And...taking the Scourge-Rehash further failed pretty hard:
So I'll be stopping at that...
Unless it's actually good, which I doubt.
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The Alcrus Empire
The Alcrus Empire is one of the few militarized powers remaining after the dissolution of the UTG, and the only Star Nation in the immediate path of the Taaluurm-Nrycx's interests.
The region the Empire resided in has always been a volatile sector of space, with a number of semi-habitable planets with exceptionally valuable, but generally less-than-legal natural resources. Initially ceded to the Aezir Heresy, it was reabsorbed after the fall of the Heresy. It was then viewed as a backwater sector, one that the UTG gave little notice, becoming an interstellar slum. Drug production facilities and slave trade was abundant during the days of the UTG.
After the splinter of the Unified Government, a near miraculous reform took place under the self-dubbed Prophet Ouis. The depraved, desperate citizens surprisingly, or perhaps unsurprisingly, took the charismatic man's words to heart and revolutionized the area into a moral yet fanatical religious self-secluding state. It was under their rule that the sector terraformed their planets into near paradises.
The Heretic resurgence was the final turning point of the Alcrus Empire's history. Their internal revolt caused the militarization of the area, and the two fanatical religious cults clashed, fusing into a highly anti-Religious Empire. The population (by this point largely normal), was likely fed up with the illogical dogma of the old doctrines, and and established a neo-monarchy.
Ships of the Imperial Alcrus Navy
Imperial Alcrus Pocket Carrier AIS Ash Spectre
Armament:
2x Light Beam Emitter
2x Heavy Missile Launcher
Active Defenses:
-None
Passive Defenses:
1x Shield Generator[4]
Compliment:
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Armed with a pair of light beam emplacements and a pair of long-range heavy missile tubes, the Ash Spectre serves the dual role of light cruiser and pocket carrier. The Ash Spectre is a new design created by the Alcrus Empire based off of theoretical Aezir Heretic blueprints.
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Imperial Alcrus Siege Battleship AIS Flame Haze
Armament:
1x Phase Stream Cannon "Flamethrower"
2x Medium Beam Emitter
4x Heavy Missile Launcher
Active Defenses:
- Medium-Range Flak
Passive Defenses:
1x Shield Generator[7]
Modified to be almost unrecognizable from it's original design, the Flame Haze is a conversion of the old UoS Ephemeral Light heavy cruiser into an artillery battleship. The initial conversion was done from the Caustic Miasma-Etheral Haze, the oldest surviving warship from the AHR-UoS conflict. Seventy percent of the hull was reconfigured to support a superheavy particle accelerator cannon, intended to be turned upon Taaluurm-Nrycx cruisers. These craft now serve as the bulk of the Imperial Alcrus Navy's forces, being easier to produce and maintain than Hell Raven dreadnoughts and mounting enough firepower to hunt N'arocha-type Shield Ships if in small groups.
Imperial Alcrus Dreadnought AIS Hell Raven-R
Armament:
1x Heavy Sabot Railcannon "Punisher"
6x Super Beam Emitter
12x Heavy Missile Launcher
Active Defenses:
- Medium-Range Flak
Passive Defenses:
1x Shield Generator[12]
A slight reconstruction of the old AHR Hell Raven, the R-variant strips off all secondary armament, retaining only the super beam emitters and heavy missiles, in favor of heavier armor and more advanced shielding systems. The hull is further refined for speed and maneuverability. With the proper strategy, simulations show that a single Hell Raven can take down a N'arocha-type Shield Ship (though taking significant damage itself). However, such warships are prohibitively expensive to produce.
