Ship Designation: GANS Valkyrie
Ship Registry: NS167553
Ship Class: Battleship
Ship Size: 2000 metres
Ship Crew: 2500
Ship Weapons: Multiple Light Phaser Anti-Ship Cannons (Primary)
12 Torpedo Tubes
50 Close Range Kinetic Cannons - For defense

Ship technologies: AI Technology (AI Odin not self aware, runs ship systems in tandem with crew)
FTL Warp Drive
Impulse Engine
Kinetic Barrier Shielding (Useful for halting Torpedo's and Missiles, but does not stop Particle Beams of any kind)
Ablative Armour (Absorbs some of the force of Particle Weapons but projectiles can punch right through it)
Standard Radar

Ship Appearance:
Notable missions: Defense of Starbase 12 from raiders. The Valkyrie was re supplying at the time and managed to maneuver so that it was between the starbase and the attackers. Valkyrie bought time for reinforcements to arrive but she took a pounding for it and was almost completely destroyed. Afterwards she was completely rebuilt and re fitted.
Other: Though Valkyrie is well armoured and packs a punch she is pretty slow and is at risk from the faster moving ships such as Frigates.
Her Warp core, if damaged or pushed too hard for too long, is prone to explode.
Has limited radar capabilities, mostly short range, very weak at long range.
No stealth or cloak capabilities and due to having a large power expenditure cannot hide easily.

Name: Faith Mackenzie
Age: 32
Race: Human
Rank: Captain
Skills: Leadership, Ship Command, Marksmanship, Strategy
Appearance:

Personality: Faith is a naturally good humored person with a sense of humor that is both dry and sarcastic. She is known for her addiction to coffee and her insomnia. As a Captain she is a decisive commander who follows the rules whenever possible but is not afraid to trust her 'gut' and will often make decisions based on instinct. Fortunately she has good instincts and this combined with her calm demeanor has helped the ship through many a tight spot. She has high standards but asks no more of you than she would of herself. Her biggest weakness as captain is her inability to cope with the possibility of ordering a crew member into a possible life threatening situations and has been known in the past to take risks herself to avoid endangering a crew member.

History: Born on Earth both Faith and her younger sister Valerie spent most of their childhood moving between colonies, space stations and various ships. Both their parents were Alliance military and so the whole family would up and move whenever they had a new posting. The Mackenzie's were both ship designers and so they moved wherever a ship needed designing or upgrading or re fitting. Faith basically raised her younger sister as their parents just did not make much time for their two children, they were always too caught up in their work.
In an effort to be noticed Faith joined the Alliance herself once old enough and returned to Earth to study at the Academy. She discovered there that she enjoyed the military life and wanted to be in command. She graduated and spent the next few years working hard and moving up the ranks. She had just been promoted to Lieutenant Commander when her parents were killed in an attack on the ship yard they were posted at.

After receiving the news she immediately signed on to a ship that would be spending most of its time on the edge of known space and it was on the GANS Saturn that she truly excelled. Once the ship returned to the Sol system Faith was offered the Captaincy of the GANS Victory, a frigate, and she spent several years gathering intelligence and performing stealth missions. When the Captains chair on the Valkyrie became available Faith took it without hesitation. She has been its Captain for several years.

Homeworld: Vrak

Species Name: Vrak'Nir - "Children of Vrak"

Species:

The Vrak'Nir by the Galactic Alliance have been classed as one species, with three sub-species.







The species itself is insectoid, multiple eyed able to see into the ultraviolet spectrum and hardy. The Queens able to go the longest time without rest the rest of the species also have high reserves of energy. Though this isn't to do with climate as most of the worlds they inhabit are quite tropical similar to Earth. However it is for increased productivity and due to the fact that each member of the species is slightly stronger than the average human able to lift twice the weight and travel at twice the speed.

Omnivores their diet depends on the wildlife and plant life around them. The species have a high degree of respect for life and peace, ensuring the balance they will only eat whatever animal or plant is in abundance and when it's numbers start to decline move to another food source until it replenishes. This leaves little in terms of variety of food among the species however they do not particularly care.

Their skin, while appearing scaley isn't much stronger than that of a humans and is only arrayed in the way it is so that their body can either expand or release heat on demand depending on the climate.

Culture:

Their culture is based around their hives. Hives are set up in different areas, and each hive has a job to do for the greater good of the species. They all accept this role, and while in the past there has been feuds between hives such events are uncommon. There is no real "Leader" of the Vrak'nir people, so it isn't really understood how they work in unison together but it seems to happen.

Those who work in mines give their produce to those who construct dwellings and ships, those who produce food transport it to everyone else. Fleets patrol space or go where needed, transport supplies. Everything works because they are all born into their roles and know what to do.

Ship Designation: Tknor'Wrick - "Hells Fury"
Ship Registry: Native: N/A GAN: CC-19278-329
Ship Class: Carrier
Ship Size: 1.4Km Long.
Ship Crew:

-Command Crew of 20.
-Ship's brain.
-Ten officers assigned to oversee strike craft.
-200x Strike Craft Pilots
-Numerous Engineers/Support Crew
-250x Ground Ready Troops.

Ship Weapons:

-Main: 7x tractor beams. Four of these are on the ends of the arms and can be very powerful to push, pull or simply grab a target in space. These alone aren't really classed as weapons but used in conjunction with strike craft, supporting ships or other weapons it can be a deadly combination. The final three reside on the tail however are largely used as propulsion.
-Missiles: 8x Launchers for small creatures that can survive in space for upto five minutes, fire and forget. They'll latch onto a craft and with a combination of teeth and acid will tear through a ship until they die. This weapon is highly unpredictable and if latched onto a friendly target can't be stopped until killed.
-Plasma Launchers: 80x Launchers, capable of releasing a broadside attack on anything that gets past the main weapon.
-Point Defense Systems: 240x Smaller laser systems designed to target small fast moving craft that get within range.

Ship technologies:

-Organic Hull: While it's hull is no stronger than that of any other races it is capable (Given time and resources) to repair itself.
-Shielding: Shielding off most Vra'nknir ships takes the form of a gel substance that is excreted from pores along the hull. Given a period of time it hardens into a substance very difficult to break, however while unlike other shielding technologies it does not require a constant power source if broken it does take the ship time to produce more gel making prolonged combat difficult.
-Organic Design: The ship is organic, all the technologies are also organic. This gives the ship the ability to be easily controlled by one person, and PDS systems controlled by the Ships brain will be efficient however it has certain drawbacks. A ship can age and grow old (even Senile), too much demand for energy could destroy the ships heart and any damage takes time to repair and the new tissue is initially weaker than the old.
-Tractor Beam: While used as offensive weapons the Tractor beams are also the ships main form of propulsion, with no real range they grab onto stellar objects (Near or distant) and then push or pull themselves away. However while they can grab onto a star in a nearby solar system they cannot grab something as small as a ship from the same system.
Notable missions:
Other:

NAME:
Natshuk T'Zakiel

AGE:
43

RACE:
Ansulian

BIOLOGY:
Possessing a physiology similar to that of amphibians, Ansulians are adept at both low light vision and swimming. Most
stand at an average of 1.8 meters, have either smooth green or brown skin, and large pink eyes with lids that are s seldom used. They're capable of breathing both in and out of water and face little difficult with functioning on land. Their most notable feature is likely their head-tresses, which grant them exceptional olfactory and pheromone-sensing skills. These tendrils are used to detect the emotional state of another being, and are most effective underwater. Within Ansulian culture, the ability to sense pheromone changes is an essential part of the communication process. All Ansulians have fourteen sensory tentacles and multiple hearts, which are capable of beating separately. Like their sense of smell, Nautolan language is also maximized for use underwater and not fully pronounceable in a gaseous atmosphere. Because of this loss in linguistic detail, most Ansulians rarely speak when traveling outside of their home-world. In addition, Ansulians often use communicative cues when submerged, such as reading the swirls in other Ansulians' large eyes.

Little is known about Ansulian culture, as few Ansulians leave their home planet due to its remote location. However, their music is often found amongst savvy music collectors, which is solely composed of sustained notes held in irregular patterns with occasional pauses. These pauses were considered the most important part of the music to the Ansulians, causing non-Ansulian listeners to misunderstand their artistic intent.

RANK:
Captain

SKILLS:
Swimming
Martial Arts
Strategy
Navigation
Above Average Intelligence

AWAY-MISSION EQUIPMENT:
TK-91 Resistance Suit
Made of a rubber-like material, the TK-91 provides protection against a wide range of toxic substances. The design consists of water-repelling scales that allow the wearer to swim easily, and has pebbled texture much like that of a golf balls in order to reduce drag. Electrofiber technology provids the suit with a wide range of built-in sensors. Referred to as "Smart Skin" in military R&D, data regarding damage to different regions of the body, including blood loss, can be exchanged between the suit and the user's intravenous nanomachines to create a feedback system. While it isn't bullet-proof, it does provide some ballistic protection to the wearer's body. The suit can also apply varying pressure to major internal organs to maximize performance and safeguard their functions.

MSTR-B8
A compact, usually accurate, bull-pup style submachine gun popular with the military thanks to its relatively small size, which is just above that of a standard-issue pistol. Fires three-round bursts, and can be pulsed for a higher rate of fire at the expense of accuracy, making it an appropriate weapon for close-quarters combat. However, it is somewhat weak against armored opponents.

APPEARENCE:
Traditional robed outfit common amongst Ansulian military officials.

PERSONALITY:
Work in progress.

QUICK BIO:
Natshuk T'Zakiel was born on the Ansulian home-world of Trek Gabsala to a family of farmers, many of whom would go on to become slaves to the Yumori following the planet's numerous invasions throughout the 2100s. After finishing school and working as a ship mechanic for nearly five years, he left Trek Gabsala for Earth in 2108, at the age of 25, where he hoped to become a general. Trained in the ways of the human military at the Galactic Academy for Our Perseverance, his distinctive head tentacles contained highly sensitive olfactory receptors that allowed him to detect pheromonal expressions of emotion and other changes in body chemistry. This was indeed a unique attribute not afforded to any other species of the Alliance, either naturally or through mechanical augmentations, which were quite popular with humans at that time. Eventually finishing his training and going on to act as head technician on a destroyer, T'Zakiel ascended to the rank of lieutenant. Not one to draw attention to himself, Natshuk studied the path of the commander, aspiring to become the Admiral of the Alliance in the future.

When the captain of the ship was murdered in 2117 by mutineers, Natshuk was promoted to commander and given command of the destroyer. While he did not know if he was ready for a ship of his own, Natshuk decided that leading such a large craft would certainly improving both his performance in future altercations and the chances of him getting one step closer to admiralty. Winning numerous battles, he was in no hurry to take another ship, preferring instead to remain with what he was comfortable with. However, another craft, a cruiser in fact, would be in the young man's near future. After a year of acting as commander of a destroyer, he was called back to Earth to accept his new rank. In 2191, Natshuk was promoted to captain and provided with an all-new cruiser, the GANS Orpheus.

NAME:
Fel Roals

AGE:
48

RACE:
Human

RANK:
Lieutenant

SKILLS:
Strategy
Navigation
Marksmanship

AWAY-MISSION EQUIPMENT:
ADAM-08 Virtuous Suit
One of the earliest suits developed by the Alliance, the ADAM-08 first saw use back in the 2160s. A black prototype, resembling an astronaut suit, is the most common variant, though many other colors and configurations exist. It also contains a gray knee brace on the right knee. The suit is made of a special bulletproof fiber and provides effective heat and moisture insulation, reducing both injury and stamina loss for the wearer. Its camouflage also functions well within a variety of different environments.

M-84 Revision
The Revision is a semi-automatic hybrid weapon with an assault rifle's low heat production and a sniper rifle's punch. Though it does not have a sniper rifle's precision scope, marksmen favor its increased power over that of an assault rifle to bring down hardened targets. Its lack of a full-auto setting is advertised as a feature rather than a shortcoming since it curbs a soldier's tendency to spray inaccurate fire under stress.

APPEARENCE:
Standard-issue lieutenant's outfit of the Alliance.

PERSONALITY:
Work in progress.

QUICK BIO:
Fel Roals appeared to be like any other captain in the Alliance, piloting the destroyer GANS Protector with a small fleet under his command, including the famed cruiser GAMS Independence. However, all was not as it seemed. By 2114, he had begun to use his rank to his advantage, selling military weapons and equipment to any groups willing to pay. He also began to contemplate defecting to the growing Yumori threat provided he could get a suitably high price for his services. However, he was almost exposed when a leak allowed a fellow captain to learn of his potential treachery. Roals was aware that, if news of his deceit and possible defection were to get out, the Alliance's retribution would be swift and deadly, so he moved quickly against the opposing captain and had him murdered. An investigation into the captain's death was launched, but the investigators were unable to identify the culprit, and the cause of the man's death was officially declared to be a result of natural causes.

Shortly after an intense confrontation with a Yumori dreadnought, Roals had a secret rendezvous with leaders of the organization, and announced his intention to rebel, promising that his fleet would defect with him. However, the meeting turned out to be an ambush, which resulted in the capture of Roals and the destruction of his command. An Alliance squadron was quickly sent out to retake the imprisoned captain, and was, after numerous attempts, successful, returning him back to Earth in 2122. But, instead of receiving a commendation or whatever else he had expected, Roals was stripped of both his title and whatever fleet he was expecting, demoted to lieutenant, and assigned to serve on the GANS Orpheus.

SHIP DESIGNATION:
GANS Orpheus

SHIP REGISTRY:
NS 8190

SHIP CLASS:
Battlecruiser/Carrier hybrid

SHIP SIZE:
900 meters long

SHIP CREW:
800 crewmen, can accommodate 1600 passengers

SHIP WEAPONS
Turbo-laser Cannons (16)
The turbo-laser is the immensely scaled up version of the blaster and laser cannon. These weapons are generally mounted on rotating turrets. Turbo-lasers are heavy laser cannons equipped with large banks of capacitors, allowing them to build up and store far more powerful energy bursts than standard cannons. These capacitors give huge energy bursts to the beam, greatly increasing its power over standard laser cannons. They also help power the galven coils in the barrels of turbolasers. First, a particle beam is generated in the manner standard of blasters and laser cannons. Then even more power is achieved by guiding this laser cannon particle-beam through another stream of energized gas besides the one used in generating the initial beam to increase its power. The extra capacitors in a turbo-laser that store huge amounts of raw energy then contribute to the beam by energizing it even further as it moves to the turbolaser's barrel. The resulting beam carries roughly three or more times the energy of a standard laser cannon beam.

It then passes through a set of galven coils located in the turbolaser's barrel, even further increasing the beam's power, and allowing it to pierce the defenses of heavily protected targets. Because these weapons require extra time to build up energy for their powerful blasts, they tended to have a slightly slower rate of fire than their weaker brethren (usually around one to two seconds between volleys, depending on the type of turbo-laser and what power setting it was on). The risk of overheating is high due to this massive energy buildup, and many turbolaser models are protected with complex cryosystems and a powerful cooling sleeve on the barrel. Turbo-lasers are the primary weapons of capital ships. They were used for ship-to-ship combat or, in some cases, planetary bombardment. A single blast from a turbolaser could completely incinerate a fully shielded starfighter; however, due to their slow turret traverse and an equally slow period of charging up and cooling down, using turbolasers against fighters proves to be highly ineffective because fighters are too fast and small for a good target lock due to a slower rate of fire than point-defense laser cannons.

Point-defense Laser Cannons (20)
A laser cannon is the standard weapon for use by most starships and other vehicles. It exists in a myriad of forms, from the huge versions used by starships, through medium-sized turret-mounted variants, to the much smaller personal cannons sometimes carried by infantry. Although they were capable of causing a considerable amount of damage, they were no match to some of the more advanced beam weapons such as electromagnetic plasma cannons, turbo-lasers and super-lasers. Though based on the same principles, with their beams having a nearly identical nature, laser cannons are more powerful than similarly-sized blasters. Laser cannons were originally used by starships to blast debris, such as asteroids, out of their way. These cannons are both incredibly destructive and very accurate.

Heavy Ion Cannons (8)
An ion cannon is a weapon which fires highly ionized particles or highly ionized plasma. Ion cannons fire particles that seriously interfere with the operation of electronics and computer systems, shorting circuits and often disabling them outright, in much the same manner as an electromagnetic pulse. The actual physical damage sometimes results in fused joints on machines, due to the heat produced. Large negative-ion pulses are charged in a turbine generator then channeled into a plasma charge or released as a large pulse towards a target. As a result, ion cannons are the weapon of choice for subduing, rather than destroying, enemy starships, vehicles, shields, or droids. The ion cannon is not without its weaknesses, however. For instance, they aren't known for tight-beam accuracy, to the point that a ground-based ion cannon might hit the defender's own battle stations as well as its intended targets. Moreover, on capital ships, there are crewmen that can repair any damage done, which allows the vessel to continue fighting.

Tractor Beam Projectors (12)
A tractor beam is a projected force-field used by spaceports, planetary bases, space stations, and starships to effectively grasp and guide vessels to a safe designated landing. They can also be used to forcibly capture enemy ships. The most common use for a tractor beam is to help guide spacecraft into a safe landing at spaceports and docking bays, as well as to aid with the loading and unloading of cargo. Some ships also have personnel retrieval tractor beams enabling them to rescue extravehicular personnel. Warships boast powerful military-grade tractor beam projectors that can capture enemy ships. These high-powered force-fields can overpower their quarry's engines at times, to be maneuvered into a hangar or to hold them in position for boarding. A tractor beam relies upon the inertia of the craft it is based upon as compared to the craft being affected. Ships with high inertia, typically meaning high mass, can affect smaller vessels with little strain on their own propulsion. Capital ships can tractor small freighters, for example, but if a freighter attempts to tractor a capital ship, it would actually affect the smaller freighter's trajectory. For two ships of roughly equal size, the attraction is equal, but can be affected by the relative speeds of the two vessels.

TECHNOLOGY:
Work in progress.

SHIP APPEARANCE:



OTHER:
Has a single hangar located on either sides of the ship, each capable of holding up to four interceptors or similarly-sized ships (fighter-bombers, bombers, etc.) Everything else on-board is standard-issue. Let me know if you want to add some more info as to what this means.

SHIPS' DESIGNATIONS
GANS Delta 21-01987B, Delta 22-01987B, Delta 44-01987B, Delta 50-01987B, Delta 51-01987B, Delta 52-01987B, Delta 52-01987B, Delta 98-01987B

SHIPS' CLASS:
Interceptor

SHIPS' CREWS:
1 pilot per ship.

SHIPS' WEAPONS:
Laser Cannons (2)
Light Ion Cannons (2)

OTHER:
Everything else on-board is standard-issue. Let me know if you want to add some more info as to what this means.

SHIP APPEARENCE:

The Ansulian divison of the Galactic Alliance Army has little to offer in terms of manpower, and as such is largely dependent on and supplemented by the gregarious hordes of human troops offered by the organization.
As the early Ansulian/Alliance armies consisted of local militias with no true command in place, its generals often received its orders straight from the Alliance Defense Ministry and there was no single surface marshal that coordinated or directed its operations. This practice has since left individual army units being ultimately under the control of the Ansulian Navy and led to many soldiers being stationed more on their starships than on planetary surfaces. This meant that in wartime scenarios, the members of the Ansulian/Alliance Armies tended to be in transit aboard starships rather than stationed on planets.

Within the Army, there is a clear distinction between combat troops and support as well as command elements. As such, only the actual soldiers appear on the battlefield and engage the enemy while the command as well as support personnel remained far removed from the actual combat. This meant that it is very rare to see an individual with the rank of lieutenant being present in actual blaster combat. During the era of the war against the Yumori, it was officially believed that there was no rank of lieutenant, captain or colonel present within the Army in order to prevent any confusion with the Naval positions.

Ansulian/Alliance soldiers are decently equipped and supported by several kinds of aerial vehicles. They bear both grenades and blasters. Following the chaos of the Yumori uprising, a deliberate decision to reintroduce melee weapons was made. As such, swords are now standard issue, and full-body armor is worn and noted for its modular nature. One characteristic of the Ansulian/Alliance military is its equipping of its personnel with an array of cybernetic implants and head-wear. Some of these were deliberately designed to provide mental protection against the powers of Ansulian opponents.

Another trait is its use of speciality equipment, such as the stealth field generator, and also physical enhancement technology. These are non-combat items and saw considerable research and development as a result of the Aliiance's use. As of the Yumori attacks, personal shield generators are used. Some models are purchased and some are manufactured directly for the Ansulians. However, the cost of these devices wis such that only small units can be assured of a continual supply. Strike teams favor them as they enable them to outfight an entire unit with conventional gear. The Alliance/Ansulian Army also makes use of defensive devices such as turrets and a variety of land mines. This latter item ranges from fragmentation to plasma to toxin though the first is used more commonly due to how expensive deadly toxins were.

The most basic non-specialized trooper in the Ansulian/Alliance Army is the Alliance Trooper, who typically wears full, heavy, body armor and is armed with a semi-automatic, medium-range blaster rifle. The heart of the Ansulian/Alliance army, these soldiers are organized in squads who are kept in close quarters to the point that they consider themselves all friends. Commanders often keep these individuals together to encourage camaraderie and improve the units performance. However, growing logistical problems have led to the Army not recognizing the special skills of individuals troopers and not assigning them to squads that would benefit from their abilities.

The field commanders known as Alliance Officers often hold the rank of sergeant or corporal and were often trained by the local militia's mercenary groups before they joined the Ansulian/Alliance army. This makes them the brightest as well as the best officers available. During the time of the Yumori uprising, these officers were given extensive training in the use of swords after it was recognized that vibro-blade wielding Yumori often targeted these soldiers in order to eliminate their leadership of their units.

Work in progress...