Crylarn
The Cryslarn are a race of humanoids whom seem to share alot with humans, the difference is the Cryslarn have a type of exo-skeletal structure which resembles the crystal deposits prevulent on there home world and the surrounding systems. This exo-skeleton is most noticable on the upper arms and shoulders and across back of the hands.
The Cryslarn have hair much the same as humans though of shadings that are closer to blues and white or a mixture.
Cryslarn Crystals
The Cryslarn have developed a crystal structure called:
Lanyd-ta-cryslin
federation science officers have renamed this crystal as:
Cryslin-thium ore
this is the unrefind crystal that is a basis for all Cryslarn crystal technology, but the science and engineering crew of DS3 and the Uss Griffin have found that the Cryslin-thium ore is capable of producing higher power than standard warp drive systems (matter/antimatter), this ore is being tested as a means to power the QSD tecnology.
The Uss Griffin
The Uss Griffin has a comand crew that is unusual in that it is made up of a large number of those engineers and scientists that designed and built the ship they serve on.
The captain was once an engineer who realised his skills were lacking in that area so he transfered to command, still with his love of engineering intact he propossed a design for a small starship capable of exploring unknown space and surviving the unknown too. Unfortunatly starfleet saw combat potential in the vessle and decided to make it mor of an escort ship. The Uss Griffin however retains its primary exploration systems, coupled with the upgraded weapons systems required for escort duties.
The Crew
Captain: Human Male, Quiet and with a patient nature. Able diffuse many situations simply with his tone and mannerisms. Hailing from the southern part of England on earth he has a disticntive accent. His humour is.... dry to say the least and untill he is known many mistake his wit and sarcasm for irritability and annoyance.
First Officer: Human Male, Also from earth though from the scandinavian area, this man was a tactical officer turned engineer turned commander. He is able and well liked by those he serves with, his engineering skills are substantial and he aided in the design of the Griffin.
Though more comfortable with a phaser or tool kit he is a very good commander able to inspire those he serves with, often praising his crew. A fan of ale he settles for synth-ale and often joins his friend for an ale or two while the latter pours over his latest science scans.
Second Officer: Vulcan (or Human) Male, Operations officer and very good at his job. Able to anayze what he sees on his screens in an instant. He is dispationate like a vulcan and is mainly interested in his duties as Operations Officer. Given this he is hard to get to know and is very distant from the rest of the crew though he tries to "mingle" as much as possible, unfortunately that is not much due to his almost constant working.
Helm Officer: Male Human, young and fresh from the academy, this young man is thrilled to pilot the Uss Griffin, he also takes good humoured delight in the fact he knows his captain would love to pilot the ship himself. Given the duel and cross purposes of the ship he is contantly finding better ways of manoeuvring his ship for both combat and science.
Cheerful and happy he gets on well with the Chief Engineer though the latter is often cursing him for his harsh combat manoeuvres.
Cheif Engineer: Human Male, after helping build the ship he now serves on this human from the luna colony has found his ideal posting. His expertise with the vessel is second to none and he is forever rethinking his designs and implementing upgrades. Jovial and good humoured he is well liked and can engage anyone in conversation (even the distant second officer)
Science Officer: Human Male, spending his time away from the bridge and in the Science departments, this officer is enjoying the exploration duties provided to him. Though often distracted by the new discoveries afforded him aboard the Griffin he is also more than happy pouring over his most recent scans with a synth-ale in hand.
The ship would be Griffin Class [see bottom of this post]:(designed by me and built by Ship Builders Project 07) unless you need it to be a fully complete model, in which case it would be:
http://bridgecommander.filefront.com/file/USS_Pioneer_Insignia_Class;50018
