Gilamar Skirata
The most important step is always the next one
"That's because you've been spending too much time with aruetiise."
-Conversation between two Mandalorian Exiles
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To further flesh out the Flagship of the Skirata Life Fleet, Echoylir, which will be the main life hub of the Mandalorian diaspora who have joined the Outer Rim Coalition.
- Image Credit: Images In the Order they Appear"Night Market" by Johnathan Snek
- Gif 1: From Halo, edited by me
- Gif 2: From Star Wars: Rogue One, edited by me
[*]Canon: No
[*]Links:
- The Ketyadyr {The Infinity}
- The Ironclad Guild
SETTING INFORMATION
- Starship Name: The Ketyadyr; The Infinity
- Starship Model: Custom Alor-Class Dreadnought
- Classification: Mandalorian Lifeship
- Homeport: None
- Travel Route:
Kuar - Secret Home of the Mandalorian Exiles - Cluster M-34B
- Utapau
- Coruscant
- Various Space Stations and Colonies in the Outer RIm Coalition
[*]Affiliation:
- Outer Rim Coalition - Sponsored; Refugee Status
- Mandalorian Exiles and other Non-Mandalorian Empire Mandos
- House Skirata
- The Ironclad Guild
[*]Crew Complement: Manned to Capactiy
[*]Notable Crewmembers:
[*]Accessibility: While the ship is not hidden, it is escorted by a battle ready fleet of ragtag Mandalorians with the occasional ORC support. It is treated with the same level of security you would expect from any civilian space station and is relatively easy to come and go, though for non Mandalorians there is often a small toll to enter in order to keep credits flowing throughout the fleet.
[*]Description: The Ketyadyr is the flagship of the Mandalorian Exile flotilla. Originally designed for war the Ketyadyr has become home to numerous Mandalorians who sought to escape the tyranny of Ra Viszla
INTERNAL DEFENSES
The Ketyadyr's greatest internal defense is its population. A colony's worth of Mandalorians able and ready to defend their home from any that would be stupid enough to try and board the ship. On the military decks automated blaster cannons are installed in ceilings. Certain areas of the floor also deploy into makeshift cover baricades.
POINTS OF INTEREST
- Military Ward
: The military ward of the Ketyadyr. Taking up most of the prow and center of the ship, it includes the command deck, the bridge, armory, med bay, and military barracks. This is where the majority of instruction for children of school age occurs. Children who are preparing to take their Verd'gotten may also train in the military ward with their guradians or parents. For training purposes sparing rooms, virtual piloting simulators, and virtual combat simulators train the next generation of Mando'ade and keep the militia-like security team of the Ketyadyr ready for most threats.
- Port Side: A ward consisting of a collection of large cargo holds, hangars, and other rooms on starboard side of the ship. Spicy food is this side's specialty with Mandalorian cuisine. While all hangars are battle ready, this side is more lax than the other hangars and thus sees more credits flow through. The stores here sell a variety of smuggled Mandalorian goods and snacks, making it a favorite stop of Mando'ade with small children.
- Starboard Side: A ward consisting of a collection of large cargo holds, hangars, and other rooms on starboard side of the ship. It is home to many of Clan Tetsuya, one of the larger and most loyal clans under House Skirata. Because of this there are heavy Atrisian influences in the cuisine on this side of the ship. Shops line the bottom of the cargo holds with the cargo containers and makeshift structures piled and locked into place above house the area's residents. It is connected to the starboard hangar. Because of Tetsuya's strong military tradition and highly organized nature it is the more efficient battle ready hangar of the two sides.
- The Infinity Dock:
Located in the underbelly near the prow of the ship, the Infinity Dock is a single ship docking and service bay. Staffed by talented Mandalorian shipwrights, Ironclad, engineers and other traffic control staff. Its also the entrance for a large hangar meant for shuttles, light freighters and other non-combat ships. It is effectively the Ketyadyr's main starport and the fleet's shipyard.
- The Ironclad Forge: A small ward of the ship where most of the members of the Ironclad Guild fix their gear or get it fixed. Its where Gil's own workshop is as well as several weapons and armor dealers on the ship. Favored by mercenaries.
- The Spire: The largest collection of people on the ship, the Spire is located in the center of the ship and surrounds the large freight elevator originally meant to move ships and cargo to other levels of the ship. Stores and makeshift homes have sprouted up haphazardly around the elevator, limiting its freight use but creating the fastest way for large amounts of people to move throughout the ship.
- Tki'r: Gal, ori'skraan, riduur, yaim' dab'ika. Beer, big eats, good company and return to camp. A small Mandalorian bar and club located near the keel of the ship. The name is supposed to be a play on words with the keel of a ship often being refereed to as the "backbone" of a ship. We think the owner was just drunk when he named it. Its a good place to get an only partially watered down mug of ne'tra gal or a nice glace of Tihaar. Frequented by Mandalorian mercenaries and the Ironclad's warriors.
One of the first Alor-Class ships to be designed and ordered after the initial announcement and launch of the highly coveted warship by Mandal Hypernautics, The Katyadr was designed as House Skirata's flagship vessel. Designed to support and act as a mobile invasion force it strove to replace the Mythosaur-class carrier after it was lost to the stars. Serving in the opening years of the war against the One Sith, for a time it served as the Mandalorian Clan's main flagship as it was Gilamar Skirata's flagship, the Mand'alor of the Mandalorian people. It saw battle in several skirmishes and supported large scale invasions throughout the war with the One Sith but was put on reserve after Gilamar's assumed death.
After his return the renamed Skirata'yaim saw service in reclaiming lost Mandalorian territories. However after Mia Monroe and company decimated Mandalore's surface the ship became one of the few Alor-class ships to make it off world with hundreds of thousands of refugees. During this time Gilamar was critically injured and kept on board the Skirata'yaim in its med bay while another led the remnants of House Skirata and its refugees through old Mandalorian space before settling in Galactic Alliance space. However when Civil War came to Mandalore and Gil was secretly imprisoned by a political rival, the ship took the name Tyatr Shukala and was put back into service with some slight modification.
However once it was found that Gilamar Skirata was indeed still alive, those loyal to him split from House Skirata, mutinying against the captain and fled to the Outer Rim Coalition with Gilamar in tow. Once there the ship began to take on less of a combat role and instead shifted into a mobile colony. Much of the missiles, weapons, and original storage space towards the front and beneath the ship was gutted and converted into docking bay and starship service area, overseen by a hangar traffic control suite protected by overlapping shields and magnetic containment fields to keep oxygen and pressure regulated. It also traded much of its original cargo space for living quarters, but on a ship as large as it was, this only limited the amount of storable consumables by a few years which was an acceptable trade considering how many friendly ports were in jump range of the ship at any one time.
The ship took on a life of its own with various clans under House Skirata making up the bulk of the crew and passengers. Within the ship over several months communities began springing up, stores and small restaurants, even general goods began circulating inside the Ketyadyr spawning its own kind of economy. Split between sides and decks, most of the ship is civilian with three decks being entirely dedicated to military and defense and all hangars being regulated by Mandalorian volunteers. Gilamar's guild of tinkerers and mercenaries has also taken root here, making the ship a go to location for bounty hunters and mercenaries looking to get custom Mandalorian crafted gear.
The Ketyadyr's name in basic is the Infinity and was named so to illustrate the infinite kinds of Mandalorians throughout the Galaxy and tell them all that they are welcome even if Ra's Mando'ade wouldn't, making it the heart of one of the largest communities of Mandalorians outside of Mandalorian Empire space.
After his return the renamed Skirata'yaim saw service in reclaiming lost Mandalorian territories. However after Mia Monroe and company decimated Mandalore's surface the ship became one of the few Alor-class ships to make it off world with hundreds of thousands of refugees. During this time Gilamar was critically injured and kept on board the Skirata'yaim in its med bay while another led the remnants of House Skirata and its refugees through old Mandalorian space before settling in Galactic Alliance space. However when Civil War came to Mandalore and Gil was secretly imprisoned by a political rival, the ship took the name Tyatr Shukala and was put back into service with some slight modification.
However once it was found that Gilamar Skirata was indeed still alive, those loyal to him split from House Skirata, mutinying against the captain and fled to the Outer Rim Coalition with Gilamar in tow. Once there the ship began to take on less of a combat role and instead shifted into a mobile colony. Much of the missiles, weapons, and original storage space towards the front and beneath the ship was gutted and converted into docking bay and starship service area, overseen by a hangar traffic control suite protected by overlapping shields and magnetic containment fields to keep oxygen and pressure regulated. It also traded much of its original cargo space for living quarters, but on a ship as large as it was, this only limited the amount of storable consumables by a few years which was an acceptable trade considering how many friendly ports were in jump range of the ship at any one time.
The ship took on a life of its own with various clans under House Skirata making up the bulk of the crew and passengers. Within the ship over several months communities began springing up, stores and small restaurants, even general goods began circulating inside the Ketyadyr spawning its own kind of economy. Split between sides and decks, most of the ship is civilian with three decks being entirely dedicated to military and defense and all hangars being regulated by Mandalorian volunteers. Gilamar's guild of tinkerers and mercenaries has also taken root here, making the ship a go to location for bounty hunters and mercenaries looking to get custom Mandalorian crafted gear.
The Ketyadyr's name in basic is the Infinity and was named so to illustrate the infinite kinds of Mandalorians throughout the Galaxy and tell them all that they are welcome even if Ra's Mando'ade wouldn't, making it the heart of one of the largest communities of Mandalorians outside of Mandalorian Empire space.
