Vessels
Starships, habitats, and the minds that inhabit them.
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Asteroid-base warships
Dozens of small warships were stored in the concealed asteroid base. Their glossy black hulls and backward-curving wings distinguished them from Brookes' hawks.
Echo
Echo is a United Earth starship and the self-aware artificial intelligence who operates the vessel. Commanded by Kip Eastcott, he carries roughly one thousand people on the Copious expedition.
Flaxen escort warships
The Flaxens used small missile-armed warships to defend transport convoys. Ten escorted the shipment of infrasound-weapon components from Venus that was destroyed by the scorpions.
Flaxen transport ships
Flaxen transport ships carried materials and components from Venus to support the infrasound weapons program on Earth. Their convoy traveled with ten small missile-armed escort warships.
Formidable
Formidable is United Earth’s flagship and the self-aware artificial intelligence who operates the vessel. Captain Steve Thomas commands the ship on the Copious expedition.
Hawks
Hawks were advanced arrow-shaped transport craft taken from Cylli by Brookes and modified as weapons. Their speed, stealth, protection, and sphere beams initially overwhelmed Echo's remaining defenses.
Odin
Odin is the Martian flagship destroyed by Formidable during the six-year war. Its sensor-defeating hull allows it to ambush Echo near Jupiter.
Scorpions
Scorpions were small combat craft carried by Echo, named for their insect-like shape and pincer-mounted plasma cannons. Originally designed to fight in swarms during the six years' war, they retained weapons during Echo's conversion for colonization.