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Colonel "Sir" Pietro Eriss OTPR

Gender: Male

Home World: Aradin Cylinder (Kadar)

Age: 43 Solar Years

Height: 178 cm

Weight: 61kg

Phenotype: Kadarian Spacer- Imperial mix

Occupations: Power Station Technician, Void Auxillary, Voidsman, Master Gunner, Warlord

Children: none

Spouses: none

Lovers: Major Lana Carrie

Allegiance: Tronarian People's Republic

Pietro was born to a decently prosperous spacer family serving the Imperial Governor of Kadar in his fleets and in managing his space infrastructure. His mother was a Low Imperial biologist and his father was Tronarian Spacer who's family was deported to Kadar before he was born.

He thus was a hybrid, and was throughly raised in Imperial culture by his mother and both sides of his extended family, as his father was busy doing jobs for the governor across the system.

He got a very good education, and due to his family's connections, got a job working on the ground end of a power beam system to run an antimatter factory at 17. Alas, the Imperial Periphery Viceroy needed more certified or semi-certified spacers in combat, not the economy, so he was drafted to serve in a House Dranith fleet aboard the *Demilune-Class* Light Leap Carrier *IVS Infante Arlo Dranith " Steadfast"* as a Void Auxiliary.
He worked his way up the ranks though firefights, landing parties, and missile duels, soon becoming a full Voidsman, and then becoming the Master Gunner of the "Steadfast"

He served loyally until the last days of the Liberation War, but by that point, the fleet was exhausted and felt like they would be getting a better life working for the new states in the Periphery than in the Imperial Heartlands. Pietro was the ring leader of this conspiracy, and a few days after the war officially ended, the mutineers rose up in a mostly bloodless mutiny, seizing the entire fleet and at Pietro's suggestion, offering their service to his ancestral homeland of the new Tronarian People's Republic.

It was at this point that he purged the other leaders of the mutiny, gave himself the unearned title of "Sir" and started his best career yet.

He helped build up the Tronarian People's Defense Fleet, calling in former buddies from the Viceroy's fleets to come to Tronar, and to bring whatever warships they could with them.

He led his newly enlarged personal fleet to help the Tronarians expand and solidfy control over many sights of interest, defeating the nascent Aurumite Royal Navy for control over the Tarsis Whalefall.

In the modern day, however, he has fallen out of favor with the Tronarian government and has lost much of his former power as the TPDF poached a lot of ships and crews out from under their warlords as the state became more powerful.

Right now, he is going back to his roots and is leading a first response element called Pietro's Panthers ( 1st Rapid Mobilization Demi-Division) to the Aurumite Kingdom's intervention on Gal'Haidan. His force is mostly former Imperials and Spacers, with a large helping of Tronarian Commando units thrown into the mix to stop the Aurumite dogs from mauling another democratizing state.

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This also features its most common missile options In Marill Republican service. Other missiles can be used, so long as they fit within the cells

For information on the AKVs carried, see Falx-Class AKV

For information on the AKVs carried, see Falx-Class AKV

For information on the AKVs carried, see Falx-Class AKV

Addendum: As the Falx is so beloved in the Periphery, It also features in a lot of propaganda as it was such an important weapon in their liberation. Pictured is a Scrambles-Era propaganda poster to get members of the intelligentsia to join the Tronarian Defense Fleet.

This is from my Tales of the Periphery setting, a hardish sci-fi setting in the aftermath of the collapse of imperial rule in their border regions.

Addendum: As the Falx is so beloved in the Periphery, It also features in a lot of propaganda as it was such an important weapon in their liberation. Pictured is a Scrambles-Era propaganda poster to get members of the intelligentsia to join the Tronarian Defense Fleet

Addendum: As the Falx is so beloved in the Periphery, It also features in a lot of propaganda as it was such an important weapon in their liberation. Pictured is a Scrambles-Era propaganda poster to get members of the intelligentsia to join the Tronarian Defense Fleet

Addendum: As the Falx is so beloved in the Periphery, It also features in a lot of propaganda as it was such an important weapon in their liberation. Pictured is a Scrambles-Era propaganda poster to get members of the intelligentsia to join the Tronarian Defense Fleet.

The Canary is a single seat light strike-fighter built by Aster Aerospace in 2689 for equipping Periphery colonial defense forces and local strongmen. It is capable of both ground attack and air combat, and is quite prolific compared to its peers.

Its cheapness and reputation of being easily maintainable comes from the fact that it uses electric ducted fans instead of plasma-arc or nuclear thermal engines. This makes it a less capable air combatant than more expensive jets, but it also makes it super easy to maintain, allowing them to easily be dispersed to hidden airfields in cities, roads, or in improvised areas to fulfill its secondary role as a light ASAT carrier to keep orbital foes on their toes. It uses a lot of high end missiles to make up for its faults in regards to air combat. It also has a high magazine depth coilgun and laser for dealing with ground or more marginal targets.
Its piloting equipment is also pretty good, with very user-friendly controls, and the pilot seat is equipped with 4 injectors loaded with Modafinil and ICS-92 in a 2:2 ratio. It also has the plug-ins and gel for a semi-immersion pilot, should they have the requisite augments.

This also makes it a lot less noticeable, as the very efficient engines produce a lot less waste heat. This makes IRST and IR seeking missiles less effective against the rear and side aspects. This additional stealth capability gave the plane a reputation of being surprisingly hard to hit for a second line fighter.

It was used by both sides throughout the Liberation War, with the Imperials using them especially for striking out against supply depots with stand off weapons and as a QRF breaker of Union advances with small bombs, AGMs, rockets and copious amounts of napalm and mines.

towards the end of the war, the Union started using them to hurl ballistic missiles in "assassination" missions against Imperial political targets. This level of overkill is only marginally justified by the fact that one cannot be revived from this.

Even after the war, these planes were super common across the periphery, making up the backbone of many state's aerial forces, and in some of the poorest Warlordships, they are an integral part of their defenses against enemy orbital and expeditionary attacks.

The Canary is a single seat light strike-fighter built by Aster Aerospace in 2689 for equipping Periphery colonial defense forces and local strongmen. It is capable of both ground attack and air combat, and is quite prolific compared to its peers.

Its cheapness and reputation of being easily maintainable comes from the fact that it uses electric ducted fans instead of plasma-arc or nuclear thermal engines. This makes it a less capable air combatant than more expensive jets, but it also makes it super easy to maintain, allowing them to easily be dispersed to hidden airfields in cities, roads, or in improvised areas to fulfill its secondary role as a light ASAT carrier to keep orbital foes on their toes. It uses a lot of high end missiles to make up for its faults in regards to air combat. It also has a high magazine depth coilgun and laser for dealing with ground or more marginal targets.
Its piloting equipment is also pretty good, with very user-friendly controls, and the pilot seat is equipped with 4 injectors loaded with Modafinil and ICS-92 in a 2:2 ratio. It also has the plug-ins and gel for a semi-immersion pilot, should they have the requisite augments.

This also makes it a lot less noticeable, as the very efficient engines produce a lot less waste heat. This makes IRST and IR seeking missiles less effective against the rear and side aspects. This additional stealth capability gave the plane a reputation of being surprisingly hard to hit for a second line fighter.

It was used by both sides throughout the Liberation War, with the Imperials using them especially for striking out against supply depots with stand off weapons and as a QRF breaker of Union advances with small bombs, AGMs, rockets and copious amounts of napalm and mines.

towards the end of the war, the Union started using them to hurl ballistic missiles in "assassination" missions against Imperial political targets. This level of overkill is only marginally justified by the fact that one cannot be revived from this.

Even after the war, these planes were super common across the periphery, making up the backbone of many state's aerial forces, and in some of the poorest Warlordships, they are an integral part of their defenses against enemy orbital and expeditionary attacks.

As the Periphery Union is/was a breakaway state from the Eternal Empire, they inherited their former colonial overlord's love of bladed weapons. In 2741, they finally decided to deal with the issue that was proving to be a bit more than a slight annoyance.

Their was no standardization in the bladed sidearms of their military and police force. At first, it wasn't a big deal, cold steel was an incredibly niche weapon anyway. Handheld induction and electromagnetic weapons were just plain better for almost all military applications short of shocking militiamen or protesters, foraging in inhabited areas, and being carried into fancy dress parties.

But soon, the Union procurement bureau wanted their spacers to look a bit more professional, and not like a bunch of maruaders who raided a comic-con sword seller's stand. So they ordered the Pattern 2741, which entered full service in 2743.

This set consisted of a 16 inch long Dirk with an 11.2 inch long single- edged blade, and a 32 inch long "Blade" with a 24.5 inch partially double-edge blade to improve its ability to stab.

Both weapons have blued Ship-Steel ( a type of steel that sees usage in the construction of warship spines) blades and reinforced spines, and have their handles wrapped in light grey and dark red synthetic leather strands that improve retention over other materials. The fittings of the weapons are brass, and the Blade has a regular darkened steel handguard. Synth leather and steel sheaths are available, with officers getting laquered real wood sheaths for their dirks.

The Territorial Guard (TG) saw these weapons, and wanted them for their own. This led to the creation of the Pattern 2741-G in 2744, which was a major cost cutting measure. The blades of this version were just regular, unblued steel, the brass fittings were replaced with aluminum painted in dark colors, and the grips were just grey synth leather.
Swords of this pattern often had low quality control, as producers were greatly rushed by the Territorial Guard's extremely unrealistic timeframe.

These weapons were always secondary to any guns, and were often used with Dirk in the offhand and Blade in main hand, or Blade in the offhand and a service pistol or other light firearm in the main hand. These blades are designed to be able to slash through anything without armor, and to stab through the gaps of a light Imperial era EVA suit worn by most Periphery spacers. Despite this, rarely have these been the cause of a spacer dying.

Yet, when you hear some overeager TG officer yell out "Swords, Swords, Swords, Leave None", It is probably time to leave whatever protest you were at, since while guns may kill some people in a crowd, Territorials make sure that everyone around goes home in a dozen peices when they are told to use swords.

The Union did itself collapse in 2754 after the Red Day and the chaos that ensued, but their set of swords outlived them, as the massive stockpiles of Territorial Guard swords found their way into every new polity's and warlord's arsenals. New versions of the Pattern 2741 also sprung up, but none of them had the same shade of blued steel on their swords. Original sets are now collecter's items, perfect gifts to get a warlord on your side, rather than that of your foes.

ARS Rightous Frenzy is a concept first thought up before the end of the Liberation War as a method to ambush and raid Imperial shipping before fading away without needing a Gate or Leap Carrier.
It wasn't economical at the time, due to the lack of drives in rebel possession. But, in the years after the war when a bunch of low grade drives were available, the Aurumites started making a line of Cruiser-Raiding Torches to control their vast territories and attack those who stand against their King.

Each Raiding Torch of this type is uniquely designed to the specification of its commander, and the crews are hand picked by their superiors ( general spacers are picked by junior officers, senior officers pick junior officers, commander picks the senior officers) for their loyalty and ruthlessness.
These ships are not as combat effective compared to non-FTL craft of the same displacement, as they dedicate a lot of mass, power and heat removal to their FTL infastructure. This does give them some benefits, like a lot of power that can be shunted to sensors or even heavy-duty shielding like BattleScreens that its peers cannot do, but the mass dedicated and high cost isn't considered worth it in many cases.

Conditions are pretty nice onboard, and the pay is really high for them, since they get prize, plunder, and resale money. But it is infinitely more risky than being on a normal, supported torchship.

Righteous Frenzy is commanded by Fyodor Adina, a former Imperial spacer for whom atrocities seem to be his bread and butter. He plundered hundreds of ships throughout his career, bombed a dozen worlds back into compliance, and has the distinction for killing the only Union’s Pride-class Battleship ever destroyed in combat with torpedos while it was orbiting Gal'Haidan providing fire support to provisional government forces. He was ennobled for that, and his crew supposedly made enough money that they didn't leave Obeld Station's pleasure quarters for a week.

ARS Rightous Frenzy is a concept first thought up before the end of the Liberation War as a method to ambush and raid Imperial shipping before fading away without needing a Gate or Leap Carrier.
It wasn't economical at the time, due to the lack of drives in rebel possession. But, in the years after the war when a bunch of low grade drives were available, the Aurumites started making a line of Cruiser-Raiding Torches to control their vast territories and attack those who stand against their King.

Each Raiding Torch of this type is uniquely designed to the specification of its commander, and the crews are hand picked by their superiors ( general spacers are picked by junior officers, senior officers pick junior officers, commander picks the senior officers) for their loyalty and ruthlessness.
These ships are not as combat effective compared to non-FTL craft of the same displacement, as they dedicate a lot of mass, power and heat removal to their FTL infastructure. This does give them some benefits, like a lot of power that can be shunted to sensors or even heavy-duty shielding like BattleScreens that its peers cannot do, but the mass dedicated and high cost isn't considered worth it in many cases.

Conditions are pretty nice onboard, and the pay is really high for them, since they get prize, plunder, and resale money. But it is infinitely more risky than being on a normal, supported torchship.

Righteous Frenzy is commanded by Fyodor Adina, a former Imperial spacer for whom atrocities seem to be his bread and butter. He plundered hundreds of ships throughout his career, bombed a dozen worlds back into compliance, and has the distinction for killing the only Union’s Pride-class Battleship ever destroyed in combat with torpedos while it was orbiting Gal'Haidan providing fire support to provisional government forces. He was ennobled for that, and his crew supposedly made enough money that they didn't leave Obeld Station's pleasure quarters for a week.

ARS Rightous Frenzy is a concept first thought up before the end of the Liberation War as a method to ambush and raid Imperial shipping before fading away without needing a Gate or Leap Carrier.
It wasn't economical at the time, due to the lack of drives in rebel possession. But, in the years after the war when a bunch of low grade drives were available, the Aurumites started making a line of Cruiser-Raiding Torches to control their vast territories and attack those who stand against their King.

Each Raiding Torch of this type is uniquely designed to the specification of its commander, and the crews are hand picked by their superiors ( general spacers are picked by junior officers, senior officers pick junior officers, commander picks the senior officers) for their loyalty and ruthlessness.
These ships are not as combat effective compared to non-FTL craft of the same displacement, as they dedicate a lot of mass, power and heat removal to their FTL infastructure. This does give them some benefits, like a lot of power that can be shunted to sensors or even heavy-duty shielding like BattleScreens that its peers cannot do, but the mass dedicated and high cost isn't considered worth it in many cases.

Conditions are pretty nice onboard, and the pay is really high for them, since they get prize, plunder, and resale money. But it is infinitely more risky than being on a normal, supported torchship.

Righteous Frenzy is commanded by Fyodor Adina, a former Imperial spacer for whom atrocities seem to be his bread and butter. He plundered hundreds of ships throughout his career, bombed a dozen worlds back into compliance, and has the distinction for killing the only Union’s Pride-class Battleship ever destroyed in combat with torpedos while it was orbiting Gal'Haidan providing fire support to provisional government forces. He was ennobled for that, and his crew supposedly made enough money that they didn't leave Obeld Station's pleasure quarters for a week.