Approved Starship Xarûl-class Sith Starfighter

[Darth Prazutis]

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• Intent: To create the new primary starfighter for the Kainate Shadow Armada, integrating advanced Sith technology and dark themed weaponry.
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  • Headers - Teresa Zambrano | Darth Pellax
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• Manufacturer:
  • Malsheem Hypernautics and Manufacturing
• Affiliation:
  
  • The Kainate
• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model: Xarûl-class Sith Starfighter
• Production: Limited
• Material:
  • Alchemized Sarrassian Iron
  • Bloodwrought Plating
  • Sith Blackstone Crystalline Reinforcement
  • Bloodpane (Cockpit Viewport)
  • Hemosteel Fiberweb

• Classification: Starfighter
• Length: 13 Meters
• Width: 7 Meters
• Height: 4 Meters
• Armament: High
  
  • Abyssal Lash Cannon Mk. I [2] (Wing-Mounted)
  • Qorrak Heavy Lash Cannon Mk. I [2] (Ventral-Mounted)
  • Shriekfang Swarm Pod Mk. I [2] (Ventral-Mounted)
• Defenses: High
  
  • Aegis of Shadows Shield Generator Mk. I
  • Nullheart Core Mk. I
  • Reinforced Bloodwrought Plating
  • Gravebind Hull Mesh Mk. I
  • Bloodlock Transponder Mk. I
  • Specterfield Null Mantle Mk. I
• Squadron Count: Average (12 per Squadron)
• Maneuverability Rating: Very High
• Speed Rating: Very High
• Hyperdrive: Yes (Class 0.33)

• Sith Life Support System: A self-contained, atmospherically adaptive system capable of sustaining humanoid and Sith variant pilots in vacuum, hostile environments, or Force corrupted zones. Integrated into the Xarûl as the Sarcostel Life Preservation System Mk. I, a condensed variant alchemically attuned to ward off toxins, pathogens, and metaphysical decay.
• Sith Targeting Computer: An advanced, ritual-enhanced targeting core that calculates optimal firing solutions using traditional sensor data, predictive combat logic, and reactive Force echo threading. Harmonizes with wing-mounted weapon convergence systems for seamless fire control.
• Sith Communications Array: Encrypted hyperwave and subspace communications suite reinforced with whisperstone-laced crystal matrices. Capable of transmitting not only data but emotion-coded Sith commands and fearburst pings that disrupt enemy morale across communication bands.
• Sith Navigation System: Combines standard navigational charts with sith star-mapping, advanced hyperspace lane recognition, and Umbral Gate compatible plotting. Pilots are guided not only by coordinates, but by advanced Sith protocols.
• Sith Inertial Compensators: Advanced gravimetric dampeners layered with pain-suppression glyphs to allow the pilot to remain conscious during extreme maneuvers. Alchemically tuned to preserve nerve function and blood vessel integrity in high-G engagements.
• Sith Ejection System: A bleeding edge escape system installed within the ship. Ejects the cockpit or pilot pod in the event of critical damage, sealing it within a temporary stasis ward. Includes last-breath soul-binder that may preserve Sith essence long enough for ritual retrieval.
• Integrated Flight Stabilization Matrix: Micro-rudder thrusters, occult-adjusted reaction wheels, and bloodsteel-threaded auto-trim mechanisms ensure sharp handling, drift correction, and fine maneuvering in atmosphere and vacuum. Especially potent in high-speed dogfighting and rapid turns.
• Dark-Sync HUD Interface: The cockpit canopy or visor feed provides a symbiotic heads-up display, projecting a fusion of sensor overlays, threat prioritization glyphs, and spectral enemy movement trails. Attuned to respond to pilot emotion, rage, and instinct as command inputs.
• Reinforced Sensor Package: Multi-band sensor array includes standard motion, thermal, and electromagnetic detection alongside Sith derived aura resonance fields, void-anomaly pulse tracking, and biological pattern recognition, capable of distinguishing Force-sensitive entities.
• Autopilot / Return Protocol Subsystem: A failsafe subsystem imprinted with pilot blood and command signature. If the pilot is incapacitated or killed, the fighter can automatically retreat to predetermined coordinates via encrypted return routes, if the Bloodlock system isn't activated.
• Data Blackout Lattice: Incorporated into the onboard systems is a built-in self-nullification protocol. If capture is imminent, the fighter's systems can purge or overload via darkside ignition bursts, rendering the craft useless to enemies while cursing their salvage efforts. These typically activate in tandem with the Bloodlock system.
• Magno-Clamp Undercarriage & Docking Interfaces: Standardized modular clamps for landing on vessels, stations, or hulls, reinforced with pressure runes to remain anchored in non-atmospheric or gravitationally unstable environments.
• Atmospheric Entry & Sealing System: Equipped with dark forged ablative plates and adaptive re-entry shielding, the starfighter can breach atmospheres at terminal velocities and survive the harshest conditions when necessary.

• Control & Pilot Integration Systems:
  
  • Pain Link Coordination Suite Mk. I
  • Wraith Command Casket Mk. I (Fighter Variant)
  • Oblivion Cortex Relay Mk. I
  • Wraith Sense Threat Processing Unit Mk. I
  • Nightfang Targeting Visor Mk. I
  • Trazkhaal Harmonizer Mk. I
  • Vrahlgeist Symbiote Node Mk. I
• Cybersecurity Systems:
  • Vyraksh Ward Casket Mk. I
  • Noctucrypt Mindveil Network Mk. I
  • Mazkyr Anomaly Scrambler Node Mk. I
  • Ironveil Ghost Cortex Mk. I
  • Pyrekhaz Containment Halo Mk. I
  • Eclipsion Seal Protocol Mk. I
  • Ravager Loop Inflection Trap Mk. I
• Electronic Warfare & Disruption Systems:
  • Nazrûl Disruption Core Mk. I
  • Runesliver Harmonics Array Mk. I
• Life Support Systems:
  
  • Sarcostel Life Preservation System Mk. I
• Networking & Sensor Systems:
  • Ebon Psicom Array Mk. I
  • Nether Eye Combat Sight Network Mk. I
• Power, Biology, & Dark Systems:
  • Soulfire Reactor Node Mk. I
  • Hemophage Conductor Web Mk. I
  • Fleshcoil Maintenance Web Mk. I
• Propulsion & Hyperdrive Systems:
  
  • Voidflare Ion Engines Mk. I
  • Eclipse Pattern Maneuvering Jets Mk. I
  • Umbral Gate Hyperdrive Mk. I

• Total Tactical Synergy: Through interconnected systems like the Pain-Link Suite, Vrahlgeist Node, and Oblivion Cortex, the Xarûl operates as an extension of the pilot's will. This holistic integration allows microsecond response changes and near-telepathic coordination with other fighters.
• Darkside Adaptive Superiority: Weapon and sensor systems interpret not only data, but intent and battlefield "resonance," reacting fluidly to unpredictable threats while disorienting and mentally destabilizing enemy pilots.
• Electronic & Cognitive Warfare Capabilities: With layered disruption fields, targeting interference, and harmonic jamming arrays, the Xarûl excels at breaking formation cohesion, confusing sensor locks, and sabotaging enemy coordination.
• Unrelenting Maneuverability: Eclipse-pattern jets and Voidflare propulsion grant the fighter precision agility in high-speed engagements, while inertial stabilizers and bloodglyph dampeners maintain pilot control even under extreme strain.
• Resilience to Salvage & Capture: Between the Bloodlock, Data Blackout Lattice, and spectral self-immolation systems, captured units become unusable husks or curses to those who dare try.

• Force Nullification Exposure: Without access to the dark side, several systems revert to baseline functionality or lose their advantages, reducing the fighter's effectiveness to just above the level of traditional designs.
• Maintenance Intensive: The unique biological, alchemical, and semi-sentient components demand expert Kainate technicians for repair, recalibration, and ritual rebinding. Inoperable by outsiders or even standard Sith crews.
• No Multirole Flexibility: The Xarûl is a precision dogfighter and interceptor. It lacks heavy ordnance for siege warfare or dedicated ground support functions, limiting its versatility in prolonged or mixed-environment campaigns.

The Xarûl-class Sith Starfighter is the culmination of years of focused development under the Shadow Hand's brutal military vision, an apex predator in the void, forged in secrecy within the factories of Malsheem Hypernautics and Manufacturing. Forged to become the principal starfighter of the Kainate Shadow Armada, it reflects a ruthless departure from conventional design doctrine. Where other starfighters rely on redundancy and swarm tactics, the Xarûl represents singular precision, emotional symbiosis, and spiritual warfare, an alchemized weapon whose mere presence unhinges enemy pilots before a single shot is fired.

The directive came directly from the Shadow Hand Darth Prazutis, who decreed that the Kainate's dominance in the void must be absolute, even at the fighter scale. He rejected the galaxy's reliance on mere droid-brains, bland industrial repetition, and mass-produced combat craft. Instead, the Xarûl would become a soul linked executioner, a vessel grown as much as it was built, capable of communion between pilot and machine, and empowered by the darkness itself.

Development commenced following the Battle of the Scorched Straits, where Kainate forces noted the limitations of legacy Sith interceptors against advanced enemy squadrons supported by artificial intelligences and force sensitives. Several prototypes were rapidly advanced, but it was Project Black Maw Talon, led by Malsheem's necrotech alchemists, that cracked the solution: an integrated hybrid of dark control systems and biological co-processors. This gave rise to the Vrahlgeist Symbiote Node, and with it, the Xarûl's true potential was realized.

The starfighter's systems are a symphony of interlocking horrors and enhancements. Pain-Link Coordination Suites allow squadrons to share sensation, emotion, and reflex in combat, transforming flights of starfighters into writhing, thinking predators, each maneuver flowing like a single organism. The Vrahlgeist Node, built from lobotomized dark side acolytes and embedded ritual glyphs, interprets not only threat data, but instinct, granting the vessel reflexive action before its pilot even thinks to move.

The Sarcostel Life Preservation System forms the heart of the starfighter's life support, a dark forged adaptation that sustains the pilot not only in hostile atmospheres, but in the darkest voids, death drenched environments, and even horrific stormzones. Deeply connected to its users, it monitors pain, emotion, and spiritual fatigue, responding with hormone regulation, atmospheric transmutation, or purification as needed. This is no passive system, it actively fights for the pilot's survival preserving them for as long as possible.

The Fleshcoil Maintenance Web, Runesliver Harmonics, and Nazrûl Disruption Core all contribute to a constantly adaptive, resilient, and disorienting presence in battle. The life support system integrated into the Xarûl is a condensed variant of the Sarcostel Life Preservation System, alchemically attuned to the pilot's aura and bloodline. Far from a passive atmospheric processor, it reacts to emotion, pain, and environmental instability, sustaining the pilot in a wide variety of battle conditions both physical, and arcane in nature.

Testing occurred in controlled black sites on Grathok'ta and Dromund Kaas' deep void ranges, where volunteer Sith aces pushed early variants into engagements against simulated interdiction nets, force dead zones, nebulae, and live prey, namely captured pirate wings, Jedi manned ships, and outdated Kainate prototypes. Notably, during Trial Run "Sable Eclipse", a single Xarûl prototype outfitted with an early model Vrahlgeist Node destroyed six interceptors and disabled a corvette in less than two minutes. Its pilot was later rendered catatonic, not from injury, but due to psychic feedback from the Node's "ghost memory" pathways activating too deeply.

Since then, refinements have balanced aggression with survivability. The Gravebind Hull Mesh improves damage resilience through kinetic shock bleed off, while the Specterfield Null Mantle ensures that Force users and passive sensors alike are constantly misled by the ship's phantom presence. Beyond physical defenses, the Xarûl is equipped with one of the most aggressive cybersecurity matrices ever mounted in a starfighter, the latest in Kainate tech developed to keep their systems secured. Its onboard systems host layered intrusion traps, echo-mirrored honeypots, sealed dark data locks, and retaliatory signal curses.

Slicers who attempt to breach its controls are not met with resistance, but deception, trapped in recursive data mazes while their systems are infected with dark coded ruin. In moments of total compromise, the ship's protocols cascade into full data immolation, psychic retaliation, or self-sealing states that prevent even the greatest force wielding slicvers from divining its secrets. The Bloodlock Transponder ensures that no Xarûl ever falls into enemy hands intact, triggering a curse-drenched auto-purge of all systems and essence-bound data, culminating in a ruinous explosion.

Visually, the Xarûl is a blade in the void. Its sleek, dagger-like silhouette is carved with runic scoring and shadow-conduits. Bloodpane viewports, crimson alchemical tracery, and glowing exhaust veins give it the aura of a Sith revenant in motion. Its hull plating, Bloodwrought and obsidian, is whisper-slick and fearsome to behold.

In the time since its recent deployment, the Xarûl-class has become the symbol of Kainate aerospace supremacy. Recently, at the Battle of Torsh Delta, where a Xarûl squadron disrupted an entire rebel bombing run with a single coordinated burst of fearburst pings and harmonic distortion, to Operation Hollow Sky, where three Xarûls deployed assassinated a Jedi Master's command barge mid-transit, the fighter has proven itself not merely deadly, but inevitable.

Wherever they appear, the enemy sees death delivered in silence and crimson light. And when one falls, it is not mourned, for the pilot's scream is stored, fed into the next Symbiote Node, and the Xarûl flies again, wiser than before.

It is not a starfighter. It is a revenant of war etched in pain, sealed in purpose, reborn with every scream.

 

[MANIAC]

Darth Prazutis

Very cool, nice job.

Approved.