The Reach · Vessel
ISV Lodestar
Captain Cross's command, and what a fleet built to discover looks like when it has to learn to fight. A lifting-body hull that can make planetfall in one piece, the fold array of a true explorer, and kinetic mounts accurate enough to catch a falling cargo pod — which is the job she was actually designed for.
Designation
Armed Explorer
Service
Commissioned 2240
Hull
Lifting-body hull — makes planetfall whole
Complement
ISCA-FC complement
Propulsion
Fold array (true explorer rating)
Armament
Kinetic mounts, precise enough to act as a moving catcher
Classification
ISCA-FC flagged armed explorer