"Serenity"

Class: Modified Star Courier "Serenity"

Manufacturer:  Surronian Crafts Guild.
Length: 35 m
Sublight Engines: XC-2 ion drive
Hyperdrive: Class 0.80

Crew: 4-5
Passengers: 4

Cargo Capacity: 1,000 metric tons
Auxiliary Craft: 1 small ifghter (if 1/2 cargo)
Consumables: 6 months plus supplies in galley

Armament: 1 x dual laser cannons; 2 heavy ion cannons; 1 x proton torpedo
launcher (6 torpedoes)

Special: Military-Grade Deflector Shields; 2 x Escape Pods;

The Serenity is the personally designed starship that belonged to Kara Dax (now deceased), a unique vessel handcrafted by the Surronian Craftsguild. The ship is a mid sized transport, with a hull that is curved and appears to be somehow sculpted. It is a distinctly aerodynamic vessel and not too heavily armed, Kara and company preferring to use stealth and cunning over brute force, but which packs a mean punch nonetheless ... balancing defensive capabilities with a high power-to-mass ratio, meaning that what it can't shoot down it can generally outrun. With a Corellian hyperdrive which gives the ship a Class 0.8 hyperdrive rating, -- just a tad slower than the Outrider -- Serenity can usually live up to this.

The ship is powered by a pair of Surronian A2.50-grade ion engines (later to be replaced with an XC-2 ion engine), with a sublight speed faster than that of an X-wing and only slightly slower than that of a TIE fighter. In an atmosphere, the Serenity can achieve a top speed of 1,150 kilometers per hour. Kara also installed a set of four emergency braking jets within the wings and on more than one occasion has used them to slow the Serenity so rapidly that pursuing ships overtook it, thus providing an easy target for her weapons.

Completed six years ago, the ship was given to Kara in thanks for services rendered to them long ago. The gleaming dark craft conveys its crew in matchless style to locations around the galaxy. Expressing a Naboo-like love of beauty, the dreamlike shape of the Serenity, together with its extraordinary black finish, make it a distinctive presence in any setting. Unlike Kara's first starship, this version is the most deadliest craft she has flown yet. Able to appear and disappear with the ease of a shadow, it hides in its distinctive long prow a formidable full-effect cloaking device, a technological wonder that gives it invisibility of command.
 
For offense, the Serenity features a forward proton torpedo launcher, heavy ion cannons, and a concealed turret-mounted double laser cannon. The laser cannon can be handled from the turret’s gunnery position or controlled from the cockpit. The two wings are heavily armored and contain the ship's extremely powerful ion cannons. As a Jedi, Kara often prefers to incapacitate her foes rather then kill them, so the Serenity was outfitted with a pair of high-grade ion cannons as its main armament; the power core and laser actuators have an advanced cooling system to allow the weapons extended usage, while the long wings of the craft were modified with experimental galven circuitry to more tightly focus the beams and increase their range. These cannons, powerful enough to penetrate any ship's hull (even through light shielding), pack more punch than either lasers or proton torpedoes can.

For defense, the Serenity carries an enhanced deflector shield system, one equal to any comparably-sized unit in use by Imperial forces. The ship's twin shield generator/projectors are housed atop the forward main hull. The shields can be angled and reinforced against enemy fire, making all deflector power available whether the Serenity is engaged in frontal attack or full retreat.

In design, the Serenity  conforms to true transport fashion; the "head" contains the cockpit as well as an emergency 4-person escape pod and the cockpit refresher. The main boarding ramp, crew quarters, a pair of standard docking rings (one on either side), and cloaking field generator are all located in the 'neck'. The rear of the ship holds the crew lounge, galley, droid holds, engineering systems, a two-level cargo bay, a gym, an extensive Jedi/Sith library, an armory, and guest quarters. Other areas include equipment bays, secondary escape pods, a secondary dorsal airlock with an extendable sleeve and docking clamps, power generators, holding cells, and various other starship necessities.

Boarding the ship is accomplished by either the forward or aft ramps, or even from the top side airlocks. When extended, the forward boarding ramp acts as the front landing gear, and the ship contains an equilibrium sensor suite that adjusts the rear landing legs to level the ship. For cargo, the Serenity is equipped with a large two-story cargo bay (sectioned off into compartments with variable life support, gravity, and atmosphere controls). Two speeder bikes are usually kept in the lower cargo bay along with various other specialized equipment. In certain instances, the upper cargo bay can be converted into a small launch bay for the Firestar, Kara's personal starfighter. A large dorsal hatch on the Serenity opens to release the craft.