Difference between revisions of "Defiant (starship)"

The '''Defiant''' is the biggest spaceship in a small, independent, nomad fleet of humans, that crashed on [[Detritus]] after being attacked by the [[Krell]].{{book ref|sky1|45}}

 

The fleet is comprised of one main ship, the Defiant, four smaller ships, and thirty starfighters, and made up of a combination of trade and mercenary vessels.{{book ref|sky1|45}} One of the gunships that accompanies the Defiant is the [[Antioch]].{{book ref|sky1|7}} The Defiant is the only ship capable of faster than light travel using a [[cytonic]] controlled hyperdrive, with the other ships attaching to the Defiant before the jump occurs.{{book ref|sky1|45}}

 

 

The ships crew is made up of many divisions including; command, scientists, engineers, marines, and gunners. The engineers of the Defiant are treated as outsiders by the rest of the fleet's crew due to their ability to control the engines. As this group was also the first to be able to explore space, this distrust may also stem from jealousy.{{book ref|sky1|45}}

 

== History ==

 

The day the Defiant crashed, the engineers, along with the scientists, mutinied against the command and military staff aboard the ship, after the Krell had surrounded the fleet and begun to attack the vessels. At some point during the battle, an explosion occurred on the bridge. The captain called down to the engine room, giving [[Spensa's great-grandmother]] her commands, however, she disobeyed, instead bringing the fleet to Detritus, using abilities to perform faster than light travel. However, the jump she made proved to be beyond her capabilities and she died. The ships were damaged and crashed onto the surface of the planet, with the engines in the Defiant being broken. It is unclear whether the ships crashed due to damage they had sustained before, or during the jump, or whether they was fired upon by the active guns found in the planets shielding. {{book ref|sky1|45}}

 

== Notes ==