Zhang Guo
Docked at Luna, the ornate Zhang Guo becomes a temporary sanctuary where Amos's escapees hide from the collapsing system's remaining authority.
Story so far
Repaired under fire and launched from Lake Winnipesaukee, the Zhang Guo carries Amos, Clarissa, Erich, Baltimore survivors, and the abandoned estate servants into Luna's guarded space. At Aldrin docks, its illicit origin and undocumented passengers expose it to a martial-law search by Avasarala's security force.
Amos Burton refuses entry, not because he can prove ownership but because discovery would compel action against people he has chosen to protect. Chrisjen Avasarala relents, sending security away and requiring only that Clarissa leave Luna without notice. The gaudy passenger decks remain a stark contrast to the clean utilitarian machine spaces where the survivors now plan how to turn a stolen escape into a future.
Appearance
A huge ornate private orbital shuttle with lapis-colored bodywork, gold-and-silver filigree, golden drive-cone ideograms, red faux-velvet corridors, blue-and-gold hatchways, and clean practical technical compartments.
Role
The Zhang Guo is an improvised haven whose stolen status and hidden passengers make it both protection and danger on Luna.
Relationships
Sources — 3 recorded facts, by chapter
- An ornate private shuttle stranded at Lake Winnipesaukee, the Zhang Guo can reach Luna if Amos can overcome the fault keeping its fusion drive offline.
- Repaired under fire, the Zhang Guo tears through its hangar roof and carries Amos, Clarissa, Erich, and dozens of survivors toward Luna.
- Docked at Luna, the ornate Zhang Guo becomes a temporary sanctuary where Amos's escapees hide from the collapsing system's remaining authority.