The assignment of choice for many Advent novitiates is the Halcyon-class carrier. With its ability to host as many as 13 squadrons of Drone Anima strikecraft, there’s always high demand for remote pilots. As novitiates gain experience, they may be elevated to a Psintegrat choir, taking on the responsibility for providing support actions like Telekinetic Push. The Halcyon’s drone anima gives it excellent power projection, while still providing support for its accompanying fleet.

The top of the Halcyon is dedicated to the deployment of its Drone Anima, with a large central section of hangar bays. This leaves the sides of the ship free to house various Psintegrat, along with two powerful shield generators.

Armament

• 4 x Medium Beam Cannons (forward)

• 8 x Point Defense Laser Cannon Turrets (6 x forward facing | 2 x aft)

• Support for 3-8 Squadrons of Drone Anima

• 1 x Planetary Bombardment Cannon

Halcyon Abilities

• Telekinetic Push: The Halcyon’s Psintegrat violently throw enemy strikecraft and missiles within range away from the ship, dealing damage and slowing them for a time.

• Adept Drone Anima: Increases the maximum number of strikecraft squadrons the Halcyon can support.

• Anima Tempest: The Halcyon’s strikecraft are commanded to attack a target enemy vessel, ignoring all distractions and gaining increased weapon damage.

• Shield Blessing: The ship’s Psintegrat work to project shields to all owned strikecraft within the gravity well.

Offensive Upgrade Options

• Plasma Agitator: Rotating magnetic fields are used to agitate plasma into a higher energy state prior to firing. This increases the damage of plasma weapons and the PBC.

• Vex Amplifier: Adds a PsiTech emitter which is powered by the hatred and rage of the crew, improving weapon rate of fire. Affected by Psi power.

• Energy Accelerator: Advanced field control technology is used to contain and accelerate the bolts and beams of all energy weapons, enhancing range and damage.

Defensive Upgrade Options

• Structural Force Fields: Advanced failsafe force fields are installed in order to rapidly close hull breaches and hold the ship together when it suffers extreme damage.

• Synchronous Shield: Secondary shield generators can be brought into alignment to generate positive harmonic frequencies, increasing shield points and shield burst magnitude.

• PsiKinetic Plating: The Halcyon's PsiTech armor is hardened by telekinetic fields, improving armor strength. Enhanced by Psi power.

• Consecration Inducer: Adds an intricate, PsiTech energy adapter designed to channel the euphoric energy of the crew directly into the shield generator, restoring shield points based on the Psi Power of the crew.

Utility Upgrade Options

• Guiding Mentor: Grants a bonus to experience to friendly ships that are lower in level within the same gravity well.

• Harmony Circuit: Adds a special PsiTech circuit to the ship’s systems, increasing Psi power. Can be activated to increase the Psi power of a targeted friendly ship.

• Psionic Dynamo: Integrates a psionic power booster into the ship. Each time the Halcyon uses an ability, the crew gains a stacking bonus to Psi power for a moderate duration.

• Brilliance Array: An advanced PsiTech device that channels the mental energy of the crew into the power systems of nearby allied vessels. Increases antimatter regeneration for all nearby ships based on the Psi power of the ship this item is fitted to.

• Essence Reservoir: This PsiTech device uses the grace of the purified Unity to capture the souls from the crew of nearby friendly ships when they are destroyed, granting a stacking bonus to Psi power.