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Hoppers are small Kel vessels which carry infantry troops in the hexarchate. They are described in Ninefox Gambit.

Description[]

Hoppers transport personnel between stations, warmoths, or battlefields. Designated with numbers rather than names,[1] they have seats and windows,[2] may sound like "barbed wires and bells" during flight, and each ordinarily holds a full-strength Kel platoon.[3]

A boxmoth's hoppers insert Kel infantry into battlefields, returning immediately once empty.[4] They return later to extract the survivors, along with medical teams to stabilize any wounded.[5]

Hoppers on large warmoths reside in hopper bays. Between arrivals and departures, bays are sealed and can only be accessed from outside with a burrower.[6] Upon expected arrivals, bays are pressurized so pressure suits are not required to debark.[7]

History[]

Hoppers from the boxmoth Burning Leaf were used to extract Heron Company from Dredge.[8]

A hopper transported Brevet General Kel Cheris and a Shuos team from the black cradle facility to the cindermoth Unspoken Law.

The null swarm's hoppers ferried disguised Kel infantry to the Fortress of Scattered Needles. Cindermoth commander Kel Nerevor was placed on Hopper 1 from Unspoken Law as a ploy to ensure the safety of the landing troops.[9] As the infantry campaign on the Fortress progressed, hoppers continued to provide transport and extract the wounded.[10]

Trivia[]

  • The fact that hoppers can hum while in flight[11] may indicate that they are moth-derived.
  • Hoppers are not much smaller than needlemoths, but are designed to hold more personnel.[12]

References[]

  1. Ninefox Gambit, Chapter 7
  2. Ninefox Gambit, Chapter 1
  3. Ninefox Gambit, Chapter 7
  4. Ninefox Gambit, Chapter 1,11
  5. Ninefox Gambit, Chapter 1,16
  6. Ninefox Gambit, Chapter 23
  7. Ninefox Gambit, Chapter 7
  8. Ninefox Gambit, Chapter 1
  9. Ninefox Gambit, Chapter 11
  10. Ninefox Gambit, Chapter 16
  11. Ninefox Gambit, Chapter 7
  12. Ninefox Gambit, Chapters 7,24
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