RIA Journey Class Explorer [6 Slot]
Description : Stats are at 100% engineers. A pretty cheap 6 slot ship. Not quite designed for combat though it’s really fast. The entire idea was to have a relatively cheap/small ship for early game exploration to keep jump cooldown low. 6 slot gives it a lot of room for upgrades. It has a large framework at the front like the Usurper it can become cargo for about 2k cargo for some salvage/mining/trading. It’s speed should allow it to zip between gates quickly or explore sectors for equipment docks ect or finish other missions requireing you getting somewhere. Still lots of room for customization with the frameworks.
Lore: The RIA realised it was hurting for a Scout vehicle not unlike what the WFL had with the Adroit, however their requirements for a scout-like ship were more intense. It needed to be faster, and be able to fit more advanced electronics while being able to maintain a decent amount of cargo for logistics if needed to be self sufficient on its own. Thus a state of the art Explorer Vessel was created. Despite the slow tendency of speed for the RIA ships, they now had a contender to outrun WFL and even some HON ships.
