The Dragon Orphans
Born from a Kagune based lifeform referred to as the Dragon, the Dragon Orphans or D-Orphans for short are a highly hostile species that threaten both humans and ghouls alike. While their progenitor was destroyed during the 1st Dragon war, the D-Orphans retained their ability to reproduce and continued to threaten the other native species of Earth. Even though there were organizations dedicated to their extermination, the D-Orphans were able to reproduce at a rapid rate and new variants arose, with each passing year.
In time the Dragon Orphans were able to launch a massive invasion on the world, starting the 2nd Dragon war. During this war, more than four billion lives would be claimed, as humans and ghouls under the banner of the Global Alliance fought desperately to stave off extinction and defeat the Dragon Orphans.
However the Dragon Orphans' ability to survive want far beyond the expectations of the Federation, as by a means unknown to this day they had achieved space flight capabilities and hid in the deepest reaches of space. Two over two hundred years later they attack the United Terran Federation at the tail end of a civil war, once more threatening the Terran people. Another hundred years later they would threaten the rest of the races in the galaxy.
Violent beyond reason and possessing an uncanny ability to survive the Dragon Orphans will likely continue to threaten the galaxy. For if one lives, the species can survive.
Navy
The Navy of the Dragon Orphans is unlike anything that the galaxy has ever seen. No metals are used in their construction, in fact, they are not constructed at all, but rather are grown. Each ship is unto itself a living organism that is adapted to survive in the vacuum of space and all of its harshness. Because of their organic nature, they do not need to refine the materials they come across into something stronger and more useful, they need only to consume them. Furthermore, the Dragon Orphans do not seem to use any standardized type of warship, rather grow their ships to deferent sizes and shapes. Because of this the Federation and later the Citadel had to classify them more on their size than any defining characteristic.
Offensively their ships fire large Rc based projectiles that can slam or pierce into the armor of other Starships. Their ships can self regenerate over a period of time. Individually a Dragon Orphan ship stands no chance against a single ship from another race of a similar weights class. They make up for their lack of quality ships by employing swarmed upon swarms of the same ships against their foes, all the way the few large and power ships they do have attack from a distance.
Ship Types:
The Wyrm
Length: 100-300 meters
Width: 40 -90 meters
Height: 60-120 meters
Armament: 2-4 pods able to fire Rc based projectiles
Protection: A thin layer of Rc based armor
Carrying Capacity: 80-120 D-Orphans
Summary: Small, fast, and nimble the Wyrm is the most numerous of the Dragon ships, comprising roughly 95% of their Starfleet. On its own, a single wyrm poses no threat even to the weakest warship, however as anyone who has ever fought one can attest to there is never just one or even just a few. But dozens of them to fight at once, oftentimes their numbers alone will overwhelm any ship they attack.
The Drake
Length: 450-700 Meters
Width: 120-180 Meters
Height: 80- 150 meters
Armament: 12- 20 pods able to fire Rc based projectiles, some have an equivalent to a spinal mounted cannon on them.
Protection: Thin to medium length Rc based Armor
Carrying Capacity: 250- 500 D-Orphans
Summary: Far less numerous then the Wyrm, the Drake type relies more on its firepower than its numbers. Like its smaller cousins, the Drake by itself poses little threat to most other warships. However when they working in conjecture with the more numerous Wyrm type; and they will work with them, they become a deadly force to be reckoned with attacking from a distance while the smaller ships slowly chip away at the defenses of their target. Some variants have been identified have an equivalent to a spinal mounted cannon, that fires an Rc slug that impacts with a force ranging from 16 - 20 Kilotons of TNT.
The Hydra
Length: 900-1200 meters
Width: 300-500 Meters
Height: 120- 170 meters
Armament: 60-80 Pods able to fire Rc based Projectiles, and an equivalent to a spinal mounted Cannon.
Protection: Thick layer of Rc based armor.
Carrying Capacity: 2000- 5000 D-Orphans
Summary: The Dragon Orphan version of a Dreadnought, they among the powerful ships at their disposal. They are one of the few ships than can pose a threat to most other warships, requiring heavier ships to defeat them. Regardless in comparison to other ships in the same weight class, a Hydra is still considered the lesser. All have a spinal mounted cannon that fires with a force ranging from 30-36 Kilotons of TNT.
The Wyvern
Length: 1200-1500 meters
Width: 400-550 meters
Height: 140- 170 meters
Armament- 100- 140 pods able to fire Rc based projectiles, and an equivalent to a spinal mounted cannon.
Protection: a thick layer of Rc based armor.
Carrying Capacity: 3000-6000 D-Orphans
Summary: A ship to be feared. It is the largest and powerful ship in the Dragon Orphan navy. It is the only ship that can go toe to toe against dreadnought of other races and come out on top. They act as the command ships of large swarms. Their spinal mounted cannons can fire with a force ranging from 38-44 Kilotons of TNT.
The Leviathan
Length: 2000 meters
Width: 700 meters
Height: 200 meters
Armament: 250 pods able to fire Rc based projectiles, two equivalents to a spinal mounted Cannon.
Protection: 3 thick layers of Rc base armor
Carrying Capacity: 10000+ D-Orphans
Summary: Only one was ever seen in action by Federation forces, during the battle of Cadia where it made its first and last appearance. It is recorded being the most powerful ship to ever be seen in the Dragon swarms. Having unholy amounts of firepower and two spinal mounted cannons each able to fire with a force equal to 50 Kilotons of TNT this monstrous ship proved to be a devastating force of nature to fight. Ultimately it was brought down by the combined efforts of ten dreadnoughts and their escort groups.
It is speculated that the 2nd Dragon King was in command of this mighty warship. The chaos that consumed the Dragon Orphan forces following the destruction of this ship, and their inability to fight Federation forces after Cadia seems to lend credence to this theory.
Ground Forces
The Average Dragon Orphan appears as a tall muscular humanoid with no noticeable features on their body and head, aside from a large set of teeth and ears. While a single Dragon Orphan is stronger and more durable than the average human, they are not as intelligent, often being easily outwitted. A resourceful enough individual can easily kill one, a properly equipped soldier can kill more than a dozen given the right circumstances. If they are a ghoul than the kill ratio increases even more.
Much like in space the Dragon Orphans rely on swarm tactics to overwhelm their enemy. Other variants of the Dragon Orphans exist and can often cause havoc in battles.
Flier
A winged version of the standard Dragon Orphan, their legs replaced with powerful claws that grab and left a full-grown person with easy. Able to fly up at incredible heights these flying monsters often swoop down to tear their prey head off, or lift them off with their claws to be carried to their deaths. Some variants have a tail that can pierce armor.
Spiker
Looking almost like a standard Dragon Orphan this variant has one of their arms replace with a spiked appendage that can be used as a deadly club or can be used to fire deadly Rc shards, much like a ghoul with an Ukaku can. A sniper version existed than can target its prey from several miles away, it is one of the few variants of the Dragon Orphan to have a set of eyes.
Prowler
Looking more like a strange mutated jungle cat instead of the usual humanoid shape that most Dragon Orphans use, the prowler is fast and nimble. Packs of them can easily outflank infantry units and tear them to shreds. A spiker version exists that can rapidly fire from flanking positions. Another variant that has two appendages similar to Rinkakus on their sides, they are referred to as a tailed-prowler.
Larger versions called mega-prowlers have been recorded, their size can range from the size of a rhino to an elephant. Their role appears to be that of a tank.
Brute
A massive version of a Dragon Orphan. Standing at a little over three meters tall and three times the muscle mass of a regular Dragon Orphan, these monsters possess incredible strength and can take punishment that would be able to put down its smaller cousins a hundred times over. All but the heaviest weapons fire are unable to harm them, a handful of them can break harden defense positions with easy. A spiker version exists.
Larger variants called titans have been recorded being at four meters and having twice the strength.
Dragon Generals
Arguably the deadest variant of the Dragon Orphans, having an intelligence more in line with that of a human. Furthermore, they are the most combat-capable of all the Dragon Orphan Variants. Most strikingly is the fact that they appear as humans. In fact, the more human they appear the more powerful and intelligent they are. Using this scale, three types of Dragon Generals have been identified. The Types being Lieutenant, Captain, and General. Lieutenants being the weakest, appearing as deformed genderless humans with the intelligence of an adolescent child, and Generals being the strongest having the full appearance of a human or rather a ghoul with eyes being Kakugans and being highly intelligent. The only way to distinguish them from humans and ghouls is by the Kagune like streaks that run along their bodies. Some have been known to speak fluently and take on names for themselves.
They act as a directing force behind the Dragon Orphans. To kill one would cause its lessers to devolve into chaos.
The Dragon King
A special fourth type of Dragon general. The Dragon King is the undisputed leader of the Dragon Orphans. The most powerful one of all he lead the Dragon Orphans in their genocidal crusade on humans and ghouls alike during the 2nd Dragon War before being killed. It is speculated that a 2nd Dragon King lead the Dragon Orphans during the 3rd Dragon war, it is believed that this individual was killed during the battle of Cadia.
According to historical records, the 1st Dragon King looked exactly like [Warning this information has been redacted. Security clearance Omega1 is needed.]