XBR-14, also knows as "Harlequin" was made by the now infamous
Studbraquer Corporation, the manufacturing was discontinued due 
to low demand, it was however one of the first commercial space 
vessels fitted with the now so popular Sub-Kwark engine.

This fact and the low prices have made this ship very popular 
on the after market.

The XBR-14 was aimed at, in that time flourishing executive 
market, but the economical decline in the Federation area made 
this ship too expensive for the majority of the expected buyers.  

There is very few ships left in original state, most of the 
remaining ships has undergone heavy modifications to fit in the 
modern space traffic.

The "Harlequin" is also very popular amongst space pirates, with 
relatively low cost the engines can be modified and almost double 
the speed of the ship. Although this is very tempting it's a 
dangerous game since the integral structure of the Kwark-chamber 
receptacle is altered and this is a vital part of the engine. 

Several "unexplained" disintegrations of XBR-14  believed to have 
been cased by this. Modern Kwark engines has a completely different 
design which prevents alternations of the engine. 

The XBR-14 got its nickname from the original color scheme of the 
ship and was called harlequin by the general public.