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Player > Starships > Manufacturers > Kevolari Collective
Starfinder Starship Operations Manual p.71
Maximum Utility
Manufacturing Centers: Elindrae
Specialties: Industrial-yet-comfortable designs in large quantity at reasonable costs
Famous Models: K-51 Sky Fisher, Paramount, Steadfast, Venture
The Kevolari Collective is the largest of the Castrovelian starship
manufacturers and was originally based in the Gulf of Legions,
where the formian industrial complex historically manufactured
sea vessels. But 30 years ago, the Collective shifted its starship
manufacturing to Castrovel’s moon, Elindrae, a concession in
the shirren-brokered peace treaty that ended the war between
formians and lashuntas. This move required the founding of a
new secondary hive on Elindrae, as well as the installation of
life support and artificial gravity in the newly constructed hive
tunnels that now permeate the moon.
Paramilitary groups, explorers, and transportation companies
consistently seek out the Kevolari Collective because of the
company’s highly efficient, large-scale manufacturing facilities.
Indeed, the Kevolari Collective delivers hundreds of military
and corporate starships each year for use by organizations
throughout the Pact Worlds. The Collective specializes in large
orders for fleets of dozens or even hundreds of identical ships.
Given the Collective’s reputation for delivering on time and on
budget, demand for its services often outstrips its capacity,
much to the consternation of its non-formian competition. Many
companies have attempted to emulate the Collective’s business
model, but none have yet matched their coordination.
To maintain production efficiency, the Kevolari Collective
designs its starships to be standardized and simple, engineered
to provide good quality and high value. This results in
industrial-yet-comfortable designs at prices substantially
lower than those of most other starship manufacturers. The
Kevolari Collective achieves this efficiency via a manufacturing
process that includes workers with cybernetic enhancements
optimized for specific assembly stations. Instead of adapting its
manufacturing systems to customize designs for customers, the
Kevolari Collective subcontracts to other starship manufactures,
such as Ringworks and ATech, which take delivery of newly
manufactured starship frames and complete any required
customization. This enables customers to take advantage
of the Collective’s economies of scale while also satisfying
specialized demands.
The standardization of Kevolari Collective starships makes
maintenance, repair, and training simple and reduces the variety
of spare parts that need to be kept on hand. As such, Kevolari
Collective starships provide immediate savings and long-term
value. From the flagships of the Steward’s Overwatch fleet to
long-haul transports and explorers transiting the Vast, Kevolari
Collective starships provide maximum utility for minimum credits.
Manufacturer Perk: The efficiency of Kevolari designs reduces the cost of the base frame by BP equal to the ship’s size category (Tiny = 1, Small = 2, Medium = 3, etc.); however, the cost of each weapon mounted increases by 1 BP.
Name | Tier | Type | Source |
---|---|---|---|
KC K-51 Sky Fisher | 1/2 | Tiny interceptor | SOM p.82 |
Kevolari Venture | 1 | Medium explorer | CRB p.311 |
KC Golarion-Class Battleship | 16 | Gargantuan battleship | SOM p.114 |
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