Kinikitys Heart

The Kinikitys Heart (commonly called Kiny) is a hashan merchantmen flying the Jugalii flag. In Y457 Lars became the captain when the previous captain was killed during a dispute with some passengers. Lars was first officer and after seeing those that killed the captain thrown overboard he was elected captain by the crew.

She is two-masted carvel built fat-bottomed merchant ship. Its hold can carry over 80 tons of cargo and still have space for nearly a score of passengers. Large, lanteen-rigged, square sails provide sufficient speed for sailing, but Kiny is not likely to outmaneuver or outrun most pirate ships. Instead she fights.

The ship has a small forecastle, in which reside the passengers cabins, and a much larger aft castle, housing the officers and weapon lockers. Both castles have battlements to provide cover for archers. Two heavy ballistae of dwarven design are mounted on the fore castle capable of throwing nearly a 30 kg (66 pound) bolt. A pair of scoripos are kept in a watertight locker on the aft-castle.