Progenitor Mothership
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Classification
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Purpose
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Flagship
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Ship Type
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Mothership
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Length
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15,000 metres
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Hyperdrive
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The Progenitor Mothership was an amazingly large starship; at least 10 kilometers long and 2.5 kilometers high, although it was not very wide. Although it is only seen as pieces in-game, it was the largest non-megalith spaceship seen canonically in the Homeworld universe.
Overview[]
A long time ago, this ship was the forge that created the Hyperspace Cores and the Gatekeepers of the Balcora Gate. Ten thousand years ago, it broke up for reasons lost to time and the wreckage has been drifting apart ever since, becoming a major part of the Karos Graveyard. The scattered rear section of the ship, the Dreadnought Berth, was located towards the center of the graveyard. There, a large warship, the Progenitor Dreadnought, was docked on the largest remaining piece. Also present in this location was an autonomous AI-controlled warship called the Keeper of the Foundry.
Layout[]
This vessel's wreckage consists of four major components:
- First section: Lighthouse - This section of the Mothership is regarded to be the bridge and command center for the vessel. Even though the wreckage is over 10,000 years old, the Lighthouse still has power. It is not known how this section of the ship still has power, but what is known is once the Oracle was within relatively close proximity to the Lighthouse, its systems and the numerous movers under its control came online. After the Hiigarans fended off the movers, the Oracle and the Lighthouse communicated, leading them to the Progenitor Dreadnought located in the Foundry.
- Second section: Galley - Despite its name, this section of the ship would have been where its crew quarters were located and the most crucial roles of the vessel were carried out. This is the largest section of the vessel and it has split into hundreds of small pieces, littering the Karos Graveyard over the eons. It was in the Galley section that the Hiigarans fought a battle with an elite Vaygr fleet after being pulled out of Hyperspace by the radiation emanating from its largest pieces.
- Third section: Foundry - The Foundry was where the Three Hyperspace Cores were constructed. This section consists of three enormous forges where each individual core was constructed.
- Fourth section: Berth - This is the final section of the Progenitor Mothership. This section is divided in the middle, and this gap is most likely where ships such as the Dreadnought were constructed, and it was where the Hiigaran's Dreadnought was docked. Along the surface of this section, astronomical markings are inscribed; it remains unknown as to whether they served any purpose or were simply meant as decoration. In the game, this section of the ship contains the Dreadnought and was guarded by a Keeper and its Drones.