River sailing

River ships are a transportation system introduced on October 9, 2006.

Usage

Automated

• The Starling and River Lady boats go along their route without you needing to take any action.
• 'The Starling/River Lady arrives at the docks.' You can now embark.
• 'Sails are lowered and sweeps steer the ship towards [location].' It is now safe to disembark.
• 'embark starling' or 'embark river lady' to get on the ship.
• 'disembark' to get off of the ship.
• The ship will stay in port long enough that you can disembark, hop off your horse, embark on it again, ride another horse, disembark, etc., until you move the horses off the ship.

Manual

All other boats require player input.

• embark <shipname> to get on the ship.
• sail <north/south/east/west> to move the ship along a route. Commands may only be entered once per tic.
• disembark to get off of the ship once a port is reached.

Moving Horses

• You can ride a horse on and off of the ship, however led horses will not follow you.

Arinelle river system

Routes

The Starling route:

• Illian (Stone Docks of Illian, west end)
• Whitebridge (Whitebridge Docks)
• Irinjavar shoreline (Overgrown Plains near a Small Stream)

Ports

Region	Zone	Room	Ship
Andor	Whitebridge	Whitebridge Docks	The Kingfisher
Illian	City of Illian	The Stone Docks of Illian	The Hummingbird
Saldaea	Saldaean Farmlands	Overgrown Plains near a Small Stream	The Swallow

Map

 Irinjavar           
   [X]               
    ¦                
    ¦                
   [ ]               
    ¦                
    ¦     Whitebridge
   [ ]-----[X]       
    ¦                
    ¦                
   [ ]         SHIPS 
    ¦        Hummingbird
    ¦        Kingfisher
   [X]       Swallow 
  Illian    *Starling

Erinin River system

Routes

The River Lady route:

• Aringall Docks
• Tar Valon Docks (South Harbor)
• Cairhien (Docks On The Alguenya River)
• Tear Docks (The City Docks)

Ports

Region	Zone	Room	Ship
Andor	Aringill	A Tarred-Timber Dock	The River Queen
Cairhien	Cairhien (zone)	Docks On The Alguenya River	The River Sun
Tar Valon	Tar Valon (city)	Southharbor	The River Flame
Tear	Tear (city)	The City Docks	The River Stork

Map

         Tar Valon 
           [X]     
            ¦      
            ¦    Cairhien
           [ ]     [X]
            ¦       ¦
Aringill    ¦       ¦
   [X]-----[ ]-----[ ]
            ¦      
            ¦        SHIPS
           [ ]    River Flame
            ¦     River Sun
            ¦     River Stork
           [X]    River Queen
          Tear   *River Lady

Appearance

The Starling

Entirely made of wood, this vessel makes use of both its sail and a number of sweeps to navigate the river. Far below its single mast the deck is a hive of activity. A hatch leads to the cargohold and a cramped and narrow stairs leads into the belly of the ship. A large wooden beam at the back is used to steer the ship, and ropes and pulleys are everywhere. A weather worn ships log lies open nearby, its pages flapping in the breeze.

The River Lady

Made entirely out of bent wooden boards, this flat bottomed ship is made to sail on the rivers of the world. A large hatch sits on the front deck, covered by a large sheet of oilskin cloth. In the middle a tall mast holds the one sail which is triangular in shape. A large boom hangs slanting from the mast. A few barrels have been stacked onto the deck nearby. A weather worn ships log lies open nearby, its pages flapping in the breeze.

References

Transportation
Coaches Ocean ships River ships Sea Folk Rakers Portal Stones The Ways