Arkashi Warships, rev 2.0

The largest difference is one of propulsion, most of these ships make use of a highly advanced type of metallic hydrogen fuelled pulse detonation engines for their thrusters, providing a substantial thrust to weight ratio on all but their largest battleships. Exceptions to this exist in the more civilian oriented ship types such as Freighters and Utility/Science Cruisers, which make use of somewhat more conventional and much less volatile plasma fusion thrusters.

At the largest end of the scale, The Eclipse class Battleship is no longer classified as a super battleship, nor as a one off design, at least one sister ship named the Vindication is confirmed to have existed at this time; and several more sister ships likely existed as well. Like the Eclipse and the Vindication, if any of these naval terrors have survived to the present day, they have surely been kept well hidden; likely for fear of losing such a conspicuous and irreplaceable relic.

Of the two archetypal war cruisers of the former Arkashi Dominion, the Lancer Class and Sermon class have been modified to now feature different arrangements of pulse detonation thrusters on the top and bottom of their ring sections. The Lancer class cruiser remains a relatively uncomplicated assault and troop support ship, specializing in long range bombardment actions and supporting landed troops. The Sermon class cruiser has evolved into a dedicated ship killer, a roving battery of heavy Xaser cannons with a terrifying number of auto-loading anti-ship missile tubes arrayed around the rim of its ring section; tied into an extensive array of pulse detonation thrusters that grant these ships incredible acceleration and turning speeds.

Of the addon rings created to turn the venerable Dispatch class Landing ships into larger more capable vessels, an example pre-war freighter type known as the Nomad class has been added, and is notable for being designed to land on planets with the landing ship still attached to it. The four vast cargo bays and supplemental plasma fusion thrusters make the Nomad a much more capable cargo mover, while the eight missile launch tubes it carries provide its Ship Master with some often much desired protection from the sort of bandits who are dangerous (or foolish) enough to be picking a fight with an Arkashi vessel.

In addition, there is a late war outgrowth of the highly successful Destroyer conversion program, the Elusive class Frigate, a specialized addon ring that in addition to carrying systems for better masking itself from enemy sensors when running silent, also grants it a battery of auto-loading missile tubes equal to one quarter of that carried by the much feared Sermon class Cruisers, as well as a similarly extensive array of Pulse Detonation Thrusters. The Elusive class Frigate is in effect a pocket Sermon class Cruiser, able to be produced in far greater numbers during and right up until the disastrous conclusion of the War of Regrets; though rumours persist that a select few Arkashi ship building clans have retained the capacity to produce new Elusive class addon rings in limited numbers, into the present day.

At the smallest end of the spectrum, the venerable if relatively expendable Archer class corvette is joined by its Skirmisher class variant, which simply replaces the Kinetic Lance weapons with mark 2 Xaser cannons. The corvettes are joined in turn by the comparatively puny Dagger class gunship, which is most often encountered as an auxiliary craft attached to cruisers and battleships; while others are employed as forward scouts and personal craft of some officers.

Smallest of all (in this picture they're practically a pair of specks in front of the Sermon class cruiser) are the ubiquitous fighter drones that defend and support virtually any Arkaship vessel larger than a corvette, with the already established Dervish class drone with it's multiple gimbal mounted laser cannons, is now joined by their Saber class siblings, which primarily differ in being armed instead with coil guns.

All told, these ships remain powerful and exclusive relics of the Arkashi species. Their unique AI interface control systems, make them a particular challenge for even non-Arkashi constructs to control; let alone any organic being not equipped for or otherwise capable of some form of mind machine interface. In the centuries since the violent break up of the Arkashi Dominion, these powerfully built vessels of a bygone era become an ever rarer sight; though continued if limited production of new Dispatch class Landing ships and freighter addon rings like the Nomad class, ensures they will not ever disappear from the galaxy completely.