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Vessel Info
The Eye of the Abyss is the flagship of Clan Arcona, named after the former flagship, a modified Strike Cruiser. It is painted matte black as a homeage to Arcona’s Shadowcrafting focus. The intimidating dagger shape is as much a symbol of Arcona’s power as Mejas’s horned head.
The Abyss has been refitted to suit Arcona’s needs internally in that several officer’s messes have been transformed into Meditation Spheres and Libraries and just behind the bridge there is a tactical intelligence salon. On the lower decks there are also several interrogation and torture chambers for extracting information from high value targets.
Action
In terms of action, the Abyss has seen little so far other than a brief sojourn into the Shroud to extract a small contingent of Dark Jedi displaced by the battle of Antei onto a small observation platform. There, the Abyss successfully engaged a flotilla of Yuuzhan Vong frigate and corvette analogues whilst a team of Arcona’s force users boarded the station and extracted their charges.
Complement
Attached to the Abyss are 6 squadrons of fighters:
- Shade Squadron (TIE Phantoms) - Recon/Superiority
- Bombard Squadron (Scimitar Assault Bombers) - Heavy Assault
- Nightshade Squadron (TIE Avengers) - Superiority
- Shadowstalker Squadron (TIE Avengers) - Superiority
- Virtuous Strike Squadron (TIE Avengers) - Superiority
- Sin Squadron (TIE Interceptors) - Escort of Bombers
There are also 20 LAAT/i shuttles taken from Arcona's ground forces stationed on board to act as runabouts and troop drop-ships when nescessary.
Trivia
Dress Code
All of the crew members of the Abyss wear the standard Arcona naval uniform of a matte black tunic, however in addition to this they have a patch sewn onto their right shoulder that signifies their being stationed on board the flagship. This patch is a diamond with a black hole contained within. At the centre of the Black hole there is an eye glaring out – it is a mark of prestige in the Arcona Armed Forces.
Tradition
When the Consul is aboard the flagship, all running lights are perpetually deactivated unless implicitly necessary. Similarly, the corridors are dimmed down to only have backup lighting of muted hues of blues and reds as a sign of deference and respect to the Clan’s Leader.