Grand Matriarch

The Grand Martriarch is a modified Sevesh-Torn-Bhrix (or STB or "Stub" in Basic speaking communities) 2485 Laupendo-class Military Logistic Freighter owned by Zentaire Riin Atavern. Formerly a part of the Isenbardiae Armed Forces, the ship served though the Isenbard - Piracy Conflict that lasted from 7 BBY to 4 ABY, before being finally retired along with her sister ships in 16 ABY.

Characteristics
Like other Laupendo-classes, the Grand Matriarch contains an impressive array of armament for a logistic freighter, with a total of 10 weapon turrets in total, with 8 anti-ships and 2 anti-personnel. However, unlike the unmodified models, the Zentaire replaced the weapon set with the the laser equivalent, as projectiles for the traditional slugthower that is a commonplace in Stra'gemfal is rendered rare in the greater galaxy.

Like all starships created in Stra'gemfal, or "airbags" as off-worlders dubbed them, the largest portion of the ship is the green, rigid gas sack that is located above the actual ship's chassis. Within the gas sack, there is a total of 16 independent gas bladders filled with light gases. This buoyancy method is a shared method of all starships created on the isolated planet, for repulsorlifts only adorn smaller, lighter vehicles. The "skin" of the gas sack is actually composed of several layers. The outermost layer is composed of a thin sheet of light metal composite. Beneath it is a flexible metal mesh that help dissipate the force of impact, should collision occurred; which is further aided by a series of hexagonal high-impact ceramic plates that sits underneath the mesh. The last layer is a layer of self-healing polymer to seal any leaks should a gas bladder be punctured by small arms fire. In the bow and stern section of the gas sack is further reinforced by thick metal plates that noticeably rises above the rest of the gas sack's hull, and is usually made from durasteel.

The lift-weight ratio is 90-10 in Stra'gemfal's atmosphere, but considering that it is thinner than the average atmosphere of the planets in the atmosphere, the craft requires power to descend on planets with denser atmosphere; otherwise, the craft would simply float in the thinner upper atmosphere.