The Nexus Traveler is a Class A scientific freighter with 3 main decks and a large chamber spanning all three in the aft section that houses the engine room. The hull is made of a purple metal of unknown composition that resists the strain and unreal forces at work in slipspace. The vessel is half-a-mile long and designed for slipspace travel more than atmospheric or deep space.

The twin engines are ion powered, which direct charged particles to a large diamond mounted in the ceiling that then directs them outward for sublight travel. Sublight speeds from test fires have averaged at .78 light speed, but light speed in and of itself is not possible on the Traveler.

Slipspace is a rather simple achievement. Long before recorded history, the Sangheili predecessors, the Forerunners, discovered a dimension that lies between time and space, where the laws of the universe do not apply. This dimension is called slipspace. The Traveler is capable, through a generator that was made possible by Captain Fovemai and his expedition to an old Forerunner world, of opening a wormhole into this dimension and exiting it at a pre-determined point within the local galaxy. Travel is instantaneous, and at little risk to the crew and ship. Because of the Traveler's alien design, it is also capable of more precise, shorter, jumps, which allow it to maneuver with ease past hostile vessels and into systems. In Buram's galaxy, Covenant vessels were notorious for maneuvering past UNSC orbital defenses simply because their slipspace technology was more advanced.

Slipspace does, however, carry the risk of radiation, which has been doubly insured against by a set of powerful radiation shielding around the ship and the generator itself, and the crew jumpsuits. The jumpsuits are entirely blue, with the exception of the Star's End flag and the rank badge underneath, and these protect the crew against radiation leaks. Each jumpsuit comes with a holster for the standard issue pistol and spare energy battery, a pocket on each forearm which hold an emergency rebreather and personal comm device for planet-ship communications, and on each thigh, which hold a trauma kit and plasma cutter for quick repairs respectively. Specialty crew members, such as the Nurse, Lab Hands, and Engineers, would also have access to specialized equipment based on their respective duty, which will either be issued to them or be found in storage areas on the ship.

From the engine room, past the aft airtight door, stretches a long hallway that makes up the main corridor of the Nexus Traveler. The A deck corridor stretches forward along the keel of the ship for nearly half-a-mile, connecting the bridge to the engine room. A pair of airtight hatches divide the corridor into three segments, which organize the otherwise hectic tertiary corridors that branch from the main, leading into a variety of rooms that make up the heart of the Traveler. Within each of these segments are also found a pair of access chutes that can fit two ladders apiece that give access to B and C decks. It is in these chutes, fully accessible only from A deck, that allow for traffic between the three decks, and are designed specifically to make access forward impossible when the airtight doors shut?a defensive measure against pirate boardings and other emergencies.

Between the engine room door and the first hatch, a pair of corridors are found. Coming from the engine room, directly to the left is the hall that leads into the lab and computer storage banks. The first left upon entering this corridor will take you into the latter, a dark space illuminated by the blue glow of servers, access terminals, and banks. In here, the research Archives are kept, along with all necessary computer systems such as navigation, weapons, and a base AI to be consulted in case of emergencies that can also take the ship into slipspace to the nearest friendly system in case of a complete loss of captain, officers, and crew. It is in here, as well, that a backup mechanism, similar to a black box, is mounted, where all data is stored and safeguarded in case of a total loss.

On the other side of the hall is set the lab, a rather impressive room. Complete with research terminal to record findings, the lab is equipped with a powerful electron microscope; dissection table; chemicals, acids, and bases, including formaldehyde for preservation; and every tool a proper scientist could ever dream of: beakers, saucers, mortars and pestles, flasks, and basic microscopes for more portable analysis. All these things are stored in a special segregated, inaccessible, area of C Deck, which are then brought up through the floor panels based on commands issued from the main scientific computer. In a small room in the back would be a closet containing rad suits for particularly sensitive experiments. There are also enough for a crew of ten for planetside expeditions in particularly radioactive zones.

On the other side of the aft third of the main corridor rests a room that contains the Marine?s barracks. Next to this room is a hallway leading into the armory, which contains a layer of primary shielding, much like the engine room storage space, where crew and passengers can fortify themselves if caught in the back after the hatches are closed. The armory contains not only every personal arm the Traveler possesses, but an automatic computer log of all inventory items that updates every hour, as added security against cargo tampering and theft.

Proceeding past the first set of airtight doors, you would enter the middle part of the main A deck corridor. To the right is a large empty room, within which sits the brig, a simple plastic cage with four beds and one toilet. Food is given twice a day, but otherwise there is no contact with the outside until landing, upon which the imprisoned are turned over to Star?s End for arbitration. On the other side of the main corridor, a branch corridor leads to the four Officer?s Quarters (all the Commanders, with the exception of the Master Engineer, are quartered in here), decently-sized rooms complete with vidscreen?s that stream news from Rhy?Din, a bed, desk, and enough space to live in comfortably during voyages.

Between the second airtight hatch and the bridge rests the Med Wing and passenger quarters. Medical sits directly to the right of the hatch, equipped with fifteen general care beds, four intensive care beds, and a surgery wing near the exterior wall. Each bed is equipped with general supplies to combat illness and injury of almost any type currently known in Rhy?Din, some of which are instantaneous. They also possess screens that track a patients vitals, no matter whether they are in intensive or general. On the wall bordering the captain?s quarters is set another computer terminal for reports and diagnoses, a large bacta tank for regenerative treatment, and cabinet upon cabinet of drugs, stem cells, antibiotics, injections, and just about any other cure or treatment you can imagine. The passenger quarters, set on the opposite side of the main corridor behind the entry and exit hall that leads to the outside of the ship for disembarking?the only exit on the ship aside from the grav lift on C deck?contains ten separate beds and complimentary trunks for passenger belongings at the foot of each one. A vidscreen can be found in here as well along with windows looking to the outside much like the ones found on the bridge.

Proceeding down one of the three B Deck access chutes, the person would enter a far more open space than A Deck. Just like in the main A Deck corridor, B Deck is divided and organized by three airtight hatches that are closed and opened from the bridge. Scattered at strategic area along the exterior wall are found access points for the manned pulse laser turrets. Imagine the turret on board the Millennium Falcon, and that is the basic premise of these. Radars and target assist software are found on each screen, which offers a real time view from an external camera mounted on the turret itself.

In the fore third of B Deck would be found a large open space for general recreation and General Muster. At the far left would be found half a basketball court, and there is even enough space--and lighting, as there are no external windows on either B or C Deck--for a game of baseball or rugby. General Muster would be administered here as well.

In the middle third of the deck would be general crew quarters with enough bunk space for the entire crew plus ten more. In both bunk areas would be found, for general crew and Engineers, escape pod access hatches with enough space for five crew, plus officers, and basic survival supplies--food and water, as each crew already carries a trauma kit and rebreather--to last each crew member three days. On the back wall, near the aft hatch, would be found the Domestics work space, where General crew forges and repairs jumpsuits and sheets, along with other necessary housekeeping work.

The aft third of the deck houses the galley, where all crew, including the Captain, eat. Complete with trash compartments that allow trash to be jettisoned into space, the actual kitchen, where the cooks live and work--a bunk space for them is located on the back wall bordering the engine room--is segregated by a large cafeteria-style bar where food is served. The kitchen also has dry and cold storage space enough for enough food to last the entire crew three months. A four compartment sink is located along the exterior wall for dish washing, and on the opposite side is found a drink dispenser next to the opening between kitchen and dining area that is available for public use from crew and passengers. The crew dine at long cafeteria style tables, and the officers have a pair of circular tables located towards the side, one for Commanders, and one for Leftenant Commanders.

Crew Roster: Officer Corps and Upper Tier Crew-
(All crew NPCs unless otherwise marked with *)

Ranks (highest to lowest):
-CAPT: Captain
-CDR: Commander
-LCDR: Leftenant Commander
-LT: Leftenant
-LTJG: Leftenant Junior Grade
-ESN: Ensign
-CWO: Chief Warrant Officer
-MCPO: Master Chief Petty Officer (Master Chief)
-SCPO: Senior Chief Petty Officer
-CPO: Chief Petty Officer
-PO1: Petty Officer, First Class
-PO2: Petty Officer, Second Class
-PO3: Petty Officer, Third Class
-SN: Enlisted seaman
-SA: Seaman Apprentice
-SR: Recruit

Captain and Master of Arms: CAPT Buram Fovemai*

Officer Corps:
Chief Medical Officer: CDR Zeravah, Protoss*
Scientific Advisor: CDR Ian Blackthorne, human*
Communications: CDR Rebecca Loren, human
Master Engineer: CDR Rakki, Yordle*

Pilot: LT Ellie Wheeler, human*
Navigator: LTJG Yamba, Kirn
Nurse: LT Ellen Ratched, human
Ship Cook: PO3 Tyler Skozen, human

Crew Roster: Engineering

Leftenant: LCDR Marcus Weirs, human
SN Bruno Vicks, human
MCPO Richard Nightley, human
CPO Christa Bard, human
PO3 George Granders, human
SN Bolo, Kirn
SN Hikara, Kirn
SN Muftas, Kirn
SN Mumbee, Kirn
SN Lucas Cravers, human
SN Bertram Resner, human
SN Trevor Franklin, human
SN Lola Tryers, human
SN Ben D. Martini, human
SN Joel Tavers, human
SN Victor Bringman, human
SN Ian Rickson, human
SN Xavier Udinheid, human
SN Chris Heywood, human
SN Bruce Redfield, human

Crew Roster: Domestics and Maintenance (General Use)

Leftenant: LCDR Vivien Waterson, human
SN Crompa, Kirn
SN Nirathossk, draconian
SN Brenna Granderson, human
SN Trisha McCaan, human
SN Jeb Christian, human
SN Seneca Carlos, human
SA Lucy Saunders, human tiger-shifter*
SN Lucinda Powers, human