Iain Nicholls's latest update for Legends of Forbidden Space

Jun 15, 2016

A taste of what I am currently working on.

Orbiting high above a stunning green planet called Eden that is covered mostly in forests with a couple large bodies of water is a gigantic ship yard with a variety of different ships being built in it. They all have similar design characteristics indicating they are related to one another. On the outer edge of the ship yard is a large cargo ship that looks to be complete from the outside. The cargo ship has a very unconventional design for a cargo ship, with a clear focus on combat. It is shaped more like a giant wing then the spear design that is commonly used for cargo ships. It has 4 large movable plates of armor that cover the top and bottom of its two wings which house detachable cargo pods. At the rear of the ship is a engine set up more reminiscent of a quick response strike ship then a heavy cargo ship and running along the spine of the ship’s top and bottom are multiple turreted weapons systems that can all fire forward at once because of the sloped design of the ship. The final strange design choice was that it has twin shuttle bays at the rear of the ship like a large command carrier has so that ships can land while in the middle of combat. This ship is obviously brand new having an immaculate paint job, the main body of the ship is painted a dark forest green that matches the planet. Its heavy armored wings are a deep black as are the other strong points of the ship. Finally it is covered in small detailing done in a bright green that make it easy to identify the orientation of the ship in space.

The ship yard has a long viewing arm running parallel with the ship along its port side. Standing at a window inside this viewing arm is the Commander of the ship yard Benjamin, he is an average looking Terran with mountain goat like horns and an enlarged brow with no eyebrows, thick green textured skin and very defined facial features that make all Terrans look very intimidating which most people in the galaxy consider a galactic joke on their kind since they are the weakest of all the races, with no special abilities and completely incapable of consciously forming aura. As he is gazing out the window at the ship he hears footsteps at the end of the long corridor. Benjamin turns his head to look at who it is and visibly tenses when he sees that it is Jaune. Benjamin watches on as Jaune walks up the corridor towards him, Jaune is dressed in his formal uniform, crisp and in perfect condition. The uniform consists of skin tight black pants, flexible footwear and a thick jacket that looks almost like it is armor plated with orange highlights and his people’s sigil and rank pinned on the jackets left breast. As Jaune gets closer Benjamin can see a look of seriousness that he rarely sees on Jaunes face, his brow is down turned and his two horns even appear larger and more aggressive.

 

 Jaune looks at Benjamin displeased and mid stride says "The ship will be ready for launch in two days time right! We cannot afford to miss this opportunity." Stopping just feet from Benjamin.

"It will be ready in one day; I guaranty it on my life! The crew is already aboard and Commander Kate has them ready to depart as soon as the hyperspace jump drive is calibrated and the weapons system’s initialization is finalized." Benjamin says nervously.

"You better be right or I will be holding you to your word." Jaune says sternly.

"Don’t worry Sir they will be ready." Benjamin replies before Jaune turns around to look out the window on the opposite side of the viewing arm.

"Good because I would hate to have to tell mum that her son was dead because he could not keep to a schedule. Now let’s talk about my other ships." Jaune says with a smirk on his face and eyes wide as he looks a pone the ship.