The Saltpillar was a Mark XIV model number 27 hovercraft, which originally served as a reconaissance class hovercraft used to scout the the tunnels in the Real for threats to the city of Zion. It is one of the smallest ships in the Zion fleet and can be operated by only the captain and the first mate, if necessary. Neoteny would later repurpose the ship with the goal of eliminating the Cypherite threat. Following the shattering of the Truce, the crew of the Saltpillar made it their mission to do all they could to end the war in Zion's favor, including exploring unorthodox battle tactics and technologies in the Real and in the Matrix alike.