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Player > Starships > Manufacturers > Blackwind Engineering
Starfinder Starship Operations Manual p.68
Macabre Military Might
Manufacturing Centers: Eox (Orphys, Zinhew)
Specialties: Archetypal Eoxian military vessels
Famous Models: Annihilator, Catacomb, Megalith, Sepulcher
When Pact Worlds citizens think about Eoxian starships,
Blackwind Engineering dominates the imagination both visually
and historically. The company made its mark on post-Gap records
by supplying Eox’s most notorious and feared starships during
the Magefire Assault, and its reputation has only grown over time.
Blackwind was founded sometime during the Gap. Like its
fellow Eoxian manufacturers, Death’s Head and Thaumtech,
Blackwind lost an enormous amount of corporate data during
that period. This erasure devastated the company for years,
and it wasn’t until the Magefire Assault in 7 ag that Blackwind
made a comeback, debuting its now-infamous troop carriers
and dreadnoughts.
The Veskarium truly learned to fear Blackwind ships at
the Battle of Aledra. Catacomb dropships played a pivotal
role, and Megalith dreadnoughts proved a worthy match for
the mightiest Veskarium vessels. As a result of this victory,
Blackwind rehabilitated its image in the eyes of Pact Worlds
citizens, and the company saw a jump in profits as everyone
in the system worked together against a common foe. Today,
Blackwind ships are an accepted—and even admired—part of
Pact Worlds history, with their red dome “eyes†and skeletal
hulls featuring in the artistic depictions of many historic battles,
and older models commonly appearing in museums. The Graven
Repose, for example, rests at the Museum of Aerospace Heritage
in Zo and is a popular tourist attraction.
Ships with bone-spur silhouettes have since become
synonymous with Eoxian naval might. Blackwind ships are built
for war and rarely accommodate living crews. Decommissioned
military vessels have increased in popularity on the civilian
market since the truce that ended the Silent War. The lack of
traditional life support on these starship makes for spacious
interiors, and they’re popular with enthusiasts due to their
fearsome appearance. Buyers seek out the novelty of owning
a “real†Eoxian warship, and many pay extra if the ship had a
prestigious tour of duty.
Tesheda Nyral (LE female damaya lashunta vampire) is one
of the few Eoxian CEOs who is not an elebrian. For all her
deadly cunning, Nyral has no memory of her early life, how
she emerged from the Gap as CEO, or what her prior goals had
been. Yet few can deny Nyral’s subsequent success, though the
recent peace has brought a slump to Blackwind’s sales. Reports
say Nyral has been displeased by this, and there’s been a recent
sharp increase in Blackwind ships acquired by the Corpse Fleet;
rumor has it she’s selling to the exiles.
Manufacturer Perk: Blackwind ships are notoriously hostile towards living foes, and the company leans into this specialization. Reduce the BP cost to install anti-personnel weapons by 1, so long as the weapons used have the anti-biological trait
Name | Tier | Type | Source |
---|---|---|---|
Blackwind Sepulcher | 5 | Medium transport | CRB p.307 |
Blackwind Annihilator | 20 | Supercolossal ultranought | DS06 p.0 |
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