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'.
“The test of any man is in action.” – Pindar
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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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+.
Commanding Officer
First Officer / XO
Tactical Officer / Chief of Security
Chief Engineer
Chief Operations Officer
Chief Medical Officer
Chief Science Officer
Science Officer - Astrometrics
Air Boss
Flight Controller/Conn Officer
Flight Officer - Heliades XO
Flight Officer
Flight Engineer
Civilian Contact
2 February 2025
NFA 3.5 - Building a puzzle, Rule 1. Start at the edges
USS Chawla and USS Helios (Archive)
USS Chawla Captain’s Ready Room Aryanna was behind her desk sipping a glass of iced tea, several stacks of PADDS sat in various piles on the desk as she was currently reading one, then placed it on top of the largest pile. “Captain Rigras, Ensign Tomlin” “Yes, Ensign” Aryanna tapped [...]
6 January 2025
NFA – 3.4 Building a puzzle, Rule 1. Start at the edges
USS Chawla and USS Helios (Archive)
USS Chawla Security room, Charlie one The three of them approached the room, hard to miss with the two security guards standing outside the door with phaser rifles, they all noticed the Benzite commander pacing the hallway in front of the door. “Ahhh, there you are Captain. We have found no [...]
15 December 2024
A Thousandfold Layers (pt. 11)
USS Helios (Archive)
“Describe what you saw in your own words chief.” The swarthy titan of a man across the desk from Tanek fidgetted uncomfortably like a naughty child in his chair as the captain began his questioning. “Well…” the yellow-shouldered security officer twisted his face into a grimace, his [...]
14 December 2024
A Host of Unheavenly Options (pt. 10)
USS Helios (Archive)
Ask of me now to describe the heavenly host, And I will tell you of a choir that numbers trillions. Voices that bay in infinite tongues, which stumble and trip; All chattering fricatives and guttural vowels that clash against the ear. What chaos does the multitude bring! That deluge of voices [...]
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