The Lucky Dragon

[Wonsanji]

The Lucky Dragon

Based off of the famed Turtle Ships of ancient Korean history, the Lucky Dragon is an iron-clad warship, passed down from generation to generation down the Im line, finding its way to its current crew’s hands through a combination of sheer luck and fate, earning her name in more ways than one.

Her top deck is made with firm boards two-inches to a foot thick, roofed with iron plates covered in innumerable spikes that prevent enemy ships from boarding. Though she remains a slow cruiser thanks to her U-shaped hull, the Lucky Dragon is capable of full rotation, presenting a tactical advantage over slower-turning European vessels. Operated by eight oars to each-side (with a modern mechanical addition, rendering actual oar-work unnecessary), and equipped with retractable double-masts, the most impressive thing about the Lucky Dragon is both her manueverabilty and sudden bursts of speed.

Also worth mentioning, however, is her considerable arsenal. The dragon-shaped figure head at the bow is equipped with a versatile gun-port, capable of shooting both regular cannon fire and actual flames when managed by a skilled operator. Beneath that, and hidden under the waves, is a powerful battering ram capable of causing an impressive amount of damage to nearby ships. A total of twelve gun cannons line the sides, six to each, all occupying the uppermost level of her three-story interior. Like all of her kind, the stern is shaped in form of a turtle's tail.

Regarding her inner structure, the Lucky Dragon has a total of three levels. The upper most level is where most of the ship-buisness is carried--it hosts the command room, the gunports, and conference cabins for the captain and his officers. The way this level is set, crew-members can look out from within the ship at enemy vessels, but remain safely hidden from outside view. The mid-level is primarily storage, with two cabins used for metal-works and three for arsenal and weaponry. The main mechanisms operating the oars can also be found here. The bottom-most level is where the kitchens, mess hall, and brig are located, along with the operating system for the battering ram.

The mess hall at the stern of the ship resembles a traditional banquet hall, one step lower than the rest of the floor with bamboo flooring. All the tables are low, with soft pillows for seats. The kitchen is located along the back on a top step, with a wide window and table for everyone to come up and grab food, and there is a stage-like area on the port side decorated with rich ornaments and primarily Asian instruments gathered from the Lucky Dragon's travels.

While the upper-two levels are clearly geared towards the effects of all naval ventures, the lowest level is more clearly set up as a large home than as a barracks. This is in part to the crew's close ties--those that aren't blood-related are close enough to family not to make a difference. The captain chooses to make his quarters here, with the crew, rather than take the fancier cabins on the uppermost level. Every room is customized to her residing crew-member, its contents reflecting their accomplishments and personality. For example, the inheriting crew-member of the ship decided to spruce up his door with a special emblem.

What may mark the crew of the Lucky Dragon unique amongst most pirating vessels is her unconventional methods. Never attacking innocent merchant ships, the Lucky Dragon makes her way primarily through treasure hunting, honest employment, and by attacking other rogue vessels. Highly honorable, the Lucky Dragon's primary objective is to become powerful enough to reunite the lost family, and to bring vengeance on the criminals that first tore them apart.

Though, it is no secret, that the Korean inheritant of this ship has designs regarding the legendary Treasure, and becoming in his own words 'grand overlord pirate king, da ze~' Whether or not such dreams of grandeur will play out remains to be seen...

Captain: Im Yong Soo future 'grand overlord pirate king, da z-' Stop fooling around, aru.
First Mate: Wang Yao Hyungnim
Second Mate: Honda Kiku Nihon
Third Mate: Mai Phuong Pinigseu
Quartermaster: --

Navigator: --
Master Gunner: --
Head Cook: Yao Hyung Stop writing foolish things, aru!
--Assistant Cook: [/b][/size] Matthew Williams Who, da ze?
Surgeon: Mai Phuong
Boatswain: Mai Phuong and Honda Kiku because Hyungnim doesn’t trust Mei-Mei and I with the money anymore da ze
Carpenter: --
Engineer: Im Yong Soo and Honda Kiku Nihon! Stop crossing me out…D|
Musician: Hung Mei Holang-i and, she's more of an entertainer, da ze.

Crew Members:

[/i][/url] Jae-gun Noleu-[/i][/color] I was not kidding, aru!
Bonnefoy Francis France-Hyung[/i][/color] And why is he a brother aru?!
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Allies:

• The Grim

[Wonsanji]

Hiya da ze~!

Since the Lucky Dragon's personal rooms are customed to each occupant, feel free to drop a small description of your room here, if you so desire. |D Just a little something extra to make the Lucky Dragon feel more like home. <3

Because customization oikyk~!

[mattiemagick]

Matthew's room aboard the "Lucky Dragon" is pretty simplistic. He has a sliding door he painted a light purple and blue on the inside with a design of a maple tree in the center. His hammock is fairly big and he is often found curled up inside it reading from time to time. The hammock is a nice cream color and had tiny and large pillows scattered through it, all sorts of colors and styles. He also has a small window off to the side that allows him to see the water of the ocean and on occasion, open it to fall asleep to the sounds of the waves.

The shelves he had stored his novels, maps and equipment used to learn and discover new things. His clothes were stored in a chest by the base of the wall by the window, all sorts of styles of clothing in there from dresses to slacks to chinese uniforms to all sorts of things from different areas of the world.

Mattie had an area devoted to his weapons which included a beautiful naginata, or glaive, that he bought on a whim and learnt to use. It was mainly focused on duels or long-range defence, a set of knives and blades scattered all over that were mainly hidden on Matthew when he was up and moving around the ship.

[meimei]

Mei's room is a rather airy thing, perfect for a sweet young girl. She's painted the walls to resemble a sunrise, in peaches and pinks and golds that blend and flow. On her door is a blossoming plum tree and a small knocker shaped like a lion's head, one of the lion's eyes conceals a special lock for her door so she can lock it up; the ship is full of men after all~!

She has some hanging plants of flowering vines, and a wide white hammock with lots of blankets and soft pillows and a few stuffed toys Yong Soo has given her.

She has a long low dresser made of dark wood and laquered with mother of pearl inlaid flowers with a mirror built into the wall itself, so she can kneel or sit to do her hair and make up and jewlery, the dresser drawers hold all her accessories and such. While a tall bolted down amoire to match it is up against the opposite wall, right near the door to hold her clothing; the top portion though conceals a special box that she can open by twisting one of the many flower carvings on it to get at her knives, fans, and dragon's fists.

There's rugs that cover the floor, all of them lightly colored and spring themed or have Tigers roving over them as an in joke with Yong Soo; so stepping inside is a contrast to the intimidating ship...not to mention it smells like a garden~!