Aquilae

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The Aquilae orbits a beautiful planet called Namine, whose two suns' burning fury cast a bright glimmer off of its metallic hull in such a way that it could pierce the retina of one's eye just from glancing at it.

Vespid Heterodonyx, making it sound rather painful to look at the Aquilae.


The Aquilae is the capital ship of the Ashderian Regime. The vessel and its support flotilla, now belonging to the First Fleet, was once notably a long-range hostile-environments exploration vessel tasked with locating the long-lost and much sought-after ancient ancestors of the Vokyran Ascendancy who escaped the Currai Imperium through Cybil's River.

Basic Information

The Aquilae is a nearly two-century old engineering marvel retrofitted into an peerlessly-powerful military asset. Classified as a super carrier, it bristles with multiple types of weaponry, from fighter defense all the way to heavy beam weapons, accompanied by two large hangars. The vessel's class pioneered design philosophies and engineering techniques utilized in almost all modern Regime vessels. The Aquilae's space-frame has suffered a fair amount of damage since the genocide on Voyakarai, and the countless instances of repairing are beginning to show. Some systems cannot be repaired to full capacity without a drydock as of current. Nevertheless, she still inspires a sense of awe as far as capital ships are concerned.

Technical Information

  • The Aquilae measures just over five thousand meters (16,404.19948 feet; 3.106 miles) long. 
  • The Aquilae possesses two hangars: one for fighters, shuttles and smaller transports like cargo ships, and another for larger vessels such as smaller cruisers.
  • Originally entered into the Vokyran Ascendancy's fleet registry as an exploration vessel, the Aquilae was dubbed a "super carrier" by personnel of the Regime's military. Thanks to its current role, the updated registration reads "super carrier" to reflect this.

History

Construction and Original Mission

Originally constructed in 798 PRE as an endurance-based, long-range, hostile environments exploration vessel, the Aquilae was to be one of 12 vessels of its class to search both the Milky Way Galaxy and Andromeda Galaxy for remnants, or descendants of the ancient Ashderians who traveled through Cybil's River to escape the Currai Imperium. The Aquilae and its support flotilla were directed to explore the Andromeda. The vessel would spend roughly 97 years scouring and exploring the Andromeda Galaxy with very little success in finding any clue as to where these descendants were, or what happened to them.

The Recall

The Aquilae's mission was originally supposed to last multiple hundreds of years if need be, but was cut short in 895 PRE when the Tyriit culled the Vokyran Ascendancy. An emergency recall was issued to all of the exploration vessels, and those that were not destroyed, and that were able, were to return to Voyakarai to assist the struggle. In haste, the crew initiated the long-jump back to Voyakarai, refitting the vessel for battle on the way. By the time the Aquilae completed its journey back to the homeworld, the fight was nearing its end. The vessel and its flotilla made a herculean effort to help the remaining survivors escape the slaughter on Voyakarai and find sanctuary elsewhere. At the end of the conflict, the Aquilae and its flotilla was the only one of the twelve exploration vessels to survive.

Alone in the Dark

After playing a prominent role in helping the remnants of the Vokyran Ascendancy (what is now known as the Ashderian Regime) establish High K'Kero, their new "central hub" in a hidden star system, the Aquilae and its flotilla severed ties with the Regime thanks to political and philosophical disagreements. They would wander the stars until 950 PRE, when the Corruption's rampage across the Milky Way was reaching a fever pitch. At this point, a young and plucky Commander Nikan would convince the Aquilae's captain, Antarress, to join the Regime's First Fleet in a massive fight to protect Ascendancy assets and the Ashderian species itself from the Corruption.

A New Fight

Fighting the Corruption, the Aquilae would serve as a strategic asset that remained in hiding until being deployed on "scramble missions" of varying importance, or when otherwise called upon for missions against the Corruption. This would last until the Ashderian Regime directly allied itself with the Armada of Namine's Fire. The vessel would serve with distinction for many years, fighting on the frontlines against the Corruption with the Regime's newfound allies. To this day, the Aquilae stands as a beacon of Ashderian ingenuity within the Syndicate.

Naming and Registration

The Aquilae's name is derived from the name the original builders gave the solar system commonly known as "Beta Aquilae". This is why, when translated into English, it is called the Aquilae.

Trivia

  • The Aquilae's larger cannons (not to be confused with its beam cannons) have emitter diameters of one hundred meters.