Lahmia deWinter
Love You Like a Vampire
The Winter's Kiss
- Intent: Create a personally captained Battlecruiser for Lahmia deWinter.
- Image Source: https://www.deviantart.com/duskie-06/art/The-A-155-Atlantis-Dreadnought-591191070
- Canon Link: N/A
- Primary Source:
Magnus-class Battlecruiser - Whitestar-class Battlecruiser
- Invictus-class Battlecruiser
- Manufacturer: Kuat Drive Yards Orbital Array (Original)
- Affiliation: Confederacy of Independent Systems
- Model: Modified Gatekeeper-class [Non-Canon]
- Production: Unique
- Material:
Impervium - Alusteel
- Glasteel
- Classification: Battlecruiser
- Length: 2679 meters
- Width: 934 meters
- Height: 633 meters
- Armament: Very High
Modular Torpedo Launchers x20
4x Heavy Proton Torpedo Launchers (fore) - 4x Heavy Proton Torpedo Launchers (starboard and port)
- 2x Heavy Proton Torpedo Launchers (aft)
- 6x Assault Proton & Disruptor Torpedo Launchers (starboard and port)
[*]Energy Torpedo Launchers (fore and aft) x4
[*]Heavy Turbolaser Dual-Cannon Turrets x100
[*]Heavy Ion Cannon Turrets x75
[*]Point-Defense Quad-Laser Cannons x500
[*]Defenses: Extreme
- Impervium & Alusteel Hull
- Xythan Force Shield
- Molecular Shielding
- Force Dome Shielding for the Bridge
- Thermal Shielding
- Antimissile octets x45
- AR-0B Damage Reduction Armor Plating
- Turadium Internal Structural Reinforcement
[*]Hangar Space: Average: 13
[*]Hangar Allocations:
- Starfighters: 8 squadrons
- Support Craft: 5 squadrons
[*]Maneuverability Rating: Low
[*]Speed Rating: Very Low
[*]Hyperdrive Class: Average: 2
- Battlecruiser Sensor Package
- Battlecruiser Ion Engines
- Battlecruiser Hyperdrive
- Battlecruiser Shield Generators
- Battlecruiser Repulsorlift Engine
- Battlecruiser Maneuvering Thrusters
- Battlecruiser Communications Package
- Battlecruiser Life Support System
- Battlecruiser Escape Pods
- Battlecruiser Inertial Dampeners
- Battlecruiser Medical Bay
- Battlecruiser Barracks
- Battlecruiser Mess Hall
- Battlecruiser Navigational Systems
- Battlecruiser Tractor Beams x4
- Battlecruiser Cargo Bays
- Battlecruiser Ventral Hanger Bay
- Numerous Recreational Lounges
- Personnel Combat Training Bays
- Starship & Starbase Boarding Bridges x4
- Hydroponics & Green Living Bay [Closed Ecological System + Gardens + Farming]
- Advanced Chemical Laboratories, Distilleries, and Synthesizing
- Xythan Force Shielding
- Molecular Shielding
- Force Dome Shielding
- AR-0B Armor Plating
- Antimissile Octets
- Encrypted Computer Core
- Defenses - The Winter's Kiss's primary strength is its ability to weather a prolonged engagement with the enemy. Its redundant and diverse array of shields throw off much of the assault; and even if all of those are penetrated the very hull and internal structure of the vessel is reinforced to last under bombardment.
- Armaments - A large number of various laser or blaster cannons line the ship from stem to stern to fend off enemy attack and to hold a blockade if need be. One of the more advanced weapon systems is that of the Antimissile Octets -- banks dedicated to the task of intercepting and destroying inbound enemy ordinance.
- Food & Drugs - Designed to engage the enemy wherever they are, the Winter's Kiss possesses its own hydroponics in order to sustain the crew and minimize the need to expose themselves to attack while foraging on plants. It also possesses well equipped laboratories able to synthesize many drugs -- both those accepted and deemed illegal by Galactic authorities. The crew not only has food but with the right material medical supplies as well; though often the labs are busy with more recreational uses.
- Forbidden Knowledge - The computer core is encrypted so it cannot be extracted from the ship. Data pertaining to Beyond the Rim is stored within an encrypted container on the core separate from other data with an advanced algorithm not of galactic design. This information might provide significant tactical or economic advantage, but according to a Pact made upon the Winter's Kiss's return it has been sealed away.
- Tanking Role - The Winter's Kiss is a battlecruiser designed to take position, and absorb an enemy barrage while it tears into their defenses. It weathers an assault and makes it difficult to ignore, drawing attention to itself and leaving other, often more nimble vessels freer to maneuver the field. That said, if allied vessels are drawn away the Winter's Kiss will not be able to quickly relocate in order to support them in another area, which could negate the vessel's strength when deployed as part of a fleet.
- Maneuverability - This is one ship that wasn't designed (or redesigned) to pull fancy, high-speed maneuvers around a moon, slingshot around a sun, or even micro-jump around the battlefield like a jack rabbit. It arrives. It takes position. It goes to work denying enemy advancement.
- Renown - While not many will know it, those that do may find the idea the Winter's Kiss might possess something from Beyond the Rim irresistible, and seek to board or claim the vessel for themselves.
- Costly Repairs - The redundant shielding should make this infrequent, but the ship's hull is made of some incredibly strong materials. Replacing damaged or destroyed sections of the ship from an unrelenting assault may require significant expenditure. Also, the lavish recreational areas tend to be furnished in excess and sometimes furniture and other items require replacement.
While originally constructed as a Gatekeeper-class Battlecruiser by one of the shipyards at the Kuat Drive Yards Orbital Array, it underwent significant modification over the course of several centuries under the command of Lahmia deWinter. In fact, while it may be impossible to say for certain, the Winter's Kiss may not contain any of the original parts used in its initial construction. Even its very designation is not that of its berth.
The redesign enhanced the ship's capabilities in holding or securing a particular region in space. 'Lost' in a realm rife with an endless fight to survive and dominate all other lifeforms, the number of cannons were increased to provided better close-range offensive capability. While possessing an excess in defense, repairs can be costly so bolstering the ability to crush one's opponents all the faster was not overlooked.
The Gatekeeper-class was never known for speed, however, and that remains true of the Winter's Kiss to this day. It possesses enough to reorient and relocate itself to battle, and even to escape the gravitational pull of celestial bodies, but it is not built to flank the enemy at sublight speed -- unless they manage to be an even slower vessel. It is a gigantic bulwark in space made for the enemy to break themselves upon her.
In order to lay siege or outlast an enemy siege, the Winter's Kiss supports several additional features not found on standard Gatekeeper-class vessels. The hydroponics bay is extensive enough to supply both food and common medicinal ingredients necessary to sustain the on-board crew for an extended period of time; potentially indefinitely provided the enemy could not penetrate the ship's shields. Lavish recreational areas are spread throughout the vessel as well allowing crew to work or play as needed; and combined with the dedicated training areas for combat moral is retained while awaiting the opportunity to mercilessly crush the enemy in hand-to-hand combat -- which is truly the most satisfying and rewarding accomplishment in their society.
