Basic Personality Traits:
The Reliance is the Black Squadron Mobile Research Vessel, and is directly connected to the Orders databanks, including everything on latest Nomadic research, and information. This ship is capable of infiltrating enemy space, retrieving data, and making it back home safely. Although the Order does not have a Cruiser/Destroyer of its own, the Zoner Destroyer ended up to be the perfect ship to house the necessary modifications for research and combat needs.
Ship Class:
Zoner "Fearless" Destroyer
Other: (Equipment/Modifications)
The Reliance is a special-ordered Zoner Destroyer unlike any other. Upon request by Rear Admiral Sius Malacos, the following modifications are to be made:
-Any and all spare storage, including weapon facilities, leisure rooms, spare mess halls and halls connecting rooms, be taken away and connected to one another for more Laboratories.
-Some crew quarters be removed, since this ship will not need armed soldiers, and these be replaced with more Laboratory space.
-All Laboratory storage rooms are to be sealed tight, with liquid-proof surfacing and any equipment to keep specimen alive.
-Any Laboratory space is to be sealed tight, and before entering, have purifying devices to avoid foreign bacteria and any sort of substance from entering the Labs.
-Include any and all required and available Lab equipment, devices, and stations to conduct research.
-The hull of the ship be reinforced with extra armor, this will sacrifice interior-room, for hull-breaches of any size must not be aloud to occur.
-Main entrance to ship is expanded to accommodate any research.
-Latest equipment must be included, including Thrusters, Shields, Armor Upgrades, Scanner, etc. These will be brought to shipyard at owners expense.
-More requests may be made in time. Modifications on ship may have to occur even after production is completed.
-Equipped with the latest technologies available in stealth, and camouflage to disguise the ship in space while only being used for research, while the ship is not completely active. This will save energy, since the ship will not be on full power, and only what is needed to cover any readings given off from research is necessary.
Background Information:
Sius took a nice, deep breath as he stared out the window of his new office. It was quite the change from the old room he shared with the other, nor lower-ranking members. He had a nice window to the cold, but yet appealing to him. The window room wasnt too big, but the window covered most of the south side wall. There was a small desk in front of the window facing the door on the opposite side. The leather-chair was spin able, and Sius could spin to look out the large window whenever he wanted. Of course, the table was covered with papers and work for him to do. This new position came at its costs. Yes, commanding and being a leader had its ups, but it also has its downs. The walls were still in their native white, but decorations were optional. Sius sat down on his nice chair, turned on his computer and looked down the list of messages.
There was a fleet-wide message from Fisher, basically, a battle-report. Sius scrolled down the message, something about not being able to get a picture of the rack of his wife. He also said that he was having troubles keeping Nomad specimen in his room. Sius sighed, and closed the message. He swiveled his chair and looked out the window. He thought about what possibilities could await him now. He was fourth in command. He brought up the short description of the rank.
Rear Admiral: 4th in command of Black Squadron. Control the fighter squadron wing. Has full power of lower ranking pilots. Has permission to use Battleships.
Battleships! Sius has already his out-fitted Nephthys very heavy fighter, and he was authorized to go to the top. He took a minute and thought about it. Battleships. They were big, and expensive. Sius didnt have too much money, and definitely not enough to afford a battleship. And then it clicked. Why does it need to be a battleship? There were other classes out there. Cruiser, Destroyer, Gunboats, etc. Sius wanted a nice somewhat of a flagship to show his high status, but not a battleship. They were simply unappealing. He remembered when he first saw an Order battleship; he said battleships arent my type. Ok, so something big, and not a battleship. How bout whatever is next biggest? The Order didnt have anything else but allies did. The Corsairs had a Praefact cruiser, and the Zoners had a destroyer. He decided to take a break and go research these before making any decisions. It was getting late based on Toledo day time. Sius finished as much work as he could and headed to his quarters for some sleep.
He woke up earlier than usual; to avoid any discussions he might have with other members. He headed to the hangar, and hopped into his Nephthys. With the codes to the hangar doors, he had the power to enter and exit at will. To make sure no one would worry, he left a message on his answering machine, simply saying Went out for a while, need to do some research. In space, Sius engaged the cruise engines and made his way to Omicron Gamma.
After a few jump holes and some more rest, Sius finally reached Gamma. He greeted the Corsairs and made for Tripoli. He landed and went to the ship dealer. They had some impressive ships there. The Corsairs took the Osiris class ship, and turned it into a more heavily modified Corsair battleship. It was quite the ship. They also had what Sius came looking for. The Cruiser. It seemed like something from a movie. It had something of a beak, and the skin was very organic. It didnt appeal too much to him. He thought about a possibility of setting up a research laboratory onboard the ship. A mobile lab is what the Order seemed to need. The ship didnt have the outline of a worthy laboratory, and at the same time, a machine of war. Sius took some notes from the ship dealer, thanked him, and headed off to view the Zoner Destroyer.
Sius wasnt a big fan of radiation, so he went as fast as he could to the Freeport. He landed and took a look at the ships they had to offer. Siuss eyes went immediately to that curvy-shaped middle-sized ship. He stared at it, and before long, an assistant came to him asking what he needed. When Sius asked about the Zoner Destroyer, then assistant laughed, and said mate, you just looked at it while you drooled, Haha. Sius grew a smile, and laughed. He turned and looked at it again. Sius reviewed the stats and took to the bar to review all the information he had. The Zoner Destroyer had the better shape for a laboratory, and its over-all design was more attractive.
He had made his choice; a Zoner Destroyer would server as the Black Squadron Rear Admiral Flagship. The ovular shape of it allow for a research facility to be installed, and still have capable defenses for offensive events. He filled out a report that he would present to the other Admirals, asking for permission to special order a research ship that would be under his command. It would essentially server as his flagship and as a command center for him.
And so, Sius returned. He got back to Toledo as everyone was running their daily routine. He dropped off a copy of the request to the Admirals and began his daily work as well.
Naming the Reliance
**Captains logs**
Good news gents! I have a name for her! I was sitting on Freeport 9 were I would order the construction of my ship, thinking. I got to think of my years before I joined the Order, of my times as a child and back in the Rheinland military. And then I began to realize, none of this would have ever happened if it weren't for the Nomads. We wouldn't have lost millions of lives, and this whole organization wouldn't have to exist in hiding protecting human beings. I never really thought about how much people rely on us. I mean, if it weren't for the Order, the Nomads could be running free around Sirius wiping out the Humans as a race! And that's were the name came from. People rely on us, whether they know it or not, we are the first line of defense between Humans and Nomads, the middle-men. It's up to us to find out what we can about the Nomads and stop them from getting to close to our race! I proudly christen my flagship, the Black Squadron Reliance!
Now that I have the name, I will come up with an inventory of modifications necessary to make this a suitable combat and research vessel. Get rid of troop quarters and make more space open for laboratories, and so on and so on. I feel good now; we are really beginning to work great wonders here!
Not before long, you will see the Bs|Reliance in space!
**Logs closed**