Ship Name: Qin Shihuangdi
Created by Geoff Depew (talienas)
Registry Number: AMOS-552
Base Hull: Currier and Ives Silo
Drive Type: Speed (Pitch Field reactionless engine) (max velocity 0.1C). Also (very secretly) possesses a 'Breaker Gate' wormhole-generator, but use of that causes a tremendous power drain; the ship requires days to recharge after using, and only uses it in the direst of emergencies. The Breaker Gate has a range of approximately 1 light-hour (1 billion KM).
Owner of Record: Extranational Operations, LLC.
Flag of Record: Mars
Purpose: Investigation, recording and protection
Launched: September 28, 2009
Crew:
* Geoff Depew (Captain)
Supplementary Crew:
* Qin (AI, "living ship") (pronounced 'Kin')
Known Vehicle Quirks:
* Violence Only Begets Violence: No matter what happens, the Qin will not use maximum force as an initial opening combat gambit. Its main weapon, the Cadence Lance, is able to destroy most missiles; its defences are good against most larger weapons. This does not mean it will not use that level of force, just that it'll never START with it.
* This Little One's Not Worth The Effort: with the first one in mind, the fact the ship will urge diplomatic solutions should be clear, and a ship approaching in communications with the Qin will never be allowed to be attacked first.
* Hong Kong Action Theatre: Qin like Hong Kong action movies, and works best if shown one daily. Efficiency drops by 50% after 24 hours without exposure to some. It also drops immediately, until another one is shown, if the ship is shown either 'Kill Bill' movie, or 'The Musketeer'. (Interestingly, 'Big Trouble in Little China' fits the bill as well.)
Known Crew Quirks:
* The immense disembodied intelligence that is linked, in part, to Geoff Depew (He's got theories, but no proof), will push him to take actions that do not quite make sense immediately, but eventually push things where he needs them to go (which is not always where he WANTS them to go).
* It also sometimes passes information on to other people, causing his eyes to go dead black and his voice to take on an odd echoing quality.
Faction: Non-Aligned
Home Port: Port Phobos, Phobos
Current Location: Port Phobos, Phobos
Status: ACTIVE
Trivia:
* Has been offered cash amounts in the millions to allow someone access to the Qin's technology to figure it out, has refused every time.
* Has been seeking a nickle-iron asteroid to turn into an asteroid habitat for the purposes of setting up a living area and boarding school/college, because there will be another generation of Fen and they'll need to be educated. Brazil has decided you're cute.Brazil has decided you're cute.
Created by Geoff Depew (talienas)
Registry Number: AMOS-552
Base Hull: Currier and Ives Silo
Drive Type: Speed (Pitch Field reactionless engine) (max velocity 0.1C). Also (very secretly) possesses a 'Breaker Gate' wormhole-generator, but use of that causes a tremendous power drain; the ship requires days to recharge after using, and only uses it in the direst of emergencies. The Breaker Gate has a range of approximately 1 light-hour (1 billion KM).
Owner of Record: Extranational Operations, LLC.
Flag of Record: Mars
Purpose: Investigation, recording and protection
Launched: September 28, 2009
Crew:
* Geoff Depew (Captain)
Supplementary Crew:
* Qin (AI, "living ship") (pronounced 'Kin')
Known Vehicle Quirks:
* Violence Only Begets Violence: No matter what happens, the Qin will not use maximum force as an initial opening combat gambit. Its main weapon, the Cadence Lance, is able to destroy most missiles; its defences are good against most larger weapons. This does not mean it will not use that level of force, just that it'll never START with it.
* This Little One's Not Worth The Effort: with the first one in mind, the fact the ship will urge diplomatic solutions should be clear, and a ship approaching in communications with the Qin will never be allowed to be attacked first.
* Hong Kong Action Theatre: Qin like Hong Kong action movies, and works best if shown one daily. Efficiency drops by 50% after 24 hours without exposure to some. It also drops immediately, until another one is shown, if the ship is shown either 'Kill Bill' movie, or 'The Musketeer'. (Interestingly, 'Big Trouble in Little China' fits the bill as well.)
Known Crew Quirks:
* The immense disembodied intelligence that is linked, in part, to Geoff Depew (He's got theories, but no proof), will push him to take actions that do not quite make sense immediately, but eventually push things where he needs them to go (which is not always where he WANTS them to go).
* It also sometimes passes information on to other people, causing his eyes to go dead black and his voice to take on an odd echoing quality.
Faction: Non-Aligned
Home Port: Port Phobos, Phobos
Current Location: Port Phobos, Phobos
Status: ACTIVE
Trivia:
* Has been offered cash amounts in the millions to allow someone access to the Qin's technology to figure it out, has refused every time.
* Has been seeking a nickle-iron asteroid to turn into an asteroid habitat for the purposes of setting up a living area and boarding school/college, because there will be another generation of Fen and they'll need to be educated. Brazil has decided you're cute.Brazil has decided you're cute.