The Instigator is a Raider II-class Corvette that serves as the base of operations of Opress Squadron. The Instigator is one of the six Raider II-class Corvettes under the command of the Ascendant Fleet. However, the Instigator is part of Command Force Aurek and thus reports directly to the Summit of Clan Plagueis.
In keeping with Opress Squadron's role as a team of elite commandos that deploy to hostile situations, the Instigator often operates independently of the rest of Command Force Aurek and the Ascendant Fleet as a whole. Supported by the personal ships of Opress Squadron's members, the Instigator can be found docked in Aliso City, either at Landsdown Docks or Clan Plagueis’s own spaceport.
Vessel Info
Characteristics
The Instigator is a Raider II-class Corvette was produced by starship construction company Kuat Drive Yards for the Galactic Empire's naval forces; its design was reminiscent of the dagger-shaped hulls of larger ships used by the Galactic Empire, such as the Imperial-class Star Destroyer.
Unlike most others of its kind, the Instigator is pained pitch-black with sickly yellowish-green accents along the edges of the hull and bridge. The ship proudly bears the emblem of Opress Squadron, painted in the same sickly yellowish-green on the starboard side of the upper hull just in front of the bridge.
Construction
Built by the legendary Kuat Drive Yards, the Instigator, like all ships of her family were specifically constructed for use by the Galactic Empire. However, once the Empire fell Kuat Drive Yards continued its long and storied history of providing vessels to all factions with an ample supply of credits. Following the destruction of the original Ascendant Fleet, the Dread Throne commissioned the construction of a new fleet. Included were several Raider II-class Corvettes.
History
Following her construction alongside her sister ships, the Instigator has seen little actual combat, as the recent conflicts have not required to the mustering of the entire Ascendant Fleet. But she did play a part in the opening salvo of the conflict that would come to be known as The Zsoldos Incursion.
Crew
Commanders
- Second Dreadbringer Aleister Mavros
- Current Commanding Officer Alys Leed
- Current Executive Officer Ryn Thul
Previous Commanders
Officers
Captain
The position of Captain is always held by the commanding officer of an individual ship, which is held by Captains or Senior Captains and, to some extent, Senior Commanders.
While the Instigator is under the command of the Dreadbringer of Opress Squadron, the Dreadbringer isn't always onboard. It is because of this situation that an official Captain or Commanding Officer is appointed.
The Instigator's current Captain is Alys Leed, a forty year old female Kaleesh Senior Captain of the Ascendant Fleet.
First Mate
The position of First Mate, or Executive Office, is responsible for safety and security of the entire ship and crew, leads the first watchshift.
The Instigator's current First Mate is Ryn Thul, a twenty year old male Weequay. Thul is a Senior Commander within the Ascendant Fleet.
Second Mate
The position of Second Mate, or Operations Officer, is the Chief Officer of the Deck Department, responsible for general day-to-day operations of the ship as well as managing cargo. Leads the second watchshift.
The Instigator's current Second Mate is Kerk Hethna. Hethna is a he Togruta of twenty-seven years. He is a Senior Commander of the Ascendant Fleet.
Gunnery Officer
The gunnery officer of a ship is the officer responsible for operation and maintenance of the ship's guns and for safe storage of the ship's ammunition inventory.
The Instigator's Gunnery Officer is a forty-seven year old male Iktotchi Senior Lieutenant named Jonathan Haerch.
Third Mate
The position of Third Mate, or Flight Officer, is the Chief Officer of the Flight Department, responsible for navigation, guidance, FTL jumps, piloting & course corrections, atmospheric entries and flight planning. Leads the third watchshift.
The Instigator's current Third Mate is male twenty-three year old Sakiyan Junior Commander, Cab Marnath.
Flight Department
- First Helmsman - Certified Flight Crew, Lead Pilot - Zuser Whuloc, male, Human twenty-four year old Dark Side Mystic.
- Second Helmsman - Certified Flight Crew, Assistant Pilot - Zak Monnrider, eighteen year old male Noghri Senior Lieutenant.
- Navigator - Certified Flight Crew. Responsible for plotting jumps, astrography, spatial positioning. - Skull, KX-series Security Droid.
First Engineer
The First Engineer is the Chief Officer of the Engineering Department. Responsible for structural & mechanical frames. EVA specialist.
The Instigator's First Engineer is Jope Sedaya. Sedaya is a female seventy-three year old Zygerrian Junior Commander.
Engineering Department
- Second Engineer - Responsible for Propulsion & hyperdrives. - Inyri Gyyll, twenty year old, female Arkanian Senior Lieutenant.
- Third Engineer - Responsible for Power Generation, Storage & Distribution - Twenty-seven year old Chiss, female, Liza Modun, Senior Lieutenant.
- Communication Systems Officer - Runs the communications systems. - Atria Hocha, female, Senior Lieutenant, Twi'lek, thirty-five years old.
- Sensors & Flight Command Systems Officer - Does all the avionics work and manages the sensors. - Thirty year old female Togorian Senior Lieutenant, Araneya Forlin.
- Environmental Control & Life Support Systems Officer - Does waste, water, air, gravity, heating, ventilation & cooling systems. - Ailla Rueb, female, Zabrak, Junior Lieutenant.
Ship's Purser
The Ship's Purser is the Chief Officer of the Steward Department. The purser is the officer responsible for all administration (including the ship's cargo and passenger manifests) and supply; the cooks and stewards answer to them as well.
The Instigator's purser is Lorenz Ya'qul, a thirty-five year old human male. Ya'qul is a Junior Commander within the Ascendant Fleet.
Steward Department
- Chief Medical Officer - Responsible for the health of the ship's company. - Senior Lieutenant Di Puto, twenty-eight year old female Nautolan.
- Supply Officer - In charge of the cargo loading/unloading operations. Also keeps track of the ship's stores. - Male, twenty-nine year old, Rodian, Junior Lieutenant.
Role
The Instigator fills many roles within the Ascendant Fleet. Specifically, the Instigator serves as the vanguard of the fleet. Often arriving to a battlefield days, if not weeks, ahead of any other Plagueian forces. Primarily acting in an anti-starfighter role, the ship was designed to counter hit-and-run single-pilot fighter tactics.
Action
The Instigator, like the rest of the Ascendant Fleet, was called to combat the threat of the Collective. Like all Ascendant Fleet ships, she has been actively engaged in the defense of the Aliso System.
Opress Squadron leaked information to Battleteam Deathwatch in order to draw them into a trap. On a space station within the Unknown Regions, the two units clashed. After either side was unable to gain the advantage, Appius Wight, Aedile of House Wren, realized the fight was a trap, at which point Wrathus revealed that they had successfully been distracting Deathwatch from Plagueis’ assault on Zsoldos.
As the two Battleteams fought, the Dread Lord’s forces, the Ascendant Fleet and Ascendant Legion, arrived at Zsoldos and began their attack. While the Fleet engaged Vizsla’s own fleet, the Ascendant Legion made their way to the ground, aiming to occupy or destroy several key locations on the planet, such as Saga Hall and the Roark-Cole-Tresor Research Station. Vizsla rushed to prepare their response to the attack as Deathwatch hurried back to Zsoldos and Opress joined in the attack.
Vessel Complement
Decommissioned Ships
Rogue Ships