Wayfarer-Class Medium Transport

Reference Book: Star Wars Saga Edition Galaxy at War

The unusual design of the Wayfarer-Class Medium Transport allows Cargo Pods to be attached and detached from from the port side of the vessel as needed. This modular design enables a Wayfarer to load a passenger section, hangar bay, or cargo module, depending on what is needed at the time. A Wayfarer features powerful engines that can handle the large mass of bulk freight and that gives the vessel surprising good speed. However, its unusual layout makes the Wayfarer ungainly and difficult to pilot in anything less than ideal conditions.

The 82-meter Wayfarer-Class Medium Transport requires a crew of ten for optimal operation, but it can be flown effectively with only a Pilot and one other crew member. The remaining crew spend most of their time securing cargo or operating the huge Docking Clamps, which attach Cargo Pods to the vessel. Wayfarers are typically found around highly developed planets, such as Coruscant, Corellia, and Metellos. Independent captains of Wayfarers are virtually guaranteed to find steady, if boring, work plying the trade lanes. However, its customizable design and remarkably spacious layout makes the Wayfarer popular with smugglers, criminals, and adventurers, who use the detachable module as a hangar for up to two Gargantuan or smaller Starfighters or Planetary Vehicles. In a crisis, smugglers can dump their Cargo Pods with the push of a button, allowing them to escape the notice of patrols and customs inspectors. Partisan and Rebel forces sometimes use Wayfarers as assault transports, landing on a planet's surface to unload Vehicles or troops and then quickly speeding away.