A design idea I had recently and found myself forced to build. Well, I think I have my bright moments sometimes ... =D

Anyway, meet the Erebus.
(Έρεβος (Erebos) - Greek God of darkness and shadow)

This legendary destroyer is said to be the personal destroyer of Mryna Qhalic, the Emperor's hand of the Seven Suns. It is a unique ship that Empress Shiromy discovered in the dark mists of the Bermuda passage. She offered the ship as a gift to Mryna, at that time Chief of ESS security, along with a position as supreme chief of ESS intelligence and special operations - the Empress' Hand.

The events that had taken place in the Bermuda Passage and that had led to Mryna's extraordinary promotion, have never been resolved, as has pretty much every bit of information regarding the Hand's ghostly ship. Although information provided by alleged eye whitnesses greatly differ, some bits of information seem to match those of a darkly, spear-shaped ship, maybe half a mile in length. One thing though, which unites all statements is word of its devastating firepower. Rumor has it that, along with this ship of darkness and shadows there might be a counterpart, a ship of brilliant light....

On a design note: This for once is no uber-ship like the ones I usually come up with =) but should rather go with its aggressive design. I've blurred and darkenend the pics intentionally, to give an idea on how I would imagine the ship to appear in space. The hull might look something like dark crome or somthing - not as glossy as the Leviathan from KotOR though...







Name might change though. Got any suggestions?

I keep thinking it would do well underwater. Maybe its because of the design of the sides. Looks like it would slip in and out of places fast, like a stealth ship?

That looks really cool. I especially like the oval engine nozzles. One thing though, if this thing is in space, it will only be able to attack in one direction since the guns are only on the top. Unless it can turn on a dime (rolling could make sense for that design), it will be vulnerable to being flanked.

Actually, no. the lower-side guns are just not visible due to the shadows, but there are three such heavy turrets on the bottom-side. And, of course, those turrets are rotary.

There are also more medium and point defense cannons on the hull, which I just didn't model. Basically those hardpoints are placed on those 'bumps' on the sides, see the pic below: