===== The Phoenix =====
Since 2009 there have been persistent tales of a being called "The Phoenix" created when a fenship and its pilot accidentally merged during an uncontrolled plummet into Earth's atmosphere. It is usually encountered by solitary fencraft in some kind of danger, leading many to accuse it of being a harbinger of doom. Others point out that none of the endangered craft actually suffered the terrible fate that threatened them, and suggest that the Phoenix is responsible for their safety.
Disputes over the nature and motives of the Phoenix have been known to cause epic barfights. No less so disputes over its very existence: The [[factions
andelions] are always quick to point out the prior existence of Julia Ecklar's 1983 filksong //[[http://ars.userfriendly.org/users/read. ... tid=131578 The Phoenix]//, but it would be far from the first time a fictional creation became real in Fenspace. The existence of such documented human-to-machine transformations as [[Wave Convoy] does add credence to the possibility that the Phoenix is real.
While descriptions of the Phoenix are not totally consistent, there are some common details that run through the vast majority of accounts: It is birdlike in shape, with a wingspan in excess of 30 meters and a body not much larger than a large human. It appears to be metallic in construction. Its skin is embossed or engraved with a pattern that hints at feathers without being explicitly representational, with a constantly changing mix of red, orange and yellow hues flowing over its surface. In about half of the reported encounters, it has been wreathed in an aura of either flame or plasma.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
Since 2009 there have been persistent tales of a being called "The Phoenix" created when a fenship and its pilot accidentally merged during an uncontrolled plummet into Earth's atmosphere. It is usually encountered by solitary fencraft in some kind of danger, leading many to accuse it of being a harbinger of doom. Others point out that none of the endangered craft actually suffered the terrible fate that threatened them, and suggest that the Phoenix is responsible for their safety.
Disputes over the nature and motives of the Phoenix have been known to cause epic barfights. No less so disputes over its very existence: The [[factions
andelions] are always quick to point out the prior existence of Julia Ecklar's 1983 filksong //[[http://ars.userfriendly.org/users/read. ... tid=131578 The Phoenix]//, but it would be far from the first time a fictional creation became real in Fenspace. The existence of such documented human-to-machine transformations as [[Wave Convoy] does add credence to the possibility that the Phoenix is real.While descriptions of the Phoenix are not totally consistent, there are some common details that run through the vast majority of accounts: It is birdlike in shape, with a wingspan in excess of 30 meters and a body not much larger than a large human. It appears to be metallic in construction. Its skin is embossed or engraved with a pattern that hints at feathers without being explicitly representational, with a constantly changing mix of red, orange and yellow hues flowing over its surface. In about half of the reported encounters, it has been wreathed in an aura of either flame or plasma.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.