A cog is a thickly built barrel of an Old Worlder ship designed to withstand the towering seas of the north. Cogs are used mostly for trade and transport of persons and livestock but also sometimes in war. Cogs were clinker-built, generally of oak, and fitted with a single mast and a single square sail.[1a]
Most Bretonnian sailors, of course, never serve aboard a warship, instead they brave the seas in humble fishing skiffs or merchant cogs. It is in such vulnerable vessels that the Bretonnian reputation for seamanship is earned. The coast of the Sea of Claws is harsh and unwelcoming, requiring skilled sailors to navigate safely.[2a]
Notable Cogs[]
Source[]
- 1: The Burning Shore (Novel) by Robert Earl
- 1a: Chapter 3
- 2: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 4th Edition: Sea of Claws (RPG)
- 2a: pg. 8