User:Karliyel/sandbox

The Rasalas is the name given to our Anvil Carrack with dedicated roles; be it an engineer, away team, medic, etc. If you’ve ever watched Firefly or Expanse, we are modelled after them; a mid-sized group that bonds as friends and lives aboard the Carrack with similar divisions to those found in Star Trek.

Our goal is to explore all the systems available, documenting places of interest, mapping, scouting, cave diving, etc. while making aUEC to eventually sustain a small but practical fleet.

History
The Rasalas was refitted by former UEE Marine Demias in 2949 after finding it as an abandoned wreck on the Stanton moon of Lyria in orbit around ArcCorp.

During the refit of the Carrack wreck, Demias discovered that it was once registered under the name of 'Dawn's Hope ' according to UEE databases where it was flown under UEE Marine, Captain Artemis from 2897 to 2925.

The name 'Rasalas' was chosen as homage to the northern star in the head of the Leo constellation. The star represents strength, bravery, courage, knowledge and safe travel across a variety of ancient cultures on Earth and was chosen as a fitting tribute to the extreme challenges and setbacks the crew of the ship had undergone to get the ship fighting fit again.

Following the re-commission in 2949, the Rasalas took its' maiden voyage and first posting in the Stanton system which at the time was rife with system-wide criminal operations that contributed to a hot bed of problems for the UEE, including the increasing threat from Nine tails and XenoThreat blockades and attacks around Stanton, leaving the UEE with a weak grip on authority in the system. Consequently, the Civilian Defence Force's (CDF) plea for vessels to patrol the area and aid authorities was seen as the perfect opportunity to establish the Rasalas as a formidable ship, capable of protecting those in need.

The Rasalas continues to patrol the Stanton system to the present day.