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The Heron is a boat built by Hal. It was originally supposed to be for an old Skandian warrior and his friends, but when he died, Hal bought it for his own. It has 7 oars in total (3 on one side, 4 on the other)but normally is under 6 oars. Hal designed the sail, getting inspiration from the wings of a heron, hence the name, the Heron. The ship is built with a fore-and-aft-sail plan.





It was also used in Brotherband training to be the ship for the brotherband, the Herons.

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It isn't a very large boat (15m), but doesn't need to be as its crew isn't large either.

The thing that sets the Heron apart is its unusual sail and sail plan which were designed by Hal, enabling the Heron to sail into the wind by tacking. The sail is triangular and allows the ship to move faster and more directly into the wind.

Another addition is the and keel box. Hal installs this in The Invaders. Hal can insert the fin keel inside the keel box to reduce the Heron's drift downwind.

Hal has also fitted a giant crossbow, The Mangler, in the bow. Hal uses this in battle, and has used it to destroy the towers and beach gate at Limmat and cripple Raven.

During the journey back from the Ice River back to Hallasholm in Return of the Temujai, the keel cracked, causing the Heron to sink and split into two just as it landed on the beach.

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