Babylon 5 Abbai Matriarchate Starships

Abbai Matriarchate Starships

The Abbai are one of the founding fathers – or rather mothers – of the League of Non-Aligned Worlds and have access to some of the most advanced sciences their members can claim. Having several generations of spacefaring peoples in their population, they have had time to perfect many of their starship technologies. An extremely defensive people, the Abbai have always focused their research and developments on protecting their ships and their territories, which is seen in their various ship designs.

Using a combination of metals and composite materials to build their ships, they have achieved a dense hull and easily adjusted bulkhead structure to allow for additional crew quarters. As an aquatic race they also keep several parts of their vessels flooded with oxygen-rich fluid to accelerate the movement and comfort of their crewmen, adding an extra cushion against damage from the outside. Should a hull breach occur, any exposed flooded compartments or corridors will vent slightly into the vacuum of space before freezing solid – thereby making an instant hull seal that keeps more atmosphere or aquatosphere from escaping through the breach until it can be repaired.

By creating some of the best defended vessels in the galaxy, the Abbai have made some of the deadliest weapons as well. Invented to protect but easily used to destroy if necessary, Matriarchate technologies are a step above most other League races and questionably nearing those of the Centauri or even Minbari in some cases. When an Abbai defense frigate changes its tone from protection to incapacitation, there is a shudder that passes through all but the most ignorant of enemy crews. There was a reason why the Dilgar never successfully drove into Abbai space, and why the Drakh later would hope to see all Abbai dead wherever they found them. When the Abbai close the doors to an area of space and stand to guard them, those doors stay closed.

Capital Classed Vessels
Bimith Defender
Juyaca Dreadnought
Lakara Cruisers
Milani Carriers
Shyarie Frigates
Tiraca Frigates

Light Classed Vessels
Kotha Medium Fighter