Faction Salvage Inc.

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Full Faction Name:
Salvage Incorporated


Faction Aliases:
Salvage Inc, SAL, SALI, The Ex-Scrapmasons, The Shipbreakers


Historical Notes:
Salvage Inc was founded when Derik Van Hien, captain of a small Scrapmason Salvage Guild salvage scow, stumbled across the wreckage of a colony ship launched during the Solstice War. The ship had unfortunately merged with several asteroids during transit, killing all on board but fortunately leaving most systems functioning if powered down.

Instead of reporting the find to his superiors and asking for assistance as was expected, he instead decided that now was a good time to strike out on his own and rid himself of this corporate bureaucracy. As such he tendered his resignation shortly after returning to port, acquired an old Crucible class Refinery ship, and a crew of other defectors from SSG.

They then proceeded to return to the wreck and began to return it to a habitable state. This proved more work than expected for the small crew of 12, and they were forced to reach out to old and new associates, while taking measures to keep the location of their new home base secret.

This resulted in the current diversity of the population of Tortuga, with it consisting of smugglers, pirates, and smaller salvage crews. One of the only thing that unifies the various factions is the Treaty of Tortuga that dictates usage of the area around Tortuga, the protection of the freeport, who can be raided, and who can sit on the council of thirteen (the ruling council of Tortuga).


Controlled Territory:
Approximately 1 AU around the asteroid base known as Tortuga.


Owned Installations:

Tortuga - A free port based around on an asteroid. It was originally a first expansion colony ship who collided and fused with several asteroids and whose location had been lost only to be rediscovered roughly a century later by Captain Van Hein. It also contains Salvage Inc’s one and only ship yard, if it can be called that.
Several listening posts located around Tortuga, as well as others in more remote sectors of space.


Available Assets:

Gracia's Revenge (a heavily modified Crucible Class refinery ship, Also the Salvage Inc Flagship) [Escort Carrier/Industrial]
The Blackbird (a modified blockade runner, mainly used to ferry cargo from Gracia’s Revenge to Tortuga) [Frigate/Freighter]
Sparky (a small welding ship) [Industrial]
Rippy (a small grinding ship) [Industrial]
12 Eye class scout drones
4 Striker class assault drones (docked with Gracia’s Revenge and used for her protection)
3 Phoenix class fireboats (stationed around Tortuga) [Bomber/Drone]


Sub-Faction Divisions:

While Tortuga contains a number of different pirate bands and smuggling groups who have allied under the rule of Captain Van Hien, under the agreement signed by all parties involved Captain Van Hien has no direct influence or control over them.


Named Characters:

Kaptain Derik Van Hien (M) - Captain of Gracia’s Revenge, Founder of Salvage Inc, Lord of Tortuga
Megan "Dirty Meg" McKalaster (F) - Engineer on Gracia’s Revenge
Victoria "VT" Terpischore (F) - Pilot on Gracia’s Revenge
Demetri "Doc" Killingsworth (M) - Medic on Gracia’s Revenge
Arlan Strangeways (M) - Sparky’s Pilot, Stationed on Gracia’s Revenge
Victor Strakov (M) - Rippy’s Pilot, Stationed on Gracia’s Revenge
Gastone Crosse (F) - Drone Pilot, Stationed on Gracia’s Revenge
Karin Tyler (F) - Drone Pilot, Stationed on Gracia’s Revenge
Gabrielle Steele (F) - Drone Pilot, Stationed on Gracia’s Revenge


Kaptain Ashlynn D'Elyse (F) - Captain of The Blackbird, Vain Hien’s second, and Lady of Tortuga
Taryn Di La Rovissi (F) - Pilot of The Blackbird
Andrei Malakov (M) - Engineer on The Blackbird


Unique Technology:

“Right of Salvage” - Not quite technology, but all of Salvage Inc’s ships are heavily modified versions of other ships, often pieced together with redundant systems. As as result of this it is far easier than normal to perform repairs on these ships so long as you are aware of their various quirks and eccentricities.

 

Tortuga
(The place that can only be found if you know where it is)

 

Gracia's Revenge
Class name:
Unique (Heavily Modified Crucible Class Refinery Ship)

Ship Class:
Escort Carrier/Industrial

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Mission Role:
Command Ship/Heavy Salvage

Weapons Loadout:
8 forward battlecannons (recessed into the hull)
6 Rear facing Twin Linked Autocannons
Rear Facing S.K.R.A.P. Cannon*
1 Dorsal and 1 Ventral Missile Turret
1 Port and 1 Starboard Gatling turret

Stored Munitions:
Regular munitions for all weapons

Defensive Capabilities:
Armor plating around Engineering and the Forward Salvage Bay

Special Equipment:
S.K.R.A.P. Cannon: The S.K.R.A.P. Cannon is and experiment in non-conventional weaponry. It uses a series of gravity generators to condense a quantity of raw ore (most often stone) and then launch the object at high speeds. though incredibly short range due to the spread pattern being more like a shotgun than a cannon it does have the benefit of both being unexpected and often overloading targeting computers with the sheer number of potential targets, often allowing the Gracia's Revenge enough time to escape.
Salvage Bay Mag-Launch System: The Salvage Bay of the Gracia's Revenge is equipped with a series of powerful magnets that can quickly launch any dangerous materials out infront of the ship. While often used to avoid unnoticed booby traps in potential salvage it does have the potential to turn the front half of the ship into what is effectively a Mass Driver. While unwieldy in the extreme, the potential damage is incredible as it can easily accelerate objects weighing in excess of 266,000kg to speeds exceeding 2km/s. The major downside of using this "feature" is the extreme stress the system places on the hull, and it can only be fired 2 or 3 times before the stress fractures risk becoming hull breaches.
EM Protection: Due to the nature of the Mag-Launch System all of Gracia's Revenge's systems require protection from Electro-Magnetic interruptions. As well the entire hull of the ship can be turned into a Faraday Cage to prevent signals from entering or leaving the ship.
Forward Salvage Bay
Rear Hangar
Drone Hangar, Equipped with Striker Class Assault Drones (4)
Refinery and Manufacturing Capabilities
Salvaged Jump Drive (With Booster to allow for salvage too large to fit in the Salvage Bay to be brought back to Tortuga via a Jump)

Additional Notes:
Mass:~9,500,000kg
Length: 190m
Crew Compliment: 9-11 (minimal space for long term passengers)

 

The Blackbird
Class name:
Unique (Origionally Unknown, most likely some form of blockade runner)

Ship Class:
Frigate/Freighter

Image link:
Coming Soon

Mission Role:
Advance Guard/Cargo Transport

Weapons Loadout:
A single of forward hull mounted Battlecannon
Dorsal and ventral Gatling Turrets

Stored Munitions:
Standard

Defensive Capabilities:
Unusually fast acceleration
Standard Armor Plating

Special Equipment:
Overcharged Engines
Salvaged Jump Drive

Additional Notes:
Minimal living accommodations

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Rippy

Class name:
Scrapper-Class Grinding Ship

Ship Class:
Industrial

Image link:
[Soon]

Mission Role:
Small Salvage Ship

Weapons Loadout:
None

Stored Munitions:
N/A

Defensive Capabilities:
Standard Armor


Special Equipment:
Industrial Grinders for salvaging ships, docking port to link with the carrier, Reasonable cargo capacity

Additional Notes:
Mass:~12,000kg
Length: 10.5m
Crew Compliment: 1

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Sparky

Class name:
Engineer-Class Welding Ship

Ship Class:
Industrial

Image link:
[Soon]

Mission Role:
Small Repair Ship

Weapons Loadout:
None

Stored Munitions:
N/A

Defensive Capabilities:
Standard Armor

Special Equipment:
Industrial Welders for repairing ships, docking port to link with the carrier, reasonable cargo capacity

Additional Notes:
Mass:~12,000kg
Length: 10.5m
Crew Compliment: 1

 

--Drones--

Class name:
Phoenix Class (though all Phoenixes start out as something else)

Ship Class:
Strike Bomber/Drone

Image link:
[Soon]

Mission Role:
Fireboat (Kamikaze Ship)

Weapons Loadout:
None

Stored Munitions:
N/A

Defensive Capabilities:
Heavy Armor, unusually fast accelleration

Special Equipment:
Overpowered Thrusters, Hull loaded to the brim with explosives, and warheads

Additional Notes:
-Ship length: Varies
-Ship mass: Varies
-Crew compliment: None

All Phoenixes begin as ruined hulks of other ships that have had all useful parts salvaged. Because of this their mass and design can vary wildly, however they all have one simple purpose, to get as close to the target (most often an opposing capital ship) and detonate their lethal payload. They have been designed to that even should the remote detonator be disabled, the cargo will still explode should the Phoenix's hull impact that of it's target.

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Class name:
Eye-Class Drone

Ship Class:
Drone

Image link:
[Soon]

Mission Role:
Scout Drone

Weapons Loadout:
None

Stored Munitions:
N/A

Defensive Capabilities:
Highly Maneuverable

Special Equipment:
Cameras and remote control

Additional Notes:
Eye-Class drones are simply small maneuverable cameras designed to scout out wrecks and asteroids for booby-traps as well as valuable salvage, without any risk to living personal.

Additional Notes:
-Ship length: ?
-Ship mass: ?
-Crew compliment: None

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Class name:
Stryker-Class Drone

Ship Class:
Drone

Image link:
[Soon]

Mission Role:
Interceptor/Drone

Weapons Loadout:
2 auto-cannons (Hull Mounted)
2 reloadable rocket launchers

Stored Munitions:
Standard ammunition for both sets of weapons

Defensive Capabilities:
Highly Maneuverable, Standard Armor

Special Equipment:
Cameras and remote control

Additional Notes:
The Stryker-Class Drone evolved out of a need to protect Salvage Inc.'s ships without risking the lives of the living crew. As such the Stryker was designed to be able to operate under G-forces that would risk blackouts in human pilots, yet light at cheap enough to easily repair and replace.

Additional Notes:
-Ship length: ?
-Ship mass: ?
-Crew compliment: None