The Black Swan (Bert Jansch)

NAME/ORIGIN
Character name	The Black Swan (spaceship)
Song/Album	"The Black Swan"/ The Black Swan
Act	Bert Jansch
Writer	Bert Jansch
Release Date	2006
ABILITIES
Powers	Can detect "thoughts and dreams" that are moving in outer space
Skills	Is unimaginably fast "tiny star systems rush headlong by" Also, covered at least "a trillion" miles in just "three years"
Attributes	"Sometimes, it seems we're motionless/ Caught between time and space" Ship contains an internal "marketplace"
Vulnerabilities	Cannot seem to stop or reach its destination "The ship loads ever, ever on" "The Black Swan never wants to rest"
Formidability	Unknown. While it is huge and fast, the ship's defenses/weapons are not mentioned.
Attractiveness	"a beautiful swan"
Source	Unknown, but far from Earth
Goals	"If we ever come to our promised land..."
POSSESSIONS
Weapons	N/A
Amulets	N/A
Objects	Is an object
Clothing	Has a black exterior
Vehicles	Is a vehicle
Dwelling	Is a dwelling, for those onboard
Milieu	"Travelling on a space highway" "in a silent sea (i.e., space itself)/ No water to slow her down" "No earthly sound can penetrate this black and endless void"
BIOGRAPHY
Gender	N/A
Age	Has been travelling "three long years"
Physique	"From bow to stern, she's 20 miles long" "Ten miles high, and wide"
Ethnicity	N/A
Origin	"A billion million trillion miles/ Home is a long, long way"
Ancestry	N/A
Profession	Transport vehicle
Education	N/A
SES	Residents have a "marketplace," implying an economy
Relationships	May be the only of its kind, but unknown
Pets	N/A
PERSONALITY
Morality	Passengers seem moral, focused on self-preservation
Intro/extrovert	"Never stops to say goodbye" if it ever docks
Intelligence	N/A, but does not seem to be run by AI
Emotions	N/A
Sanity	Passengers seem to have accepted their fate
Enemies	Possibly fleeing, or simply heading, toward "promised land" having been exiled.
Narrative Function	Catalyst
Other Notes	The Black Swan is an enormous spaceship, filled with a people seeking a homeland. This seems to be a specific place. However, it is unclear whether the passengers know its exact location. The ship is fast, but it is outfitted for the possibility of multi-generational travel; those who left from their point of departure may die on board, while others may be born on board and never know any other home. One special feature of the ship is that it can detect, perhaps even decipher, dreams of those yet to be born. This peek into the future may be what guides their navigation toward their port of refuge.