[CHAR] -=Sᵀᴿᴬᴺᴰᴱᴰ=- [Starship Sci-Fi Multiverse RP]

[Queen Raidne]

||Something Interesting About Myself: I'm studying aerospace engineering at Case Western Reserve University. It's harder than I thought, but I still want to do it.
||Ship Name: C.C.C.P. Romanova (N1-B)
||Universe Background: The Romanova is from the Red Alert 2 universe. In it, Einstein went back in time to kill Hitler and stop World War II. Iteration two of WWII (now known as the "Great War II") has, instead, Stalin rising up in Hitler's abscence and invading western Europe. The Allies eventually win GWII, and install a puppet president in Russia. Eventually Russia gets pissed off enough to seek revenge, and they do so in the 70's by invading the United States (the global leader at that point), kicking off GWIII. The U.S.S.R. loses GWIII, too, however, a traitor within their midst takes advantage of the global chaos to take control of the world via mechanically-assisted psychic powers. The allies planned to use their time machine to go back and prevent this from happening; however, the remnant soviet forces managed to hijack the time machine at the last second. In this latest and final iteration, the Soviets not only managed to prevent Yuri from taking over the world, but also turned GWIII around, crushing the Allies completely.

In short, the Soviets have obtained a glorious victory, ensuring humanity's path to the stars was entirely free of any capitalist chains. In the fifteen years since, the Soviets have built the N1-B Romanova, taking advantage of captured enemy technology to create the world's first interstellar ship.
||Crew Complement: 600
||Ship Description:

Bare

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The Romanova is based off of old Soviet designs for a moon rocket. She's an unreliableperfectly safe anachronism stew; nearly zero readouts are digital, the radar scopes are green, and the energy guns are powered by tesla technology. It has been hastilyflawlessly retrofitted with enemyvisionary Soviet designs and technologies created in GWIII. The vessel is armed with modified Tesla technology that spew a stream of ionized plasma at a target before following up with several thousand volts of electricity. While their range isn't particularly great, the combined EMP and thermal effects are significant. Furthermore, it has several space-modified machine guns and six missile silos, including twelve nuclear warheads. She's propelled by 30 fission fragment rockets, which literally propel themselves by spewing out hot radioactive materials that recently underwent fission.
||Unique Capabilities:

• Magnetronic Beam: a very powerful directed magnet (aka tractor beam).
• Chronosphere: Mid-ranged teleportation device, jerry-riggedwell-adapted by brilliant Soviet engineers for use as a jump drive. The ship travels in many rapid, short, instantaneous jumps.
• Cosmonauts: rather than go for expensive single-man fighters, the U.S.S.R. has opted for teams of cosmonauts with maneuvering packs, a single-use missile, and a gun. Such teams are known as flaks, after the aerial flak clouds from previous wars. Flaks of cosmonauts have been found to be nearly as effective and much more expendable than a fighter escort, and these findings are certainly not a reflection on the quality of the hastily-assembledwell-thought-out MiG Cosmos starfighter.
• Shield: Unlike most shielding technologies, the Soviet version renders the ship almost-totally invulnerable... for 30 seconds, with an inescapable 2.5-minute cooldown.

||History of the Ship: The Romanova was on her shakedown cruise; a three-year mission to Alpha Centauri and back, stopping at any points of interest the Commander deemed worthy of receiving the enlightened knowledge of the glorious Soviet system. Additionally, of course, it gave the Romanova some time to work out the kinks and oddities in its design far away from prying eyes. Nobody was really sure if the damn ship wouldn't just shake itself apart at some point, or if its diaspora of competing technologies could actually function together. Born out of war and forged by paranoia, the U.S.S.R. ensured its first interstellar ship would be well-capable of defending itself. The great minds of the citizens at the central planning bureau also saw fit to include several crates of propaganda reels, propaganda leaflets, propaganda posters, and propaganda sound bites.
||Some Important People:

• Venera Romanova: Commander of the Romanova.
  
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  A minor relation to the famous Romanov line, placed into a quiet, out-of-the way position, easily covered up if she should fail while still sufficiently prestigious should she succeed. Very much the image of a good Soviet officer.
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• Yevgeniy Utkin: Romanova's XO
  
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  He secretly believes that he's the only one capable of being in charge, and questions some of the USSR's methods, though he won't tell anyone that.
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• Sergei Volkov: leader of the cosmonaut flaks.
  
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  He attended re-education sessions voluntarily. Twice. Then again, anyone with his job has to be at least a little mad.
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• Gregor Zelinsky: The chief engineer in charge of all the technology.
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  It's unfortunate for him, really, because he only half-understands how the captured technology works in the first place.

[Mr Rage]

Intrepid, Online

Something interesting about myself: I am a huge star trek fan. Star Trek Voyager and Deep Space 9 were my child hood (those and X-Files, Gundam Wing, Dragonball Z, and MASH). I am crazy busy/stressed right now because the store I manage is closing, so I am working closer to 50 hours a week then I want. Despite this, I love RP, and it one of my relaxation things, so I log on and check for updates at least once a day and will post withing a day or two of a GM post, one way or another!
Ship Name: The Intrepid
Universe Background: The Intrepid and her crew come from the young Galaxy of Valor Prime. A Star system that used to be ripe with resources, but the Valori people expanded far to quickly for their resources to support, and turned to space exploration at an early stage. Their ships were meant for deep space harvest and fabrication, but deep space is relative to their small naive scope of the universe.
Crew Complement: Fully staffed the ship employes 175 crewmen, most of them are engineers, mechanics, and scientists.
Ship Description:

My Hider

The Intrepid is unique in that it has what is referred to as a Modular Hull. Due to its purpose of harvest and manufacturing, it has various formations that it can take, depending on the project at hand. During travel it is a simple ring, with the bridge residing at the bottom of the ring. Six thrusters allow the ship movement in any direction from any orientation. When not traveling quickly the ring remains open but has several arms that can be used to manipulate objects outside the ship like other ships for salvage, or asteroids. These arms can also be used for large construction or major repairs to another vessel. The Valori are a peaceful people by nature, after all. Having said that, they are not without their defenses. In a combat situation the inside of the ring is lined with a several photon laser cannons. These can fire individually or together to build a charge blast of considerable power. If might cannot overcome their foe, the ring will collapse and reinforce itself, all resources aside from repair, and life support are diverted to shield generators to keep the deflector array powered up long enough to either discourage attackers, or long enough for reinforcements arrive. Due to the nature of the ship, it is larger than most for its crew size, and do to the relative youth of the Valori people, her technology is low in contrast to some others. But who so any great minds on board, she will be quick to adapt to new technology presented to her.
Unique Capabilities: The Intrepid was intended to build resource platforms for deep space resource mining of moons, asteroids, etc. It is also a science vessel intended for experiments and research.
History of the Ship: The Intrepid was on its way to resource moon 16 (RM-16), or called The Broken Heart by the romantics due its asteroid assaulted form in order to begin construction on the harvest stations. This is the furthest any Valori had traveled from home, but that was what the Intrepid was designed for. As such the ship was relatively well stocked on almost all supplies needed for the journey and has an abundance of raw material for the construction process as the ship had not made it half way to RM-16 before being sucked up into a black hole.
Some Important People: Captain Sarah Parker, Youthful energetic and hopeful. First mate Tucker Knoll, capable diplomat, former soldier. Head Engineer Simone Sayer, brilliant, pessimist, paranoid. Head Scientist Albert Pegg, introverted, excitable, former university professor.

[Spybuster]

The Pale Quiver

Something interesting about myself: Oh I'm just a guy who's got quite the appreciation for sci-fi settings, is into gaming, and is currently attempting to get through college. To be frank, I really don't have much to say about myself.

Ship Name:V.V. Pale Quiver

Universe Background: Valtorians, humans that hail from a sector of space known as "Rantora", are perhaps one of the smaller factions that dot the war torn region. While the territories around them have constantly shifted powers between the warring empires, the Valtorians were safe within their system of Valinos', unmolested by the outside conflict. In Valtorian society, one's status is everything, and whether it was displayed through wealth, talent, or dress, everyone knew exactly who they were dealing with. Valtorians had quite an interest in simple, yet refined life styles, which can be seen in their architecture, culture, clothing, and fighting styles. However as time passed, divergence movements began to take form. Valtoria's borders had been closed to the outside world, and entry to the planet was forbidden to outsiders. This did not stop the on-going trade in the western settlements that would later become known as the Western Republic unfortunately. As tensions increased, members of the Eastern Traditionalist Movement (Later becoming the Eastern Nations) began to carry out aggressive acts of terrorism in the west. Civil war broke out between the two parties, a war that lasted only four years. Each side employed riflemen, armed with modified bolt action rifles, and skilled swordsman which gracefully dealt with their foes in close quarters. Valtoria came under siege by an outside force during the conflict, which prompted millions of Valtorians to attempt to flee from their homeworld, rather than surrender to a foreign force. Thousands were caught by the blockade, or shot down during their attempted escape, and now the remnant survivors of Valtoria are scattered across the sector. For many, they follow the guidance of the Arche-Council, what can be considered a unified central government for the Valtorian people. Each pocket of Valtorian refugees have adapted their tactics to suit their new environments and their situations. Some commit to more acts of raiding trade fleets for supplies, while others may openly trade with strangers. Despite their differences, they are all unified by a common goal. A chance to reclaim their home.

Crew Complement:Valtorians are short in numbers, nor has their specialties ever involved space-faring vessels. This small frigate is crewed by a simple crew of seventy-four people. (32 Riflemen, 9 swordsman, 6 scientist/doctors, 15 engineers, 12 gunners.)

Ship Description:


The Pale Quiver is a 220 meter long frigate, which specializes pursuing targets, and agility. In the right hands, this frigate is capable of narrowly dodging incoming fire with key maneuvers. The ship itself is not of Valtorian design, it was instead captured by a Valtorian boarding party, and retro-fitted with energy weaponry(7 UV lasers turrets in total, 1 belly mounted particle lance) to aid in it's mission of extended recon. It also comes equipped with a strong energy shield, which protects the vessel quite nicely from energy weaponry, but kinetics can easily overwhelm the shield capacitors. Without the shields, the frigate at a massive risk, due to the light armor that surrounds the hull. Extra armaments include two torpedo launchers with a stock of twelve torpedoes in total. As for the ship interior, it's rather uninteresting when compared to the usual standard for a Valtorian ship. The crew quarters are crowded, the mess hall small. The crew however have managed to convert a portion of the ship's midsections for recreation, and a corner in the cargo-bay for training exercising.

Unique Capabilities:Speed and maneuverability are two words that can be used to describe this frigate's finer talents. Most of the ship's primary features are automated by the ship's primary computer, but all systems still have someone monitoring them and interacting with them if necessary. The ship was built around handling lengthy assignments, and therefore the primary thrusters have been modified to consume less fuel. An ECM system has also been installed to help with evading lock-ons and tracking methods.

History of the Ship:Ever since the Pale Quiver was captured by Valtorian forces, it's only known it's current crew for about three years. The Frigate has been assigned to numerous patrols around their settlement's portion of space, and recon missions into uncharted space for scavenging runs. Throughout it's on going three year deployment, it's been rather uneventful for the most part, save for a few assignments where they were defending their portion of space with several other vessels. The odds weren't in their favor, but their sense of duty outweighs their concern for personal safety. The crew spent most of their time either chasing off non-aligned vessels, or sending salvaging teams aboard derelict vessels and ship wrecks for supplies. That's what their last assignment was, just another salvaging run in uncharted space. That was the last time the Pale Quiver was on long range sensors.

Some Important People:

Captain Taris Val' Markurio:Taris wasn't actually the original captain for the crew. The original captain Jeckins was slain in battle during a rather brutal boarding assault, which Taris rallied the remaining forces in the bridge to his side, and made a counter attack against the invading force. The man himself was quite a renown swordmaster, skilled with both a blade and his trusty sidearm. Ever since his previous Captain's death, he's been reluctant to charge headlong into conflict, or battle. He's always been extremely cautious when approaching the unknown, and that's kept him alive so far, so he see's no reason to change his tactics.

Battlemaster Gregor Val' Hendrick:In Valtorian Military society, you either become a master of rifles, or a master of swords. Those who become both are known simply as Battlemasters. Gregor is a veteran of the Valtorian civil war, and going into his early 40s. His face bears scars of past conflicts. Such scars would generally diminish the pride of a Valtorian, but Gregor wears them with pride. After all, at the end of the day, he could say that he was the one who was still standing. Generally the Battlemaster commands the soldiers on-board, and acts as a bodyguard for the Captain when the situation demands it. His duty to the Valtorian cause outweighs everything else, including the captain of the ship.. if the captain proves to be disloyal to the cause.

Star-Seer Asha Valencia: Since birth, it was clear that Asha was gifted. After extensive testing, it was concluded that Asha possessed a moderate psionic capability. Despite her inherent blindness, she's always been quite sensitive to her surroundings, to how those around her feel, and of her position within space. For these reasons, it was decided by a member of the Arche-Council that Asha should be assigned to the navy as a member of the Star-Seer branch. Star-Seers are psionic navigators which are currently an experimental branch of the the Valtorian Navy that's undergoing testing. She was assigned to the Pale Quiver, due to the nature of it's deep space field missions, and it's tendency to travel across long distances of space. Aboard the Pale Quiver, Asha took her time warming up to the crew, and eventually began to act as a councilor of sorts for the assorted members of the crew. She's very reserved however, and prefers to keep to herself when she can.

Duster Corvin Belos: A civilian grade engineer, and one that was for hire too. Corvin has a talent for turning scrap metal into a thing of beauty, and then melting it all down again and actually doing something useful with it. He keeps the other civilian grade engineers busy by assessing the ship's current status, then handing out the tasks for them. If the ship's making strange noises, he's usually the first to hear it. Corvin was a scrapper found on one of the many Valtorian refugee settlements who like many others was looking for a job. He was approached by the previous captain of the Pale Quiver, who was looking for someone with the talents to scrap shipwrecks for them. Corvin was hesitant at first, but at the mention of pay, his hesitation quickly faded.

Helmsman Zarwen Jenis: A veteran fighter pilot from the civil war, Jenis decided to move onto the newly created Valtorian Navy after the fall of Valtoria in order to continue to fight for his people. The thrill and adventure of travelling stuck with the young pilot as he watched the stars go by his window, and he would later request to be assigned to a starship. He found his way to the Pale Quiver, where his skills as a fighter pilot were put to the test. Although it took some adjustment, practice, and time, the frigate feels just as comfortable to him as any old fighter-craft did. He's also been in the pursuit of excitement, and life as a navy-man has been anything but dull for him so far.

[Hostile]

Battlecruiser Paramount reporting.

Something interesting about myself: I'm a literature student who writes as a hobby, and I'm a keen gamer. I'm also a budding photographer.



Ship Name: UEGNC Paramount (BRC-404)

Universe Background: Humanity first travelled to space sometime in the mid-20th century in their home system of Sol, located in the Orion Arm of the Milky Way Galaxy, thus becoming a spacefaring race. Yet decades of research and billions of dollars would prove that it would be still to dangerous and expensive to keep sending humans to space on a regular basis, and the dream of space travel would be something people could only dream of. It would be more than a hundred years later that humanity would finally leave their homeworld Earth to colonise the closest planet to Earth, Mars. This would be the first stage of human space travel. Decades more would be spent researching the future of intra solar travel, but humanity would finally achieve this in the mid 22nd century, colonising Earth's moon Luna and Titan, Saturn's moon.

A breakthrough would happen in the early 23rd century, with scientists developing the first faster-than-light capable spacecraft. Though slow, averaging at only 1.1 lightyears per day, it would nonetheless be a massive scientific achievement. Another decade of research and development later, the prototype FTL drive would finally be complete and mass produced, this one being much faster at more than 20 lightyears per day. The process would be known as the Relative Intra-dimensional Field Transit, or RIFT, for the way it worked. It literally cut a hole in the fabric of space, allowing a spacecraft to pass through. Here, it is almost like a wormhole, and the ship would be able to take a shortcut through space, quickly getting transported to another location.

By this time, humanity had gone interstellar, with dozens of planets being colonised every year. During this time, the old governing body of Earth, the United Nations, was reformed into the United Earth Government, and its military wing, the United Earth Government Naval Command, to oversee colonial operations. Of course, some people were not happy with this. In the late 23rd century, the First Interstellar War began, taking place in the Sol System and the nearest star system, Epsilon Eridani. While the conflict would only last for a mere three months, more wars would follow in the coming years.

By the mid 29th century, humanity had gone on to colonise more than eight thousand planets in hundreds of star systems. Then, in 2843, humanity encountered the alien Vaskran Empire, a race of sentient reptilian bipedals. After an independent human mining vessel unknowingly dropped out of a RIFT tunnel at the edge of Vaskran space, it was immediately fired upon by the Vaskran ships in the area. The Vaskrans who boarded the ship mistook seismic charges used for mining as weapons, and the aliens invaded human space where the mining ship left, thinking it a declaration for war. The Vaskrans attacked the human colony of Cascade in the Epsilon Eridani System, coming with a fleet of ships and soldiers. Thanks to the efforts of the the local armed forces and Marines, the invading force was pushed back.

This victory would be short lived, however, as colony after colony was attacked. The UEGNC was put on red alert as humanity scrambled to face this new threat. This new conflict would prove to be the most disastrous in human history, lasting more than eight years and costing billions of human lives, not to mention trillions of credits. In the year 2851, during the final month of the Vaskran War, humanity would lead a massive fleet into the heart of Vaskran space as a last resort. While this tactic would work as it caught the Vaskrans off guard, it would be extremely costly, with more than 85% of the fleet destroyed. Ultimately, the Vaskran War would come to an end less than a week later, after the human fleet destroyed a major Vaskran staging ground. The aliens would finally be pushed back, and retreated from all human controlled space, bringing an end to the eight-year war.

Crew Complement: In total, the Paramount can carry more than 13,250 crew, with more than half of that made up of Marines. The ship can also hold a vast number of fighting vehicles and a small complement of civilian scientists.

Ship Description: The Paramount is one of the first Vengeance-class line of battlecruisers, built to be a replacement for the old Magnitude-class battlecruisers. They are more heavily armed and pack more defences than the older ones, boasting more advanced shields and far more weapons. The Vengeance-class is also significantly larger than every other previous class of battlecruiser, being a full 4.21 kilometres in length, just a mere dozen or so metres smaller than a Apollo-class medium battleship. The Paramount is roughly 988 metres wide and 1.02 kilometres tall. Its most notable feature is its three powerful Mark XII spinal Particle Cannons, the newest model of the standard ship primary weapon. The particle cannon fires a massive beam of charged ions at around 81% the speed of light. It disrupts the atomic structure of a target, literally ripping atoms apart. This usually causes targets to undergo a massive reaction, exploding into a massive fireball. Its secondary armament consists of twenty-four dual barrel hypervelocity railgun turrets on each side. It has several hundred missile pods, each one carrying dozens of missiles of varying yield. It has several hundred close-in weapon defence turrets as its tertiary armament.

Unique Capabilities: Being a battlecruiser, the Paramount fills in both the roles of battleship and cruiser simultaneously. As such, it has the firepower and protection of a battleship and the manoeuvrability and versatility of a cruiser. It has powerful shields being able to take several thousand megatons of force before breaking. It can also function as a light carrier, having a large amount of vehicles ranging from tiny scout vehicles to massive quad walkers.

Its advanced sensor array can detect targets from more than a million kilometres away. Being the newest line of ship, it has six prototype Mark VIII repulsor engines, being able to cruise through space at more than 12,000 kilometres per second. It has twelve plasma engines as a secondary mode of propulsion.

It is equipped with a Chevron FTL RIFT Drive Model CK-523, allowing it to travel more than a thousand lightyears per day. It is also able to do intra-system jumps, easily escaping danger.

History of the Ship: The ship was commissioned during the closing years of the Vaskran War, planned to be a warship able to take on entire fleets. It proved to be one of the most capable ships ever designed, exceeding expectations. It also turned out to be one of the most versatile ships in the fleet, filling in the roles of battleship, cruiser, carrier, and fleet support, along with being capable of laying down orbital bombardments for troops down below. It has since become the flagship of the Eighth Interstellar Expedition Fleet, a fleet dedicated to exploration and colonisation.

Some Important People:

Captain Leonard Powers: A legendary naval commander from the Vaskran War. Once lead a single ageing Independence-class battleship against a small fleet of enemy warships, and came out victorious. Known for being blunt and brutally honest.

Lieutenant Charles Hayland: Another legendary naval commander from the later years of the war. Oversaw the operations on the human colony Tribute when the Vaskrans attacked. With nothing but his Colorado-class heavy frigate and the local patrol fleet, he armed human freighters and lead an attack. He would come out victorious. Kinder and friendlier than most veterans.

Major Joseph Cornell: A decorated Marine commander. Was present during the Battle of Cascade, and lead the defence against the Vaskrans. Continued to fight for the rest of the war.

Agent Walter Phillips: A young intelligence agent, and the son of famed naval commander Admiral Jonah Phillips. Leads the intelligence division, and is known for his tactical mindset.

Dr. Stuart Travesty: Head of the Paramount science team. Has a brilliant mind but his extreme clumsiness often gets in his way.

Nikolai: The ship's resident advanced artificial intelligence that oversees most of the ship's functions. Takes on the appearance and personality of a stereotypical drunk World War II-era Red Army soldier. Hates Dusty.

Dusty: An artificial intelligence construct that controls the Paramount's autonomous drone complement, and is in charge of most non-combat functions. Appears and acts like a typical Southern United States farmer. Hates Nikolai.

[Skyrte]

Character Sheet

Something interesting about myself: I like swords.

The History

Universe Background: There was once a Kingdom of worlds, gleaming, shining, covered in cities and towers that reached the stars. The people had lived there for millennia, never quite becoming a galactic power, but they had always survived. Their knowledge and wisdom were leagues beyond anyone else, while some species were jealous, most respected them. Many allied with them, seeking trade, technology, culture, for the people who lived in this incandescent Kingdom had existed for far longer than they. Thousands of empires visited the Kingdom, reading in the vast libraries, and depositing information of their own people and culture. It was a way to become immortal, to be remembered. The people of the glittering Kingdom were called The Endless.

To maintain it all, The Forged were made. Automatons created in the image of the most staunch defenders of The Endless. Bipedal, with two arms, evolved from mammals. The Forged kept the Kingdom clean, maintained, and became among the most respected synthetics in the galaxy. They were seen as caretakers of something irreplaceable, and sometimes, they were guardians. When the allies of The Endless be unable to rush to their aid, The Forged stood at the gates. Metal skin, metal bones. Sword and shield. For millennia more, they served.

Then the light had begun to fade. Stars faded into nothing, and civilizations fell. The Endless disappeared from their darkening city, leaving behind The Forged. Who continued their duty, maintain and guard. Countless sentients came, clawing at the doors, seeking to find some kind of answer to the dying stars in the vast libraries of the Kingdom. Most brandishing weapons, attempting to force their way in. None did. Standing atop mountains of armored bodies, broken swords and guns, smoking tanks and jets, were The Forged. Standing as guardians. Though fewer than four thousand remained.

Then one looked to the sky, seeing its sun, and asked itself a question. It walked to the others and asked them questions. Who began to ask questions of their own. The remaining met at the center of the grand library and asked the sphere which lit the room, a singular question. After a moment of contemplation, they realized their answer. Sentience.

The First became their leader, ushering them to action, to seek The Endless. They had left, and the First wondered where they had gone. The Forged followed clues left by their creators, leading them to a secret shipyard. Where The Endless had left their children a gift. A vessel, should they wish to leave, they would be able to. Only one of four were complete. The Forged took the vessel and travelled the galaxy for centuries, outfitting their vessel with the technology of long dead civilizations. They came across species, dying and struggling to live on what little habitable planets they held. The Forged helped wherever they could. Some lashed out, angry, driven to madness. Others blessed them as their saviors. But they could not find their creators. After centuries of seeing ruins and death, stars blinking out. They returned to their birthplace, the Kingdom. The Forged discovered that the Castra, the star above the Kingdom, was the last star. Still clutching to what little life it had left, waiting for something. Waiting for The Forged to gaze upon the light of their glittering home one last time. Its light then faded, no longer emitting light nor heat. The once incandescent Kingdom became dark. The Endless had ended, and the Forged were now alone.

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The Ship

Ship Designation: ECV Spirit of Wind
Ship Registry: NV-1
Ship Class: Nautica-Class Retrofit, Heavy Carrier
Ship Size: 2,332 meters long, 890 meters wide, 700 meters tall.
Ship Crew: 3,874 individual units

Notable Weapons and Offensive Systems: The Spirit of Wind has had countless upgrades, refits and retrofits over the centuries. The weapons systems are no exception. The primary offensive power of the Spirit of Wind are from it’s hanger bays, placed on the wings of the ship. The carrier can control up to 480 individual drones at one time. The drones are stored by the core, then armed and the ‘body’ of the ship formed by modules and nanomachines just before combat. The customizable nature of the drones allows for a wide variety of speeds, armor and weapon loadout. Typical offensive systems include the MV Missile Series, from 10 megatons, to 25, 50, then 100. Particle Beam Projectors of varying power, and CRG-40’s, a small caliber, high rate of fire railgun. In addition to the standard engines, every drone would be given a Mk.XV Gravitic Engine, giving the drone the ability to jink rapidly when dodging weapons fire, as well as FTL capabilities.
The Spirit of Wind itself is not weaponless, along the lower hull of the ship are two four-barreled rotary railguns, 1.7 kilometers in length, with a rate of fire of 80 rounds per minute per gun. The carrier also has 15 Ixe Lance turrets, each turret carrying two particle beam cannons. Only 6 turrets are mounted on the sides of the ship, around the wings. The rest are on the top and bottom of the ship. Due to the layout of the turrets, 8 turrets can fire forwards at the same time, and only 1 or 2 turrets can fire to the rear of the ship.
The ship is also covered in approximately 320 smaller size lasers and particle beam weapons for dealing with smaller size ships that get too close, such as corvettes and frigates.

Notable Armor and Defensive Systems:
The primary defensive system of The Spirit of Wind comes from its advanced shield technology, salvaged from a dreadnought warship from a long dead civilization. Dubbed The Reliquary by the crew, the shield provides the ship with three rotatable deflector shield ‘bubbles’. The shield system is capable of rotating each layer of shield away from the source of incoming fire so that damaged sections of the shields can recharged in relative peace. The downside of this shield system is it’s unexceptional efficiency against energy or kinetic weaponry, with missile based weapons usually going slow enough to pass right through the shields. Other vessels, moving at a slow enough speed can also pass right through the shield to fire at the hull in point blank range.
To defend against missile weaponry, the carrier is covered in Laser Close-In Weapon Systems. If any fighters or bombers get too close, the LCIWS is also capable of targeting them as well.
The hull of the ship is on the weaker side for its size, with the strongest armor focused around the power generators and other vital systems.
The Spirit of Wind also carries canisters of sand.

Unique Capabilities:
Due to the crew being 100% robotic, the ship is usually not pressurized or has any atmosphere. This prevents any explosive decompression if the hull is ever breached. There is an advanced life support system in place, and it is well protected. The life support is capable of generating any sort of atmosphere for the whole ship in just under an hour, if select hallways and rooms are chosen, atmosphere and pressurization can be generated in minutes.
The medical wing of the ship has been expanded upon and greatly upgraded, some technology is not fully understood by the crew, but still operated. The medical wing can house 400 individuals easily, with medical tools for a wide variety of species.
The vessel has numerous ramscoops, allowing the ship to collect fuel when orbiting certain stars as well as collecting particles when in FTL speed.
The ship has a factory built in, allowing it to process raw materials into refined metals, bullets, missiles, whatever materials the ship requires, so long as there is an input.

History of the Ship: Designed as a colony ship for the Forged, only one was ever completed. It was a side project of The Endless, originally empty, the Forged filled it with technologies and rooms as they saw fit when they crewed it. The result is an unbalanced ship, with most of the firepower being forward and side facing, and with enough energy draw to make prolonged combat a major issue. This is countered by careful use of the energy produced by the numerous generators. Very rarely will this ship ever fire all of its weapons at once.
The ship now carries the greatest artifact of The Endless, it's library in digital form.

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The Forged

Some Important People:

One. The first one to ask the question. He maintains a simple symbol on his breastplate, and keeps to the original design of The Forged. He is hopeful, kind, and a leader at heart.
Two. The second one to ask the question. He is more cautious than The First, and much more well versed in the medical arts. He has painted himself in desert camouflage colors and he has added additional armor plating.
Eight. The Eighth to ask the question. He is the warrior, a master of warfare. He’s added much more armor, changed the design of himself, and has a fur cloak.
One Thousand, Three Hundred and Forty Two. He asked later. 1,342 is a quiet one, and usually the first on an unexplored planet. He is curious about plants, wildlife and nature.
Wind. The AI of the vessel. A feminine intelligence, she is optimistic, kind, and protective of her crew. Much like the mother of The Forged.

The Forged
The Forged are a sentient species of synthetics. They have little to no concepts of art, music, or hobbies. Their whole existence, they have had a goal greater than the individual, leaving no room for them to develop their culture very far. They have a deep rooted religion centered around The Endless, their creators. They strive to be similar to them, peaceful and helpful. So far, they individualize themselves by painting their bodies, or adding accessories, or both.
Their bodies were created with durability in mind, their metal armor and structure is impressively strong, however they are on the heavier side. Each Forged has two power generators, one Zero-Point Generator to keep the individual operational, and another plasma based generator which powers the individual's personal kinetic barrier, and offensive systems. In the case of the death of a Forged, there are numerous safeties that disable the two generators safely, preventing catastrophic failure. However, the Forged are able to switch some of the safeties off, increasing the chance of detonation when destroyed. Their offensive systems allow them to generate and manipulate energy akin to lightning. However it is the opinion of most Forged to not use their plasma offensively in battle unless in dire circumstances, as it is a finite source of energy that will need recharging.

>Added mention of The Endless' Library, and added characterization to Wind
>Grammar.

[Flamelord]

Ship Name:

Vorascant

Universe Background:

Once upon a time there was a group known as the Trade Order. Formed after the great wars and encompassing most of known space, the formation of the Order heralded a millennia of peace and prosperity. Yet in that beginning they sowed the seeds of their own destruction. Messengers were sent to all known worlds, to have them join the Order itself. One of those planets was a desert world orbiting a red star. There they found a thriving civilization known as the Advent.

The Advent initially rebuffed the request to join the Trade Order, and in turn the emissaries decided to send a team to research the Advent. What they leaned horrified them. Cerebral Integration Technologies, unrestricted biological experimentation, strange forms of collectivism, and the wholesale usage of countless neurochemicals, practices that were taboo to the Trade Order, and when they found out the Order voted overwhelmingly, seized control of the local area, and expelled the advent from Order space.

Driven into exile, a scar was created on the advent psyche. They devoted all their efforts to a quest for revenge, developing their technology to new heights and using all their resources to create an armada. Then when the time was right they struck, hitting the newly formed Trader Emergency Coalition's flank and beginning a bloody thirty year war that would see no peace, but rather the crumbling of loyalty within the Advent itself, as some wondered whether the Unity itself was corrupt as a result of this drive for revenge.

Crew Complement:

As a Mothership type vessel, the Vorascant has a compliment of 3,800 people, many of whom are to be used for colonization efforts on worlds that have been inducted into the Advent. The members of the Advent are human, but can have varying amounts of artificial implants to augment their psionic abilities.

Ship Description:



The Vorascant is a Progenitor class Mothership, designed by the Advent to travel the stars and induct new converts into the will of the Unity, especially on those planets who have up until this point been involved in the conflict. They are some of the most in tune with the collective will of the Unity, making them uniquely suited for their mission.

Capable of supporting up to three squadrons of strike craft, the Vorascant is equipped with multiple banks of pulse lasers and plasma turrets for defense and offensive firepower. It is also capable of orbital bombardment, though it itns't particularly fact when acting in an isolated capacity.

Defensively, the Advent have light ships with relatively weak hulls that are held in place telekinetically via PsiTech (the name for the Advent's psionically integrated technology), their defenses based on sophisticated shielding systems that can take quite a bit of punishment and keep on going. The ship itself is designed to look like a brain, and navigation is provided via those with Psionic abilities.

As far as power is concerned, the ship relies on cold fusion for basic power, but it also has an antimatter reactor which is used when in combat situations, or to power the phase drive.

Unique Capabilities:

Aside from the ability to colonize planets for the Advent, the Vorascant has access to several interesting abilities.

Due to their strong connection to the Unity and the psionic abilities of those aboard, the Vorascant is able to capture the minds of those on destroyed ships who had been connected to the Unity, channeling their knowledge and experience to the crew of a similar vessel, so they may benefit rather than having it lost.

The Vorascant is also capable of channeling energy from itself to allied ships within a certain radius, allowing it to assist in recharging their shields for a short duration of time.

Lastly it has a most peculiar ability. using the psionic abilities of the crew, it is able to take the pain inflicted on a ship being attacked (the exhaustion and suffering of the crew aboard and whatever pain they may feel from successful damage) and project it onto the minds of all ships within a certain radius around the Vorascant itself. this cannot be kept up continuously, but it provides a short term advantage in combat.

History of the Ship:

The Vorascant was built during the second phase of the war, a period where starbases were being constructed to hold vital sectors, and there was an all around stiffening of defenses. She was devoted to securing said defensive lines, enlisting those planets which had not yet joined into the Unity, and taking part in the occasional offensive against the TEC to straighten out weak spots in the line and infringe upon their territory.

It was only within the past few years that the Vorascant saw real action, the sundering of the Unity redrawing battle lines and influence, and they were sent out to reclaim territory not only from their external foes, but from the internal ones as well. Indeed, it was when they were responding to a call for aid on a desert world that was being attacked by a significant force that the Vorascant was swept away. They didn't even realize that anything was wrong, using the wormhole for a short cut to the battlezone.

Some Important People:

Scryer Alera Vesting - the ships navigator and guide amongst the stars, using her psionic powers to see the path that leads them onwards.

Psintegrate Lorana Derres - Essentially serving as the ships weapons officer, she coordinates the Psintegrates that man the defenses and weaponry of the Vorascant when in combat situations.

Coalescent Carina Hamp - The captain of the Vorscant, her word is seen as undeniable truth and law, and she commands the oyalty of the crew with a strong had and her PsiTech abilities.

[Algorhythm]

Ship Name: The Wayward Step

Universe Background: The Wayward Step was birthed from the complicated regions of the Jorgo Galaxy. Three coalition groups represent a wide range of alien races, each equipped with their own quirky peculiarities. These coalitions originally made an agreement to work under one governing body, but the intricacies of foreign system policy became too convoluted to navigate through. They decided to orchestrate a galactic war on the hope that they could downsize "troublesome" cultures, while simultaneously reshaping Jorgo's politics into a more uniform sovereignty. Long story short: They got the war they wanted, but not the preferred outcome. The coalition's war plans had somehow leaked into the net. Not to mention other shadier details behind their sinister schemes like catastrophes thought to have been caused by terrorist nations and war mongering aliens. The leak became the fuel that would set the entire galaxy ablaze. Jorgo would soon eat itself up from the inside out. The Wayward Step and its crew are the only known survivors to have escaped from their galaxy's massive implosion.

Crew Complement: 87 crew members.

Ship Description:

The Wayward Step

Manufacturer: The Guidemasters
Length: 230 meters
Width: 95 meters
Height: 80 meters

This organic bioship was created by the Exalted Hands of the Guidemasters, crafted unlike any other ship before it. The Wayward Step is a living vessel that links its entire crew through a neural interface. A capable volunteer has willingly given up her identity to become The Bridger. She is now symbiotic with the ship, forming a bridge between it and the crew. Because even though the crew are linked directly with The Wayward Step, a mediator must be present, one who psychically consults with its consciousness to keep it docile. If tempered beyond control, The Wayward Step can develop a mind of its own and operate independently.

Unique Capabilities: The Wayward Step has the ability to morph its shape and function to accommodate different environments like land, sea, and of course, space. It has the guile of a living creature, therefore its overall patterns of movement is nothing like a conventional spaceship. Due to its bio-engineered makeup, its system cannot be hacked into with standard tech. All foreign bodies that come in contact with the ship are immediately detected by The Bridger and alerted to the crew. Its defense systems include psychically generated shields made by The Bridger, which are then amplified by the ship's consciousness. Should hull integrity be compromised, it has the ability to reallocate materials for temporarily patching up damaged areas. Farming mineral resources from asteroid belts, planets, and even ships, will then be required to maintain overall ship integrity. Weapons systems consist mainly of plasma cannons, but its bread and butter lies within its ability to "infect" other vessels. When in direct contact with other ships, it can detach a small piece of itself to roam freely for a short period of time. In that duration it can be used to compromise ventilation or hydroponics systems, and through the assistance of The Bridger within a limited distance of the ship, can infect living organisms and compromise immune systems.

History of the Ship: It once had a name. Before it was chained down by The Exalted Hands and grafted into a vessel for science. Before it was called The Wayward Step, it was free and cognizant - roaming land, sea, and stardust on its own. Revered by many civilizations as a mythic creature, the all-thinkers of The Guidemasters carved out its soul and made it into their ark from Jorgo's destruction. Yet, in the end, they were not chosen to be saved. Perhaps it is the divine will of the Wayward beast. A karmic justice for those imprisoned by the Exalted Hand. We, who suffered through their despicable tests and agonizing experiments. When our galaxy was ending all around us, The Wayward Step somehow released us from our bonds. We escaped into its mouth and ventured away from oblivion, never turning back. - Shipleader Nilu

Some Important People:

The Bridger

Her former life and name are no more. She is simply known as The Bridger. She, who is one with the ship, floats within the amniotic fluid of the Guidesphere above.

Shipleader Nilu

Like the rest of the crew, Nilu was a test subject of the Exalted Hand. With the help of The Bridger, they escaped from their captors and boarded The Wayward Step. Shipmaster Nilu is the only person with a naval space fleet background.

Chief Officer Gidro

Chief Engineer Ideen

Security Officer Liaqu

Pilot Rog

[Silentsniper211]

USLS Oblivion

Something interesting about myself:
So I’m a massive fanboy of Rooster Teeth, specifically the Red vs blue franchise, and I may have the entire show on DVD.

Ship Name:
The USLS Oblivion

Ship Dimensions:
The oblivion has a length of 1,200 meters, a height of 300 and a width of about 150m

Universe Background:
The Human race was interested in the rapid expansion of the Milky Way galaxy. as more planets were colonised the Outer colony seemed to Grow further and further from the System of Elgamo. After a time the outer colonies slowly grew angry, feeling mistreated the rebelled Of course the insurrection started off with small little raids on government Transports and transport vessels and soon grew to planet-wide riots. Soon most of the outer rim was In turmoil. The United Space Legion (AKA USL) was set up to retain peace in these outer colonies Their military presence patrolled the trade routes and acted as an official Force of law in space, Whilst their Special Offices of Space command (AKA SOSCOM) ‘dealt’ with the militia leaders and kept the Outer rim under control. It is in this era of ‘peace’ that the Ship Oblivion was built.

Crew Complement:
Composed of about 1,100 men, the Oblivion is compiled mainly of scientists, roughly about 600 about 400 legionaries including engineers , and about 90 troops and 10 officers

Ship Description:
The Heavy Weight Research Ship; codename OBLIVION was originally intended as a heavyweight cruiser designed to quell the Forces of the insurrectionists. Once SOSCOM dealt with the insurrectionists the ship’s purpose changed. SOSCOM took control of the ship’s production, changing it from a heavy frigate into a research vessel. The Heavy cannons changed into Long distance radars and science arrays. Although the majority of the weaponry was altered to equipment, the main cannon An Anti Particle Accelerator Cannon,Known to the Crew as an APAC, as well as a few magnetic accelerators On each side. The Ship still contains the multiple hangar bays planned originally, but now are fitted for landing craft and a few small fighters. The space in the ship is a very sterile environment, and the majority of the lower decks are primarily for Labs and medical bays. Although primarily a research vessel there is still a considerable military force onboard in the form of marines and a couple of squads of Shock troops.

Unique Capabilities:

As an experimental research ship, the Oblivion's shields and defence are much higher than your standard cruiser. But it’s fire power is massively decreased, It’s the main cannon, although very powerful would only be a short blast and requires too much energy to power to fire constantly in a firefight

due to its size it isn't a very manoeuvrable ship but it has a fantastic straight line speed due to its experimental engines.

Its advanced sensor array allows for the ship to detect extremely distant disturbances in space-time, as well as determine substances via spectrometers.

History of the Ship:
Before being taken into the wormhole the Oblivion was assigned roughly 2000 astronomical, and physics research papers to complete on it’s 15 celestial year mission. Each paper having its own lab time, and 3 scientists assigned to it, once a paper was completed the scientists would then transfer to assist a different project. The latest Mission Was headed up by Kora stone, a budding physicist in the field of neutron stars, her latest paper being based upon the degradation of the neutron layer. Her research lead the Oblivion to the system Alpha hejalinas-99B When an unexpected gravitational disturbance appeared.

Some Important People:

• Captain Raiden Korten;
  At first glance, Raiden wouldn't be considered your average military officer. An outside of the box kind of guy Allows him to make strong well thought out decisions rather than taking orders at a first glance. He Often is known to situations into his own hands as he is a strong believer in the saying; "If you can't get a job done, Do it yourself!"
• Executive Officer Miles Cantar;
  Miles is the Steadfast military brain, She worked through the ranks of the USL and was accepted into the SOSCOM officer academy. Trained in hand to hand combat she prefers to head up the ground missions on possible inhabitable planets or boarding parties on Pirate ships. Often used as a second opinion for Raiden in times of distress.
• SOSCOM Science officer Alexander Haines;
  Often Referred to as DOC By the crew, he Is the brains on Oblivion's Mission into the Deep space void between the galaxies. It is his paper that the mission is originally based upon. Although the science officer he often dabbles in the Engineering of the ship, as it is controlled by an experimental Energy source allowing the ship to travel at thousands of times the speed of causality, well that's what they hope.
• SOSCOM Head engineer Steve Thirlwell;
  Dr. T Is the headstrong leader of the engineering department in the oblivion. Good friends with Alexander to two often converse about options of increasing efficiency and increasing the jump range of the ship. Although there are 'disagreements' between some of the science staff and himself about the owner of some the equipment on board.

[Ryker Rohrer]

In the terms of something interesting about myself I would have to say I am a long time experienced Ghost Hunter whom owns a small three man group who does investigations where ever we can. On the same note I am well versed on Demonology (academical of course, no devil circles here ^^) and to date I have meant three rather nasty entities two of which I am positive were demonic in nature.







or Dilonian I comes from the Universe known as Setta Alpha V and extremely old area of space located in the Nebulian Galaxy, home of the two warring races, one known as the Dilonians who reside on their planet named Dilonia and the other known as the Killians who reside on their planet of Killona II. The Galaxy known as Nebulian is best known for being extremely contested space between the two super powers who inhabit it, all other races who once lived within this galaxy were long ago wiped out by the war between the Shape shifting race of Dilonia and the animal like reptilians of Killona both of which have been at war for nearly five thousand years. Both races are considered highly volatile towards each other and any other whom decide to get between them or their war, both species are warrior races with superior technological skills which have given them the ability to build war ships in which they wage their battles with. The two ships which are the most feared of these technological advances is the Dilonian I and the Killona which are A class sub R type battle cruisers with devastating weapons. It is unknown which began the war between these two warrior like races, and is contested that once upon a time they two races were once one in unity, but and proof on the contrary has long since been destroyed by years of war.



The Dilonia I is capable of holding up to a maximum crew of 7000, however this maximum is never meant as it does not take so many in which to run the ship. At most unless an invasion is being planned only three hundred will be on the ship at any time. This complement exists of The Captain, The Second in Command, Science Officer, Navigation's Officer, Security Teams, Engineers, Weapons Specialists, and communication Officers.

Dilonian I

Dilonian I is the main flag ship for Dilonia and its most advanced Battle Cruiser within the fleet. The ships dimensions are 1700 meters in length. Built with a special metal known to the Dilonian race its hull is extremely durable when under attack. The ship comes with one function, that function being battle. It comes equipped with a Class A energy shield which is capable of deflecting low to medium grade blasts with ease. The ship also comes with a cloaking ability which makes it virtually invisible to the naked eye, however this ability comes at the cost of lowered shields so it is only useful in situations where the enemy is unaware of your approach. The ship comes equipped with ion guns, plasma cannons, and its most devastating weapon, the Proto Plasma Torpedo. This ship also has adequate space speed maxing at 1000 kilos an hour and hyper space capabilities. Beyond its defensive capabilities the Dilonian I also comes with VR decks, a compliment of food atomizers, quarters for the various crew members, training areas for militants.

The Dilonian I depending on the way in which you view the ship can have a glorious history or it can have a rather bloody one, it all depends on the point of view in which the one describing it holds. Since its creation on Dilonia it has been Captained by the same Dilonian for almost three hundred years, a sentient known as Captain Bosa Ryke. Since her creation the Diloniann I has seen more action then any other battle cruiser within the entire fleet. She has survived thousands of battles with the Killians this due in no short way to the Captain and his exceptionally trained crew. Originally intended for a suicide mission the Dilonian I has survived its original purpose and rose through hell and war to become the flag ship for the entire Dilonian race. Upgraded with the high technological advancements through the years it is the most feared ship in the Setta Alpha V universe and is said to be unbeatable by any. It has ever been a knife in the side of the Killians who have tried for centuries to destroy her and her Captain.





Captain Bosa Ryke: The most decorated Captain in the Dilonian Fleet, he commands infinite respect among his people and is considered on of the best military minds of his species. Is the current and only commander of the Flag Ship Battle Crusier Dilonian I. Has seen much better in his long life and is smarter for it which has kept him and his crew alive through fire and hell.

Second in Command Serex Dyve: Second in command to Bosa Ryke for his entire career he is Bosa's most trusted advisor and technical analyst. Whatever happens on the Dilonian I is his business as much as Captain Rykes and he is respected among all other on the ship and commands in Rykes stead when he is absent from command.

Chief Science Officer Ellian Jern: One of the highest respected science officers in the fleet Ellian Jern is responsible for all lives within the Dilonian but being of the highest intelligence when it comes to her job. With the best technology in the fleet at her finger tips she is one of the pillars which keeps the Dilonian I alive in battle.

Chief Engineer Frager Dun: Chief Engineer of the Dilonian I, Frager is a top rate engineer and keeps the Dilonian I at top rate and peak efficiency. With a contingent of knowledge for all Dilonian technology he is a source of information on and off of battle. In short he could fix an engine with a piece of small metal if he had to.

Chief Navigator Jillan Trayx: Jillan is the best navigator in the fleet and has piloted the Dilonian I out much peril in her long and glorious career. With the ability to do advanced equations and maneuvers in her head for fun, if there is danger she can navigate her way out of it with efficiency.

[Master Crim]

L1Z1X Lost Crew

Something interesting about myself:
I am an great artist and writer trapped in an introverted, procrastinating personality.

Ship Name:
Forward Spear

Universe Background:
In a distant future reality where our system is a dual sol system and the human race discovered they were not the only beings to inhabit space. They found a number of other races some more advanced and some equally, it is also worth mentioning that there were some not as advanced, and had not yet achieved space travel. As time went on the races had some scuffles, but ultimately were able to form treaties in order to share technologies and resources for the benefit of each race. After close to 300 years of this system something dark came to the stage; a distant astrological body seemed to be making its way towards the collection of systems it was both a marvel as oddity to behold as an entire planet sized body came forth from the ever sprawling black of space positioning itself on the outer rim of the twin sol system. The planet was outside of communication rages for even the furthest outpost stations, but undeterred by what would otherwise be an ominous entity many of the races tried to send ambassadors to this satellite planet to visit and show good will, but none returned. After several years of no communications a message was broadcast from the new planet “We are the L1Z1X and we are the original colonists of your system. We have come to claim what is ours.”

It didn’t take long to decipher the meaning of the message as the L1Z1X began to violently attack all the outlying planets and stations leaving no survivors. Their forces seemed small, but very effective in their attacks. The different militaries sent a formidable force to the L1Z1X home world finding to be more of a mechanical planet as most of the geological features had been replaced with technological workings. Upon engaging with the Planetary Defense Systems they found that the L1Z1X were a much greater foe than previously thought, and that they were comprised of cyborgs and robots. Jumping years ahead we find the system in all-out war with the L1Z1X, and losing. In a secret meeting of leaders of races and military it was concluded that an experimental weapon be used on the L1Z1X home world, A Worm Hole Engine, to end this war once and for all. After much deliberation it was agreed on with a lot of reluctance.

Crew Size:
1300

Ship Description:

Forward Spear

The Forward Spear is a light Frigate class scout ship used for advanced recon, and has unique first strike capabilities. It is 750 meter long by 100 meters high and is equipped with the following:
Medium Triple Barrel Ion Cannons – 3 front facing, 2 rear facing.
Mass Accelerator Cannon – 1 front facing.
Light Ion Anti-aircraft Artillery – 12 on both Port and Starboard sides.
Chaser Charges – assortment of bombs/charges released through a rear tube for various purposes.

Unique Capabilities:
The Forward Spear has a system called Mass Distributed Guidance that when used with its cloaking system allows it to move virtually undetected. It using silent running pared with three large rotating weights along its haul to shift and alter its course without using main power. This is called Ghosting, and was used during war to sneak past enemy ships without notice. This system was never discovered by the other races.

History of the Ship:
Forward Spear was mainly a solo ship used to gather advanced intel and acting as a first strike where it would inflict the most damage. Before it disappeared its mission was to gather information of the WHE (Worm Hole Engine) before it reached the L1Z1X. If a weak spot was discovered it was to engage and attempt to destroy or greatly hinder the WHE, It was a one way mission. After intercepting the WHE Forward Spear began to analyze and follow it along its long trek through protected space using its unique Ghost ability. They found that it was designed to fire a special projectile that was timed to reach critical mass within range of the home world. At this point they had discovered the weak point they were to target, but waited for the next large rendezvous with a mix of fleets to hopefully inflict the maximum amount of damage. Once at the meet up, and while the ships were getting into position, Melchizedek gave the order to load and fife the Mass Accelerator for the load chamber of the WHE. The hit was a success, but this caused a singularity to open and began sucking in the ships around it including the Forward Spear.

Some Important People:

Melchizedek

Captain of the Black Fleet Melchizedek Godfrey.

Second in Command/Weapons Command Zalderaz Jorthan.

Shadow Squad leader (elite task force) Driztally Fithworth.

Head of Science/Tech Division Rach'Goral Synclist.

Lead Medical Officer Histran Kazitrol By all other races he is known as "The Butcher."

[NanoFreakV2]

USS Helios

Something interesting about myself: I am a Stargate fan which will soon become obvious as my ship will be based on that series. Aside from that I’m an avid video gamer which is what I do when I’m not RPing or prepping for my next few university years.

Oh yeah, and RWBY is love, RWBY is life.

Ship Name:
USS Helios

Universe Background:
In the year 1928 a circular object was unearthed near Giza, Egypt. This object, dubbed the stargate, was in fact an alien device capable of generating artificial wormholes to other stargates seeded throughout the galaxy by an ancient race. In the year 1997 the Stargate program was activated. Its goal was exploration, establishment of diplomatic relations with alien lifeforms, if they were found, and recovery of alien technology required to defend earth in case of an alien attack.

In the following 20 years the Stargate program forged alliances, made enemies, and acquired technologies which allowed the construction of space ships capable of hyperspace travel. The Asgard were the main providers of the technology needed to build space ships.

The Asgard were unfortunately dying. They did not reproduce by normal means anymore, instead they created clones of themselves and then transferred their consciousness in the new clones. After countless generations of cloning, the Asgard were faced with a disease that caused genetic degradation. Rather than merely dying off and allowing their technology to fall into enemy hands, they gifted their legacy to their human allies and subsequently committed a mass suicide by destroying their own planet while still inhabiting it.

Crew Complement:
Skeleton crew made up of around 30 individuals, which includes engineers, scientists and several marine teams.

Ship Description:

USS Helios

The BC-305 named USS Helios is the second ship of its class, the BC-304 being its predecessor. For the most part it operates as a Carrier despite possessing enough firepower on its own to also be classified as a battlecruiser. The main armament of The Helios consists of 8 F-302 fighter squadrons each made up of 4 fighters stored in 4 separate hangar bays. The hangar bays are also capable of maintaining, repairing and even producing more F-302s, provided enough resources are available.

In addition to that it carries a wide array of Railguns which mainly serve as a point defense system and 32 missile pods armed with Naquadah enhanced nuclear missiles.
Beside the point defense system, it is equipped with a number of asgard shield generators.

The Helios was designed to operate on its own for extended periods of time without needing to resupply. Thanks to its on-board AI, it is capable of operating with as few as 3 crew-members if needed, drastically reducing the required supplies.

Noteworthy locations on the ship include the bridge, engineering area, briefing room, large storage bays, mess hall, crew quarters, infirmary, armory, Asgard knowledge room and Asgard Computer core.

The knowledge room, which serves as the legacy of the Asgard, was originally installed a BC-304 called The Odyssey, but was later moved on-board the Helios.

Unique Capabilities:
Though already equipped with considerable firepower, the main weapons of The Helios are 6 Plasma beam cannons designed to take out capital ships much larger than the Helios itself.

History of the Ship:
The Helios had been on a guerrilla mission in the Pegasus galaxy, the goal of it being to combat the Wraith, a race of vampiric hive-based race, near the Pegasus outpost, Atlantis.
After sustaining considerable damage in an engagement with 10 hive ships, the Helios was scheduled to return to the Milky Way via the Supergate linking the two galaxies. As the Helios passed through the event horizon of the wormhole two hive ships attacked the gate itself and the wormhole connection was severed mid transit.

Some Important People:
Colonel Darius Mills:
Colonel Mills is the captain of the ship. He has a tactical mind and can quickly come up with a solution to any situation. He usually acts cold and calculated but has deep care for his crew.

Major Irene Luna:
The ship navigator, Irene is more high-strung than most of the crew. Even the captain has issues keeping her in check. Her attitude would have likely had her discharged from the Airforce if it weren’t for her amazing piloting skills and daring maneuvering in combat.

Major Thomas Fields:
All-around fun to be around, when on his post as the ships weapons officer, he puts all the fun stuff aside, his entire focus on the task at hand and never questions orders.

Dominic Foley:
Chief Engineer of the Helios, Dominic is quite the pessimist. He abides by Murphey’s law which makes him a valuable asset as he prepares for nearly any issue that can come up. If something can go wrong, it will go wrong and if something will go wrong Foley will fix it.

Dr. Eleanor Rose:
Dr. Rose is the science officer of the Helios. Most of the time she seems simply aloof and she wouldn’t pass a scientist at first glance. The crew, however, knows what she’s capable of and trust he implicitly.