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Traveler-Class heavy frigate
Very little is known about the Gundrarian Conglomerate. It is a very secretive faction within the galaxy, allowing almost no trade or travel within its borders. No military vessels belonging to another faction are known to have ever travelled into Gundrarian space and come out.
A Vamyr battle flotilla is known to have entered a Gundrarian-controlled system, but the Confederate scout ships reported none had exited. When any trade is made with the Gundrarian Conglomerate, it is usually for exceedingly rare items or materials, which are then put onto unmanned ships and sent into Conglomerate space, where they are never seen or heard from again. The Gundrarians always pay in full, upfront, for the enitre cargo AND the ship it is sent on. No one has yet to try and renege or cheat on a contract with the Gundrarian Conglomerate.
Consequently, what is known about the Traveler-class heavy frigate is known only through careful observation, mostly by the Confederation Of Republic Systems and the Royal Empire, both of which border the few systems occupied by the Gundrarian Conglomerate. Although sized like a destroyer, it has very few visible weapons, and so was classified as a heavy frigate. It was known to be very fast, however the strength of its defenses were not well known until the Skirmish at Adriak.
A wealthy trading outpost, Adriak was the site of a massive Vamyr attack, a full battle fleet intent on ransacking the outpost and destroying it, weaking the economic ties it had to the rest of the galaxy. A single Traveler was in-system, negotiating for a trade agreement, when the attack happened. By chance, two small battle groups, one each from the Royal Empire and the Confederation of Republic Systems, were conducting a military exercise in the system. They moved to engage the Vamyr ships and allow all civilian and private craft a chance to escape. However, they were too far away, and the Vamyr started opening fire, destroying everything in site, including the Adrika-1 space station, the lifeblood of the system. The sole Traveler-class, apparently to protect the fleeing civilian vessels, hung back, attracting the fire of the Vamyr ships.
It sustained a tremendous amount of firepower, more than even a larger ship than it with full power to shields should have been able to withstand, and did so for far longer than it should have, until the Allied ships came to the rescue, allowing it to escape. After the battle, with the Vamyr refusing to pay compensations, the Gundrarians offered to pay to rebuild the Adrika-1 for a discount on future trade agreements. The Adriak system's government readily agreed.
The Traveler-class is the only known Gundrarian ship type, and no Traveler has ever been observed to commit acts of aggression. While the peace between the Gundrarian Conglomerate and the rest of the galaxy is uneasy, it is most welcome.
Traveler-Class heavy frigate
Very little is known about the Gundrarian Conglomerate. It is a very secretive faction within the galaxy, allowing almost no trade or travel within its borders. No military vessels belonging to another faction are known to have ever travelled into Gundrarian space and come out.
A Vamyr battle flotilla is known to have entered a Gundrarian-controlled system, but the Confederate scout ships reported none had exited. When any trade is made with the Gundrarian Conglomerate, it is usually for exceedingly rare items or materials, which are then put onto unmanned ships and sent into Conglomerate space, where they are never seen or heard from again. The Gundrarians always pay in full, upfront, for the enitre cargo AND the ship it is sent on. No one has yet to try and renege or cheat on a contract with the Gundrarian Conglomerate.
Consequently, what is known about the Traveler-class heavy frigate is known only through careful observation, mostly by the Confederation Of Republic Systems and the Royal Empire, both of which border the few systems occupied by the Gundrarian Conglomerate. Although sized like a destroyer, it has very few visible weapons, and so was classified as a heavy frigate. It was known to be very fast, however the strength of its defenses were not well known until the Skirmish at Adriak.
A wealthy trading outpost, Adriak was the site of a massive Vamyr attack, a full battle fleet intent on ransacking the outpost and destroying it, weaking the economic ties it had to the rest of the galaxy. A single Traveler was in-system, negotiating for a trade agreement, when the attack happened. By chance, two small battle groups, one each from the Royal Empire and the Confederation of Republic Systems, were conducting a military exercise in the system. They moved to engage the Vamyr ships and allow all civilian and private craft a chance to escape. However, they were too far away, and the Vamyr started opening fire, destroying everything in site, including the Adrika-1 space station, the lifeblood of the system. The sole Traveler-class, apparently to protect the fleeing civilian vessels, hung back, attracting the fire of the Vamyr ships.
It sustained a tremendous amount of firepower, more than even a larger ship than it with full power to shields should have been able to withstand, and did so for far longer than it should have, until the Allied ships came to the rescue, allowing it to escape. After the battle, with the Vamyr refusing to pay compensations, the Gundrarians offered to pay to rebuild the Adrika-1 for a discount on future trade agreements. The Adriak system's government readily agreed.
The Traveler-class is the only known Gundrarian ship type, and no Traveler has ever been observed to commit acts of aggression. While the peace between the Gundrarian Conglomerate and the rest of the galaxy is uneasy, it is most welcome.