House Fornax Spaceships

Most spaceships in Acheron Rho are designed and manufactured by House Fornax. The Ambolt Shipyard on Maja is the major shipyard of the sector, the majority of all space ships is produced here.

## Fornax hull categories

House Fornax categorizes ship hulls under traditional names. For hundreds of years these hulls have functioned as the foundation to build various spaceships and to improve existing designs.

The most commonly used hulls are:

* Immunes (Specialized Fighters)
* Velites (Corvettes)
* Vilicus (Patrol Boats)
* Hastati (Heavy Frigates)
* Centurion (Fleet Cruisers)
* Imperator (Battleships)
* Consul (Carriers)
* Commodumotus (Bulk Freighters)
* Liberartis (Free Merchants)
* Raeda (Shuttles)

## Ship Series

Traditionally, House Fornax Ferrifexes and Navifexes design ships so they can easily be built in mass by the specialized spaceship industry on Maja and Aeternus' Chain. While all model series are constantly evaluated and improved upon, it takes time for the Fornax shipyards and the wider sector to adapt to an entirely new line of ship models.

To celebrate the solid foundations laid with each of the mass produced ship series, they are given a motto, a short sentence or phrase that symbolizes the thoughts of the designers and engineers producing the spaceships.

While these are mass produced ship series, each hull type and model series also knows variations, unique design and engineering modifications by the Fornax crafters and customer specifications. Not every Ammodramus fighter is like the next and not every Navigo M Free Merchant ship looks the same. In addition to that, models of the same series can be differing in value and efficience substantially depending on the year they were built: A basic, mass produced Tytus corvette from 3190 might be inferior in armor, speed and weaponry to the 3200 model due to constant variations and improvements in design.

### Fighters

The Immunes Hulls are usually named after the rank given to soldiers possessing a specialized skill set. These hulls are base designs of small fighters with specialized weapons and technologies to bring down their enemies.

**Ammodramus**

The **Ammodramus** aka **The Shadow** is an Immunes Hull fighter series produced by the House Fornax Shipyards.
Based on the *Lacus P* design, the *Ammodramus* uses its speed and stealth technology to do recon missions.
This ship is often recognized as a good way to slip past a blockade.

Motto: *As quiet as the night*

Designer(s):

* Ferrifex Fornax Indus Hilaris
* Ferrifex Fornax Torridus Diatrek
* Ferrifex Fornax Strix Katos
* Ferrifex Fornax Leon Gallus

**Chordeiles**

The **Chordeiles** aka **The Dagger** is an Immunes Hull fighter series produced by the House Fornax Shipyards. *Chordeiles* are usually fitted with specialized weaponry perfect for sabotage and small dog-fighting. Often ships from this series are used as Coup de Grâce ships, to finish enemy ships off.

Motto: *When you least expect it*

Designer(s):

* Ferrifex Fornax Indus Hilaris
* Ferrifex Fornax Torridus Diatrek
* Ferrifex Fornax Strix Katos
* Ferrifex Fornax Leon Gallus

**Euphagus**

The **Euphagus** aka **The Aegis** is an Immunes Hull fighter series produced by the House Fornax Shipyards. The *Euphagus* series is designed to produce small fighters used for disruption tactics.

Motto: *A Sun in your Eye*

Designer(s):

* Ferrifex Fornax Indus Hilaris
* Ferrifex Fornax Torridus Diatrek
* Ferrifex Fornax Strix Katos
* Ferrifex Fornax Leon Gallus

**LXXII Apes**

The **LXXII Apes**, also named the **Wasp-72**, is a ship of pre-scream design. In spite of its age, this only recently recovered ship is still one of the most versatile fighters in the sector. Its designer's name has been lost to the ages.

Motto: *The Sting of a Wasp, the Taste of Poison*

Designer(s):

* Unknown

**Pandinus**

The **Pandinus** also named the **Scorpio-72** or **The Shiv** is an Immunes Hull fighter series produced by the House Fornax Shipyards. This Specialized Fighter series is designed for heavy ship-to-ship combat. The series' core designs allow for turrets without blindspots, usually *Pandinus* series ships are used to lock onto specific enemy ship types, as they are nearly impossible to flee or hide from.

Motto: *Killing the Enemy, no matter the Sacrifice*

Designer(s):

* Ferrifex Fornax Indus Hilaris
* Ferrifex Fornax Torridus Diatrek
* Ferrifex Fornax Strix Katos
* Ferrifex Fornax Leon Gallus
* Navifex Fornax Spark Jel'ee
* Navifex Fornax Tyll Orbis

**Sturnus Vulgaris**

The **Sturnus Vulgaris**, also known as **The Hammer**, is an Immunes Hull fighter series produced by the House Fornax Shipyards. These ships are heavy and slow fighters, mostly designed to carry large amounts of various types of bombs. Instead of going into ship-to-ship close combat, these Immunes type fighters are built to weaken and destroy enemy structures.

Motto: *The Right Tool For The Job*

Designer(s):

* Ferrifex Fornax Indus Hilaris
* Ferrifex Fornax Torridus Diatrek
* Ferrifex Fornax Strix Katos
* Ferrifex Fornax Leon Gallus

**Sturnus Fulgur**

The Specialty Fighter Sturnus Fulgur (SFSF) is a modern engineering prototype ship that has undergone revisions in order to allow the ship to refit itself into a Fighter or Bomber focused chassis on a quick 2-minute timer.

Motto: *Transformation of Life and Death*

Designer(s):

* Simulfex Fornax Perseus Jadus
* Navifex Fornax Tyll Orbis

### Corvettes

The Velites Hulls, named after the light infantry of the ancient Roman legions, are the base designs of the smallest true combat Frigates

**Cyanocitta**

The **Cyanocitta** aka **The Soldier** is a Velites Hull series produced by the House Fornax Shipyards. Because of its versatile nature, the *Cyanocitta* is the most sold combat ships out of the Ambolt Shipyard and is often only referred to as *The Soldier*.

Motto: *Always Vigilant*

Designer(s):

* Ferrifex Fornax Indus Hilaris
* Ferrifex Fornax Torridus Diatrek
* Ferrifex Fornax Strix Katos
* Ferrifex Fornax Leon Gallus

**Venandi**

The **Venandi** serves as a slow but meticulous hunter; once these larger than normal Velites Corvettes lock on to their prey, ships rarely escape their vision and relatively long range weaponry. Smaller ships fear the *Venandi* for their long range accuracy, although the speed of this series is lacking. Most often *Venandi* models are accompanied by other, faster ships that protect the corvette in its moving phases.

Motto: *Thunder From The Depths*

Designer(s):

* Navifex Fornax Tyll Orbis

**Venandi Cyanocito**

The **Venandi Cyanocito** Corvette serves in a similar manner as most Corvettes, however, it is far faster and oppressive than the older *Cyanocitta* and *Venandi* series models it is based on. Sacrificing armor and durability in exchange for a lighter chassis, the *Venandi* is built to isolate and destroy high-value targets. To accomplish this mission, they are equipped with a suite of specialized tools that maximize the available space on the ship.

Motto: *The Web Gets Spun*

Designer(s):

* Simulfex Fornax Perseus Jadus
* Navifex Fornax Tyll Orbis

**Tytus**

The **Tytus** aka **The Spyglass** is a Velites Hull series produced by the House Fornax Shipyards. Equipped with the latest in Cordifex technology the *Tytus* is capable of jumping far beyond enemy lines and scout critical points of attack.

Motto: *We Will Show The Way*

Designer(s):

* Ferrifex Fornax Indus Hilaris
* Ferrifex Fornax Torridus Diatrek
* Ferrifex Fornax Strix Katos
* Ferrifex Fornax Leon Gallus

### Patrol Boats

Usually used to guard polines and trade routes, the Vilicus hull models promote swift and decisive combat capabilities. Some models excel at space travel policing, including disabling and boarding spaceships, which leads to a relatively limited market as buyers are carefully selected.

**Vigila**

This Patrol Cruiser is a larger than average Vilicus class model and mostly used to safeguard the polines in the Empire's core systems. A big main body with many visible weapon systems is key in deterring criminals and pirates to plunder trade routes around noble homeworlds.

Motto: *Vigilance And Violence*

Designer(s):

* Navifex Fornax Tyll Orbis

### Frigates

The Hastati Hulls, named after the heavy infantry of the ancient Roman legions, were originally simply upgraded versions of the Velites, with greater weapon capabilities. Soon after their introduction into ship battles, the Heavy Frigates with their heavy weaponry but relative versatility became staples of fleets

**Otis-tarda**

The **Otis-tarda** aka **The Bulwark** is a Hastati Hull series produced by the House Fornax Shipyards. Based upon *Cyanocitta*, but redesigned to be bigger with a much stronger hull. What the *Otis-tarda* series lacks in speed, it makes up in its mounted guns.

Motto: *Steadfast until The End*

Designer(s):

* Ferrifex Fornax Indus Hilaris
* Ferrifex Fornax Torridus Diatrek
* Ferrifex Fornax Strix Katos
* Ferrifex Fornax Leon Gallus

**Kondor**

The **Kondor** series is currently the most sold Frigate in House Fornax's repertoire. Cheaper than the more defensive *Otis-tarda*, the *Kondor* has a wider body that offers a bigger target. The ship needs the mass, because it has more offensive capabilities than other Frigates and is more versatile in what weapon systems are able to be included in this series' models.

Motto: *The Wing's Reach Is Power*

Designer(s):

* Navifex Fornax Tyll Orbis

**Kondor Armis**

The **Armis** is specifically designed as the bulwark of the fleet. They act as the phalanx that focuses more on defense than offense. As a result, these ships maintain their usual bulk in order to keep a modicum of armor, however, the vast majority of their defensive capabilities come from included force field technology of House Triangulum.

Motto: *The Winged Shield*

Designer(s):

* Simulfex Fornax Perseus Jadus
* Navifex Fornax Tyll Orbis

### Fleet Cruisers

The Centurion Hulls, named after the officer rank in the ancient Roman legions. This Hull is an advanced ship build with heavy armor and guns to bring down smaller ships which cannot penetrate its armor.

**Empidonax**

The **Empidonax** aka **The Fist** is a Centurion Hull ship series, produced by the House Fornax Shipyards. These basic cruisers are fitted with very durable hulls and allow for versatile cannon designs, some *Empidonax* ships are built for sheer power of force in their weaponry, some are designed to hunt other ships.

Motto: *The Clenched Fist Of War*

Designer(s):

* Ferrifex Fornax Indus Hilaris
* Ferrifex Fornax Torridus Diatrek
* Ferrifex Fornax Strix Katos
* Ferrifex Fornax Leon Gallus

**Empidonax Vis**

The **Vis** is armed with a series of experimental weaponry and little in the way of defense. Nearly all of its power is devoted to the weapon systems that provide extreme range and power in an attempt to balance any possible invasion that includes ships of sizes above Cruisers.

Motto: *The Powerful First Strike Wins*

Designer(s):

* Simulfex Fornax Perseus Jadus
* Navifex Fornax Tyll Orbis

### Battleships

The Imperator Hulls were named after the commander rank in the ancient Roman legions. These ships are the purest combat ships and known sectorwide as dreaded hulks of interstellar war.

**Accipiter**

The **Accipiter** aka **The Sword** is an Imperator Hull ship series produced by the House Fornax Shipyards. This ship series is designed to cut through enemy lines and break their formation.

Motto: *To Strike In Unison*

Designer(s):

* Ferrifex Fornax Indus Hilaris
* Ferrifex Fornax Torridus Diatrek
* Ferrifex Fornax Strix Katos
* Ferrifex Fornax Leon Gallus

**Ardea**

The **Ardea** aka **The Spear** is an Imperator Hull ship series produced by the House Fornax Shipyards. The *Ardea* series ships are fitted with long distance weaponry such as missiles and artillery plasma cannons.

Motto: *Like A Crack Of Thunder*

Designer(s):

* Ferrifex Fornax Indus Hilaris
* Ferrifex Fornax Torridus Diatrek
* Ferrifex Fornax Strix Katos
* Ferrifex Fornax Leon Gallus

**Harpia**

The **Harpia** aka **The Shield** is an Imperator Hull ship series produced by the House Fornax Shipyards. To withstand heavy fire and protect other ships, the *Harpia* series ships are outfitted with several turrets, shield generators and an extremely durable hull.

Motto: *To Withstand Like Iron*

Designer(s):

* Ferrifex Fornax Indus Hilaris
* Ferrifex Fornax Torridus Diatrek
* Ferrifex Fornax Strix Katos
* Ferrifex Fornax Leon Gallus

### Carriers

The Consul Hull ships, named after the officials who had the power to command the military in the ancient Roman legions, are often referred to as the queen of a fleet. Their size allowes them the capacity to carry large numbers of fighters and bombers or other specialized ships.

**Arcus I**

This Carrier can transport up to 200 small fighters or heavy vehicles.

Motto: *A Complex Menace*

Designer(s):

* Navifex Fornax Tyll Orbis

**Nucifraga**

This enormous ship is built to carry enormous numbers of fighters and bombers.

Motto: *By Fire be Purged*

Designer(s):

* Ferrifex Fornax Indus Hilaris
* Ferrifex Fornax Torridus Diatrek
* Ferrifex Fornax Strix Katos
* Ferrifex Fornax Leon Gallus

### Bulk Freighters

Commodumotus hulls are the base for some of the largest ship series produced on the Majan shipyards. While many freighters of smaller businesses could be confused for barely larger Liberartis class ships, the true strength of House Fornax's economic success lies in the lumbering giants, the slow but gargantuan freighters that feed the constantly hungry industries in the Empire's cores. Even battleships are dwarved by some of these titans and star travellers often speak in awe of the first time they saw these supermassive spaceships jump out of Drive Space.

**Lacus L**

With its streamlined extended lifesupport the **Lacus L** can support a crew of up to 8 crew Members. With its Corona-II upgraded spike drive, it can cross vast distances with minimal effort. And in case of a vagrant emergency it comes equipped with a SPQuarz-class sandthrower by Recticulum. This leaves you with 180 tons of cargo space, quality of life upgrades fully customizable and a cargo lift to shuttle your cargo to every point on the Planet.

Motto: *A Drop In Space*

Designer(s):

* Navifex Fornax Tyll Orbis

**Lacus Mòr**

The **Lacus Mòr** is the largest Bulk Freighter currently in use in Acheron Rho that is on the market to everyone. With the typical Fornax modular cargo bay, the *Lacus Mòr* can hold up to 500 tons of cargo. The bay is customizable by a small crew in only a few minutes to separate several cargo areas.

Motto: *All At Once*

Designer(s):

* Navifex Fornax Tyll Orbis

### Free Merchants

The Liberartis class ships are the most common of all in the sector. From small to medium businesses, they all started with a Free Merchant ship of varying sizes. From adventuring group of nobles to smuggling group of pirates, from honest merchant to spies and thieves; they all benefit from the freedom of the Liberartis, the hull's variability allows nearly everything. Free Merchant ships do not excel at much but are always reliably solid as small fighters, as light freighters, as taxis or even as escape ships. House Fornax builds them capable of it all.

**LXXII Adipes**

The **LXXII Adipes** also known as the **Bumble-72** or **Bumblebee** is a small work-ship for on planet work. Inspired by and named after the ancient *Wasp-72* fighter design it carries immense loads with relatively little effort and fuel consumption, but the much heavier materials do not allow for space travel.

Motto: *Heavy Loads To Bear*

Designer(s):

* Navifex Fornax Tyll Orbis

**Cresco**

The **Cresco** series was designed to be a science and transport combination.

Crewed by up to 8 people, with a minimum of two engineers, one navigator. The lower deck is fully usable as cargo hall, the upper deck is split into three main sections: In the front are the cockpit and all workstations of the ship. The middle part adjacent to the front are the living quarters and a small med station.

Right after lie the biolab modules. Fully kitted for several scientific missions the crew can easily resize the up to 6 different laboratories. Due to newly patented biolocks and movable walls, the customer can vary each laboratory's form, function and size in a minimal amount of time.

Motto: *Knowledge In Every Piece*

Designer(s):

* Navifex Fornax Tyll Orbis

**Lacus IH**

The **Lacus IH** is a transport ship destined to the transport a more important amount of passengers. It can have a crew of up to 8 people and 34 passengers. Due to its versatility, speed and general comfort it is often used as space taxi.

Motto: *Forward For Everyone*

Designer(s):

* Navifex Fornax Tyll Orbis

**Navigo M**

The **Navigo M** is a Free Merchant Frigate designed for a small crew of maximum 6. It's modular design allows the owner of the ship to add extra freight modules.

Motto: *Stability in stars*

Designer(s):

* Navifex Fornax Tyll Orbis

### Shuttles

Raeda class hulls encompass a variety of person-only transport ships. These shuttles excel at fast and reliable transport from orbit to planet and vice versa or from planet to planet in system.

**Lacus P**

The **Lacus P** is an incredibly fast and compact transport ship in the form of a bullet for up to 4 humanoids. It is among the most expensive ships available in House Fornax's catalogue.

Motto: *At Thought's Speed*

Designer(s):

* Navifex Fornax Tyll Orbis

**Suvolan**

    The **Suvolan**, originally designed as a surface glider, quickly rose to fame as orbit-to-surface shuttle, due to its luxurious seats and easy to handle autonomous flight. Rarely seen outside of the Imperial core worlds, this Raeda class is the modern shuttle favorite.

Motto: *Lean Back On Gliding Clouds*

Designer(s):

* Navifex Fornax Tyll Orbis

## Space stations

House Fornax advertises itself as the prime engineers of space and refuelling stations all over Acheron Rho. In fact in nearly every system there is at least one Fornax representing station for spaceships to travel to, be it for refuelling and maintenance or to speak to Fornax ambassadors.

Some of the most notable Fornax space stations include:

Tezcat Space Station

The travel hub to and from Gats, and a political piece of power.

Alis de Victoria

A celebratory new creation around Diomikato, it includes House Fornax's Base of Influence and functions as main travel hub to House Aquila's homeworld.

Aki 9

A destroyed orbital station around Maja's moon Via. There's nothing on there, don't go looking. I said doooh, come on, don't!

## Other crafts and vehicles

### Icarus Grav Vehicles

The **Icarus Celer** is the fastest Gravflyer currently available.

* **Vehicle**: Gravflyer
* **Cost**: 40000
* **Speed**: 5
* **Armor**: 8
* **HP:** 25
* **Tonnage**: 50
* **TL**: 4

    The **Icarus Fulgum** is a comfortable two-seater for smaller purses.

* **Vehicle**: Gravcar
* **Cost**: 20000
* **Speed:** 2
* **Armor**: 4
* **HP**: 25
* **Tonnage**: 10
* **TL**: 4

The **Icarus Lyx** is an incredibly comfortable limousine for everyone that can afford and is in need of a truly noble

vehicle. It is also available in the even spacier Lyx Mt. variant.

* **Vehicle**: Gravcar
* **Cost**: 140000
* **Speed:** 4
* **Armor**: 10
* **HP**: 35
* **Tonnage**: 50
* **TL**: 4