Moya

***Moya*** was a Leviathan biomechanoid in the Uncharted Territories, and was arguably the most influential member of her species in history.

## History

Some time early in her life, *Moya* was captured by Peacekeepers and fitted with a control collar. Her original Pilot was killed and replaced with another Pilot and *Moya* became a transport ship for prisoners. The artificial bonding process caused a great deal of lasting and chronic pain for both *Moya* and the new Pilot. Eventually, she also became the subject of experiments -- as Bialar Crais hoped to breed a biomechanical warship by impregnating *Moya* and genetically engineering the offspring.

While she was pregnant, at 23 cycles old, the prisoners aboard *Moya* escaped and took over the ship in the midst of an armed conflict. At that moment, John Crichton -- aboard the *Farscape*-1 -- arrived through a wormhole and brought aboard the ship. *Moya* engaged a Starburst that brought her, her new crew, and the Peacekeeper Aeryn Sun into the Uncharted Territories. *Moya* was pursued by Peacekeepers, but eventually her crew became a found family that she served both as a home and as a mother-figure. To protect her and themselves, they fitted her with a defense screen found in the wreckage of the *Zelbinion*. The crew helped *Moya* give birth to her offspring, whom Aeryn named *Talyn,* and did their best to help raise him.

Some time later, *Moya* encountered the Builders -- the deities that initially created Leviathan biomechanoids. One Builder in particular, Kahaynu, was deeply offended by the existence of *Talyn* and intended to decommission *Moya* as punishment -- and to prevent her from giving birth to any other biomechanical gunships. Zotoh Zhaan intervened, proving that *Moya* was still good and peaceful and served a purpose. Kahaynu allowed *Moya* to live provided and charged Zhaan with responsibility over her.

When *Talyn* sacrificed himself to save *Moya* and her crew, his mother sought to take his remains to the Sacred Leviathan Burial Space. An insane and grief-stricken Leviathan refused to allow *Talyn*'s remains in to be left there, so *Moya* asked her crew to kill the rogue ship. They did so, demonstrating their unwavering loyalty to her.

The pain caused by her Pilot's artificial bonding was ultimately ended when Pilot allowed herself to be temporarily removed from *Moya* in order to pilot a transport pod through a wormhole to Earth, in order to permanently close the portal and protect the planet from Scarrans.

Even as the crew engaged in other adventures, fighting wars, reclaiming thrones, and fending off invasions, *Moya* remained their home. As her crew helped to build the cooperative venture, *Moya* became a well-known diplomatic ship where treaties were often hashed out including the charter of the Uncharted Alliance. Having inspired loyalty among all who were among her crew, *Moya* lived a long life of roughly 300 cycles and eventually returned to the Sacred Leviathan Burial Space to pass away.

## Places on *Moya*

### Moya's Command Center

*Moya*'s command center was a room that acted as the bridge for her crew. It also contained a number of consoles which allowed the crew to observe sensor data, scans, telemetry, and even take over maneuverability manually if doing so was ever necessary.

### Moya's Terrace

*Moya* had grown a terrace -- an area that faced aftward so *Moya*'s crew could see sights behind the Leviathan. The area of the terrace appeared to be open, but was in fact surrounded by a transparent energy field that allowed it to contain the same atmosphere, gravity, and temperature conditions as *Moya*'s interior.

## Crew of *Moya*

After her escape from the Peacekeepers, *Moya* typically had a small crew whose members changed periodically. Notable members of this crew included:

* Aeryn Sun
* Chiana
* John Crichton
* Ka D'Argo
* Pilot
* Rygel XVI

A complete list can be found here.

## Appearances

### Farscape

* Season 1
	+ "Premiere"
	+ "I, E.T."

For canon information, please visit the Farscape Encyclopedia Project.