Mana
04-23-2011, 02:13 PM
League Champion Janna publicly unveiled her new record-breaking zeppelin at Piltover’s 16th annual Festival of Flight. While it is difficult to classify any dirigible as small (with the usual dimensions far exceeding that of many of Demacia’s great spires), the appropriately named “Tailwind” aircraft has a record-breaking length of 27 meters, and strikes an impressive profile with its gleaming gold-trimmed wingspan . It steals the title of smallest operating airship from Zaun’s prized “Lead Zeppelin”, which measures in at 39 meters.
Not only is Tailwind the first zeppelin to meet such small size constraints, but it also pioneers the utilization of Piltoverian Chrono-Technology. The new prototype “Chrono-propeller” engine, which has received tremendous design contributions from fellow League Champion Zilean, is rumored to manipulate time itself to reach speeds that would otherwise be impossible under Valoran’s constantly changing atmospheric conditions. Piltover scientists offered very little information on the specifics of the design, but they did comment that it would be decades before the technology was perfected, and also that they are grateful for Janna’s participation in testing the new design.
Tensions between Piltover and Zaun have renewed as the first race marking the beginning of the annual Techmaturgical Conference draws near. The city of Zaun, having been named victor of the symbolic event for the last four years running, showed a great deal of trepidation towards the upcoming match after the unveiling of Piltover’s new secret weapon. The Tailwind will be piloted in the race by Janna, who was once one of Zaun’s most promising mage talents before defecting from the city-state several years ago.
The starting point for this year’s race will be in Piltover, lending a greater advantage to the City of Progress. The course will direct the contestants to Zaun, where they will then circle the entire perimeter of the city before returning to the docking pier at the top of Piltover’s central spire. It is commonplace for the victorious city to celebrate for several days before returning to its normal functions, and it is said that the last Piltoverian victory celebration was so loud that the cheers could be heard from within the walls of its rival city.
Not only is Tailwind the first zeppelin to meet such small size constraints, but it also pioneers the utilization of Piltoverian Chrono-Technology. The new prototype “Chrono-propeller” engine, which has received tremendous design contributions from fellow League Champion Zilean, is rumored to manipulate time itself to reach speeds that would otherwise be impossible under Valoran’s constantly changing atmospheric conditions. Piltover scientists offered very little information on the specifics of the design, but they did comment that it would be decades before the technology was perfected, and also that they are grateful for Janna’s participation in testing the new design.
Tensions between Piltover and Zaun have renewed as the first race marking the beginning of the annual Techmaturgical Conference draws near. The city of Zaun, having been named victor of the symbolic event for the last four years running, showed a great deal of trepidation towards the upcoming match after the unveiling of Piltover’s new secret weapon. The Tailwind will be piloted in the race by Janna, who was once one of Zaun’s most promising mage talents before defecting from the city-state several years ago.
The starting point for this year’s race will be in Piltover, lending a greater advantage to the City of Progress. The course will direct the contestants to Zaun, where they will then circle the entire perimeter of the city before returning to the docking pier at the top of Piltover’s central spire. It is commonplace for the victorious city to celebrate for several days before returning to its normal functions, and it is said that the last Piltoverian victory celebration was so loud that the cheers could be heard from within the walls of its rival city.