ENovik
The Novik is the first armed hull the Wayfarer Concordat ever puts in a new commander's hands — fire 3, shield 5, hull 14, priced at 250 credits, well under the 500-credit Varka that becomes the fleet's first real escort later on. It is not built to last a campaign. It is built to survive exactly one training contract and teach a green commander what firing on a real target feels like.
The Novik is the first armed hull the Wayfarer Concordat ever puts in a new commander's hands — fire 3, shield 5, hull 14, priced at 250 credits, well under the 500-credit Varka that becomes the fleet's first real escort later on. It is not built to last a campaign. It is built to survive exactly one training contract and teach a green commander what firing on a real target feels like.
Specifications
- Firepower — 3.
- Cargo hold — 2 units, the same minimal hold every armed hull carries — a warship, not a freighter.
- Shield — 5.
- Hull — 14.
- Shield regeneration — 1, tied for the slowest in the fleet.
- Mining — no.
Role in the fleet
At 250 credits, the Novik sits a full tier below the Varka on the fleet's arms ladder — not a serious escort, but enough hull and shield to win a single, carefully-matched fight. The Rustjaw Chancer flies a stripped-down Novik of his own, weaker on every stat than the fresh hull the Concordat grants — a margin decided ahead of time, not left to chance. Combat covers how firepower, shield, and hull interact once shots are actually exchanged.
Most commanders only ever need one Novik. It is not built to be a fleet's answer to everything — it is built to teach the difference between a training contract and a real fight, then step aside for a Varka.