SS Vondem Rose
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- "Under the leadership of a man you have all chosen to flee. We shall see how you prove yourselves under the hand of a woman."
- —Zheng Yi Sao - Chinese pirate
Legally the SS Vondem Rose is the primary ship of Totally Legitimate Salvage Operations LLC, a duly registered and licensed United Federation of Planets salvage operator in possession of a Starfleet salvage writ. The ship is also registered as an armed merchantman, capable of being called up in times of need by Starfleet if required for running dangerous cargo, though curiously has never been asked to do so at this time.
In reality, the ship is a relatively modern K't'inga-class battlecruiser originally commissioned into service as the IKS Va’thu, that has been taken as a prize by one Captain Sidda and her band of misfits. The vessel had been built and placed into immediate storage by the Klingon Defense Force years ago under contract to a minor house shipyard. During that time and the uprising of the Hunters of D'Ghor, the vessel had fallen into D'Ghor hands and was being prepared for operations against the Federation. During what could only be called a vendetta strike against the Hunters, the vessel was taken forcibly as compensation for the loss of the SS Vondem Thorn.
The ship is well maintained, perhaps better so than by her builders, and retains typical features found on Klingon warships, while being fitted with luxuries the Klingon designers considered unnecessary for a warship. Technically listed as an independent vessel, the ship's cloaking device is maintained and fully operational, a selling point when undertaking 'legitimate' cargo runs. The ship also sports Sidda's customary purple paint job, with each wing of the vessel splashed with the emblem of the Vondem Rose where the KDF symbol would have been in another era.
Design & Modifications
Klingon with Orion fashion tastes. So still as rough as guts, but with more silk drapes and better food. And clean.
Adventures
Archanis Campaign
The Hunters of D'Ghor are stepping on Sidda's territory. Seeking information the Vondem Thorn rescues a wounded Starfleet ship, and then takes on its mission to hunt down a klingon battlecruiser. The deed done at the cost of the Vondem Thorn, Sidda captures and takes a ship from the Hunters as her own, the Vondem Rose. Now it's time to show them how it's done.
Wait...did we just go legit?
Echoes of the Tkon & Pirating from the pirates
What do you do when Starfleet goes from being the normative centre to a bunch of crazy idiots running around like the house is on fire? And as for pirates...well..it's a victimless crime, right?
Are...are we the good guys?
In a mirror, Lightly
If you gaze into the light, the light gazes also into you.
Old friends, old scores, old debts
A series of ion storms convinces all the pirates and ne'er-do-wells in the sector to attend a gala hosted by the self-styled Last Pirate King aboard his hidden station as a way to wait out the storms. Don't mind if we do steal from the vault and take prisoners of the worst of you. The money from the bounties will help us sleep at night.
We're really bad at this bad guy thing, aren't we?
Tequila Mockingchair
When you need a comfy chair, why not steal one? From someone else's ship of course. And then send them pictures? At least the chair is comfy.
Someone's going to kill us for this one day, aren't they?
Talkin' 'bout a Revolution
It was supposed to be a simple information retrieval, not a survival horror in Revolutionary Ta'shen!
Well, when in Ta'shen, do as Ta'shenians do!
Jailhouse Rock
What do you do when your second ship and crew go missing in the Delta Quadrant, just as all hell is breaking loose, fascists are running around and Starfleet, typical bloody Starfleet, are poking their nose into everything all at once? Put on your kicking boots, grab your disruptor, pop on some music and go introduce yourself to the locals of course. Bad music tastes not-withstanding, fascist-bashing is makes everyone feel good.
Fine, fine, we'll go on holiday after this. And yes, we're vigilantes, not bad guys. I don't want to know who won that betting pool.
Notable Crew
SS Vondem Rose
- Commanding Officer - Captain Sidda Sadovu, orion female from Vondem
- Commander's confident - Revin, romulan female from the Romulan Republic
- First Mate - Orelia, orion female
- Chief Engineering Officer - T'Ael, romulan female formerly of Romulus
- Engineering Officer - R'tin, romulan male formerly of Romulus
- Chief Tactical Officer - Orin, orion male
- Chief Security Officer - Deidrick Osterman, human male
- Chief Helm Officer - Lewis Chin, human male
- Chief Medical Officer - Melissa "Bones" Ward, human female
- Chief Cook/Counselor/Morale Officer - Kevak, klingon male
- Cook's Mate - K'tah, klingon female
- Cook's Mate - Lern, klingon male
- Quartermaster, Chief Financial Officer - Na'roq, ferengi female
- Science Guy - Tavol, vulcan male
- Prisoner - T'Rev, the Last Pirate King, vulcan male
SS Martian Thorn
- Commanding Officer - Captain Gaeda Ruiz, human male from Mars
- Helm Officer - Jenu Trid, bajoran female from Bajor
- Tactical Officer - Telin, orion male
- Tactical Officer - Matt Horne