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Stars in Shadow: Ashdar Ships Faction Recolor

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These are recolors for the homeworld faction (Imperial Remnant) of the Ashdar, done as part of the revamp for the Ashdar ship assets to bring them up to the standard of the rest of the fleets. Most of the original versions were done about three years ago when we were still making things up as we went, especially as regards weapons mounts, but now they adhere to the standard modular conventions that we've developed over that time, and the weapons art has been updated as well. You can see the Colonial version colors here.

Stars in Shadow: Ashdar Ships (Revised) by AriochIV 


The Ashdar are a reptiloid race composed of at least two sub-species: the plucky Teros and the taller, more somber Haduir. In the golden age before the coming of darkness and the collapse of the warp lanes, the Ashdar forbears commanded a galaxy-spanning empire and advanced technologies that are now only the stuff of legend. As the galaxy wakes from its long sleep, the Ashdar find themselves as isolated factions stranded amongst the remains of a lost empire.

The Colonial faction, led by Teros Praetor Yunki, has established a new capital on the garden world of Rastaban II in what was the ancient frontier, and is intent on reestablishing the Ashdar as a galactic power. The Imperial Remnant faction still clings to the ruins of the ancient capital on Ashdar Prime, once a planet-sized city, but now a crumbling graveyard. Haduir Emperor Heiropolin XXIV, who claims descent from the Ashdar emperors of old, rules the Remnant from this ancient throne, and also retains ambitions of empire.

The Ashdar are superb pilots and have an affinity for carrier warfare. Despite their pretensions of elder empire, individual Asdhar are good-natured and relate well with other species. Both the Colonial and Remnant factions each have both Teros and Haduir populations, and both use similar ship designs derived from ancient examples. The Colonials have the benefit of frontier experience and trade, while the Remnant have access to Ashdar Prime's technology crypts and the ancient secrets they still contain.

Stars in Shadow: More Ashdar Portraits by AriochIV 

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