Carrier, Custom, slightly used. The mercenary carrier Bastion or, as it is affectionately called by its crew "the barn", is a modified XR15 heavy freighter. The ship was originally built in the later years of the republic, some 4 decades prior to the start of the clone wars. The XR15 class of heavy freighter was built primarily for the "volatile and dangerous freight" market. The ship therefore has two distinct cargo holds. The first is of a conventional design accessed through 4 hatches on the top of the ship. This hold is used primarily for the storage of volatiles. It, like much of the ship, is well protected behind two hull thick layers. Thus minimizing the threat to the volatile cargo from pirate weapon's fire or simple collision with other star-ships or stellar objects. Between the inner and outer hull layers, accessed by a rear opening, is the dangerous freight hold. These are still well protected but, more importantly given their effect on living creatu...