"Silent wings, sudden strike."
The Vorn-Class Shadow Interceptor is the Shadow Collective’s most iconic starfighter—a predator in the void, built not for honor but for control, capture, and intimidation. Unlike most starfighters, the Vorn boasts a compact hyperdrive, allowing it to travel independently between systems—perfect for syndicate raids, bounty hunts, and ambushes far from established bases.
Sleek and angular, the Vorn is designed with stealth in mind. Its frame is coated in sensor-scattering composites, and its engines emit minimal ion trails, making it extremely difficult to detect until it’s already striking. Though it lacks heavy armor, its high-grade shields compensate, enabling it to shrug off hits long enough to complete its task.
Armor: Low – Lightweight frame sacrifices durability for agility.
Shields: High – Dual-layered deflector system provides resilience during dogfights.
Speed: Medium – Not the fastest interceptor, but balanced for endurance.
Maneuverability: High – Advanced thrusters and wing alignment systems allow sharp turns and evasive rolls.
Stealth Systems: Equipped – Hull composites scatter scans, engines reduce trace signatures.
Hyperdrive: Yes – A rare inclusion for fighters, enabling independent long-range missions.
2x Wing-Mounted EMP Cannons – Built-in disruptors that fire concentrated pulses of electromagnetic energy, capable of frying shield systems, targeting arrays, and engines. Ideal for disabling prey ships rather than destroying them.
2x Hardpoints (Small-Class, Wingtip) – Configurable for missiles, ion rockets, light laser cannons, or micro-torpedoes depending on mission needs.
The Vorn-Class Interceptor is the enforcer’s blade—used to intercept smugglers, cripple rival vessels, and protect Shadow Collective interests. Enforcers and pirates across the galaxy covet these ships, as their stealth and EMP weaponry make them particularly suited for ambushes and ship capture operations.
While other syndicate starfighters are little more than jury-rigged death traps, the Vorn is standardized, reliable, and mass-produced within Collective shipyards hidden in the Torsa and Feraxis systems. To own a Vorn is a mark of status—proof of a pirate’s ties to the Shadow Collective.
The Vorn is shaped like a sleek predator bird, with swept-back wings tipped with modular hardpoints. Its cockpit canopy is narrow and tinted black, with red or green underglow lights along the wings—often customized by its pilots. When in motion, the ship emits a faint eerie hum, a side-effect of its stealth engine coils.
Vorn-C "Hunter" – Outfitted with tracking systems and long-range scanners, often used by bounty hunters.
Vorn-R "Ravager" – Modified to replace EMP cannons with dual ion cannons for more destructive firepower.
Vorn-S "Specter" – Elite stealth variant with enhanced cloaking fields, issued only to high-ranking Shadow Collective enforcers.
The Vorn-Class is feared across smuggler routes and criminal hideouts alike. Where its faint hum is heard, it usually means one thing: a ship is about to lose power—and its crew their freedom.