Wanderlust

The Wanderlust was a heavily-modified, the personal starship of Rin Sakaros

History
Rin bought the Wanderlust on in 76 ABY, seeking a strong ship to make up for her lack of piloting skill. It was a retired ship, though the trader knew nothing of its service history. Rin and her apprentice Keltrayu used the ship briefly in their pursuit of the  Taz Merot before embarking with him to study the way of the Wardens, leaving the Wanderlust in storage on  for a year and a half. In the following years, it became their primary mode of transportation in Rin's quest to learn the secrets of the Force around the galaxy.

In 82 ABY, Rin and Keltrayu saved the Kowrrilop from  slavers and he pledged a  to Rin. Initially hesitant, Rin eventually accepted the turn of events and Kowrrilop joined the crew. Several hundred years old, Kowrrlop was an experienced pilot and mechanic, and he made extensive modifications to the Wanderlust, altering its armament and significantly increasing its defenses.

When Rin founded the Golden Empire in 87 ABY, she docked the Wanderlust aboard the Sith Star in deep storage. At the head of a fleet of Sith warships with numerous landing craft, Rin rarely had need for her private shuttle. However, she consented to let her brother Tariun do additional modifications on the Wanderlust, and would occasionally use it on trips to her private sanctum on Queen's Garden or to visit her brother Nagarian on and.

Modifications
"There was an Alderaanian philosopher once who posed a question: 'Say a starship is traveling from Alderaan to Coruscant, and aboard it has a replacement for every part of the ship. On the way, each piece is replaced, the original discarded in space. When it arrives at Coruscant, is it the same ship?' Watching him work brought that to mind…"

- Rin Sakaros to Keltrayu, discussing Kowrrilop's extensive modifications to the Wanderlust

Raised on, Keltrayu had no mechanical aptitude at all, and the most Rin had learned from her father and brother was that modifications were generally good. However, their companion Kowrrilop was able to make extensive modifications to the Wanderlust, transforming it from the factory schematics to a heavily customized vessel.

The Wookiee upgraded the ship's factory spec to the more powerful  variation and replaced the basic engines with a modified (and substantially more powerful). At Rin's request, to free up space inside and make the ship faster, Kowrrilop traded out the normal two-cannon, sixteen-torpedo setup for a pair of s with four torpedoes each.

On the defensive side, he also installed several countermeasures, including a and an, as well as illegally altering the  to be able to alternate through several different codes. The hull was augmented with, and the shields upgraded to a. Kowrrilop also installed and carefully modified a, increasing the Wanderlust's hyperdrive rating to a Class .8 and adding a backup Class 10. The ship boasted an and a, though neither Rin nor Keltrayu cared to upgrade the targeting systems, preferring to use their Force-enhanced reflexes and senses.

Rin had the Wookiee strip much of the passenger accommodations inside, leaving it comfortable only for the three normal crew members; the new extra space became a practice area for the Force, martial arts, and. Despite its heavier armor, the ship actually wound up being faster than the factory standard due to its modified engines and lighter interior.

Though moderately wealthy, Rin had to steal several of the parts which went into her ship. She also had Kowrrilop add a board, although after a while neither Keltrayu nor Kowrrilop would play with her anymore.

Behind the scenes
Due to the absence of German in the Star Wars universe, "wanderlust" is treated as a word and uses the English pronunciation (with a "W" sound, for "wanderlust") rather than the traditional German (with a "V" sound, "vanderlust").