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'''''VaultShips''''' were [[DropShip]]s commissioned by [[Clan Jade Falcon]] as part of their banking system in [[3132]] in response to the [[Blackout]], using the assets stored aboard the vessel for trade along the [[Clan Occupation Zones]].<ref name=TRp42>''Tamar Rising'', p. 42</ref> 

==History==
By [[3132]], it was clear the Blackout of the [[HPG]] grid would continue for some time. [[Khan of Clan Jade Falcon|Khan]] [[Jana Pryde]] ordered [[Merchant Factor]] [[Marena]] to find a solution. Marena oversaw the conversion of six ''[[Mule]]''-class DropShips to VaultShips, designed to carry gold, precious metals, and other assets, and also to keep the [[Kerensky (currency)|Kerensky]] registries updated, preventing the collapse of the [[Clan]] currency. Each VaultShip was carried by a [[JumpShip]] equipped with a [[Lithium-Fusion Battery]], and escorted by either a ''[[Noruff (DropShip class)|Noruff]]'' or ''[[Titan (DropShip class)|Titan Monitor]]'' assault DropShip, plus a [[Trinary]] of troops in another DropShip.<ref name=TRp42>''Tamar Rising'', p. 42</ref> This Trinary was initially composed of elite warriors, but after [[3137]] they were moved to the [[Golden Ordun]] and replaced by ''[[solahma]]'' and ''[[dezgra]]'' warriors, the dregs of the [[Clan Jade Falcon Touman|Falcon ''touman'']], proving how little the new Khan, [[Malvina Hazen]], appreciated the ships' vital work.<ref>''Tamar Rising'', pp. 42–43</ref>

All VaultShips traveled along the Clan Occupation Zones and [[Wolf Empire]], keeping trading alive and facilitating business. In [[3151]], Khan [[Malvina Hazen]] ordered Marena to call them all back to [[Sudeten]] to finance the Clan's [[Battle of Terra (3151)|Battle of Terra]]. Marena, who was with VaultShip Alpha, gambled on the hunch that Malvina could not properly understand what a VaultShip was, and pretended that ''Alpha'' had blown a helium seal and was unable to return. This forced Malvina to depart without the Clan's money.<ref>''Tamar Rising'', p. 43</ref>

After the chaos erupted in the former Jade Falcon Occupation Zone, Marena decided to create her own state, the [[Alyina Mercantile League]], calling all VaultShips to Alyina. [[Clan Hell's Horses]] and [[Clan Wolf]] attacked ''Delta'' and ''Beta'', respectively, but failed to take them. ''Gamma'' refused Marena's call and returned to [[Sudeten]] instead. Its merchants joined [[Jiyi Chistu]], who was proclaimed Khan and founded his own Clan of Jade Falcons.

At least some of Marena's VaultShips continued providing their services in the friendly Occupation Zones.<ref>''Tamar Rising'', p. 44</ref>

==VaultShips==
* ''[[VaultShip Alpha]]''<ref name=TRp42/>
* ''[[VaultShip Beta]]''<ref name=TRp42/>
* ''[[VaultShip Gamma]]''<ref name=TRp42/>
* ''[[VaultShip Delta]]''<ref name=TRp42/>
* ''[[VaultShip Epsilon]]''<ref name=TRp42/>
* ''[[VaultShip Zeta]]''<ref name=TRp42/>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Tamar Rising]]''

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