USS Helios (NCC-63284)

Operating out of Deep Space 47, Helios is dispatched to a variety of Pathfinding missions. Currently they are assigned the difficult mission of navigating the Thomar Expanse; whether it's territorial disputes, stellar phenomena or scurvy pirates, Helios always seeks to 'Lights the Way'.

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Akira-class • NCC-63284 • Task Force 47

“The test of any man is in action.” – Pindar

The new home of many crewmembers from USS Daedalus, Helios has been assigned to the never-ending work of exploring and securing the frontiers of Federation space. Operating primarily in the Thomar Expanse, working alongside representatives of the Cardassian Union they are working to find peace and prosperity in a region where the distrust of all sides runs deep.

Content & stories on this command is rated at 222 on the RPG Ratings Scale, per the Bravo Fleet Content Policy.

Content & Swearing, Violence, and Sexual References may be present. It is intended for audiences 13+.

RPG Rating 222

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4 May 2024

No Ranks (pt.4)

USS Helios: Threadbare Flags

“David! David are you listening?” The young man blinked his eyes, attempting to draw his focus away from the rolling vista of the yellow tinged desert presented through the open window panel. Satisfied his attention was back in the moment and not on the stakes of the mission he turned to see [...]

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7 April 2024

Realities of Space and Time (pt. 3)

USS Helios: Threadbare Flags

I can feel a sigh of relief from the ship as it exits warp, the minute difference in my stomach as the ship stops bending the rules of physics and returns to the familiar strictures of space and time. No longer are we running the thin line between matter and energy as the pontoon like nacelles take [...]

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30 March 2024

Of Doctors and Pennies (pt. 2)

USS Helios: Threadbare Flags

The quiet sliding of the briefing room doors left David alone with his thoughts in the conference room. His gaze lost through the wide windows that looked out aft of the ships oval primary hull, through the void in the catamaran and into the trailing wake of the ship. David had always preferred it [...]

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25 March 2024

A Message Full of Loss (pt.1 )

USS Helios: Threadbare Flags

The screen flickered almost imperceptibly, a sign of the homesteads outdated communications system. ‘It works perfectly well’ David’s father had always declared from behind his worn glasses, thus it was never upgraded but held together by DIY fixes and patch jobs by well-meaning neighbours. [...]

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