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Eklektikos: Categorised under Avlis Armies and Fiefdoms and also under Kurathene

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Categorised under Avlis Armies and Fiefdoms and also under Kurathene

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	Sophia Vanden, War Mage's Mate<br>		Sophia Vanden, War Mage's Mate<br>
	Illian March, War Mage's mate<br>		Illian March, War Mage's mate<br>

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Nob at 06:03, 6 July 2011

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	Her service in the Third Tri-Fief War came to a spectacular end in the Battle of Denevier Bay. Leading a squadron of four frigates, ''Aledia'' and her consorts engaged the van of a Crullathian squadron, capturing one ship of the line and delaying the rest long enough for Vice Admiral Sir Lucien Amphion's squadron to engage them. The damage from the battle required a moderate repair, and ''Aledia'' spent the remainder of the war undergoing repairs in Denevier. She was paid off six months after the end of the war and spent the next year in ordinary.		Her service in the Third Tri-Fief War came to a spectacular end in the Battle of Denevier Bay. Leading a squadron of four frigates, ''Aledia'' and her consorts engaged the van of a Crullathian squadron, capturing one ship of the line and delaying the rest long enough for Vice Admiral Sir Lucien Amphion's squadron to engage them. The damage from the battle required a moderate repair, and ''Aledia'' spent the remainder of the war undergoing repairs in Denevier. She was paid off six months after the end of the war and spent the next year in ordinary.

	The following year ''Aledia'' was placed under the command of Captain Bladen Messer Paget and assigned to carry the Kurathene Imperial Envoy Sir Reinhart Halley to the Nixie City of ~~Qwandovia~~. The mission was considered a failure as Halley failed to secure a trading treaty with the skittish fey, but Captain Paget's war mage Lieutenant Cynthia Marshal made several important discoveries on the frigate's journey, including capturing a sample of the largest known species of land-gorgon on one of the islands on the eastern sea.		The following year ''Aledia'' was placed under the command of Captain Bladen Messer Paget and assigned to carry the Kurathene Imperial Envoy Sir Reinhart Halley to the Nixie City of Qwanderal. The mission was considered a failure as Halley failed to secure a trading treaty with the skittish fey, but Captain Paget's war mage Lieutenant Cynthia Marshal made several important discoveries on the frigate's journey, including capturing a sample of the largest known species of land-gorgon on one of the islands on the eastern sea.

	''Aledia'' returned to Denevier the following year where she underwent a short refit before being recommissioned under Captain Leland Knowles. She was assigned to be part of Home Fleet's cruiser squadron and sailed for Kalion in the spring where she spent a year in commission before being reassigned to the North Sea Fleet with the outbreak of the War of Thorns. During the conflict ''Aledia'' cruised off the northern seas where she captured six Crullathian privateers and a Brekonese man of war.		''Aledia'' returned to Denevier the following year where she underwent a short refit before being recommissioned under Captain Leland Knowles. She was assigned to be part of Home Fleet's cruiser squadron and sailed for Kalion in the spring where she spent a year in commission before being reassigned to the North Sea Fleet with the outbreak of the War of Thorns. During the conflict ''Aledia'' cruised off the northern seas where she captured six Crullathian privateers and a Brekonese man of war.

Nob: /* Current Officers */

2011-06-30T02:59:20Z

Current Officers

Nob at 02:57, 30 June 2011

2011-06-30T02:57:59Z

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{{Ship Infobox
|image=[[Image:Dauntless.jpg|300px|thumb|center]]
|caption= ''Dauntless'' off Mikona Harbor
|name= ''Dauntless''
|nickname= '''Bold Little ''Dauntless'''''
|class= Fearless-class First-Class Frigate
|allegiance= [[M'Chek|M'Chek]]
|battles= Battle of Quithranos Battle of West Shore Battle of Port Rasmus Battle of the Pyrite Isles Battle of Hel'bysia
|builder= Wenton & Grumbald Yards
|tons= 578 tons
|length= 126'
|keel= 108'6"
|breadth= 31'8"
|hold= 10'
|crew= 198
|weapons= 24 x 9-pound long-guns 2 x Deglossian-brass long-nine chasers 10 x multi-purpose harpoon launchers
}}

'''MPS ''Dauntless''''', also known as '''Bold Little ''Dauntless''''' was a [[M'Chek|M'Chekian]] first-class frigate built and commissioned during the latter part of the M'Chek-T'Nanshi War. She was among the first ships built of [[Rock Elm|M'Chekian Rock Elm]], and was the first ship of any southern nation armed exclusively with a cannon based armament.

She is primarily associated with the career and exploits of [[PCs:Ayren Milen|Ayren Milen]], and was his flagship at the fateful Battle of Hel'bysia.

==Design and Construction==
[[Image:DauntlessDraft.jpg|300px|thumb|left|A draught of ''Dauntless'', showing her fine, Andarran influenced lines.]]
''Dauntless'' and her sisters of the ''Fearless''-class were designed in the late stages of the M'Chek-T'Nanshi War as a response to the growing use of sea lanes as a means for T'Nanshi to move supplies from one end of their country (and in particular Elysia) to the other. Unlike existing M'Chekian cruiser designs, ''Fearless'' and her sisters were meant to operate as single units rather than as part of a larger squadron, and were therefore built to the more exacting standards employed by the Andarran and Kurathene Imperial Navies.

As part of this experiment, the Admiralty approved construcing the first three units of this class (''Fearless'', ''Dauntless'' and ''Daring'') out of the rare and highly valuable M'Chekian Rock Elm. It also provided M'Chekian shipwrights the first opportunity to build a ship capable of mounting a single continuous weapons arsenal. With the added stability of rock elm, it was decided to rig these ships with much larger masts than traditional cruisers of their tonnage, and this contributed to their rakish, predatory appearance.

Of the three, ''Dauntless'' was chosen to be the first M'Chekian ship armed exclusively with cannon as its primary armament. Compared to ''Fearless'', she was built with a greater emphasis on freeboard of her main weapon ports, and as a consequence is somewhat lighter, with less ballast. Laid down at the Wenton & Grumbald Yards near Mikona, ''Dauntless'' was completed and launched over a course of approximately three years.

==Career==
Equipped with experimental and untested weapons (at least by M'Chekian standards), it was decided to give command of ''Dauntless'' to a foreign officer with experience in her particular type of warfare and armament. As a result [[PCs:Ayren Milen|Ayren Milen]] was chosen to take command of the frigate as part of an independent coastal warfare unit.

===M'Chek-T'Nanshi War===
Despite participating in only the last few months of the war, ''Dauntless'' had a fairly impressive combat record. In the eastern seas she quickly became a scourge to elven shipping, combining her superior armament with speed and durability to gain a reputation for quick, hard strikes agaisnt both merchant and military shipping.

She was instrumental in the M'Chekian defense of Eastshore, as well as several well publicized frigate duels. She also served as the pendant ship of the invasion squadron at the Battle of Quithranos.

===Post-War Career===
After the war, ''Dauntless'' was assigned primarily to anti-piracy and smuggling activities where she and her crew were responsible for several major arrests and captures. She was also the ship that discovered the deserted island of Port Rasmus, which was later colonized under her watchful cannon.

''Dauntless'' continued to serve with distinction in the M'Chekian navy, well after [[PCs:Ayren Milen|Captain Milen]] relinquished command, with several successful anti-piracy cruises and a stint as the flagship of the Independent Cruiser Squadron.

===Loss at Hel'bysia===
After being placed in command of the joint Kurathene-M'Chekian anti-slavery squadron, the newly promoted [[PCs:Ayren Milen|Admiral Milen]] shifted his flag to ''Dauntless'' after his previous flagship ''Aledia'' returned to Kalion for refit. As the flagship of the cruiser squadron, ''Dauntless'' was the lead ship in the squadron which pursued the shaahesk raiding fleet to Hel'bysia.

In the battle, ''Dauntless'' was crippled by a lucky broadside from the captured ''Skirmisher'', knocking out her rudder and leaving her vulnerable to boarders. Despite destroying a war galley intent on boarding her, she was eventually surrounded on all sides by shaahesk boarders. [[PCs:Ayren Milen|Admiral Milen]] evacuated most of his crew, then destroyed ''Dauntless'' with himself aboard to prevent her from falling into shaahesk hands.

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	==Current Officers==		==Current Officers==
	Vice Admiral of the Blue Ayren Lyandric Tochi'larian, Commanding Officer		Vice Admiral of the Blue Ayren Lyandric Tochi'larian, Commanding Officer<br>
	Lieutenant Jordan Harwell, First Lieutenant		Lieutenant Jordan Harwell, First Lieutenant<br>
	Lieutenant(Acting) Patricius Windham, Second Lieutenant		Lieutenant(Acting) Patricius Windham, Second Lieutenant<br>
	Lieutenant(Acting) Trenton Ariele, Third Lieutenant		Lieutenant(Acting) Trenton Ariele, Third Lieutenant<br>
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	Major Tomas Alderton, Senior Marine Officer		Major Tomas Alderton, Senior Marine Officer<br>
	Lieutenant Julian Remm, Junior Marine Officer		Lieutenant Julian Remm, Junior Marine Officer<br>
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	Colonel Matthias Dorne Krell, Senior War Mage Officer		Colonel Matthias Dorne Krell, Senior War Mage Officer<br>
	Captain Lucius Capethorn, War Mage Officer of the Marines, First War Mage Officer		Captain Lucius Capethorn, War Mage Officer of the Marines, First War Mage Officer<br>
	Lieutenant Abigail Hallendon, Second War Mage Officer		Lieutenant Abigail Hallendon, Second War Mage Officer<br>
	Lieutenant Alexis Etheridge, Third War Mage Officer		Lieutenant Alexis Etheridge, Third War Mage Officer<br>
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	Weston Harte, Sailing Master		Weston Harte, Sailing Master<br>
	Erika Maiteland, Purser		Erika Maiteland, Purser<br>
	Warren Coastgrove, Boatswain		Warren Coastgrove, Boatswain<br>
	Braden Keller, Gunnery Officer		Braden Keller, Gunnery Officer<br>
	Emilia Woods, Carpenter		Emilia Woods, Carpenter<br>
			<br>
	Percival Maynard, Midshipman (Master's Mate)		Percival Maynard, Midshipman (Master's Mate)<br>
	Leighton Prescot, Midshipman (Master's Mate)		Leighton Prescot, Midshipman (Master's Mate)<br>
	Kendrick Foxthorn, Midshipman		Kendrick Foxthorn, Midshipman<br>
			<br>
	Julius Braithwaite, War Mage's Mate		Julius Braithwaite, War Mage's Mate<br>
	Francis Oscar, War Mage's Mate		Francis Oscar, War Mage's Mate<br>
	Diana va'Relle, War Mage's Mate		Diana va'Relle, War Mage's Mate<br>
	Willard Orton, War Mage's Mate		Willard Orton, War Mage's Mate<br>
	Preston Hampshire, War Mage's Mate		Preston Hampshire, War Mage's Mate<br>
	Julia Greene, War Mage's Mate		Julia Greene, War Mage's Mate<br>
	Sophia Vanden, War Mage's Mate		Sophia Vanden, War Mage's Mate<br>
	Illian March, War Mage's mate		Illian March, War Mage's mate<br>