Nicholas Novara

Nicholas Novara came from relative obscurity as a landless noble turned clever ship captain. Given his skill in making trades, the "landless" part did not last long. Some skilled salvaging later, he had a small flotilla put together running trade and killing pirates who interfered. The smart pirates realized there were lots of opportunities in legal gray areas with the Novara organization. Better a less profitable career smuggling contraband to Bao parties than death in the vacuum.

What really made his career was locating the lost d'Este battleship San Michele. With this find, House Lambert offered him into their mercantile network, and he was given official title to the lands he had claimed unofficially. They made a point of not adopting him, which outsiders thought strange. Given that the Novara organization is run pragmatically, and there is not as much preference for nobles, it may have been a lack of patronage opportunities.

Clade

Headliner: 1 Trait Point

He's a noble by birth

Social Status

High Noble / Cardinal: 3 [+2 MH, +2 SS +2 Retinue + 1 Fort]

He has a very profitable trade franchise with House Lambert

Mortarhead

Knight: 2 Points

Argonak stats

Mecha Melee: 3

Mecha Archery: 5

Mecha Defense: 6

Mecha Durability: 10

Starship

Frigates 2x1.5 = 3

Cruiser: 5

Battleship: 7

Maple Leaf & Bristlecone

• Two older frigates turned to high-risk cargo haulers
• Offense - Missiles (a lot of pirates found this out the hard way)
• Defense - ECM
• System - Landing Bay
• Engines - Fusion Torch

Aldebaran

• This Exploration / Trading Cruiser was
• Offense - Particle Cannons
• Defense - Armor
• Systems - Sensor Cluster & AKV hangar
• Engines - Reactionless + boosted engines

San Michele

• When you come back from a trading mission with a supposedly d'Este battleship, it tends to get attention
• Offense
  • Heavy Lasers
  • Heavy Lasers
  • Particle Cannons
  • Particle Cannons
• Defense
  • Armor
  • ECM
• Systems
  • AKV Hangar
  • AKV Hangar
  • Fuel Scoop
• Engines - Fusion Torch + boosted engines

Retinue

Regitment: 2 Points

12th Void Grenadiers Power Armored regiment (boarding specialists)

Fortress

Small: 1 Trait

A remote trading outpost he claimed on a world that had been abandoned

MISC Traits

Dark Secret 1 Flaw

Strategists 1

Master Merchant: 1

Inspiring: 1

Consigliere: 1

Non Combat Stats

IQ 5

WITS 6

PER 6

CHR 6

MANIP 5

APP 2

DEX 4

STN 2

Combat Stats

Pilot Melee: 1

Pilot Archery: 3

Pilot Dodge: 2

Pilot Defense: 3

Pilot Endurance: 5