Xer Xer VIII's fleet is Large, but will unknowingly suffered from Xim's defection, as his fleet will be effectively split in half. Xer holds conquered territory, from his war with The Kingdom of Cron. His mainstay, is his Capitol ship the Hell-born Star and his squadron the Sons of Argai . Members Xer : Tionese nobleman, and Xim's father, he is a pirate chieftain and current King of Cron, forging an empire from the disparate elements of the Tion Cluster. With the loot he has gained as a pirate providing him with the ambition and drive, Xer is claiming territories for his own, establishing the Kingdom of Argai from Dravione to Panna. This attracted the attention of the Kingdom of Cron, and its king, Ferece, offered Xer all manner of titles in exchange for fealty. Xer, insulted, has conquered the Cronese capital of Chandaar, and is pushing toward the Liven League. Ships Pirate Fighter Sensors Poor Weapons Average Shields Below Average Crew 1-2 members Speed Average Cargo Space Below Average Passenger Space Below Average Fuel Supply Below Average Extra Made from scrap and easily replaceable parts. Reaper Gunship Sensors Good Weapons Good Shields Average Crew 4-6 members Speed Average Cargo Space Above average Passenger Space Below Average Fuel Supply Above average Extra Increased Firepower Ravager Class Bomber Sensors Good Weapons Poor Shields Average Crew 2-3 members Speed Average Cargo Space Below Average Passenger Space Below Average Fuel Supply Slightly above average Extra Carries extra Bombs The Black Spade (Manned by Captain Wenti) Sensors Good Weapons Extremely good Shields Average Crew 25-38 members Speed Poor Cargo Space Below Average Passenger Space Average Fuel Supply Slightly above average Extra Uses both rare and scavenged parts Xim Xim's fleet is large, but not as large as Xer's. Xer may have veteran captains, but many of Xim's captains were formally trained in the Cronese military. Xim also raided software and computer supplies, while in Jaminere, and raided Cronese supply caches. Ships Pirate Fighter Sensors Poor Weapons Below Average Shields Average Crew 1-2 members Speed Average Cargo Space Below Average Passenger Space Below Average Fuel Supply Below Average Extra Made from scrap and easily replaceable parts. Tionese-class Starfighter Sensors Poor Weapons Average Shields Below Average Crew 1-2 members Speed Above Average Cargo Space Below Average Passenger Space Below Average Fuel Supply Average Extra Uses surplus military parts Beserker-Class Light Fighter Sensors Average Weapons Above Average Shields Average Crew 3-7 members Speed Average Cargo Space Below Average Passenger Space Below Average Fuel Supply Average Extra Increased SR Coralass Dreams Sensors Good Weapons Way Above Average Shields Above Average Crew 5-29 members Speed Poor Cargo Space Above Average Passenger Space Average Fuel Supply Below Average Extra Uses easily interchangeable parts Far Discoverer Sensors Poor Weapons Way Above Average Shields Above Average Crew 20-35 members Speed Poor Cargo Space Below Average Passenger Space Below Average Fuel Supply Below Average Extra Rakatan Tech Frenzy-Class Bomber Sensors Good Weapons Average Shields Average Crew 1-2 members Speed Average Cargo Space Below Average Passenger Space Below Average Fuel Supply Below Average Extra Decreases Mechanics by 1 Eibon Scimitar Sensors Good Weapons Great Shields Way Above Average Crew 125-150 members Speed Poor Cargo Space Good Passenger Space Good Fuel Supply Average Extra Flagship, Experimental Tech Cronese The Cronese remain splintered and fractured following Xer's take over of Chandaar. Cronese nobles flee as Xim hunts them down, the fractured remains either, declared independence, joined Xer/Xim, or joined the P.D.M. Those who joined the P.D.M. made it a resistance group in the shadows working to prevent the pirate's spread, reinstall the nobility, and eliminate Xer and Xim, by trying to make a militia of dissenters and those who oppose Xer/Xim. Many of their ships remain in ship or salvage yards, or were claimed and reoutfitted by Xim. Most of the star ship factories were also taken by Xim, awarded to him by his father Xer, with the intention of building Xer's fleet. Members Leon Vesq' the III (Deceased): Cronese noble, and Xer's brother. Not much is known about him, the party captured him as he attempted to escape Jaminere during Xim's raid. Xim emptied an entire blaster clip into him when the party brought him aboard the Ebon Scimitar. Ships Cronese Class Cruiser Sensors Good Weapons Average Shields Way Above Average Crew 125-150 members Speed Poor Cargo Space Good Passenger Space Good Fuel Supply Average Extra Military Surplus parts; decommissioned or commandeered Cronese-class Starfighter (Shown Above) Sensors Poor Weapons Average Shields Below Average Crew 1-3 members Speed Average Cargo Space Below Average Passenger Space Below Average Fuel Supply Average Extra Cheaply made for mass production. Cronese Class Corvette Sensors Good Weapons Extremely good Shields Average Crew 25-38 members Speed Poor Cargo Space Below Average Passenger Space Average Fuel Supply Slightly above average Extra Military Surplus parts; decommissioned or commandeered Tionese Merchant's Confederacy Following the raider by pirates and others, various governmental groups, merchants, corporate interest, and bureaucrats, formed the Tionese Merchant's Confederacy to attempt to protect and regulate travel, while also negotiating with pirates and defending cargo ships. This loose band lacks supplies, is young, and isn't a large threat to other factions. Raiders Various raider groups have emerged, many focused out of crime family and many opportunist, all other factions oppose and keep these loose and small groups in check as Xer and Xim instill their new order to the cluster. 1
