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The famous Battle Ray is a multipurpose armored transport used by the Sigmari, a large minotaur-like race from the former Empire of Many Suns. Once, the Sigmari were enslaved by the Mogg'Theran species and used as shock troops and ground combatants. At an average height of 10 feet, and bearing from a high gravity world, the Sigmari tore through the enemies of the Mogg'Theran while singing famous battle chants.
Surprisingly, once they were freed from their masters, the Sigmari turned completely away from aggressive warfare and are in the midst of a spiritual and artistic revival.
The so-called Battle Ray is a perfect expression of the artistic, thoughtful side of a race that's been only known as warriors until recently by the rest of the galaxy.
Every part on every Battle Ray is hand-made. There are no assembly lines, no massive production factories. However, the Sigmari are able to produce almost as many as any ship made in a robot factory.
While the name Battle Ray suggests they are warships, in fact they are used for a variety of purposes. They are primarly armored troop and cargo ships, but they also are armed and armored enough to work as patrol ships and light escort corvettes. The only mass-produced parts are the FTL drives, which are made by the Xintrin and secured to the bottom of the Battle Ray's wings. Since the drives were not made by Sigmari artisans, they must be blessed and annointed with special oils to spirituallyunite them with the rest of the star ship.
The name Battle Ray or Ray-Class was given to the ships by humans and just stuck. That's because the Sigmari language is not one for brevity. In Sigmari, the name of the ship is "Elegant Interstellar Vehicle That Can Carry Many Beings And Cargo And Can Also Defend Sigmari Skies" which, needless to say, doesn't go over well in sales catalogs.
The ships are sold to outsiders, but are only popular among races comparable in size to the Sigmari, such as the Arnuban and Rhtharians.

Description
The famous Battle Ray is a multipurpose armored transport used by the Sigmari, a large minotaur-like race from the former Empire of Many Suns. Once, the Sigmari were enslaved by the Mogg'Theran species and used as shock troops and ground combatants. At an average height of 10 feet, and bearing from a high gravity world, the Sigmari tore through the enemies of the Mogg'Theran while singing famous battle chants.
Surprisingly, once they were freed from their masters, the Sigmari turned completely away from aggressive warfare and are in the midst of a spiritual and artistic revival.
The so-called Battle Ray is a perfect expression of the artistic, thoughtful side of a race that's been only known as warriors until recently by the rest of the galaxy.
Every part on every Battle Ray is hand-made. There are no assembly lines, no massive production factories. However, the Sigmari are able to produce almost as many as any ship made in a robot factory.
While the name Battle Ray suggests they are warships, in fact they are used for a variety of purposes. They are primarly armored troop and cargo ships, but they also are armed and armored enough to work as patrol ships and light escort corvettes. The only mass-produced parts are the FTL drives, which are made by the Xintrin and secured to the bottom of the Battle Ray's wings. Since the drives were not made by Sigmari artisans, they must be blessed and annointed with special oils to spirituallyunite them with the rest of the star ship.
The name Battle Ray or Ray-Class was given to the ships by humans and just stuck. That's because the Sigmari language is not one for brevity. In Sigmari, the name of the ship is "Elegant Interstellar Vehicle That Can Carry Many Beings And Cargo And Can Also Defend Sigmari Skies" which, needless to say, doesn't go over well in sales catalogs.
The ships are sold to outsiders, but are only popular among races comparable in size to the Sigmari, such as the Arnuban and Rhtharians.