Editing Vessels of the Viaticus Dynasty (section)

== Vanguard of Justice ==
=== Ship Description ===
''Hull: Merchant Raider''<br>
''Class: Havoc-class Merchant Raider''<br>
''Dimensions: 1.6km long, 0.4 km abeam at fins approx.''<br>
''Mass: 6 megatonnes, approx.''<br>
''Crew: 24,000 crew, approx.''<br>
''Accel: 5 gravities max sustainable acceleration<br>

Once a frigate of House Viaticus under the name ''Good Omens'', captained by a loyal servant of the Dynasty, this ship turned pirate shortly after the disappearance of the ''Aetherius Aeternus''.  Rising to prominence as the leader of a band of pirates, this vessel terrorized the sub-sector for many years.
Ambushed by the newly-regained flagship and captured in a daring boarding action by the new captain, [[Lord-Captain Alexis Nikolaos Viaticus]], it is currently undergoing purification before being brought back into faithful service.  All its former crew were killed due to their servitude to a captain willing to bind a daemon into himself to fight off the vessel's rightful owners.

=== Ship Statistics ===
'''Name:''' Vanguard of Justice<br>
'''Class:''' Havoc-class Merchant Raider<br>
'''Machine Spirit:''' A Nose For Trouble<br>
'''Past Histories:''' Reliquary of Mars<br>
'''Hull Integrity:''' 30/30<br>
'''Crew Population:''' 100/100<br>
'''Crew Morale:''' 100/100<br>
'''Space:''' 40/40<br>
'''Power:''' 45/45<br>

'''Speed:''' 9<br>
'''Maneuvering:''' +25<br>
'''Detection:''' +15<br>
'''Armour:''' 15<br>
'''Turret Rating:''' 1<br>

'''Ship Objective Bonuses:''' +50 (Criminal, Exploration, Trade)<br>
'''Notes:''' None<br>

=== Ship Components ===
'''Components: Essential'''<br>
'''Engine:''' Modified Jovian Pattern Class 2 Drive (45 power generated, 6 space)<br>
'''Warp Drive:''' Strelov 1 Warp Engine (10 power, 10 space)<br>
'''Geller Field:''' Standard Geller Field (1 power, 0 space)<br>
'''Void Shields:''' Single Void Shield Array (5 power, 1 space)<br>
'''Bridge:''' Combat Bridge (1 power, 1 space)<br>
'''Life Sustainer:''' Vitae-Pattern Life Sustainer (5 power, 3 space)<br>
'''Crew Quarters:''' Pressed-crew Quarters (2 power, 1 space)<br>
'''Augur Array:''' M-100 Auger Array (3 power, 0 space)<br>

'''Components: Weapons'''<br>
'''Prow:''' Titanforge Lance Weapon (9 power, 4 space)<br>
'''Dorsal:''' Sunsear Laser Battery (6 power, 4 space)<br>

'''Components: Supplementary'''<br>
Compartmentalized Cargo Hold (2 power, 5 space)<br>
Trophy Room (1 power, 1 space)<br>
Drop Pod Launch Bays (1 power, 3 space)<br>
Crew Reclamation Facility (1 power, 1 space)<br>

=== Tour of the Vessel ===
==== The Underdecks ====
When the Vanguard of Justice was recaptured it was the epicenter of a major warp event which, needless to say, didn't do much to help the already excessive Hullghast population. Now entire lower decks of the ship are simply given over to chaos-tainted things. There are too many nooks and crannies to ever find them all, monsters inhabit the underdecks like rats in the walls.<br>