The Burning Blade is an incredible world event! It looks awesome and is pretty fun to fight! This got me thinking about what The Athena's Fortune would be like and so I have some very cool and thought out ideas to share.
THE ATHENA'S FORTUNE:
First, the obvious things. The size would be the same as the Burning Blade. The crew would be legendary phantoms. The color scheme would probably the Purple/Blue and Gold, however, I think a Dark Blue with Light Teal highlights would be better. Kinda like the popup banners for Athena's Fortune.
Next, the abilities. The Athena's Fortune should have case cannons. This would be extra effective because, for every regular cannon ball shot, there would be a chance of a cursed cannonball to fire instead. This would balance out because the cannons would not be able to rotate on the z-axis, only swivel. All other cannon could also shoot cursed cannon balls, but at a much lower frequency.
The second ability that makes sense would triggered by a lever near the helm, like the Ashen Roar. This ability would make the ship go Phantom Mode for around 30 seconds with a recharge the same as the Ashen Roar. Phantom Mode would allow The Athena's Fortune to sail through Island, Rocks, and other Ships as if nothing was there. If The Athena's Fortune sails through another ship, the opposing ship would take damage the same as a regular Phantom ship doing the same. In the event The Athena's Fortune solidifies inside a rock or island, it would continue to sail out, but the hull will take very significant damage. In addition, any entities abord the ship will take damage equivalent to having snake poison if they are inside the solid object.
Lastly, I haven't thought about any loot drops besides regular Athena Loot. Also, I haven't thought of any functionality similar to the Skeleton Outposts yet.
BURNING BLADE IMPROVEMENTS: (Very Short)
It would make sense if the Burning Blade was captained by an Ashen Lord. Any environmental attacks, like the smoke or volcanic rain, would be much wider in range considering the navel environment. The Ashen Lord wouldn't be necessary to kill to defeat the Burning Blade, just added difficulty. This would also make the Ashen Winds Skull make more sense in the loot vault.
