Esperia

Esperia Incorporation is a ship manufacturer and producer of xeno-technology replications. Apart from manufacturing alien vessels, the company also funds several xenoarchaeology research grants through the University of Rhetor. Current CEO of Esperia is Danna Manley.

Founding
Esperia was started by Jovi and Theo lngstrom, two brothers who were obsessed with spaceflight while growing up on Terra. As they tried to learn all' they could, these two brothers realized that only a fraction of ship designs managed to be passed down through the centuries. While there were many ships that never saw production runs, that didn't mean that there weren't any kernels of good ideas in the designs. Created in 2873, Esperia was initially conceived as a repository for these lost ship blueprints, in the hopes that current ship engineers could be inspired by the missteps of the past. The business exploded, and it wasn't long before the brothers decided to try and build their first ship based off one of the long lost designs.

Since then, Esperia has expanded its manufacturing arm to build ships not only for private collectors, but for military training exercises. It provided xeno-spacecraft reproductions for the UEE military.

Conflict with Vanduul
"The Vanduul War is not some distant threat, to paraphrase Admiral Bishop: it is at our door. Vega. Now Oberon. Who knows what system could be struck next? Citizens and civilians need to be able to protect themselves against the Vanduul, and they need to be able to do it now before it’s too late. I am thrilled that Esperia has the ability to facilitate this important effort. These Blade light fighters are not only effective defensive tools, but more importantly, they are ready and available for purchase today."

- Esperia CEO Charlotte Hussion

Esperia has promised to donating a large percentage of his Blade sale incomes to the UEEN Veteran Relief Fund after the attack on Vega II.

Manufacturing
Esperia has always stayed true to the original experience of the ship; that was the tenet established by the lngstrom brothers when Esperia first branched into ship reproduction. Esperia's astroengineers are not allowed diverge from the original construction method when it changes the experience of the ship, even though ship construction techniques might have made significant advances in efficiency, safety, and aesthetics since the time that the original design was first introduced.

The Blade (replica)
"With every purchase, Blade owners are not only helping to protect themselves, they are helping to protect the brave starmen that are fighting for our way of life. Esperia may not have the resources of some of our competitors, but we have identified a very special situation where we can benefit the whole Empire… and give those Vanduul monsters a black eye or two in the process."

- Esperia CEO Charlotte Hussion

The current crop of Blade spacecraft available were manufactured between 2930 and 2940 under a lease agreement with the United Empire of Earth’s military. Per Esperia’s Naval contract, Blades have been returned to Esperia’s care as more advanced aggressor designs are manufactured at a 1:1 basis. While each of these Blades is already a veteran of Humanity’s war on the Vanduul, each has been restored to factory settings and features a full manufacturer’s guarantee.

Classified as a light combat fighter, Vanduul Blade are thought to exist in great numbers due to their more simplistic design and the more limited weaponry they mount when compared to craft such as the Scythe, Glaive and Void.

Prowler
Esperia began with the reproduction of the Prowler after an original Tevarin Prowler ship were found on the abandoned planet Kabal III in 2941. Esperia were contracted by the UEE to assess the technology and reproduction of it with newer technology.

Xenoarchaeology research
The lngstrom Fellowship selects eight recipients a year for their work in the advancement in the field of xenoarchaeology.