3125 Scale Peladine Light Cruiser (CL) WEM

The Peladines are one of the “also-rans” in the history of the Alpha Quadrant. Technologically advanced and adept, they actually developed warp technology earlier than the Lyrans and Hydrans but failed to exploit it. This failure was a result of several factors, the most significant of which was that the Peladines were two different intelligent species on the same planet that had kept their populations under rigorous control. As part of controlling their populations, the Peladines rigorously controlled their planetary resources. The effect of these two decisions was to avoid the population and resource pressures that drove other species into space exploration.

A year before the Third Lyran-Kzinti War ended, the Lyrans discovered the Peladine Republic, just as the Republic was starting to expand to the stars. The Lyrans quickly subjugated the Ranel and Phelen. Since then, Ranel and Phelen are rarely found offworld. A few are recruited into Lyran service; a few who cannot tolerate Lyran rule join the Orion Pirates. Some politically troublesome individuals may have been sent to the WYN Cluster or the LDR just to get them out of trouble-making range without them becoming martyrs.

The true workhorse of the Peladine fleet, the Steadfast-class light cruiser was produced in quantity and was the source of most Peladine support vessels. The basic design was capable of performing most duties and could deal with a heavy cruiser if flown well. Its shielding was less than ideal, a problem dealt with in the refit but never truly solved. In addition to the standard improvements in warp output, the refit installed two auxiliary reactors, allowing the ship to put a few points of reinforcement on the inadequate shields.

This 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.