Mauda
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OOC INFO
Intent: To sub the Epifan Shipyards on the surface of Skism
Image Source: Pinterest
Canon: No
Primary Source: None
SETTING INFO
Shipyard name: Epifan Shipyards
Classification: Planetary Shipyard
Location: Skism / E. City
Affiliation: The Emergence Empire / The Cassum Cabal
Population: Heavily Staffed
Accessibility: Public Access Restricted
Description:
- Epifan exists mostly underground. On the surface it is a collection of Holes. These structured pits contain smaller starships such as Fighter/Bomber craft and Civilian Ships. Epifan works in Levels and so those placed in these pits are normally undergoing the final touches. Once complete, these pits launch the finished craft into the air where it then travels to where it needs to go.
Production:
- Civilian Craft (Small to Medium)
- Military Craft - Fighters, Bombers, Interceptors, Transports. (Small Scale)
- Engines
- Components
Specialty: Mauda-Templar Drive Type Plasma Engines
Output: High
Market: Military
Points of Interest
Level 1: The lowest level of Epifan. Here is where raw material is refined and the essentials of Spacecraft are constructed. This level is normally responsible for Plasma Engine Plumbing and Chassis Construction. This level contains the most Pollutants and is commonly regarded as the most unpleasant work station.
Level 2: Chassis and the core works of Engines are moved up to this level for Superstructure Design. Here, Engines are clad in plating and Chassis are given more Body-work, namely Armour and Hull Construction.
Level 3: The majority favourite level. Here is where Stress Testing occurs and Engine Nozzles are constructed. The Frasium underside of Military Spacecraft is blasted with High-Energy Stress, Armour is pelted with Bolts, Slugthrowers and, as pertaining to Worker Entertainment, anything anybody can pick up. What passes the rigorous testing is then copied, redesigned to Full Integrity and added to the Hull.
Level 4: Construction of Components occurs here. Empty Hulls and near-complete Engines are passed up and placed in waiting while Micro-Cameras, Weapons, Wiring and Retractable Cockpit Shields are built, tested and added to the overall structure. Engines are fitted with Electromagnetic Accelerators and the Magnets necessary to keep the Gamma-Ray Plasma Flow from interacting with the Engine Throat through which it passes.
Engine Testing: Commonly known as "4.5" to the Workers, located closer to the surface, Engine Testing is, as the name implies, dedicated to the testing of newly-constructed Engines. This level is of particular Security Interest as it contains numerous Antimatter Reactors that are designed specifically to feed Engines placed on Test Stands. Sabotaging this level may result in catastrophic release of Energy.
Level 5: Or the Surface-Level (though still deep underground). Here, complete Spacecraft are placed onto their Skyward Rails (See Image). While here, final touches such as Decals, Interior Design and Operations Testing (Flaps, Electronics, Power up, Power Down etc) occur. Once complete, the 'Railed' Spacecraft is given a once over, then thrown skyward where it subsequently ignites its engines and leaves the Atmosphere to join the Fleet, or station itself at the Exapo Shipyard if awaiting Fleet Orders.
Security
Medium
- Idenity Cards are used to permit access into any of the 5 Levels, also On-Site
- Engine Testing, or Level 4.5, requires specialist Identity Cards. This level also has a much higher security presence of Security-Type P1 Battle Droids due to the High-Risk energy densities present
- Constant Security-Type P1 Droid Presence at every level
The S'kiss species have always been very Isolationist. As such, their Off-World endeavours were very limited. Epifan was the only Skist Shipyard in operation and was much smaller than it is now. Investment in the Space Industry was very limited and so Epifan produced only small-space, Hyper-Incapable Craft for limited exploration of the Solar System.
Post-Emergence, Epifan has become a major Planetary Shipyard, expanded significantly with a large amount of the Planetary Budget being dedicated to the construction of advanced Military and Civilian Ships.
