Raven (Ship)

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"I do love the Raven. Suppose now we've given up pirating we should call her something else."

- Rohn

 was a ship used by pirate Captain Tarkart as a flagship in all of his pirating raids. After Tarkart switched his name back to Rohn and gave up pirating to travel the galaxy with his accumulated wealth, her name was changed to Freedom's Wings and she hid her obvious unique look behind a new coat of paint and a few modifications.

Design/Appearance
The Raven was designed to be the perfect pirate ship; as such, she is fast and carries several weapons made specifically for disabling merchant ships and pulling them in. Ion cannons and the electro-magnetic pulse cannons knock out a ship's systems and the tractor beams pull it in. Her engines are extremely fast for a ship of her size, and only some starfighters surpass her in that field. In appearance, she is reminiscent of the Sith Interceptor, but longer and with much wider and longer wings. Tapering to a flattened and rounded point, her nose is in fact an array of four concealed ion cannons. The other six are spread evenly across the bow in a way prepared for broadside specifically. The wings each have an EMP cannon on them, which is designed to devastate the systems of any ship who is immobilized by the ion cannons and still puts up a fight, rendering any and all electricity-based technology ineffective.

History
The Raven was built in 19 BBY, commissioned by a soon-to-be pirate who won a game of sabacc against a ship designer. The designer clearly spent a good deal of time and effort creating her, and Captain Tarkart/Rohn benefited greatly from that game. Utilizing the Raven as a pirate ship, Tarkart quickly was able to capture many more ships under his command. Calling the group the Devil's Angels, Tarkart kept the Raven despite his numerous chances to acquire a larger ship. For the next few years, she was his flagship as he built up a reputation in the Outer Rim. Finally, she was used by Tarkart when he formed the Pirate's Guild and later left the galaxy. Exchanging her distinctive shade of black paint for a more conservative grey and hiding her cannon array behind breakaway panels, Tarkart became Rohn once again as he and several of the members of his original crew toured the galaxy with their wealth.

Obsolescence
The Raven, despite her small size, was many years ahead of any ship in her class. Due to her rather specific purpose of being, she would not truly become obsolete for centuries, until her owner was long past dead and she was being used as a pleasure yacht for his descendants, in which course she served very well.