Annic Nova

Pursued by Abernathy, who deduced its jump pattern, the Annic Nova, whose actual name was a linguistic misinterpretation, was captured by the crew of the Calamity in deep space near Caladbolg in Sword Worlds space. The fate of its original crew is documented in The Doom of the Annic Nova. In short, a highly dangerous life form from a rogue planet was brought aboard and caused the deaths of several of the crew. Once its continuous jumps were stopped, the organism reconstituted and fought the crew of the Calamity while in jump space, wounding Gaius Livius who ultimately vaporized both manifestations with shipborne weapons after Kyras Ler deduced their nature.

The technology aboard the ship was eventually utilized by Abernathy to incorporate the Linkerton Engineering Research Consortium, which attracted a number of investors. Interest from Diversification Inc. spurred a transfer (using a jump sled with comparable range to the Calamity) from Flammarion to Glisten where the large conglomerate has its nearest sector headquarters. In Pagaton, however, the four ship convoy detailed for protection fractured as the two mercenary vessels fired upon the Orders of Magnitude, Annic Nova, and Calamity. The Nova jumped out of the system, but was not seen at its destination of Melior.