3125 Scale Ymatrian Battleaxe Battlecruiser MGL

The Omega Octant is east of the Alpha Octant empires seen in the Star Fleet Universe (beyond the Inter-Stellar Concordium), on the other side of a galactic void. That void is a dead zone where life is impossible and ships fall apart, marking a separation between Octants. The Ymatrian Horde was comprised of a ferociously warlike species resembling large, hairless bears with armor-like bones protecting their heads and torsos. Prior to their expansion into space, their society was divided into a number of military dictatorships, with brutal wars between clans or nations being frequently waged. Indeed, rather than reining in these excesses, the development of weapons of mass destruction led them to escalate the carnage, leaving large portions of their home world uninhabitable.

The arrival of the Kyrihn, a friendly and peaceful people, changed the course of Ymatrian history. Treated as gods from the skies by the highly superstitious Ymatrians -- for a time, at least -- the Kyrihn took it upon themselves to “save” this wrecked planet. In this, they made a fatal error: once the Ymatrians reverse-engineered samples of advanced Kyrihn technology, they built their first crude starships and seized the orbiting Kyrihn space station. From there, the Ymatrians assembled a war fleet to invade and conquer the Kyrihn home world, on which they proceeded to unleash a full-scale xenocide upon its native inhabitants. 

Now united as an empire for the first time, the Ymatrians expanded into nearby space, searching for a new and worthy foe to fight. They found one in the robotic Drex Unity, which was located on the far side of the Wasteland (a virtually empty, yet crossable, region of space). During the Second Cycle, their brief yet savage invasion almost reached as far as the Drexari home colonies, before the Drex were able to surround and defeat the Ymatrian armada. With the Ymatrian worlds left vulnerable by their over-commitment of resources into the invasion, the Drex were able to launch a decisive counter-invasion across the Wasteland. Rather than attempt to hold Ymatrian space, and reasoning that nothing else would stem the Ymatrian thirst for battle, the Drex proceeded to bomb the Ymatrian worlds until no structure was left standing, before withdrawing back to Drex space. For their part, the surviving Ymatrians took this as a sign of displeasure from the gods for their warring ways and misuse of technology, and became nomadic wanderers. And so the survivors remained... until their home world was uncovered by the Paravians of Omega in the Seventh Cycle.

During their brief time as a space-faring empire, the Ymatrians built warships designed for one purpose: to close with an enemy ship and eviscerate it at short range. Thus, their acquired mastery of antiproton technology (an unwitting courtesy of the Kyrihn) led them to develop antiproton phasers, antiproton beams, and the antiproton lance. These weapons would later be salvaged by the Worb Technocracy, the Zosman Marauders, and the Omega-Paravians. However, while their forward-facing firepower was highly dangerous, their low average numbers of phasers left them relatively vulnerable on the flanks. In addition, Ymatrian warships had no labs, as they struck first and analyzed the ashes later.

The Battleaxe battlecruiser was the largest Ymatrian hull type to see service, and was the jewel of their fleet. It was in a broadly similar size category to the “three-boom” Seltorian light dreadnought and to the Worb heavy cruiser. It was armed with seven antiproton phaser-1s, two antiproton phaser-3s, four antiproton beams, and two antiproton lances. In addition, it was deployed with a pair of size-1 fighters as standard. Only three were built historically, to be used as flagships for the invasion of Drex space; they were typically deployed in a squadron with two or three War Axe heavy cruisers, alongside other elements of a given battle fleet. A number of historians believe that the loss of these vessels sowed enough confusion into the Ymatrian ranks to give the Drex time to prepare their counterattacks, yet the truth of this may never be known. 

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.