3788 Scale Carnivon Frigate (FF) SRZ

The Carnivons are a species that is often described as “wolf-like,” but they are, in fact, genetically related to the Kzintis and Lyrans, and all three apparently descended from some ancestral species. How they came to be on such widely separated worlds is unclear. Curiously, the felinoid species (descended from solitary hunters) created fairly unified stellar empires, while the Carnivons (descended from pack hunters) remained a species rather than a nation. There is no such thing as a Carnivon “government.” Instead, at any given time, there are anywhere from a dozen to two dozen hordes (each of millions of members), each subdivided into packs (each with hundreds of thousands of members).

Carnivon ships are different from those of almost any other empire in that the crew do not have cabins or staterooms but sleep in relatively small cubicles reminiscent of caves. Most of the Carnivon crew’s off-duty time is spent in common areas engaged in various sports or other social activities.

The Lyrans and Kzintis hated the Carnivons on sight more so even than they hated each other. It took just over 50 years for those two empires to slaughter the Carnivons. 

But what if the Carnivons hadn’t been wiped out? What ships would they build?

Typical of the small ship for small missions employed by many empires, the Carnivon frigate had barely enough systems to be able to operate independently of larger ships (although it would need to call up the nearest cruiser if it ran into anything significant). It was somewhat power deficient, but the plus refit installed just before the General War addressed this issue by installing a pair of APRs which increased its capabilities. Frigates remained in production at least through the end of the Andromedan War to help fill out the numbers of ships needed, and the frigate was the basis for many pre-General War variants that also served during that war and beyond. Known names include Abnok, Betok, Davok, Falok, Gorak, Jolok, Korak, Latak, Mobak, Nopok, Potik, Ridik, and Sovek.

The ship is available in a variety of materials. Ships are unpainted, use standard flight stands available from many sources, and, while designed for gaming, make fine display pieces.