Spear of Adun

"The Spear of Adun. A marvel of Khalai engineering, and last of the three great arkships. Each created to ensure the continuation of our culture in a dark time."

- Phasesmith Karax

The Spear of Adun is an arkship, and the flagship of Hierarch Artanis in the war against Amon. While ancient, its technology is still advanced by the current standards of the protoss.

The Spear is a large ship, able to carry an entire protoss civilization. It is equipped to field armies of zealots, and can even store fleets of carriers and motherships within its hangers.

Origins
The Spear was created long prior to the Great War, along with two other arkships. This was done to ensure that the protoss would have the means to preserve their civilization in the event of said civilization being placed in jeopardy. Templar Caste warriors voluntarily entered stasis onboard the vessel, giving the protoss a slumbering army that could be called upon if needed.

The Call to War
"With this vessel, we will avenge what has transpired Karax. And we will free the Templar."

- Artanis

The Spear had lain dormant for centuries prior to being re-purposed by the Protoss Protectorate. Work had to be done to get its systems back online. It was present at Aiur when the Golden Armada launched its attempt to retake the planet, but was forced to flee when Amon sent the protoss forces into retreat.

Korhal
The Spear traveled to Korhal, which was under attack by the Shadow Corps. The ship provided support for the defenders on Sky Shield.

Bridge
The bridge is the helm of the ship.

War Council
The war council is manned by Rohana.

Solar Core
The solar core is manned by Karax.

Star Forge
A star forge is located in the ship's lower decks. It is capable of constructing weapons of war.

StarCraft II
The Spear of Adun is the hub of StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void, similar to the Hyperion and leviathan of previous games. It can be upgraded through solarite, which grants it abilities that the player can use in missions.

Abilities
The ship's abilities are sorted into 6 columns, along with auxilary systems. The lower an ability is in a column, the more powerful it is. Each column is moved through sequentially. They are sorted as follows:


 * Column 1
 * Warp-in reinforcements
 * Harvesting beam
 * Proxy pylon
 * Column 2
 * Thermal lance
 * Time bomb
 * Orbital strike
 * Column 3
 * Warp charges
 * Orbital gas extraction
 * Defensive nexus
 * Column 4
 * Repair beam
 * Heroic shield
 * Summon
 * Column 5
 * Strafe attack
 * Purifier mothership
 * Purifier beam

The auxilary systems apply to starting supply, construction time, and the rate of shield recharge.

Trivia
When designing the ship, Blizzard went for something that was "very high concept, and very protoss." However, due to its long history, the design had to incorporate archaic designs that would blend in with modern protoss ones.