SN-Oshima

The SN-Oshima was a cargo & transport ship piloted by Captain Thomas “Major Tom” Striden and Lieutenant David “Junkie” Morrison. It became a well known vehicle after it was used to carry Terra-Walkers to KR-826-25/G in order to terraform it into Earth II.

## Design Features

The Oshima was a heavily modified Transient-Class Cargo Corvette designed to be faster and more efficient. These modifications included generation 3 engines, an angular fin on the top, more cargo storage in place of the cafeteria, and magnet racks for carrying terra walkers. It was among some of the first ships to receive a Galactic Web Module, allowing it to communicate with distant planets. The FTL drive was a cheap prototype, so it would regularly malfunction

## History

### Creation

In 2477, young Thomas Striden’s father was killed due to a FTL drive malfunction, leaving his old Transient to Thomas. After salvaging parts from multiple decommissioned ships, Striden was able to restore and modify the old ship. Upon the ship’s completion, Striden and his friend David “Junkie” Morrison planned to use the ship to smuggle cargo across the galaxy

### Contributions to Earth II Terraformation

In 2483, Striden and Morrison were sought out by the newly formed Solar Fleet System in order to terraform the barren planet KR-826-25/G. The terraformation had already been in progress for 3 years, however many issues had plagued its development, causing the Solar Fleet System to search out help. The duo were reluctant to help at first, until they were told that they’d be payed handsomely for their efforts. Upon recruitment, they modified their ship with magnet racks in order to transport Terra Walkers to the planet. Eventually, they were given another task, this time to carry supplies to the near completed Earth-II in order to begin construction on Earth II city. After 9 years of hard labor from billions of people, Earth-II was fully terraformed, and they could begin focusing on the city

### Contributions to the Galactic Web Communications Center

Upon completing their tasks, Striden and Morrison headed out in search of another job, Luckily for them, they would soon find another big opportunity. They were reached out to once again by the Solar Fleet System in order to help them construct the Galactic Web Communications Center (GWeb-C), a large communications beacon located in the coreward side of the Copernicus Region that would serve as the main hub of Galactic Communications in most regions. They accepted the job and immediately began cargo runs through the Sagittarius Region and Magellanic Space in order to collect parts for the beacon. During one of the cargo runs, the Oshima’s FTL Drive malfunctioned as they were flying through Unexplored Space, forcing them to have to navigate their way through uncharted territory. Eventually, they managed to get their FTL Drive back to normal and delivered the supplies to the GWeb-C, allowing it to be finally finished after 2 years

### Destruction of Earth II

Having finished another monumental project, Striden and Morrison headed back home to Earth II for some rest. While in FTL state, they received an eerie message from a High-Orbit Research Facility orbiting Earth II called Zion Prime. The message told the duo not to approach the planet, for it was under attack by some large, unknown object, before the message cut out. Feeling uneasy, the two proceeded to the planet. When they exited FTL State, they were greeted by nothing more than an asteroid field. Upon seeing the remains of Zion Prime, they realized that what they were seeing were the remains of Earth II. Shocked, they reentered FTL state in search of answers