Radiance of Cairado

The Radiance of Cairado is an airship.

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To enter the ship, there was a "narrow iron staircase that spiraled around the mooring mast", at the top of which was a tiny platform that allowed entry into the passenger cabin. Like most airships, the Radiance of Cairado was “not primarily intended for passengers, but along with cargo, they transported couriers and other government servants.” At the front of the passenger cabin was "a speaking tube that communicated with the cockpit." The passenger cabin also had windows. The cockpit itself had large windows, and when the airship is running, the engines are even louder in the cockpit than in the passenger cabin.

Csevet Aisava took the airship from the Untheileneise Court to Edonomee with a letter from Uleris Chavar to Maia Drazhar to inform Maia of the deaths of Varenechibel IV, Nemolis Drazhar, Nazhira Drazhar, and Ciris Drazhar in the destruction of the Wisdom of Choharo, beginning the events of The Goblin Emperor.  On Setheris Nelar's suggestion, Maia (and Setheris) accompanied Csevet on the airship back to the Untheileneise Court, a trip that took two hours. They were also accompanied by "four couriers, two missioners, and an elderly maza".

The crew was mixed raced and mixed gender, with a part-goblin first mate, and at least one female crewmember. They were nervous about transporting Maia, given the disaster of the last airship to carry an emperor, but after Maia reassured the captain, he and his crew became a bit more confident. They even invited Maia to go to the cockpit briefly to view the sunrise. The crew also sent Maia a model airship for his 19th birthday.

The ship is named for the city of Cairado, a city in Thu-Athamar.