The modified light freighter Hound's
Tooth was purchased by the enigmatic Trandoshan bounty hunter known
only as Bossk shortly after his previous ship was destroyed on Gandolo
IV by the infamous Wookie named Chewbacca and his human sidekick, Han Solo.
The aggressive Trandoshan (and famed
Wookie hunter) chose a modern Corellian design, the YV-666 freighter, and
had the ship modified to suit his needs. The main hull is long, tall, and
narrow with large maneuvering fins attached to the rear engine compartment.
The bridge sits atop the ship and is connected to the main deck, which
contains Bossk's quarters, the ship's computers and controls, and Bossk's
training room. The engines, power core, and weapons systems take up the
entire bottom half of the shipo. The engine's two main drive nozzles are
located between the maneuvering fins and can be indivifually attuned for
thrust angles. The fins themselves contain miniature arrays for maneuvering
thrusters. the Hound's Tooth is fast for a light freighter and several
banks of shield generators to enhance the already reinforced hull.
The Hound's Tooth has a retractable
lower quad laser turret which can be handled by a gunner or controlled
from the bridge. There is also a concussion-missile launcher with a magazine
of six missiles.
The ship's controls have been modified
for Trandoshans. Bossk rests his arms in a pair of troughs on the control
grid. Microsensors along each trough respond to Bossk's every move, allowing
the bounty hunter to control any system with minimal effort.
Bossk is a bounty hunter who likes
to work alone, so he installed an X10-D droid brain to control shipboard
systems. The unit will respond to Bossk's verbal commands and can regulate
weapons, thrusters, interior atmoshpere, and security systems. the droid
brain allows Bossk to control Hound's Tooth either from the bridge
or from his personal cabin.
Bossk has also equipped the ship with
redundant sensor and security in order to detect prisoner break-outs. An
interior scanning system analyzes all cargo brought aboard the ship, and
the holds are sensor screened. The prisoner-holding cages in the aft cargo
section are magnetically reinforced for added strenght and are activated
by motion sensors linked to a force-field generator. Bossk also keeps and
automated skinning table (for Wookies and other, similar pray) and his
complete stock of hunting weapons in this hold. Unauthorized entry into
any of several compartments triggers neural stunners, sub-q injectors,
shock panels, or other security systems. Bossk has a voice-recognition
system that enables him to secure the vessel from the outside.
Bossk also has an interior scout ship,
the Nashtah Pup, for emergency operations. A large dorsal hatch
on Hound's Tooth opens to realease the short-ranged ship. The Nashtah
Pup has only room for two and almost no cargo space.
