Maelstrom

The Maelstrom was a Kelovari Venture starship built in Qabarat, and was originally used to haul merchant goods to and from Absalom Station. However, it was better known as the home of Balio Sondern and his like-named band of pirates, who stole the ship during the early days of his career. Over the next several years, it was spotted at the scenes of several small-time crimes in Castrovel and Akiton, until the pirates gained the interest of a criminal syndicate on the latter planet. They began to focus on smash-and-grab jobs, in which the crew was mostly successful. The Maelstrom (both the crew and the ship) were destroyed in 316 AG after the pirates stole a data disk from the Barathu, attracting the attention of over a dozen ships in the surrounding area, ending in a firefight that killed the majority of the crew, and saw the rest missing or in prison.

Crew Status

• Balio Sondern (C-Class, The Sauna)
• Yawan Duran (F-Class, Deceased)
• Annwen (D-Class, Missing)
• Nei Shou (F-Class, Deceased)
• Ricardo Dominguez (F-Class, Thyst)
• Oliver West (F-Class, Deceased)
• Mist (F-Class, Deceased)

Statblock

THE MAELSTROM (TIER 2)

Medium explorer
Speed 6; Maneuverability good (turn 1 Drift 1
AC 14; TL 12
HP 55; DT n/a; CT 11
Shields Basic 20 (forward 5, port 5, starboard 5, aft 5)
Attack (Forward) light laser cannon (2d4)
Attack (Turret) high explosive missile launcher (4d8, limited fire 5)
Power Core(s) Arcus Heavy (130 PCU Drift Engine Signal Basic; Systems budget medium-range sensors, crew quarters (good), mk 3 armor, mk 1 defences, basic computer (tier 1 Security computer countermeasures (alarm, feedback Expansion Bays smuggler compartment (DC 20), escape pods, tech workshop, cargo hold
Modifiers +2 Piloting; Complement 6
Build Points cost 75, max 75 Power Core Units non-essential 85, essential 76, max 130

CREW

Captain Bluff +5 (1 rank), Computers +5 (1 rank), Diplomacy +5 (1 rank), gunnery +5, Intimidate +5 (1 rank), Piloting +7 (1 rank)
Engineer Engineering +5 (1 rank)
Gunner (2) gunnery +5
Pilot Piloting +12 (1 rank)
Science Officer Computers +10 (1 rank)

Class

Explorer

Manufacturer

Kevolari Collective

Owner

Thunder in the Mist

Rarity

Common

Length

180 ft.

Height

53 ft.

Weight

68 tons

Complement / Crew

6

Cargo & Passenger Capacity

50 tons, 0 passengers