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 The practice of scrapping and salvages is visible in the ships and fleets of the Tahora Whai. Repurposing and retrofitting old vessels for new uses is common, with many sector standard hulls looking nigh unrecognizable after a Whai mechanic has done their repairs and ‘improvements’. Not simply bodging disparate parts together, some technicians will incorporate biological components--typically bones and organs collected from Tahora--to augment and enhance a ship’s capabilities. Much like the tattoos of the Whai, no two crew’s ships are alike; the form and function of a Whai vessel will reflect the nature of its occupants. Nevertheless, many of the tools for pirate ships and whalers are similar enough to serve dual purposes in a pinch. The shared utility of harpoons, tethers, signature reduction (aka cloaking) devices, nets, and other munitions make discerning the intent of a Whai ship merely on sight a fraught encounter. Ship styles vary considerably from salvaged commonwealth freighters, to bespoke Tahora inspired bio-framed frigates, to jury-rigged scrap ships that can just about keep their atmosphere. Many of these vessels were built, retrofitted, assembled, or simply passed through the large dock-yards of Ulfbert Magnus over Dynae.
 ====Starship Styles====
+* Waka:
-* Waka: literally meaning “canoe” is a generic name for any whai longship. These craft are typically outfitted with tools and weapons that can be used for both whaling and piracy.
+**Literally meaning “canoe” is a generic name for any whai longship. These craft are typically outfitted with tools and weapons that can be used for both whaling and piracy.
-* Waka Hourua: A migratory canoe, a waka specialized in long distance travel and tracking of elusive fauna. Craft like these are said to have brought the first peoples to the Beacon and followed the Tahora to Dynae.
+* Waka Hourua:
-::A fleet of these ships famously discovered most of the modern Rangi (before being lost over Telas)
+**A migratory canoe, a waka specialized in long distance travel and tracking of elusive fauna. Craft like these are said to have brought the first peoples to the Beacon and followed the Tahora to Dynae.
-* Dreki: "Dragon" a whai ship outfitted and armored for war. These ships are rare as the Whai typically hide under the guise of whalers or as mere opportunistic pirates when out on raids.
+**A fleet of these ships famously discovered most of the modern Rangi, they suffered great losses over Telas, a surviving ship Uruao maintians their legacy.
-*Ghorāb: literally meaning crow or galley, these are large longships or ’gunboats’ from the planet Puluhan. While used as a trading ship in peace time, a Ghorāb may bristle with guns and turrets.
+* Dreki:
-::The Black Ghorāb was a small fleet of ships gifted to the Whai by the naval forces of Puluhan after the taming of the Antaboga over the world.
+**"Dragon" a whai ship outfitted and armored for war. These ships are rare as the Whai typically hide under the guise of whalers or as mere opportunistic pirates when out on raids.
+*Ghorāb:
+**literally meaning crow or galley, these are large longships or ’gunboats’ from the planet Puluhan. While used as a trading ship in peace time, a Ghorāb may bristle with guns and turrets.
+**The Black Ghorāb was a small fleet of ships gifted to the Whai by the naval forces of Puluhan after the taming of the Antaboga over the world.
 ====Planetary Vehicles====
 Atmospheric requirements and power sources are all constraints unique to each planet. However, much of the same ethos of the Dynaean scavenger is used in other Whai worlds.