The Birds of Prey are light ships used by some human nations. They are used for shuttles, spy missions, and landing craft, but seldom in heavy combat. The beak opens to allow crew members to climb into the cockpit, where the spelljammer helm is located.

Crew

The Bird of Prey can be operated by three men, making it ideal as a long-range scout vessel. It can also carry small parties, but this is not recommended for long voyages. A typical fighting crew will be a full 7 men, which is enough to man all weaponry, while still being small enough to be comfortably supported by the ship's air envelope.

Ship Uses

V.I.P Shuttle:

This ship's decent passenger space makes for a good private shuttle for visiting admirals or dignitaries. Its forward cargo hold/stateroom can be altered to provide a luxurious living space. When used as a shuttle, the Bird of Prey usually travels only relatively short distances, typically journeys that will take 2 weeks or less.

Landing Craft: Birds of Prey often act as landing craft for small parties sent from a larger ship. Most often, landers are depowered ships, avoiding any unnecessary losses of helms or helmsmen.

Light Combat: The Bird of Prey makes a good light combat vessel, usually acting in support of larger ships, particularly Eagle Carriers. A Bird of Prey acting alone is usually an easy target for any other vessel capable of combat, but in groups of 3 or more, they can be quite effective.

Other Configurations

Falcon: This is a fighter craft version of the standard bird. It carries a heavy ballista and is fitted with armor plating, bettering its AR by 1 and lowering maneuverability to MC D.

Raptor: A rescue/insertion/extraction ship, the raptor carries two light catapults or jettisons. These are rare ships used by elite forces only.

Crew

Name	Position	Class	Level	Race	HP	AT	Weapon	Damage	Armor	Stats
										STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHR
Ivashti Moonsoul	Captain/Helmsmen	Shamman	8	Human/Orc	54	+6	Quarterstaff	d6+2	16 (Studded Leather + Dex)	14	15	16	16	19	14
Brudrek Ironjaw	Deckhand	Barbarian	5	Human	60	+9	Greataxe	d12+6	17 (Hide Armor + Dex)	19	17	17	14	15	12
Kaela Thunderstride	Deckhand	Barbarian	3	Human/Orc	40	+7	Greatsword	2d6+5	16 (Hide Armor + Dex)	17	16	16	14	15	12
Gorran Steelgrip	Weapon Crew	Barbarian	3	Human/Orc	39	+6 (Melee), +4 (Range)	Battle axe / Heavy Crossbow	d8+3 Axe / d10 bow	16 (Studded Leather + Dex)	16	16	15	14	15	12
Thava Wolfhowl	Weapon Crew	Barbarian	3	Human	41	+7 (melee), +5 (range)	Battle axe / Heavy Crossbow	d8+4 Axe / d10 bow	17 (Studded Leather + Dex)	18	16	15	14	14	13
Drogan Broadshield	Weapon Crew	Barbarian	2	Human	32	+5	Handaxe (2)	d6+3	15 (Studded Leather + Dex)	17	16	15	14	14	13
Renn Stormreaver	Weapon Crew	Barbarian	2	Human/Orc	34	+6	Handaxe (2)	d6+4	16 (Studded Leather + Dex)	18	17	16	14	14	14