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Ships of Farscape
Title:   Ships of Farscape
Category:   Factory Set
Released:   22 Oct 2000 by Rittenhouse Archives
Numbered:   FS1 - FS9
Quantities:   Rittenhouse produced 2500 sets, of 9 cards each.

This set is also listed at Jeff Allender's House of Checklists.

Scans:   Scans are not actual size. Original cards are a standard 3½" x 2½".
 


FS1

Moya

A bio-mechanoid Leviathan, Moya is a living ship. Once under Peacekeeper domination, she was freed from her control collar when the prisoners she was transporting executed an escape. Some of Moya's systems can be controlled manually, but navigation is best left to Pilot, a symbiont permanently grafted to her. Moya carries no weapons and her only defensive maneuver is StarBurst -- the ability to enter the rift between space and time, thus covering great distances in a matter of moments. When a Peacekeeper contraceptive device was removed, Moya became pregnant and, after the better part of a cycle, gave birth to Talyn.



FS2

Talyn

Named by Aeryn Sun (after her father), Talyn is Moya's child. A hybrid of Leviathan and Peacekeeper technology, he is the only Leviathan ever born with weaponry. Although the Peacekeepers tried the process before, Moya and Talyn were the first to survive labor, most likely because the earlier births were attempted with the mother in a control collar. After being separated from his mother shortly after birth, Talyn formed a telepathic bond with Crais, who maniacally encouraged Talyn to StarBurst away from his mother.



FS3

Farscape One

Farscape One, John Crichton's self-designed module, was launched from a Space Shuttle Orbiter during an experimental mission to test Crichton's theory that a ship could use a planet's gravitational field to radically increase its velocity. During the experiment, the ship entered a wormhole in space that led to the far edge of the universe. Although the ship was designed for a single passenger, it can carry two passengers. Its original fuel supply exhausted, the module now consists of human and alien technology, having been retrofitted by Crichton with some of Moya's spare parts.



FS4

Peacekeeper Prowler

A sleek weapon of destruction, the Prowler is the standard one-person fighter ship carried on Peacekeeper Command Carriers. A short-range vessel, it is used primarily for ship to ship combat and not for long distance travel. Although designed for a single pilot, it is capable of carrying additional passengers. Aeryn Sun's Prowler is housed in Moya's transport hangar and is the only armed vessel to which Moya's passengers have access.



FS5

Peacekeeper Marauder

Marauders carry a five-person crew of high-level Peacekeeper Commandos. Its weaponry closely resembles that of a Prowler, but the ship is larger and can travel greater distances on its own. Despite its expert crew and heavy arms complement, its top speed of hetch seven is far from impressive. Although Marauders can be outrun, they are not easily outgunned.



FS6

Crais' Command Carrier

A full Peacekeeper Command Carrier is one of the most feared vessels in the galaxy -- no one knows this better than Moya and her fugitive crew. Although the high level officers' quarters are quite palatial, Peacekeeper techs and soldiers live in barracks-like accommodations. Its primary on-board weaponry is the Frag Cannon. One blast of the Cannon is capable of disintegrating any unshielded craft within a range of 45 metras.



FS7

The Zelbinion

Under the command of the renowned Captain Durka, the Zelbinion was a legendary Peacekeeper ship that was destroyed more than 100 cycles ago by the Nebari. Although it was believed that Durka was killed in the attack, he was in fact taken by the Nebari and brainwashed. When Rygel was first imprisoned by the Peacekeepers, he was held on the Zelbinion and tortured at the hands of Durka. When the mentally cleansed Durka later encounters Moya, Rygel tries to seek revenge and inadvertently returns Durka to his evil self via a small explosion.



FS8

Moya's Transport Pod

Capable of carrying passengers and cargo, Transport Pods are the primary means of planetary expedition for Moya's crew. Although carried by Moya, they are not bio-mechanically linked to her, and thus she does not suffer great pain when the pods are damaged or destroyed. Transport Pods carry no weapons and are not known for maneuverability or high speed. Fortunately, Moya carries Aeryn's Prowler in her docking bay for when those traits are needed.



FS9

Stannz's Salvage Ship

Staanz, a former Zenetan pirate and self-proclaimed Garbologist, travels through space in a ramshackle salvage vessel that appears to be assembled from the refuse of the galaxy. The ship's interior looks like a cross between an overcrowded Italian deli and a crazy uncle's cluttered workshop -- antiquated systems fill the ship and shanks of meat hang from above (providing Staanz with a quick snack when needed). Staanz's ship's engines and support systems are continually breaking down, and most of his time is spent going from leak to leak making repairs.

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