Ashin Varanin
Professional Enabler
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To renew one of my favorite canon vessels and to finally take advantage of AEI's board-unique ability to build Limited Production ships with alchemy.
- Image Source: Derriphan-class battleship
- Canon Link: Derriphan-class battleship
- Restricted Missions: T6 Alchemy specialization
- Primary Source: Derriphan-class battleship, Seeds of Rage
- Manufacturer: Ancient Sith Empire (original design), Akure Executive Interstellar (redesign and components), Iron Crown Enterprises (components and assembly)
- Model: Derriphan-class Battleship
- Affiliation: AEI, closed market (ask first)
- Production: Limited
- Material: Partially-alchemized durasteel hull
- Classification: Elite Escort Frigate
- Length: 215m
- Width: 50m
- Height: 80m
- Armament: Low
6 x rapid-fire fastmount light turbolaser turrets - 3 x capital proton rocket launchers (bow)
[*]Defenses: High
- Alchemically treated hull (Very High)
- Military-grade deflector shields (Low)
[*]Hangar: Average
- 0.5 starfighter squadrons
- Hangar space for assorted shuttles and personal transports
[*]Maneuverability Rating: Average
[*]Speed Rating: Moderate
[*]Hyperdrive Class: 1.5, backup class 12
STANDARD FEATURES
- Standard navigational systems
- Standard targeting systems
- Standard landing systems
- Standard sensor systems
- Standard life-support systems
- Standard hyperdrive
- Standard sublight engines
- Standard deflector shields
ADVANCED SYSTEMS
- Advanced communications systems, compatible with a wide variety of aftermarket encryption technologies
- Alchemical armor and structural elements
- Advanced inertial dampeners for rapid maneuvers and collision resistance
STRENGTHS
- Very durable hull and internal bulkheads, especially for a ship of its size.
- Excellent communications suite.
- Crew and passengers can easily sustain a combat-focused anger throughout long engagements due to modified Seed of Rage effect.
- Forward-fixed main armament; only six light guns can fire at anything that isn't directly in front.
- No dedicated anti-warhead defenses.
- Underwhelming shields.
- Crew requires SIGNIFICANT shore leave after every major battle. Preferably somewhere like Vorzyd V, Spira, Zeltros, or the Wheel.
Sixty centuries ago, the Derriphan-class battleship was the height of military technology. Fleets of these vessels threatened or conquered a significant fraction of the galaxy. Akure Executive Interstellar, known for ambitious alchemy, has resurrected the legendary design and revitalized it.
The resulting ship hews as close as reasonable to the ancient Sith flagships. Six rapid-fire main guns, three forward heavy warhead launchers, half a squadron of starfighters, a crew of only two dozen, a passenger capacity of nearly a thousand, a reliance on a tough hull rather than shields -- all of these elements remained virtually identical.
To all that, AEI and the Iron Crown shipyards added some significant refinements. The new Derriphan can conveniently house personal transports and shuttles. The armor and major bulkheads have been treated with a lower-grade version of the same alchemies that make Sith swords so durable. The six obsolete autoblasters are now fast-tracking, rapid-fire light turbolaser turrets with a wide range of motion. The ancient missile launchers are now capital-grade proton rocket tubes. The class-four hyperdrive is now a modern class-one-point-five. Most ambitious of all, Akure's professional alchemist teams infused each ship with a mild derivative of the Seed of Rage effect. Though it won't inspire insanity, the alchemical enchantment helps crew and passengers to enter a focused, combat-ready fury -- and stay that way throughout long and draining battles. (After the battle is another matter entirely. The owner and crew will need serious rest and relaxation.)
Due to their hangar and passenger space, Derriphans are a common choice for high-level AEI functionaries. Externally, AEI markets them as unmatched nostalgia pieces, elite personal transports, and collectible light frigates small enough to fit within a Star Destroyer's hangar bay. You can imagine who the most frequent customers might be.
