Alric Kuhn
Handsome K'lor'slug
Affiliation: The GUIDE
Manufacturer: Koros Spaceworks
Model: Tiefling Exploratory Craft
Modularity: Yes
Production: Minor-Production
Material: Durasteel, Fiberplast, Titanium
Classification: Exploratory Craft
Length: 123m
Width: 76m
Height: 58m
Armament:
- Four Laser Cannon Turrets
Hangar:
- 2 Speeders
- 4 Speeder Bike
Special Features:
- Redundant Shield Generators
- Standard Life Support Systems
- Standard Targeting Systems
- Advanced Sensor Systems
- Stasis Pods
- [x10] Emergency Escape Pods
- Long-Range Communications Hub
- Advanced Medical Bay
- On-board Research Lab
- Standard Navigation System
- Out Ray Shield Generator
- GUIDE Homing Beacon
- GUIDE System Overrides
Maneuverability Rating: 8
Speed Rating: 10
Hyperdrive Class: 1
Strengths:
Enhanced Survival Capabilities: The Tiefling is designed chiefly to survive all kinds of planetary weather conditions. This craft was made for the GUIDE in order to be a long-range exploratory ship that would go to all kinds of planets and survive all kinds of weathers. In order to facilitate this need the Tiefling is equipped with a number of things that allow it to survive in all kinds of conditions. The most unique of these features is the addition of an outer ray shield generator. The generator is simple, when the craft is stationary the generator is able to project a bubble around the craft, offering protection against nearly everything that could damage the ship. This includes snowstorms, meteor showers, and even acid storms like those found on Raxus Prime. This system requires the ship to be stationary in order for it to properly function, allowing the ship to be better protected. In addition to this more advanced system, the Tiefling also holds more traditional features. It's hull is larger and thicker, it's windows hold three additional layers of Solarium glasteel and it's wholly designed to take a beating. Of course this means it's survivable in combat, however most of its systems are not geared for fighting, the Ray Shield for instance simply will not function while the ship is moving.
Adjusting Engines: Another chief feature of the Tiefling is its very unique engine structure. The ship's four engines were built on a rotating pylon of sorts attached to the back of the craft. These rotating pylons are incredibly important to how the ship moves. It allows the Tiefling an amazing sense of maneuverability while in the atmosphere, the pylons shifting and the engines moving upon them meaning that the thrust of the engines can be moved in several directions at once. This allows the Tiefling to fly with more precision and care in ways that an ordinary craft would not be able to achieve. It also means that the Tiefling is capable of maneuvering through more dangerous places like asteroid fields more easily than some of its more sluggish cousins.
Weaknesses:
Non-Combat: The Tiefling is not a combat ship. Though the vessel has some armor to it due to its more survival nature, it is not suited for combat. The weaponry that it does carry aboard is generally not usable against most ships, and is more for protection on the ground. The vessel is more designed as a craft to run away during a fight, not engage in combat. Due to its extra armoring the ship could very likely survive a pirate raid simply by running away, however if an interdictor is involved it's highly unlikely that the Tiefling would manage to get away. Simply put, this ship is meant as an explorer, not a combat vessel.
Stationary: The one drawback of the Tiefling is its nature as essentially a mobile base. Many of the ships systems require that the vessel is either stationary, or on a direct course. It's ray shields work only when not moving and many of its inner workings are simply difficult to operate, or impossible to access if the ship were moving too much. This is due to the vessels nature as an exploratory craft and it's utilization of sensitive equipment. In short the Tiefling is more made to stand still than to go racing around the planet.
Description:
The Tiefling is another in a series of ships designed by Koros Spaceworks for the people of the GUIDE.
The ships initial design came about through a conversation between Magdalena Lethe, her brother Gabe, and Lily Kuhn. The conversation was geared towards the GUIDE as a whole but eventually was drawn to the construction of a new transport ship. This Transport ship was to become a long-range exploratory craft designed to facilitate the GUIDE's need to explore the galaxy afar. This, of course, would become firmly routed in Lily's mind, and eventually the ship that was built would have all the elements discussed between the three young people. The construction was fulfilled by Koros with consultation by a few of Lily's fathers scientists.
Through the course of building the ship Lily's sister Rose also weighed in on what would be necessary in the ships end system.
Eventually, as the Tiefling took shape it became clear that the vessel would be suited towards it's designed purpose, that of an exploratory craft. At the suggestion of Rose a Ray Shield was added to the outer hull of the ship, this projector being capable of producing a large bubble around the vessel to protect it from physical harm while on a planetary surface. This addition would allow the ship to survive a multitude of planetary weather conditions without causing too much of a production cost.
Rose and Lily together, with consultation from Magda and Gabe managed to eventually finish the vessel, albeit only as a prototype.
In this prototype stage Rose and her sister took the craft to half a dozen different worlds, testing its systems and making sure that the Ray Shield generator functioned correctly.
During this testing stage both of the twins took meticulous notes on what would be needed on the ship and how to properly bring it together. These notes eventually lead to the addition of more second-hand systems that one would ordinarily not think about. These additions included more comfortable living spaces, more advanced medical bays, a recreational area, and of course a joined cafeteria that would allow the researchers more innate cohabitation.
Of course, after these additions were concluded the final touches were placed on the ship. To suit its roll as a long-range exploratory craft the Tiefling was outfitted with advanced sensor systems, long range communication devices, and additional storage bays for both food and water. Additionally, each vessel would come equipped with emergency stasis pods in case something went wrong on the mission and the researchers had to be retrieved at a later date.
Along with these more important systems, the Tiefling was also equipped with two lesser systems that were important to the GUIDE. The first of these is a simple homing beacon wired into the ships communication system. This beacon could be activated as traced from the GUIDE headquarters at any time. The System is wired directly into the communications system and thus is impossible to remove without removing communications. The second is an override control built into the ships computer system. This override allows anyone with the proper passwords to take control of the ships systems, no matter what has occurred.
All in all, the Tiefling was designed as the perfect long-range exploration craft.
Development Thread: Here
Intent: To create an exploratory craft for the GUIDE
Who Can Use This: GUIDE Employees
Primary Source: N/A
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