D-->To show some solidarity with my former neighbour I will also share my favourite nautical vessel although calling it a ship would be inaccurate. The Typheunoon was a chariot that used no engine nor mechanical device to fuel its movement, instead the rider would paddled their e%tremely strong LEGS and FEET which would be inside a fleshy sack e%tending below the underside protecting both from the seas acidic nature and rendering them more manoeuvrable under the waves. Furthermore two hippocampi, a legendary subspecies of muscle beast now sadly e%tinct, would be hoisted to the metal chassis and ride with the occupant into battle. The chassis itself was barely enough to contain the rider and 100ked a bit like a bowel but I assure you from all depictions and art sources I could find it was a mesmerizing sight to see the riders go into battle. Their breastplates bulging as the salt licked at the metal and as the moons scattered their precious light onto the water droplets they accrued blinding allies and foes alike. The breastplates were massive, the devices were only ever used by Indigob100ds after all due to our BRAVERY and RESILLIENCE to getting repeatedly shot at. Unfortunately they were retired as weapons platforms as the mortality rate for a driver was around 300% with a 200% margin of error after two sweeps. Our bows, for what other weapon would a noble rider employ, could pierce even the toughest of hulls but the sad fact is that getting shot at by guns is not good for the muscle density of even the strongest of indigo b100ds and the hippocampi would struggle under all the metal and muscle and sweat. Still, I believe it was one of the Empire's greatest mistake to forget the concept. Perhaps some Feferis will reconsider that decision now that I have dusted off their forgotten majesty.
:33 < i almost fell asl33p reading this :33 < but yay equihiss!!
Rechitt!!!!!!!!
O)( em gee!!!! @arac)(nidsGripes Boat club????
I do apologize friend but this may just be a relic of the past. Firearm usage ≈ill only continue to be commonplace and the mortality rates do not justify the usage. Modern sailing vessels have the benefits of thick hulls and shielding to protect the cre≈. Less loss of all assets overall. I have seen one of these in a museum, ho≈ever, and I can say the beauty and strength behind them is nothing short of amazing.
D-->Thank you for stating how boring you find my deeply beloved cultural and historical facts. I do not e%press my own disinterest in your own hobbies anymore, to your face at least.
D-->I forgive you but ask that you take greater interest in your own Equius's historical facts.
D-->Perhaps you are correct but archery continues to be a commonplace feature in our armies specifically due to the fact no amount of shielding can prevent the raw destruction of a well e%ecuted arrow fired from an Indigo's longbow. I have also heard that the sensations while riding were very invigorating for the rider's lower half, as the many e%static and pleasured e%pressions on the busts of riders indicate. It must have been a truly great honour to ride one into battle.