06-13-2022, 12:51 AM
CLASS: Dunlin
GRAVITY: Complete
DOCKING: Limited
AMENITIES: Yes
CREW: 50
TRANSPONDER: RV-Wayfarer, Freelancer (Researcher ID)
The Wayfarer (previously L-44-VVA) was initially purchased in 828 A.S by a young researcher called Vincent Abrams in order to serve as a means of transportation for materials and goods required to supply his very home. It also served as a mobile research vessel but never got to see action outside of moving supplies roughly once or twice a month
After an unfortunate turn of events in which the researcher was presumably killed, both the Station and the vessel itself were left to rust in the Hudson system with their doors sealed. In time the droids aboard the Station had slowly withered away from lack of power or the base falling apart. It was only in 829 A.S when the Recall Protocol was activated by an unknown source, moment in which all remaining droids had powered The Wayfarer's engines once more to reach the signal and complete their task. Packed with almost every useful trinket and data Vincent had found regarding "The Triage" or "The Prophet Anomaly, the Dunlin had become a flying vault adequately modified for deep exploration and research.
Months after the initial Recall Protocol, the RV-Wayfarer has become nothing short of a flying hazard. It's new (old) captain, Caliban, has sacrificed most of the ship's crew quarters in exchange for space to store dangerous materials including, but not limited to several Nomad Power Cells, highly reactive samples from the Dyson Sphere, Nomad Remains as well as preserved remains of a large Sentinel warform. Despite all of these, The Wayfarer has remained one of the only places a certain mercenary can call home.
After an unfortunate turn of events in which the researcher was presumably killed, both the Station and the vessel itself were left to rust in the Hudson system with their doors sealed. In time the droids aboard the Station had slowly withered away from lack of power or the base falling apart. It was only in 829 A.S when the Recall Protocol was activated by an unknown source, moment in which all remaining droids had powered The Wayfarer's engines once more to reach the signal and complete their task. Packed with almost every useful trinket and data Vincent had found regarding "The Triage" or "The Prophet Anomaly, the Dunlin had become a flying vault adequately modified for deep exploration and research.
Months after the initial Recall Protocol, the RV-Wayfarer has become nothing short of a flying hazard. It's new (old) captain, Caliban, has sacrificed most of the ship's crew quarters in exchange for space to store dangerous materials including, but not limited to several Nomad Power Cells, highly reactive samples from the Dyson Sphere, Nomad Remains as well as preserved remains of a large Sentinel warform. Despite all of these, The Wayfarer has remained one of the only places a certain mercenary can call home.
ROSTER: 50 Droids
-Research Droids: R-1 to R-5
"Units designed specifically for the purpose of safely studying alien remains, tissues and potentially dangerous artefacts."
-Security Droids: S-1 to S-15
"Lightly armed machines designed to carry out security onboard. They also individually man the Dunlin's turrets when necessary."
-Tech Droids: T-1 to T-5
"Designed for maintenance and repairs, the engineer droids are invaluable to keeping the vessel in mint condition. They can go where no human would normally be able to."
-Misc. Droids: J-1 to J-5
"Usually seen cleaning the ship, these machines also carry out secondary tasks such as managing supplies."
-Elite Droids: ED-1 "Isaz" Commando Frame; ED-5 "Uruz" Heavy Loader Frame; ED-8 "Perth" Stealth Frame; ED-12 "Ullr" Soldier Frame; ED-22 "Seidr" Research Droid
"Unlike the rest of their brethren, the so called 'Elite Droids' are diverse in both equipment and their very own personality. Each of these units have their own specific background from the moment they were found and up to the present day where they relentlessly carry out the lone merc's orders.
-Medical Droids: M-1 to M-5
"As their name implies. These machines specialise in saving both organic and inorganic lives. Human or machine."
-Research Droids: R-1 to R-5
"Units designed specifically for the purpose of safely studying alien remains, tissues and potentially dangerous artefacts."
-Security Droids: S-1 to S-15
"Lightly armed machines designed to carry out security onboard. They also individually man the Dunlin's turrets when necessary."
-Tech Droids: T-1 to T-5
"Designed for maintenance and repairs, the engineer droids are invaluable to keeping the vessel in mint condition. They can go where no human would normally be able to."
-Misc. Droids: J-1 to J-5
"Usually seen cleaning the ship, these machines also carry out secondary tasks such as managing supplies."
-Elite Droids: ED-1 "Isaz" Commando Frame; ED-5 "Uruz" Heavy Loader Frame; ED-8 "Perth" Stealth Frame; ED-12 "Ullr" Soldier Frame; ED-22 "Seidr" Research Droid
"Unlike the rest of their brethren, the so called 'Elite Droids' are diverse in both equipment and their very own personality. Each of these units have their own specific background from the moment they were found and up to the present day where they relentlessly carry out the lone merc's orders.
-Medical Droids: M-1 to M-5
"As their name implies. These machines specialise in saving both organic and inorganic lives. Human or machine."
»MODEL: 90-ARKM-N9V3 "Memento" Rheinland Very Heavy Fighter
»POWERPLANT: ARKM-PW3V.1(v3)
»SCANNER ARRAY: Minified Spyglass Scanner
»ELECTRONICS: APM Electronics
»ENGINE: OMG-BLU-210 Engine Array
»SHIELDING: Adapted AI Shields (Experimental)
»THRUSTER: Adapted AI Thrusters (Experimental)
»SHIP NAME: Caliban
»TRANSPONDER: None
A salvaged 90-ARKM-N9 "Valkyrie" Rheinland Very Heavy Fighter from Bering whose chassis was put back into a more manageable state by Bristol Constructions and Manufacturing, now belonging to the lone mercenary known as "Caliban". The hull has later been modified by its new Pilot to commemorate another Valkyrie's death. Vincent's. A scientist who had always yearned for one, yet the very day he had his wish granted was the day his own life had come to an end - possibly granting another's wish. It was the last reminder to the person Caliban used to be, forever gone and now replaced by a new ship bearing small mementos on the hull, taking back to the days when he used to love. To feel. To explore beyond what anyone could have imagined. A futile attempt to remain unchanged in a constantly changing world.
The new Valkyrie still holds the hull plate indicating its manufacturing date: 822 A.S. It also holds additional plates with different etchings into them covered by burn marks all welded on top of the original. The ship's internals are nothing to what a standard issue variant would have. The usual military-grade electronics were originally missing as were the sensors, scanner and weapons. Those are replaced by compatible aftermarket components which are cheaper to maintain, but also offering a weaker performance overall. The only high-quality internal part of the ship is the powerplant refurbished and put back into function by ALG in an under-the-table deal between them and Caliban.
As of late 829 A.S through 830 A.S the ship has seen multiple improvements across the board. The powerplant has been optimized by the user to match the performance of a newly built variant, with small improvisations to energy management. The Scanner Array and Engines have also been replaced with highly advanced variants, vastly improving the ship's performance during assignments in the more harsh areas of Sirius.
The Memento's other internals have also seen vast improvements following a successful deal with The Core. Most components have been replaced with compatible, newer versions of themselves, thus bringing the Memento much closer to what a newborn Valkyrie would behave, perhaps even better in some aspects. However that remains to be seen in the long run.