaris • Wraithship |
| Escorts | Hellebore • Aconite • Nightshade • Hemlock • Shadowhunter |
| Attack Craft | Darkstar Fighter • Eagle Bomber |
| Orbitals | Haven Spire |
| Transport | Transport (Dawnsail • Ghostlance) |
| Other | Ghostship |
