Sakura

The Sakura is a Xiang-Class Transport skyship. The Sakura is Captained by Adam Mayne, and is home to him, and the crewmembers. The Sakura is a registered trading vessel with the Traders Guild and used by the Freelance Trader crew to travel the world in search of work and trading propsects.

History
Sakura began her life in 2075 when the keel laid at Nipore Shipyards in Nipore. Sakura was one of the later Xiang-Classes to be constructed. She was won by Adam Mayne, Gwen and Katie in 2087, in a Bazaar game following the loss of their last ship, which was impounded by the Commonwealth, which gave a baseline for the crew's hatred of the Commonwealth.

The Sakura's crew was caught up with the revolutionary group, known as The Martyrs and their campaign to expose the lies and corruption of the Global Commonwealth, and the Sakura came along with them, however when push comes to shove Sakura's lack of weapons posed a threat against its crew from their enemies.

The Crew became involved in the beginning of the Summer of Sedition with the Martyrs following a job gone wrong, and finding their contact had been killed by the Martyrs after he had, unbeknown to the crew, to have colluded with the Commonwealth to destroy a Martyrs Cell in New Honshu. The Crew then returned to the ship to find Sakura, aswell as Steven had been taken hostage by the Martyrs. The Martyrs then took the Crew to meet H, from where the crew found out what was at stake, they became loyal to the cause after finding out the truth about the commonwealth's operations and believing that the truth must be released so the public can decide.

The Sakura's last owners, a group of Smugglers, did not enjoy that she was won from them, and attempted to steal the Sakura again, or as they call it 'Dragon's Bane', in 2095, however the current crew of the Sakura managed to escape with Sakura intact.

Crew
Sakura's crew consists of the bare minimum needed to keep a ship running, and the money flowing, and of course, the ship flying.
 * Adam Mayne - Ships captain, and Leader of it's rag-tag Crew.
 * Jim - The ship's charismatic pilot and ladies man.
 * Gwen - Ship's tough second in command.
 * Katie - The ship's strongminded barterer who uses her womanly charms to strike better deals.
 * Steven - The ships' wise-cracking mechanic.

Specifications

 * Registration: TG-1997
 * Type: Xiang-Class Transport MKII
 * Keel Laid: 2075
 * Manufacturer: Nipore Yards
 * Location: Nipore Shipyards

Trivia

 * Sakura is Japanese for Cherry Blossom.