History
The Old AV began her long line of
adventures with her (ED:8304) construction at the Morena ship yards. Commander Stavack a Vulcan / Romulan, took command of
Starbase Seventeen, Seventeenth Fleet, and the Aurora Vulcanus to investigate
the uncharted Region 17 (8307.04). When he made Admiral of the Southwest Sector,
Stavack hand picked the new Commanding Officer the youngest in the Fleet,
Captain Jamie Star (8707). During Star’s six years, she oversaw the upgrades
that fashioned her as a Hybrid Avenger Class. In 9309.01, Executive Officer
Taylor Lee became the new Commanding Officer. Upon her promotion to Captain, the
Texan received transfer orders for the ship to Region Three.
A larger and wilder territory, Lee and the crew welcomed the new
challenges.
The
ship is an experimental Avenger class hybrid ship, exploring the period around
Trek VI. (Though the group has been known to jump ahead). Which means she
possesses some differences from her sister ships of the Classic Movie Trek era.
After all how did those wonderful improvements that made Next Generation
technology possible? Scientists developed special experiments, conducting them
on long term trials out in the field. As a research vessel, the Old AV studies
and refines these improvements. She has all the features, that Picard and
Company took for granted. Of course this is evolving science, so interesting
problems do occur.
As for
the name, the founding group took the name of Aurora, from Aurora Colorado a
town close to where the chapter started. It did not sound right, so thumbing
through an old astronomy textbook , they found that Vulcan was a term of
undiscovered planet outside of the solar system. They latinizated it with an
‘us’. And the rest is as they say is history.
Character
Creation
We recommend that everyone belonging to the Aurora develop a character. This way, you can explore the universe in stories or missions, and letting your imagination go where no one has gone before. There is no restriction on what you can be - Trek species, energy being, or some unknown alien race. In her years, The old AV has hosted cross over from such worlds as Pern, Dune, and Orc. Our current crew includes a Darkoveran Ops Officer and Klingon Chief Engineer. Let your imagination go, this is your character. Don't worry about developing the character, this comes with time. All start with a basic background and flesh them out in missions and stories. Primary members chose a position from the ship’s departments - Command, Maneuvering Operations, Engineering, Security, Communications, Ship's Services, Medical Services, Scientific Services and if stationed on aboard, Marine Strike Group. More information is contained in our handbook and reference guide.