- Joined
- Nov 14, 2013
- Messages
- 4,150
- Reaction score
- 1,329
____________________________________________
________________________
______
"Sen'eslan Aethis... Aethi te lem vai'sa."
"From the land of Aethis, we are the Aethi, united."
Citizen of Starmade, welcome to the glorious Aethi Imperium.
________________________________________________________________
SPECIALIZATIONS
- Leadership:
- RULER
The ruler of the Imperium, who goes by the Aethi title of Arana - 'Emperor'. The Arana also acts as Lord Admiral (Admiral Supreme) of the Aethi Star Navy.- This position is filled by Ithirahad for the forseeable future.
- COUNCIL MEMBER/ADMIRAL
A Council Member of the Aethi Imperial Council, who acts as an adviser to the Arana, and does lower administrative duties. Council Members can also act as admirals of the Aethi Star Navy, and, for the sake of simplicity (this is a game, after all), the two titles can be considered equivalent. Ambassadors for the Imperium, with the title of Vielas (meaning "Representative" in Aethi), are also effectively given this rank.- Please note that this position is reserved for trusted members of the Imperium, probably those who Ithirahad knows well.
- RULER
- Aethi Star Navy:
- PILOT
Self-explanatory. As a Pilot, you fly starships, and fight in the name of the Aethi Imperium.
- PILOT COMMANDER
Pilots who have proved their worth in battle may be promoted to the rank of Pilot Commander. These elite pilots fly the capital starships of the Imperium, and lead fleets in large-scale engagements.
- PILOT COMMANDER
- ENGINEER
As a member of the Engineering division for the Aethi Star Navy, you are responsible for creating and maintaining the fleet of starships that is the core of Aethi military might.
- ARCHITECT
Architects are essentially hull designers.
- SYSTEMS ENGINEER
Systems engineers are responsible for the inner workings of the fleet - Offensive, defensive, and core systems.
- ARCHITECT
- (Other roles, such as that of an Aethi Marine, may appear as game mechanics allow for them.)
- PILOT
- Other:
- MINER
Also self-explanatory. Miners fly mining vessels, and mine resources for the Imperium. - (Other roles, such as that of an explorer, may appear as game mechanics allow for them. EDIT: Do not apply for the position of explorer, as it does not exist yet. Thanks.)
- MINER
RULES
General:
- No flaming, offensive and/or excessive trolling, etc. Basically, don't be an ass.
- No arbitrary raiding or destruction of other factions' or players' possessions or territory. Any attacks on others which are not provoked must be approved by Imperial leadership.
(If the Imperium is attacked first, then that is to be considered an act of war, and dealt with accordingly.) - Do not claim territory without permission unless there is a good reason to do so.
(Temporary claims for mining are allowed, just make sure to un-claim the system before it starts draining faction points.) - Use the personal cargo feature when possible. Do not pull stacks out from faction storage for personal use within the homebase sector, and only take what you need with you.
- Ships built for use in Aethi Stellar Navy operations should generally follow the Aethi color scheme and design style, though there may be exceptions. Aside from the rule below, there are no restrictions on ships for personal or unofficial use, but we ask that you please, PLEASE use wedges, tetras, and pentas where applicable.
- No "Doom Boxes," period. Borg cubes may be tolerated, if they're fully greebled and have a large and detailed interior, but don't slap some green circuits and black hull on a giant system cube and call it a Borg cube - That's not what Borg cubes are; that's an armored doomcube. The only exceptions to this rule are system prototypes and starter salvaging ships.
FLEET
COMBAT VESSELS
Torok-Kras-class Fighter:
Length: 31 meters
Mass: 266.6 standard mass units
Armament: Dual Explosive Cannons, Point Defense Turrets
Status: Decommissioned, undergoing consideration for refit.
The Torok-Kras-class, meaning "Storm-beast," was a compact fighter with cannons capable of piercing armor and shredding enemy systems. However, as technology marched on, the rather restrictive configuration of the Torok-Kras resulted in it being unable to be effectively refitted for its role. Several slightly larger designs have been considered, and a newer Aethi fighter model will begin production in the near future.
Kalen-Miris-class Corvette:
Length: 131 meters
Mass: 2090.0 standard mass units
Armament: Semi-ionic sustained beam arrays, spinal pulse-beam lance, long-range guided torpedoes
Status: Decommissioned
The Kalen-Miris-class, meaning "Stone-lance" in Aethi, was intended to be a quick and maneuverable little ship that had considerable firepower for its size, suited for system patrol and escort duties. However, low levels of automation, various engineering issues, and a restrictively slim profile meant that the ship could never quite fit its intended roles. It has since been replaced by the more advanced, powerful and resilient Arveth-class.
Arveth-class Corvette:
Length: 109m
Width: 81m
Block Count: 46,926 blocks, 5,490 standard mass units
Armament & Equipment: [Classified]
Status: Active
The Arveth-class Corvette was commissioned to replace its underperforming and severely outdated predecessor, the Kalen-Miris-class. It sports a range of state-of-the-art weaponry as well as upgraded defenses. Unfortunately, nobody in the Aethi Engineering Department can remember which direction the ship was originally intended to fly in. The view in the image is a front view, based on the orientation settled upon by the Engineering Department.
Kelith-class Corvette:
Armament: Tetryon Beams, Long-range Torpedoes, two light beam turrets
Other Equipment: Turbocharged gravitic impulse engines, siege shielding
Status: Initial Field Testing
The Kelith-class Corvette is a tough but quick little vessel, developed using various adapted technologies pioneered on other vessels. It borrows field projection tech originally designed for the much larger Avar-Kiaan-class Cruiser, as well as a similar turbo engine setup to the Kaier-Verien light mining ship.
Eser-Kalan-class Frigate:
Length: 202 meters
Mass: [classified]
Armament: Four heavy hybrid orb turrets, four two armor-piercing dual missile launchers, ion beam emitter, plasmic tetryon beam arrays
Status: Initial Field Testing
The Eser-Kalan-class Frigate was once one of the most advanced ships in its fleet, purpose-built to house the newest and greatest of Aethi technology. However, its unusual construction made it rather fragile in combat and made maintenance and refitting complicated and labor-intensive. The original Eser-Kalan-class design was modified for easier production, maintenance, and operation.
This new refit transforms the originally ineffective hulls into powerful weapons of war, complimenting the newer Sorek-Thalian-class missile frigate. The Eser-Kalan-class Frigate is now armed with four hybrid heavy orb turrets, four point defense turrets, two beam systems, and two dual-missile launchers.
Ajir-class Heavy Destroyer:
Length: 318 meters
Mass: 30110.5 Standard Mass Units
Armament: Embedded point defense system, 10 nen'Kiel-type point defense turrets, 4 heavy hybrid orb turrets, 4 light orb turrets, spinal charged particle lance, piercing tetryon beam array, piercing torpedoes
Other Equipment:
Internal Bulkheads, low-level ionized shield emitters, compact hyperluminal drive
Armed with a powerful ion lance, matter-shredding tetryon beam arrays, and powerful missiles, along with eight orb turrets and the most comprehensive point defense screening system yet seen on an Imperial vessel, the new and improved Ajir-class Destroyer is essentially a flying weapon.
Avar-Kiaan-class Cruiser:
Length: 400 meters
Mass: 52386.8 Standard Mass Units
Armament: Six nen'Kiel point defense turrets, four light broadside tetryon beam arrays, ionized tetryon pulse beam array, kinetic cutting beams, plasma pulsewave emission system, quantum torpedo launchers, 4 grav-stabilized orb turrets (Not shown in image)
Other equipment: High-powered long-range scanners, Forward Siege Shielding, Electro-reinforced Armor, Turboshuttle Docking Bay, large shuttle hangar with 4 transport pod bays, hyperluminal synchronous warp drive
Status: Active
While larger projects such as the Saerias-class and Elthaara-class Battleships have been considered, for the time being, the Avar-Kiaan-class Cruiser continues to be the flagship of the Aethi fleet, sporting advanced technologies such as frontal siege shielding, energized armor plating, and synchronous warp drive.
MINING & SALVAGE VESSELS
Kaier-Verien-class Light Mining Ship:
Length: 86 meters
Mass: 1361 standard mass units
Armament: Tetryon Beam Arrays, Point Defense Turret, Micro Cannon Turrets
Equipment: Accelerated jump drive, turbocharged gravitic impulse engines, Light Mining Emitter Dish, shield dampening emitters
Status: Active
Unlike many older designs in the Imperium, the Kaier-Verien-class has continued to prove its viability to this day. It is designated as a light mining and salvage vessel, and has the massive extractor dish in front to prove it, but the speedy, adaptable Kaier-Verien has seen usage in the past as everything from a rescue ship, to a tugboat, to a technological testing platform.
Velkaaras-class Medium Mining Vessel:
Length: 225 meters
Mass: 11,796 standard mass units
Armament: Dual high-output beam arrays, heat-seeking missile launchers, grav-stabilized orb turret, four nen'Kiel-type point defense turrets
Equipment: Meshed high-density mining emitter dish, hyperluminal synchronous warp drive
Status: Active
The stronger, meaner big sister to the Kaier-Verien, the Velkaaras-class Starship lives up to its name - which means "Extractor" - with nearly its entire fore section dedicated to a large high-density mining emitter system. The rest of the ship, however, could easily belong to an advanced Imperial combat vessel. The Velkaaras is no easy target for greedy pirates: It has two beam arrays, and a pair of missile launchers that fire a swarm of heat-seeking missiles. Additionally, it has a grav-stabilized orb turret mounted, a deployable, hovering weapons platform with nearly 360-degree coverage of its surroundings, and four point defense turrets to shoot down incoming missile fire.
TRANSPORT & FREIGHT VESSELS
(None yet commissioned)
OTHER VESSELS
Kelzhaia-class Light Starship:
Length: 77m
Block Count: 11,195 blocks; 1234.7 Standard Mass Units
Equipment: Accelerated Jump Drive, Small pulsed mining emitter dish
Status: Active
The Kelzhaia, named after a type of phosphorescent Aethi insect, has light defenses and no weaponry to speak of, but it is a speedy little ship with a pulsed mining emitter system and a very quick jump drive that can easily get a new recruit up and running. The Kelzhaia-class has been designed specifically as an easy-to-produce, easy-to-maintain ship for newer members of the Imperium, and when resources are sufficient, the Imperial Navy will provide newly-accepted members with these ships free of charge.
Kava-Suurenas-class Light Starship:
Length: 106m
Mass: 2,579.8 standard mass units
Equipment: Personnel transportation accommodations, light pulsed salvage dish, scanner array, hyperluminal synchronous warp drive, accelerated conventional jump engines, ionic shielding
Armament: Dual beam array, light grav-stabilized orb turret
The Kava-Suurenas-class Starship, named "Day-Runner" after the earlier "Night-runner"-class it developed from, is a multipurpose light vessel. With its clock-synchronous array drive, sampling/salvage array, accelerated jump drive, cargo hold, unusually large crew accommodations, tetryon beam arrays, and even a micro-orb turret, the Kava-Suurenas is an excellent starship for exploration, scouting, personnel transport, and minor cargo transport missions.
While hardly iconic, the Kava-Suurenas is likely the most commonly-seen Aethi starship.
APPLICATION FORM
Username (ingame):
Requested Position(s)*:
Why I want to join:
Time Zone:
Short information about me (Sci-Fi series or movies you enjoy, previous games played, etc.):
*NOTE: If you are applying to be an engineer, you must post (or PM me) an example of your work!
ROSTER
Leadership:
-Itoni (Miner/trader)
-All other inactive members removed from the faction.
- Ruler(Arana):
-Arana Ithirahad Ivrar'kiim
- Council members/Admirals:
-LunaIsBestPony (Also an engineer)
-SpaceKing (Also an engineer)
- Pilots:
- Engineers:
-AAlexandrosTGreat
-LunaIsBestPony
-SpaceKing
- Miners:
//Dedicated miners not required at the moment.\\
- Other:
-Itoni (Miner/trader)
-All other inactive members removed from the faction.
ALLIES:
- The Order of Bogatyrs
- Arstotzkan Federation
LOCATION
We are preparing to deploy on the now-returning Elwyn Eternity server.
_________
__
Last edited:
