Caestus

Caestus

The Caestus (pronounced sēzdəs; "says-tuhs") was a modified FL-05 "Whale" light freighter owned by the Perrvox former Galadeon, who at some point came to view the vessel as his own home. Previously owned by CenterTech Industries, the company whom Galadeon worked for, the vessel was eventually given unto the former Jedi in hopes of increasing his proficiency in the field of architectural science, and as a form of gift in exchange for his devoted services.

Description
The Caestus was constructed by Fluentum Shipwrights at some point prior to Galadeon's departure from the and wound up in the possession of CenterTech Industries throughout the course of the. When in Galadeon's possession, the light freighter was named after a mythical creature that hailed from his homeworld whose existence had yet to be proven. As CenterTech Industries had no need for such vessel, the Caestus had remained unnamed and unused for quite some time, and although the vessel was impressively nimble and durable, the lack of care ultimately resulted in the vessel being just another one of dusty and old ships that CenterTech had no use for.

One of the most notable features of the Caestus' was its particular proneness to modification. Galadeon took note of this fact and began experimenting with it subsequent to its bestowal under the former Jedi's ownership. It had virtually limitless possibilities and functions in accordance to the way it was modified, suiting as Galadeon opted to cruise through the as opposed to staying within the boundaries of a certain location. Therefore, he modified the vessel so that it could be something worthy of being called a "home". He implemented over a hundred upgrades and modifications so that the vessel could be used as his home, and it took him more than a year to thoroughly finish upgrading the old vessel.

Among the upgrades Galadeon implemented was an upgrade on the vessel's defense systems. As it was re-constructed in a way Galadeon could properly call it "home", the former Jedi clearly had no intention of having his home damaged or destroyed during one of his travels in outer space. The previously unarmed Caestus was well equipped with a plethora of highly advanced weaponry that could be located throughout the exterior of the ship. These weapons were an upgraded version of the weapons produced by CenterTech Industries with improved capabilities and increased efficiency. The weapons could be controlled directly from the cockpit by a pilot or by an via a socket exclusive to said droid should there be no one available to man the weapons personally, which was mostly the case. The exterior of the ship was fortified with some form of additional layer of armor, the kind of which only those who travelled the galaxy on a daily basis knew, and the entirety of the ship itself could be by a couple of  of varying power and degree. To go along with its impressive defense mechanism, the Caestus had stunning stealth systems that aided Galadeon tremendously in escaping numerous near-death situations. With a host of powered weapons in its disposal and the availability of various upgraded stealth and defense systems, the Caestus had been proven to be capable of crippling an entire  for more than once, showcased during Galadeon's run-ins with Imperial occupation throughout the reign of the Galactic Empire. The Caestus was also equipped with an automatic weapons-handling system that could automatically detect and engage hostility in any form should Galadeon be too busy or tired to make his presence known in the cockpit. Said system was programmed solely by Galadeon himself, which had a database of nigh countless information that was kept updated every once in a while, allowing the system to accurately deduce whether those who dared to move within the range of its radar were hostile or not. The system was also granted access to the ship's automatic navigation controls and stealth mechanics.

Since the vessel was previously used to fill the role of a transport vessel, Galadeon had to re-arrange the entire schematics of the Caestus so that it could house spaces as featured in normal homes, commonly referred to as "rooms". The Caestus had two decks, both of which were roughly equal in size, although the upper deck seemed to be larger. The upper deck, which saw more function than its lower counterpart, housed the majority of spaces Galadeon utilized to do his activities. These spaces included the cockpit, which hovered over the frontmost windows that incorporated a majority of the vessel's controls. Galadeon's own room could be located directly behind the cockpit, which had an emergency computer through which Galadeon could interface to indirectly control the ship; aside from this, most of Galadeon's personal needs and belongings could be found inside his room. Finally, the upper deck featured a sizable compartment which Galadeon could use for a number of things, one of it being Galadeon's study and the room inside of which he did his work. The lower deck housed a fairly large cargo hold which Galadeon used to store miscellaneous items.

As a way to cope with the solitary life that came with his decision to live aboard a vessel and his deeply-invested interest in art, Galadeon had installed the Caestus with a great variety of miscellaneous art-related customizations that could be found throughout the length of the ship, regardless of whether the decoration was inside or outside the vessel. The first and foremost of these customizations was decoration present on the topmost of the ship's armor plating; although the paint job was left untouched, Galadeon had implemented an intricate mold design on the sides of the ship that was more or less similar to the tattoos present on his body. The design somewhat strayed from the shape of Galadeon's tattoos due to the extreme difficulty of implementing such design. Additional decorations in the form of unusually-shaped lights could be found inside the ship, tangled to one another. The bulb-form of these lights were present on the ceiling of the lower deck, and could be found hanging atop and along the edges of the cockpit's controls. An aquarium housing exotic aquatic fauna could be located inside Galadeon's room, as well as other miscellaneous decorations Galadeon deemed fit to satisfy his solitary life. Additionally, the cockpit was equipped with a music player that could blast loud pieces of music across the entire ship by way of large, high-quality speakers attached to the ceiling of the ship's spaces.

Overall, the Caestus was a reliably steadfast ship with solid defenses and frightening offense whose speed could only be matched by a select few.

Behind the scenes
The name of this ship is a derivative of "Cetus", a constellation which refers to a mythical sea creature of the same name in Greek mythology. This and the model of the ship with "Whale" in its name refer to the author's deeply-invested fascination of aquatic fauna and myths of the same category. Furthermore, the front part of the model's name, "FL-05", refers to the author's favorite number: five. The image depicting this ship is taken from the same ship that a young saw leaving  in her vision in. Originally, the author had planned to utilize a ship drawn by Samize as Caestus' design, but eventually changed it. Although the author has stated that the newest design seems more "refreshing", hence why it was changed, the main reason behind its alteration remains unknown. Details of the drawing can be viewed here: http://samize.deviantart.com/art/Star-Wars-Ship-340336812.