Samar Twelve
A biological Freelancer Starship aligned with the HF.
Samar Twelve was initially a Sentient Robot that was inspired by S.R.I.A and dreamed of becoming a Freelancer for hundreds of years. During this time, they were a crew member of a Superstring - Class Subspatial Starship, rising through the ranks and eventually becoming captain. They were allowed to become the ship AI several years after proving their skill and experience in battle, destroying enemy fleets with the Project: Trinity antimatter missiles before they could approach closely, a feat that the actual ship itself is not designed for. They were smart enough to leave this doctrine as a last resort strategy in case they are attacked.
Having worked with an organic crew for so long, the robot was intrigued by the organics it worked with. It has been known to hold a large number of conversations with organics compared to most freelancers. Samar Twelve eventually decided to adopt more biological traits into itself. A few hundred years would pass before it became almost entirely biological, still metabolizing antimatter fuel for energy. Nutrients and antimatter would be obtained from Planck-Dismantlement Beams. Samar Twelve thus lacks a digestive system. Other than being biological in nature, they still function in a very similar way as conventional freelancers, with no crew and 'feeding' on any matter, including asteroids (planck-dismantlement beam).
They remain exceptionally powerful in combat. They still are a Subspatial Starship and armed with a form of biological antimatter missile, and as such performs a simlar role as the Superstring - class it once was. However, it can more effectively engage enemies as it is armed with small plasma cannons. As Freelancers are very fast, they can also avoid combat very easily. This makes them a very powerful combatant.
During the years 43 980 - 43 984, they have swapped bodies with a Phelke for a few years under an agreement between the individuals to do so. The phelke in question wanted to experience being a freelancer, and Samar wanted to experience being a non-freelancer organic, as it was these people that made them intrigued in the first place. This was not an experience either side would forget easily.
Samar's current body is about 6.5 km in length and has an array of Trinity-like biological 'missiles' mounted on either side of itself. With a multitude of biological plasma cannons placed in several areas on the top and bottom of its body, they could elevate significantly and allow the bioship to target any location around it, to varying effectiveness.
Although most organics would not withstand very high-g maneuvers, Samar Twelve designed it's body in a way that can using advanced bones with a very high structural strength. Each cell connects to nearby ones to a very strong degree, and even the cell interiors have been designed to withstand very stressful conditions. Samar has designed it's body from scratch.
Though there are no pathogens in space outside of Harkas-controlled systems, Samar Twelve decided to grow a microbiome as well. Though cybernetically enhanced, the microbiome can help it to perform various chemical and even nuclear processes, and there is also a notable Astromoeba population within Samar, which acts as a Transmutation Reactor.
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