[center] [b]Vessel name[/b]: The Crucible [img=http://i.imgur.com/ykaiSl6.png] [b]Vessel identification number[/b]: 17778-223 [b]Vessel history[/b]: This vessel was created for one reason and one reason only; to "Purify" the galaxy of non-believers. There was once a large amount of these religious ships that roamed the galaxy, but The Crucible was, and still is, the most well armed of all the ships that were created for "Religious purposes." The crew members of every one of these ships were crusaders of a currently dead religion (besides the crew of The Crucible) Followers of this religion are called "Solarians." These Solarians were a powerful force until they were noticed by the Knights of Xanthous and promptly wiped out save for the Crucible which has obliterated all encountered Xanthous ships to date. This purge of the Solarians is called "The Supernova" by the remaining followers. Despite the wear and tear, The Crucible is still a formidable frigate class ship and though the Solarians are nearly wiped out, The Crucible continues to convert small groups of non-believers at a time. [b]Vessel occupation[/b]: Religious Frigate [b]Crew members[/b]: [/center] [hider=Crew] [center] Pilot Kent Loche [b]Age[/b]: 45 [img=http://i.imgur.com/l6ega.jpg] [b]Backstory[/b]: Kent was born into a Solarian human family. As soon as he was born, his parents were used as tribute when The Crucible arrived at the Longest Day, a very important place for Solarians as it was the supposed home of their gods. His parents, along with many other regular adult disciples aboard The Crucible, were thrown out of the ship in colorful wraps. It was a religious practice to routinely sacrifice to the stars. Loche himself grew up on The Crucible and when the pilot of his time died, Loche took his place. Piloting was not a position of power like it was on other ships, in fact, you were treated as nothing more than a regular disciple if you were a pilot on any of the Solarian ships. Loche, a devoted follower of the Suns, continues to pilot the Crucible. [b]Personality[/b]: Loche is extremely organized and is always serious. He goes the extra mile to be precise about everything. Ivor the Transcended [b]Age[/b]: 103 [img=http://i.imgur.com/bPnk0.jpg] [b]Backstory[/b]: Ivor is not human, it is a Sol, a species of humanoid creatures that feed off of solar rays. Ivor was the very first Sol to survive transcendence, a process where a desciple is exposed to the sun in open space for a very short amount of time, taken back into safety and then placed into a chamber where they are left for a few days. The Sol, not only have chlorophyl in their skin and feed off of light, but also have an organ that remains dormant and useless until the Sol is exposed to a very large amount of radiation. This organ then uses the radiation to synthesize new muscles and organic armor that covers the Sol's body. Though every transcended is different. Ivor gained the ability to manipulate electromagnetic currents in the air to create physical barriers. Ivor is the head of the Solarians and, much like a pope of sorts, calls the shots. He is the captain of The Crucible. [b]Personaliy[/b]: Ivor knows he is powerful, he acts the part. He is commanding, confident and has high expectations for everyone under him. Endin the Eviscerator [b]Age[/b]: 87 [img= http://i.imgur.com/yxmAG.jpg] [b]Backstory[/b]: Endin, much like Ivor, is transcended. Endin, however, developed more physically. His left arm is an organic mass of extremely hard bone shaped much like a lance. The rest of his body is covered in this kind of chitin and makes him very sturdy as well as a pain in the ass to fight hand to hand. Endin is always the first one in when boarding enemy ships, and the last one out. He is Ivor's most trusted Zealot. [b]Personality[/b]: Endin has no personality. He is mute and is 100% killing machine. Elenor Vance [b]Age[/b]: 32 [img=http://www.creativeuncut.com/gallery-22/art/mp3c-ped-marine-concept.jpg] [b]Backstory[/b]: Elenor Vance is one of many humans on The Crucible to be captured and made a Solarian. She was once a scientist aboard a ship purely for exploration and research. After joining The Crucible's crew, she became the head engineer and currently is the head of weapons command in the frigate. [b]Personality[/b]: Vance is very passionate about her solar weaponry and finds nothing more satisfying than to obliterate enemies of the Solarians. She jokes unlike most of the important members of The Crucible and is known to be more lenient. AVERAGE ZEALOTS (Transcended Sol used for boarding enemy ships) [img=http://i.imgur.com/56uMm.jpg] AVERAGE ENFORCERS (Disciples trained in combat with armored suits) [img=http://metroid.retropixel.net/games/mprime2/artwork/concept_federation_trooper.jpg] AVERAGE HUMAN SOLARAIN DISCIPLES [img=http://i.imgur.com/403VVHX.jpg] AVARAGE SOL DESCIPLES [img=http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/346/a/7/alien_concept_serra9zit_by_cgptteam-d5nt7z0.jpg] From left to right: Male, Female, Asexual. Asexual can reproduce through a similar process to transcendence. Asexual Sol can't transcend, they are more common than male and female and more expendable and are used primarily as sacrifices as well as base units when boarding. [/center] [/hider] [center] [b]Features[/b]: The Crucible packs a punch with powerful, solar-powered weaponry that manipulates the solar energy collected to launch concentrated light at enemy vessels that is equivalent to laser weaponry, if not better. The frigate has 20 lesser solar beam weapons that use stored solar energy from a large reservoir within the back of the ship. The Crucible's hardest hitting weapon cannot draw the needed energy from the reservoir to attack, it is the Solar Eclipse Cannon or SEC. This weapon cannot be used unless The Crucible is just relatively close to any star. As for armor, The Crucible is extremely reflective and the armor and hull are made of very heat resistant Iridium as well as other metals that allow the frigate to get closer to stars than most other ships. The frigate is not too sturdy otherwise but is extremely fast for a frigate. The Crucible has a very reliable boarding system for when the frigate is not close enough to a star to use the SEC, the Zealots and Enforcers can use their close combat expertise and powerful armor to overpower most other vessel's security. The Crucible has a kinetic shield powered by solar energy. [b]Height/Weight/Length[/b]: 162 meters high 764 meters long 423 tons [b]Rooms[/b]: ------------------------------------------- (F) = Front of the ship (B) = Back (M) = Middle of the ship (T) = Closer to the top of the ship (U) = Closer to the underside of the ship ------------------------------------------- Command center (M) (T) Solar storage (M) (T) Weapon command center (M) (U) SEC (M) (F) Shield station (B) (U) Solarian initiate, slave and basic disciple quarters (B) (U) Solarian Zealot and Transcended quarters (B) (T) Engine (F) (B) Catalyst observatory (F) (T) [b]Solarian Religion[/b]: The Solarians believe that stars are more powerful than any force in the universe. The Longest Day is said to be the home of their Gods, who reside within each sun. The Solarians believe that stars are simply the will of the Gods contained in a spherical shape, suspended in the galaxy. The reason the Solarians continue to crusade is because they believe that if not enough people pray and sacrifice to the Gods, then they will unleash their full power and engulf the galaxy in flame, killing all life. These Gods are called Catalysts. [/center]