Sailing vessels
In a world that is two thirds ocean, ships and naval technology is extremely important for war and trade. The maritime island nations are often the most advanced, whereas the large continental nations tend to rely more on inland and river trade, being relatively backward.
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Ororr [o-ROARR, ɒ̝rɔ'ɾ], also called the Holy Motherland of Ororr, is a theocratic nation in Anásthias, one of the world's great powers. It the largest nation in the world, perhaps the largest empire in history, occupying the entire northwest of the continent between the mountains and the sea. Ororrlanguagelanguagelanguage is relatively backward compared to Hartheraplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHarthera
The Hartheran Union, commonly named Harthera, is an imperialist maritime nation state dominating the northeast of Anásthias. It is one of the two great powers of the modern epoch, arguably the most technologically and militarily powerful nation in the world, only matched by the vast size and wealth of its neighbour, viridOrorrMEOrorrOrorrOrorrOrorr and the Natorn Isles.
caravel - small 3-master Vetthi vessel, for exploration, can explore up rivers
lateen-riggin - triangular sails, Arab origin, standard on feluccas and dhows
gajow - small Iskean trading vessel, one or more sails
carrack or nao - heavy square-rigged Natorn vessel, rounded stern, 3 or 4 masts
galleon - development of carrack, 3 to 5 masts, stable, faster and more maneuvrable
jebec - small, fast type of caravel
brigantine -
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The Hartheran Union, commonly named Harthera, is an imperialist maritime nation state dominating the northeast of Anásthias. It is one of the two great powers of the modern epoch, arguably the most technologically and militarily powerful nation in the world, only matched by the vast size and wealth of its neighbour, viridOrorrMEOrorrOrorrOrorrOrorr, 2 masts, one square
barque - large 3-master, 18th c
werry - used along the Anarthi coast
galley - rowed vessel
galleas - heavy galley, 3 masts, precursor of carrack
savant - advanced Sannalese carrack
dromond - Ororran heavy military vessel
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helevos/sailing_vessels.txt · Last modified: 2024/05/17 11:04 by Robert How · []