“Wings of the Storm Sovereign.”
The Angel-class Starfighter is the pride of the Arkanis Imperium’s fighter corps, a sleek and deadly craft embodying the Imperium’s philosophy of speed, precision, and overwhelming offense. Where the Starjack-class battleship represents raw might, the Angel-class symbolizes grace in destruction, a weapon wielded by the galaxy’s most daring pilots.
Unlike the heavily armored interceptors fielded by rival factions, the Angel-class eschews durability for peerless speed and maneuverability. Its thin armored plating and weaker shields make it vulnerable to sustained fire, but its design allows it to dance through enemy formations, striking with surgical precision. Pilots often boast:
“In an Angel, you don’t need shields or armor—you need only skill.”
This ethos makes Angel pilots some of the most respected (and feared) in the galaxy, for only the most gifted survive long enough to master the craft.
The Angel-class is outfitted with:
2x Medium Hardpoints – capable of mounting plasma cannons, rail blasters, or missile pods depending on mission profile.
4x Small Hardpoints – typically loaded with rapid-fire plasma repeaters or guided micro-missiles, perfect for anti-fighter roles.
Its flexibility allows the Angel to serve in roles ranging from interceptor to strike craft, adapting to the needs of the Stellar Navy.
Integrated Hyperdrive – A rarity among starfighters, the Angel carries its own hyperdrive system, allowing independent hyperspace travel. This makes it invaluable for deep strike missions, covert operations, and rapid redeployment without reliance on carriers.
Psi-Linked Guidance – Though not Psi-casters, Angel cockpits are designed with psionic interface nodes that heighten a pilot’s reflexes and reaction time, giving the impression of psi-enhanced agility when in combat, and allowing for high-g maneuvers.
Angel squadrons are the cutting edge of the Imperium’s fleets, often deployed to harass enemy formations, cripple escorts, or hunt down bombers. In planetary assaults, Angels act as aerial superiority fighters, ensuring Imperial ground forces land unopposed.
Some elite squadrons, composed of Stellar Knight pilots, are whispered to achieve feats of impossible precision, striking capital ships at weak points or cleaving through entire wings of enemy fighters with supernatural skill.
Among the enemies of the Imperium, the Angel-class is both hated and begrudgingly admired. Its iconic swept-wing silhouette, glowing plasma engines, and unparalleled agility have earned it countless nicknames across the galaxy—“The Silver Scythe”, “Storm’s Fang”, and “The Reaper’s Halo.”
To the Imperium, however, it is more than a starfighter. It is a symbol of their divine supremacy, a blade of the Storm Sovereign cutting across the void.