[b]Name of Ship:[/b] Immaculate Aegis
[b]Home Universe/Name of Franchise: [/b] Halo ([url]https://www.halopedia.org/Main_Page[/url])
[b]Ship Class:[/b] [url=https://www.halopedia.org/CAS-class_assault_carrier]CAS-class Assault Carrier[/url]
[b]Role:[/b] Ship-to-ship combat, Fighter/interceptor deployment, Atmospheric fire support, Command and control
[b]Physical Description/Image:[/b] [hider=CAS][img]https://www.halopedia.org/images/thumb/a/aa/Assault_Carrier_2.jpg/800px-Assault_Carrier_2.jpg[/img][/hider]
[b]Physical Size (roughly):[/b] Length: 5,347m, Width: 2,118m, Height: 700m, Mass: 2.7 billion tonnes. 
[b]Armament/Complement (roughly): [/b] 
Armament:     1× Infernus-pattern superheavy excavation beam, 2× Urpeon-pattern superheavy plasma lances, 8× Luxor-pattern heavy plasma beam emitters, 24× Mictix-pattern heavy plasma torpedo silos, 700× Ferriel-pattern pulse lasers, Multiple Plasma cannons.

Complement: The [i]Immaculate Aegis[/i] possesses a full complement of strikecraft and transports (Banshee Fighter strikecraft, Seraphs, Phantoms, Tick boarding craft). However, it has a quarter of its usual crew (under 10,000), and a quarter of its usual ground attack vehicles (Wraiths, Ghosts, Shadows, Revenants, Banshee flyers, one Scarab). 

[b]Crew[/b]:
The crew of the vessel are primarily Sangheili and Unggoy, with some Kig-Yar and Lekgolo. Additionally, as one of the heavy defense vessels of Sangheili space, the ship possesses three Huragok. While it is only a fraction of the number of engineers such a vessel would have possessed during the height of the Covenant, the rarity and value of Huragok among the Swords of Sanghelios limit the number that can be assigned to any individual ship.

[b]Notable Crew:[/b]
Shipmaster Falul 'Taham- Falul is a long-serving veteran, first in the Covenant military, and now for the Swords of Sanghelios. Though a mere Seraph pilot early in his service during the Human-Covenant war, he showed himself to be gifted in his understanding of space combat, even going as far as to disobey orders when he saw flaws in the tactics of his superiors. While an insubordinate attitude may have stifled his advancement, his success still earned his command of squadrons and smaller vessels. 

It was not until the Great Schism that Falul earned his command of the [i]Immaculate Aegis[/i]...by force. He was a part of the assault team that captured the vessel, and among the chaos of the fighting with no certain command structure, Falul took charge of the vessel and proved his worth as shipmaster in the battle to follow. Although his ship was unable to join in the Battle of the Ark, his performance during the preceding battle elevated his rank and allowed him to retain command of his ship. He and his vessel have since served in multiple battles in defense of the Swords of Sanghelios. 

Field Commander Vael 'Virisus- In contrast to his shipmaster, Vael was not a gifted warrior in his youth, nor did he have any particular skill nor ability that made him stand out. He entered the Covenant  military in just the same way as most other Sangheili as an average warrior. He has earned his rank not through some exceptional latent ability, but rather, earned his skill through pure training and raw experience. Although his early accomplishments in the Human-Covenant war are now stained in his mind by the lies of the Prophets, he fought in battle after battle, taking more lives by his own hand than he can count. He fought against the Flood on the second of the holy rings, then against the Jiralhanae during the Great Schism. 

Vael did participate in the battle against the parasite on Earth, then against the Covenant on the Ark. Throughout his long and bloody career, Vael earned a respect for his Human opponents, who showed resilience and ingenuity despite a severe technological disadvantage. Although, he did not admit that respect to himself or others until after the betrayal of the Prophets. 

Eri 'Moram - Eri is the vessel's Special Operations Officer, and is one of the more recent officers to be assigned to the [i]Immaculate Aegis[/i]. After the Arbiter lifted the restriction on female Sangheili serving in the military, she joined immediately, having longed since she was a child to join the ranks of the heroes her elders so revered. She is young, compared to many of the other officers on the ship, but dedicated, capable, and wholly devoted to improving herself. She has risen through the ranks by serving in battles against the remains of the Covenant and other threats, but often finds herself dissatisfied that she was denied the chance to prove herself against the Flood, or the deceiver Truth. 

Narak 'Chorna - As an artisan-engineer, Narak is the closest thing to a technology expert that exists among the Sangheili. He is experienced in the operation of assembly forges, though in recent years, has been assigned to coordinate with their Human allies on special projects to gain a better understanding of Covenant technology. He is not a member of the [i]Immaculate Aegis'[/i] crew, but rather is simply on board the ship for transport back to Sanghelios from Earth, after having been taken to the edges of Sangheili space by a Human vessel. 

[b]History of the Ship:[/b] The [i]Immaculate Aegis[/i] itself began its service as simply a ship within the High Charity defense fleet and did not see any major combat until the Great Schism itself. Amidst the fighting, the ship was captured by Sangheili forces, and commandeered by Shipmaster Falul 'Taham.

It took time, and a great deal of fighting against Jiralhanae forces, but the [i]Immaculate Aegis[/i] survived to join the Fleet of Retribution, commanded by Rtas 'Vadum. Unfortunately, the vessel never made it to Earth in the pursuit of the Flood, as its slipspace borer was too damaged in the previous battle to be repaired in time. So, it was unable to join in the Battle of the Ark. However, in the years since, it has served in multiple battles and skirmishes against the remains of the Covenant, Jiralhanae factions, and pirates. At present, it serves a largely defensive role patrolling Sangheili space and protecting Sangheilios and its colonies. 

[b]Faction Owner:[/b] Swords of Sanghelios