Alkazaar-Class Starliner
The Alkazaar-Class Starliner is paragon of ancient Akhaale ship construction. A leviathan vessel at over 400km in width, it easily dwarfs the void craft built by other species. These great vessels once assured Akhaale dominance among the stars, their mere arrival ushering in the surrender of those foolish enough to challenge them.
Once capable of carrying entire armadas, following the tragic end of the Akhaale civil conflict, the interiors of these vessels had their living areas expanded into their docking and ship yards. These ships became known as Arkships. Great plains and cities have arisen within the vessels, creating vast artificial worlds that the Voidborne Akhaale have called home for around ten thousand years.
Power Generation
- 800x DHPSN power plant (Discontinuous Hyperoscillation Point Source Node): essentially an artificial black hole made possible by the Holzmaan Effect . The node doesn't so much 'generate' energy but is drawn from like a battery with an life expectantly of roughly 1.8 million years. The manipulation of this Point Source Node allows it to utilize other properties of the Holzmaan Effect, such as for propulsion, defense, communication, and even weaponry.
- 40x N-Way Fusion Reactor: Advanced shielding technologies allow for the fusion of more than two atoms in a single reaction. These reactors power the vessel's internal systems, factories, and living areas.
- 1x Vacuum Energy Syphon: A component of the vessel's Eye of Hadar, it is dedicated to the vessel's space fold capabilities.
Propulsion
The craft utilizes a set of 20 Holzmaan Engines for propulsion and maneuverability. This is in effect a small scale version of a Space Fold Drive, only it is incapable of super-luminal translation along the Spatial Tangent. This is in effect a reactionless, fuel-less drive.
Weapons & Armament
- 2500x GIWS-HCW-301 "Vindicator" Hyperoscillation Collapser Turret: The main weapon system of the craft, the HCW generates an artificial Point Source Node above the turret. In accordance with the limitations of the Holzmaan Effect , the universe rapidly destroys them. Expecting this, the craft utilizes its Holzmaan Engine to propel the resulting annihilation out towards its target, resulting in entropic disintegration at a subatomic level. The longer the weapon fires, the more devastating the effect, though the weapon has an automatic shut off to avoid it damaging the firing craft.
- 15,000x GIWS-HLW-392 "Purity" Hard Light Beam: An advanced form of laser that uses a delayed reaction to convert laser to hardlight while it is being fired. Thus, while the projectiles are low on mass, the shots have high durability and possess near-lightspeed velocity, giving them high striking power. They are primarily used for suppressive fire and point defense, and can also be used to project a defensive barrier.
- 4x GIWS-NMW-7 "Providence" Nanomanipulator: A branch of Vacuum Energy technology that fires bursts of nanoergen flux. This creates unstable alternate reality waves in the target, resulting in massive releases of exotic particles as the target collides with alternate universe versions of itself. Mounted as colossal 50 km long turrets on the 'underside' of the hull, they seem to have been used as a form of glassing weapon.
Armor and defense
- 1000x GIBS-HBS-92 "Faith" Planar Shield: Utilizing the two dimensional application of the Holzmaan Effect , the Planar Shield creates a shield of 'flat space' perpendicular to the craft between it and the oncoming attack. The attack is then caught in a field of space without a third dimension to carry it towards its target, rendering the attack ineffective. The barrier is highly effective, though is vulnerable to surprise attack, and a repeated usage can wear out the generator, requiring repair by the craft's Essence.
- Hardlight Barriers: The GIWS-HLW-392 "Purity" Hard Light Beams on the craft are all capable of projecting small hardlight barriers as a back up in case of an issue with the Planar Shields.
- FGI-SN (Functionally Gradient Intelligent - Suspensor Nulification) Armor: The craft's form is composed a living programmable matter, effectively a hardened version of Akhaale's Essence nanomachines. The craft itself lacks a traditional frame, rather its interior spaces are intentionally hollow. This empty space is instead filled with a suspensor field, repelling the armor outward like a balloon. These fields provide additional kinetic resistance against projectiles.
Additional & auxiliary systems
- Essence: As with most Akhaale technology, the craft is home to clouds of small golden nanites known as Essence. The Essence is responsible for the maintenance of the craft, as well as administer medical aid to the pilot if need be.
- 768x Sanction Field Generator: Utilizing Planar Fields and suspensors, these devices work effectively as tractor beams.
Nickname
Arkship
Manufacturer
Owning Organization
Width
412km
Length
197km
Height
10km
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