Helios Transport Series

On Accatran, it is tradition that once a new reign of counselors is invited to the Periodic Council, they are commissioned their own personal transport. This is known as the Helios Transport Series. Helios I is always the transport owned by the Helios Supreme, whereas Helios CI is owned by the 101st counselor. The smallest being a small research facility, and the largest being a roaming space station on the cutting edge of scientific research.

Helios I: Helios I is it's own multi-wing space station where the bulk of the Helios Supreme's time is spent. Each wing is dedicated to a separate field of scientific research, all for the benefit of the planet it hails from. The favored wing of the current Helios Supreme is the Biotechnology Wing, where extensive galactic botany research takes place, along with biological weapon research, organic medical remedies, Terraforming techniques for non-habitable planets, and anything else you can think of. The Helios I, like all parts of the current Helios line, is powered by Hard Light heat shielded fusion engines, hardly ever needing refueling as long as the fusion cells can be recharged by porting in front of a sun for 24 hours per engine. Each of the 10 wings of the Helios I has its own engine, with the main core of the station in the middle having 4 of its own. In case of emergency, each wing can separate and act as its own separate ship, so as to not compromise the station should one wing suffer catastrophe. Regardless, the Helios I is surrounded by AI piloted fighter ships, photon laser turret arrays, and a Hard Light Atmospheric Containment Field, much like the one on the home planet.

The Helios II and III are city sized frigates, with the same engine type as the Helios I. However, the Helios II has its own fighter escort, while the Helios III has its Hard Light protection field and an EMP emitter for its method of defense. The EMP emitter cannot knock out Standard Hard Light tech, but anything lower that runs off anything less than fusion powered will be rendered inoperable, until it leaves the EMP field