Manufactured during the Melnics era, the Van Eltia represents one of the Seven Treasures of Celestia in Tales of Eternia. It is famous for having been the great pirate Aifread's flagship and is currently owned by Chat, his great-granddaughter. According to Chat, the Van Eltia runs on an engine that is a "43 model, 12 cylinder, horizontally-aligned Craymel Engine designed by the legendary Craymel Mage, Maxton. 8,000 zaks maximum revolutions. With the super-charger, it kicks out a peak torque of 28,000 este". Upon first meeting Chat, she asks the group to become her deck hands, and they grudgingly accept due to their need of a seafaring vessel. From this point, the Van Eltia is used as the main means of transportation in the game and is necessary not only to reach many locations, but later o