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Player > Starships > Manufacturers > Hivonyx Industries
Starfinder Starship Operations Manual p.70
Pacifist Artisans
Manufacturing Centers: Verces
Specialties: Defensive and high-speed vessels, guest accommodations
Famous Models: Ambassador, Diplomat, Titan Hauler
Hivonyx Industries got its start far from the Pact Worlds. The
company’s founders were shirrens from Ilemchuuva who, in 64
ag, used some of the shirrens’ first Drift-capable starships to
escape the Swarm and explore the galaxy. Six shirrens became
lead mechanics, carefully maintaining the small fleet through its
interstellar journey into the unknown, and all eventually reached
the Pact Worlds. After convincing the inhabitants there that they
meant no harm, the shirrens settled on Verces. The six engineers
went from simply maintaining the original fleet to manufacturing
their own ships, and Hivonyx was born. These ships were very
different aesthetically from anything in the Pact Worlds at the
time, featuring insect-like exteriors and colorful paint jobs.
The organization, born from devout Hylaxians, has maintained
the Forever Queen’s values throughout its existence, promoting
peace, diplomacy, and first contact. Hivonyx takes this mission
so seriously that every starship it manufactures comes with
software countermeasures that prevent its weapons from firing
unless the ship has taken damage, ensuring that any shots
fired are strictly in self-defense. Their original models, in fact,
featured no weapons at all, and Hivonyx continues to produce
many unarmed starships. These colorful, insectile, and easily
recognizable ships were attacked as easy prey whenever they
left Verces, however, and while their clientele wanted to support
the pacifist mission, they found their own safety at risk. Hivonyx
relented to protect its own customers and now includes modest
weapons on most of its starships. While no military would ever
outfit its soldiers with Hivonyx craft, these ships are armed
well enough to stage a fighting withdrawal. Some non-Hylaxian
customers get hackers to remove the software modifications
that prevent first strikes, even though doing so voids the ships’
factory-issued warranty.
Hivonyx is working to develop Drift-capable technology that
doesn’t involve pulling pieces from other planes into the Drift,
which some Hylaxians consider to be a violent act. After all,
ruins, homes, and even entire settlements have been forcibly
relocated to the Drift, inflicting unrecorded trauma on their
inhabitants, who find themselves lost on the mysterious plane
and threatened by Drift natives, various outsiders, and other
transplanted refugees. Hivonyx engineers say they’re close to
a breakthrough. A group of Triune followers, however, believe
this technological breakthrough would be a heretical subversion
of Triune’s gift, which they see as bringing cultures together in
unexpected ways. They’ve resolved to stop Hivonyx at any cost.
Manufacturer Perk: Hivonyx ships often carry important visitors, so the guest quarters are built to be more spacious and comfortable; common quarters house 10 passengers, good quarters house six passengers, and luxurious quarters house four passengers.
Name | Tier | Type | Source |
---|---|---|---|
Hivonyx Ambassador | 4 | Medium explorer | SOM p.90 |
Hivonyx Titan Hauler | 9 | Huge bulk freighter | CRB p.313 |
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