Rare Ships Types
Among the ships you will meet on you Journeys, these will be the least common. you may hear about them from time to time, but an actual encounter with one of them is uncommon, and typically a special encounter.
Colony ships
Colony ships are either multi-generational slow barges, or sleep-state high-tech affairs crossing the massive deep space ga between stars. Such trips are long, and difficult, with an unknown chance of Success. despite a Cumulative 30 colony ships having been built and sent out into the unknown, no ship has ever been heard from following arrival. There may be pockets of civilization out Among the stars, Existing on their own and thriving without contact to any other Sentient species in the universe.
Bioexperimental Rigs (BERs)
Bioexperimental Rigs, or BERs, are massive half-biological constructs made with the purpose of Preforming experiments that may someday lead to true terraforming capabilities on planets without Atmosphere. These multi-Thousand cubic kilo ships orbit stars supporting their own small research community. New Giaxis, orbiting Uliat, is by far the most Famous, having been in orbit and self-Sustaining for over 135 OEY. it boasts a population of over 5700 occupants, even including the 800 some-odd who have moved away after birth and childhood. These artificial Planetoids may someday be the answer to the Constant problems that plague Ferit, with their Environmental Malady.
Independent Quantum computing arrays
Far from being an unknown ship type, These rare ships are computers whose sole purpose is to solve complex Equations and help Astrogators to find new systems in the Drift. Current theory indicates that systems locations may be only one calculation away form discovery. Despite Dissenters to this theory, an IQCA did correctly calculate the location of Vestium as a proof-of-theory Exercise. These near-space multi-billion credit arrays need regular Maintenance and often have a stand-by Engineer on board, since they are typically very sensitive to error as a result of stray cosmic particles.