Abyss-class Veil Monitor

The is a colossal Demiurge warship, and one of the unique Veil Ships deployed in service to The Demiurge. Operated purely by a Thrall Intelligence, the ship is normally used for defensive warfare, hanging in orbit over the core worlds. Heavily armed, and heavily armoured, the ship is hampered by a lack of agility, making it sluggish, but ideal in the defence of planets. 
==History==
The Abyss-class has its origins in the creation of the Decimator-class Veilship. Built from unfinished prototypes left by the Prophets, the Abyss class was an experiment in utilising the technology in a different manner. At this time of upheaval, the Demiurge needed their expeditionary fleets for rapid growth, leaving their home worlds vulnerable. While the Decimator could cover a large area, individual worlds remained vulnerable. Demiurge scientists adapted some of this technology to another unfinished project they had prepared, the dissection of an abandoned and damaged Forerunner Guardian. 
Shortly after the deployment of the first functional Decimator-class warships, the first Abyss-class began finalisation of development. The first operational prototype was deployed a number of years later.The Abyss-class Veil Monitors remained unused for much of their service, the Decimator-class Veilship keeping Demiurge borders safe. However, as the Allied Forces pushed into Demiurge controlled space, these immense vessels proved their worth, rebuffing attacks against Demiurge worlds. 
==Role==
The is a purely defensive ship, meant to protect planets against invasion attempts. It marries all the offensive power of a battle station, and the manoeuvrability of a warship, resulting in a heavily armed vessel that makes any planetary assault much more hazardous. The ship uses its heavy armour, and long range firepower to protect planets. 
==Design==
===Layout===
Compared to most warships, it operates a highly unconventional design. Arranged vertically, rather than horizontally, the ship resembles the Guardian that inspired part of it's design, though lacks the Forerunner panelling and designs. The ship is roughly in the shape of a diamond, with a head like structure, and a ring positioned behind the main structure. The ship has few decorative external flourishes, aside from the Demiurge crest forming the 'face' of the ship. 
Internally, the ship is largely made of a honeycomb of armour, reactors, weapon assemblies, self repair systems, or other structures. The ship itself only has limited life support, which is relegated to the internal bay containing the Thrall Intelligences that operate the ship. There is a single service corridor for them, and a sealed loading bay. 
===Armour and Shielding===
As part of it's design, the ship is heavily armoured, with much of it's frontal plating being 50-100 metres thick, with multiple layers, and spacing on armour, intended to protect it from repeated and sustained attacks. However, this comes with a severe flaw. The armour on the rear of the ship is substantially thinner, meaning it is much more vulnerable against shots to the rear of it's armour. However, simply getting there is a challenge in of itself. 
The shield uses heavy duty shielding, with multiple enforced layers, and redundant emitters, allowing it to sustain heavy punishment before breaking. however, this too comes with flaws, as the shielding takes far longer to recharge than conventional shielding. This means the ship is potentially vulnerable in longer engagements. 
===Powerplant===
The ship utilises a single centralised power system, consisting of a large-scale pinch-fusion reactor, surrounded by a ring of smaller sub-reactors. The sub-reactors are intended to balance the overall power load, while the primary reactor maintains the shields and weaponry systems. The reactor uses new coolant systems that allow it to maintain a more balanced operating temperature, but requires careful balancing. If balance fails, the reactor is almost immediately quenched, and it is forced to rely on the secondary reactors, and emergency power supplies. 
===Weaponry===
*1 main gun
*6 secondary guns
*3 beams 
cannon,s pulse lasers, torpedoes 
===Complement===
===Esoterica===
===Crew===
==Ships of the line==
*Core Defence Squadron
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==Ships of the line==