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Lochar wrote:I think Fel meant in 'a' space dock. As in, put them into the docks for repairs.

Any docks would work for the repairs to get them moving again, and since it's tech no non-Karrinne Faey understands, they probably wouldn't realize that the repairs almost didn't count even as a patch job.

Mizriath wrote:And if checked from afar, Karis is just a planet full of radiation, STILL.

The lead Kimdori bowed him, a massive, eight-foot tall black-furred Kimdori male. “I am Shevak,” he said, putting his hand on Jason’s neck. Jason felt that feeling of expansion that came when a Kimdori was sharing, seeing what Jason knew In an instant, the entire functional details of the Defiant and the two destroyers flooded into him. In that instant, he knew everything about the ships; their maneuverability, their firepower, their defensive systems, their capabilities and limitations. And what was more, Shevak was an Elder of martial history, one of the Kimdori living libraries dealing with tactical ship combat, just as Kerreth had been a living history of medical knowledge. In that touch came an education in the aspects of space based combat, a lesson in vectors, firing angles, angles of attack, ship movements, and fleet deployment. In that second of contact, Jason was given centuries of education about the arts of naval warfare. In that instant, Jason became as seasoned as any Naval admiral.

She just smiled at him. “Every day, I am more certain that we could not have found a better man to place on the seat of Karinne,” she told him with a warm, toothy smile and a pat on his shoulder. “Your compassion is as much a credit to you as your resolve, and your adherance to duty. But this is not a hopeless situation, my friend. The Kimdori have seen the very same thing as Dahnai, who is a clever and capable woman whom I respect. We have had many debates on the matter, and have come to the conclusion that it is impossible to change the Faey. They are an immature, arrogant, violent species. They have their bright spots, but they are also too dangerous to be left unattended. That is why we interact with them. The Kimdori work to keep them under control, to prevent them from boiling forth from their borders and waging war on everyone around them. By keeping them focused inward, it keeps the rest of the galaxy safe from them. It may seem cruel, but understand that as we keep them focused on each other, we also try to mitigate their activities, preventing them from warring with each other, holding a shifting peace within their species. Since the failure we suffered that was the Third Civil War, and the loss of our Karinne cousins, we have debated our methods and have decided to take a more active hand, should this situation rise again.
“And it is about to rise. There is much you can do to help without betraying your duties to the house, Jason. The first of which is to know that the Karinnes can take sides. Always before, their obsession with the Program blinded them to the realities of the Imperium. You are not so blind as they. If you do not want to give them Karinne technology, then use Karinne technology for them, but also keep it away from them.”
“The warships.”
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We have learned over the years that one of the few stimuli to which the Faey will respond is overwhelming force. That is how Dahnai maintains her position, with the threat of force. But her force no longer frightens the Dorranes, Shovalles, and Trillanes. You must add to her force, Jason. Only then will the other houses back down.”

Fel wrote:They won't see the space dock, though.

And we have never seen what a Kimdori ship (or several) are able to do yet.

ANTIcarrot wrote:

Fel wrote:They won't see the space dock, though.

Hollowing out the moon's interior will have change the orbital parameters of Karris though. That will be detectable, as will subtle distortions in the solar radiation flux, and the apparent Karris radiation flux. Mathematically, there is no known way of completely eliminating such inconsistencies.

Beyond shooting everyone who comes near you. Or knowing that the Faey might consider checking such obvious information beneath them. Water is (usually) wet after all. Nobles playing scientists probably wouldn't understand why they should check such things.

ANTIcarrot wrote:

Fel wrote:They won't see the space dock, though.

Hollowing out the moon's interior will have change the orbital parameters of Karris though. That will be detectable, as will subtle distortions in the solar radiation flux, and the apparent Karris radiation flux. Mathematically, there is no known way of completely eliminating such inconsistencies.

Beyond shooting everyone who comes near you. Or knowing that the Faey might consider checking such obvious information beneath them. Water is (usually) wet after all. Nobles playing scientists probably wouldn't understand why they should check such things.

And we have never seen what a Kimdori ship (or several) are able to do yet.

Speaking of telescopes, if you park a light year from the Karris system a year after the last ship disappeared, you can watch what happened. The Kimdori likely realise the extreme difficulty of completely eliminating that kind of evidence. Besides which, big ships don't strike me as the Kimdori way. I think it's more likely that they keep an eye on those who might investigate the Karris system, and then discredit or blocks funding for anyone who suggests a method that might uncover the truth.

Lochar wrote:The problem with that idea, is that the Karris moon has been hollowed out a VERY long time.

Fel wrote:The deal with that is that they won't be looking at what happened in the past, they're interested in the present.