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A '''prospector''' is a class of airship on [[Canticle]] primarily used for locating [[Sunheart|sunhearts]] and other energy or [[Investiture]] sources below the planet's ever-changing surface.{{book ref|tsm|12}}{{book ref|tsm|13}}{{book ref|tsm|34}} |
A '''prospector''' is a class of airship on [[Canticle]] primarily used for locating [[Sunheart|sunhearts]] and other energy or [[Investiture]] sources below the planet's ever-changing surface.{{book ref|tsm|12}}{{book ref|tsm|13}}{{book ref|tsm|34}} |
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==Design and Use== |
==Design and Use== |
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| β | Like most ships on Canticle, prospectors are shaped like old naval boats with a bulbous cab at the back containing a two person cockpit and a few small rooms, flat round undersides housing the prospecting gear, and a wide deck at the front ringed by a railing. |
+ | Like most ships on Canticle, prospectors are shaped like old naval boats with a bulbous cab at the back containing a two person cockpit and a few small rooms, flat round undersides housing the prospecting gear, and a wide deck at the front ringed by a railing.{{book ref|tsm|26}}{{book ref|tsm|33}}{{book ref|tsm|34}}{{book ref|tsm|36}} Prospectors typically work in teams to methodically canvas an area for sunhearts, their prospecting gear working like a metal detector but for detecting investiture.{{book ref|tsm|12}}{{book ref|tsm|34}} The ships have a function similar to a [[Seeker]], but are noted to be surprisingly large for such a simple function.{{book ref|tsm|12}}{{book ref|tsm|34}} Prospectors are not particularly dynamic ships though they are more maneuverable than larger transports.{{book ref|tsm|33}}{{book ref|tsm|42}} The prospectors are also used by both the [[Cinder King]] and the people of [[Beacon]] to locate the [[Scadrian]] [[Scadrian research facility|research facility]]{{book ref|tsm|11}}{{book ref|tsm|12}}{{book ref|tsm|15}}{{book ref|tsm|42}}{{book ref|tsm|43}} |
===Instrumentation=== |
===Instrumentation=== |
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