The UFO Tyrant Empress

"She's a little rough around the edges, sure, but she's reliable and sturdy enough. You'll get there in one piece."

Created by Khali. A. Crawford

The Ship of Legend

The Empress is a Small-Medium sized Skipper class vessel of the UFO Series designed by Ursula, a Shipwright from the World of Kretios. They were impressive for their unexpected speed and agility but also because of their ShadowDrive, a device that allowed them to evade most modern sensors and ships, hence the monicker UFO. Only 3 were made, The Tyrant Empress, The Fat Lady Sings, and We'll Meet Again. The Fat Lady Sings was 'acquired' by the Imperium and We'll Meet Again was destroyed when Kretios was ravaged by the Bizzarians. Only The Tyrant Empress made it out alive, left to rot on some desert world, forgotten for ages to come.

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The Empress was later founded by Hayden Fives, the only man to survive the Genocide of Kretios. Hayden brought it off a sandy traveler and restored it to its former glory. Hayden and the ship would become infamous together and were soon nicknamed the fastest ship no one has ever seen, as it didn't appear on sensors and Hayden kept her out of sight. However after a deal went sour with the Giovana Mafia Family, it was taken from him and given to the Kortez Family. Because they were not of Kretios descent, they could not crack the secrets to its Engineering and instead left it on display on one of their worlds.

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Sometime later, Hayden would join a Chapter of Iron Knights known as the Starside Outriders and with their help he would launch a heist to get the Empress back, pitting the Kortez Family against the Giovana family as revenge. The Outriders eventually get the Empress to the Dragon Forge in Yggdrasil, a great Drydock owned by the Iron Order. There, with help, Hayden repaired the Empress and even modified her beyond her original abilities. It would serve as the Outriders base and home for the remainder of their quests, from Mars to World's End.

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After Hayden was imprisoned in the Emerald Maze, the Empress fell into the hands of two outlaws, Jessey Smith & Gor Weston. Under their care, the Empress suffered many damages and faults until it was left for scrap on planet Risauyama, with the House of Al-Hashimi. When Zamrakta Al-Hashimi embarked on a quest to earn back the Empress's favor, he used the ship to free Planet Hampshire from Demonic control and restore glory to his House name.

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Hayden escaped from the Emerald Maze with the aid of James D. Pendragon and was reunited with the Empress for one last adventure. Hayden was hired to deliver a small girl back to her family but when he learned she was to be given to their World's God, he opted to deliver her to his own descendants, the Holmes family in the Imperium. Although he succeeded, this event cost him his life as Death had finally come for him after so long. The Empress was by his side until the very end and was burned along with his body, finally laying the vessel to bed.

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Power Generation

Starship Engine

The Tyrant Empress has a Standard Issue (SI) Series Four Fusion Engine as the primary power generation for the vessel. It is housed in the middle of the vessel.

Foldspace Engine

The Empress has an impressive Foldspace Engine capable of crossing 322 Light Years in one hour, allowing it to travel 54 thousand Light Years in just one seven-day week. It is, of course, powered by a Bifrsot Lantern which can travel 2 Billion Light Years before the charge will need to be replenished again. On this vessel, that means the Empress could travel for 37 thousand weeks straight before it ran out of Bifrost Light.

Weapons & Armament

Twin Dual-Laser Turret

On the port and starboard of the Empress, built into the middle floor, are two (2) Dual-Laser Turrets, one on either side. Each turret has two barrels and a small cockpit for the gunner. They can comfortably target bogies directly in front of them and slightly to the left, right, above, and below. Their immediate left and right are their blind spots and if they overheat they become inoperable. 

Multi-Purpose Quad-Turbo Lasers

On the bottom of the Empress is its biggest gun, a Quad-Turbo Laser cannon. This weapon has four barrels and can let loose rapid-fire attacks over an extended period of time before overheating, much longer than the Dual-Laser Turret. The Quad-Turbo Laser cannon is positioned on the bottom of the vessel because the Empress excels at emergency evacs, and this allows it to secure a landing zone or clear hostilities before dropping allies. Additionally, the bottom of the vessel is the most well-armored, meaning the cannon benefits from the extra protection. 

Hunter-Seeker Orbs

On the top of the Empress's UFO design are six Hunter Seeker Orbs, medium-sized golden orbs which can be dispatched from the ship and return upon command. The HSO has two main functions, 1) information gathering and 2) Disruption. The HSO can be dispatched from the Empress to scout an area or to track down an objective, relaying all data back to the Mothership. If the Empress is targeted by an enemy vessel or projective, the HSO can also be used to disrupt this process, detaching from the ship to draw the attack away. However, in such a case, the HSO will likely be destroyed and new ones will need to be purchased. 

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Armor and defense

• Class II Light Armor Plating
• Class III Light Armor Plating (On bottom of vessel)
• MEDIUM Shield Generator

Communication Tools & Systems

• Local Communications Array
• Holodeck

Additional & auxiliary systems

Unauthorized Activation Protocol (UAP)

Should an Unauthorized individual attempt to start or fly the Empress with any method other than the official Key Lock, the vessel will disable all power and engine functions until the Pilot returns to lift the UAP.

Emergency Landing Gear Protocol (ELGP)

In the event that the Empress cannot deploy its Landing Gear Legs or if the location becomes structurally questionable, the ship will turn on its GravEngine which will allow the Empress to float or hover in a relative area to where it was left. In the event of an "emergency landing," it will automatically turn on to prevent a crash.

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Hangars & docked vessels

• The Empress has two external Starship Access Ports located on the middle floor in the front of the vessel and the back of the vessel. They can be used to move people and small cargo between docked ships.

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Grandmaster SixPathsSage

Khali Crawford

   

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Nickname

Empress

Designation

U.F.O (Unidentified Flying Object)

Motto

"She Will Fly"

Owner

Hayden

Price

Starting at ∐19.000.000.000

Rarity

Only 3 of this Series Were Ever Constructed

Speed

1250 km/h | 322 LYPH (LightYear Per Hour)

Complement / Crew

Skeleton Crew: 05 | Full Crew: 10

Cargo & Passenger Capacity

Passenger Cap.: 08