The Archimedes ("Archi") is a GD-17 Whisper-class corvette built by the Ganymede Dockyards in the mid-7th Century of the post-Conquering Era.
Description[]
The Archimedes is fifty meters long shaped like a reared cobra head. The ship was designed for scouting and raids, and has three gun turrets. Its engines are fast enough to reach the Asteroid Belt from Mars in less than four weeks.[1]
History[]
Pre-Saga[]
The Archimedes was built at the Ganymede Dockyards sometime before 653 PCE.[1][2]
Morning Star[]
The Archimedes was on Luna around the time of The Fall, and was purchased by Cassius au Bellona in early December 743 PCE when he and Lysander au Lune left Luna.
Solar War[]
Cassius and Lysander lived together aboard the Archimedes for most of the war, and were joined by Pytha xe Virgus in 745 PCE.[1]
Iron Gold[]
The Archimedes answered a distress call from the Vindabona in September 753 PCE and was heavily damaged following the ensuing skirmish with Ascomanni pirates in the Gulf of Pax Ilium. When the ship's occupants capture by the Rim Dominion, the vessel itself was seized by the Krypteia.
After Diomedes au Raa faked Cassius' death, Lysander and Pytha journeyed to Mercury aboard a Rim shuttle, while the Archimedes remained on the Rim. Cassius stole back the Archimedes during his escape from the Rim with the help of Aurae, but took at least two months to reach Mars from the Rim.
Dark Age[]
After Cassius reached Mars and offered his service to the Republic, the Archimedes was repaired and upgraded with engines fast enough to reach Mercury from Mars in less than four weeks, and a cloaking system that can slip past the Society Remnant blockade undetected.
Light Bringer[]
The Archimedes was heavily damaged during the escape from Mercury, forcing the survivors of The Long Night to regroup at Icarus Base, where they spent the next eight months repairing the ship.