Difference between revisions of "C-137-KJM orbital shipyard"

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The '''C-137-KJM orbital shipyard''' is an old steel ship found in the ring of debris surrounding [[Detritus]]. It orbited the planet for several centuries before falling to the surface when the [[acclivity ringsring]]s that held it afloat ran out of power.{{book ref|sky1|25}}{{book ref|sky1|26}}

ItOne hasof previouslythe beenshipyard's usedprimary purposes is to manufacture [[starfighter|starships]], andhowever, hasits addedother [[delver]]major trainingfunctions facilitiesare unknown. The shipyard is metallicmade of steel,{{book ref|sky1|48}} rectangular,<!-- As Spensa describes half the shipyard as a cube, it seems reasonable to assume that the whole thing would resemble a rectangle--> and incredibly large. [[Spensa]] believes half the shipyard to be the size of a mountain, however, this may be exaggerated. The shipyard has, at some point, been broken into two halves leaving large gaping holes along its side. It is likely that it does not have an AI computer system.{{book ref|sky1|25}}

The inside of the shipyard contains cranes and other construction equipment. Working emergency lights can still be found throughout the vessel, thoughdespite theyloss oftenof flicker,power indicatingto theirother gradualessential loss of powerfunctions.{{book ref|sky1|26}} A writing[[delver_maze|delver systemtraining unknownfacility]] has been added to the Defiantvessel peopleand canmay make up large portions of the ship, and be foundaccessible throughoutfrom the shipyardmanufacturing floors.{{book ref|sky1|25}}{{book ref|sky2|23}} It usesshares similar aspects to delver maze tunnels, such as design and structure,{{book ref|sky2|23}} as well as a writing system made up of circular patterns similarthat is unknown to thosethe that[[Defiant usedLeague|Defiant]] people.{{book ref|sky1|26}}{{book ref|sky2|23}} Similar writings can also be found near the old machinery in the outer [[United_Defiant_Caverns|Defiant Caverns]].{{book ref|sky1|26}}

The first half of the shipyard fell to the surface partway through Spensa's time as a cadet, when [[Skyward Flight]] was sent on a routine training exercise to tag chunks of debris. The [[Varvax|Krell]] committed almost sixty ships,{{book ref|sky1|i|2}} a large number of their forces, to the attack, to ensure it crashed and to keep the [[DDF]] from being able to harvest it's acclivity rings.{{book ref|sky1|25}}

During the battle, [[Nedd]]'s brothers, [[Nightstorm_Flight|Nightstorm]] pilots [[Vent (Skyward)|six]] and [[Nightstorm pilot seven|seven]], picked up Krell tails and in a desperate attempt to lose them, flew into the shipyard.{{book ref|sky1|25}} Nedd and Spensa followed the Nightstorm pilots into the ship, to try and destroy their Krell tailtails and help them escape.{{book ref|sky1|26}} Unable to catch up to the Nightstorm pilots, Spensa and Nedd fled the ship just before it reached the planet surface. Nedd's brothers tragically died in the crash.{{book ref|sky1|26}}

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