MSV Monochrome

### Capacity

Space for between 80 and 100 at a given time with the upper limit being rather cramped.

### Crew Roster

Current Crew Complement:Captain William "Grey" Schiffer.

Commander Caroline Watanabe, XO of the Monochrome and second in command.

Flight Lieutenant Selai T'Mara, Pilot

Lieutenant Sonis'Kros vas Monochrome ("Squirrel")

Chief Engineer, Development

Lieutenant Aurius Idasis, Quartermaster and Disciplinary

Doctor Geana Kefi, Chief Medical Officer

Gunnery Sergeant Nayrloc Vurr, Primary Gunner and Demolitions

Roughly 10 dedicated support staff

Roughly 65 combat ready crew (secondary duties applicable.)

## Technical Specifications

### Armament

50 GUARDIAN laser mounts 1 spinal Mass Accelerator Cannon (Vaul's Left Fist)

6 Javelin disruptor torpedoes

### Defenses

Experimental Cyclonic BarriersStandard military grade hull plating.

## Description

The MSV Monochrome, formally the SSV Marathon, was commissioned as a standard System Alliance frigate designed mainly as a light harrier warship. After seeing an active career as part of the Seventh Fleet's 27th Flotilla patrolling the outer colonies of controlled Alliance space the Marathon sea combat along with much of the Alliance Navy during the Reaper Invasion.

After sustaining heavy damage in the Battle at the Omega 4 Relay the ship was deemed too outdated to be worth the cost of repair and was scheduled for demolition when William Schiffer, using his recent clout as a hero of the recent battle and several old favors to purchase the wreak for a fraction of a warships usual worth. Using scrap from the Terminus and personal labour Schiffer and his associates were able to bring the Marathon up to spec at exorbitant cost, rechristening the frigate as the MSV Monochrome.

With the ship's new life as the flagship of a fledgling private security force taking it to the far reaches of civilized space the Monochrome came into frequent contact with pirate and slaver vessels, the warship making quick work of smaller craft and scuttling their wreaks both for profitable scrap and to tinker on and improve itself over time. Now an impressive example of its craft the Monochrome drifts through the frontier ready and willing to engage the scum and villains that prey on the nearly abandoned colonists.

## Advanced Systems

While well equipped much of the Monochrome's primary features are general military standard from its days as an active warship, or later acquisition. Two notable exceptions are the ship's kinetic barrier and sub-FTL maneuverability. The Monochrome is equipped with a Cyclonic Barriers, a rare but known experimental defensive field designed to divert incoming damage rather than the standard solid wall of force, with the drawback of being famously finicky and requiring increased maintenance.

The ship's more unique feature a complex series of custom built miniature fusion torches designed to slide along external rails and activated on a hair trigger discharge. In addition to starship standard hydrogen-oxygen retro rockets used for more stable maneuvers these torches allow nearly unparalleled sub-FTL maneuvering by allowing the pilot to trigger powerful bursts of directed speed from most directions on an instant. While the frigate is on the large side for dogfighting vehicles and the system's automated assistance is still a work in progress requiring the pilot to manually control it while multitasking to take true advantage it can be a surprising advantage in combat situations.