It had been 20 years since the destruction of Earth and the flight of the Humans. 18 years ago a habitable planet had been found and with no sign of pursuit the fleet had stopped. The new planet was named New Earth and the shipyards of the new earth Empire were complete. Research had been undertaken in the last 18 years in combining the best of the Earth Alliance and 12 Colonies ships. As the Earth Empire was still new it was decided to concentrate on three of the most tried and tested designs. The Battlestar class carriers and the Omega class destroyers had both been upgraded but would only be used to defend New Earth.

The most powerful of the three would be the Warlock Class Battleship. Originally an Earth Alliance design, 3 times longer than a Battlestar and 6 times higher, the warlock had had Galactica style suppression batteries added along the hull to aid in point defence, Galactica style heavy armour to enable it to withstand multiple nuclear strikes and Galactica artificial gravity plating. (google image search "Warlock Class Destroyer"). As well as most of the weapons facing forward, its smallest profile and there fore the most difficult to hit, the Warlock carried a few fighters and withering weaponry: 4 twin mounted laser cannons (3 forward and 1 aft firing) 2 Missile Batteries (16 nukes each mounted on both sides, forward firing) 8 proton cannons (at least one can fire in any given direction) and 40 Vipers lancing from 20 tubes on the port side and 20 tubes on the starboard. Unlike the Battlstars these tubes were are part of the main body and covered by retractable armour plate, as is the landing bay between the 4 main engines. With Galacica style jump and Sub light engines Warlock class battleships were fast, manuverable, capable of taking on 4 base stars, Mainly due to the fact that Laser beams could cut them in half and a direct hit from a proton cannon would sever an arm, and they could give a Vorlon Cruiser a run for its money. (google image search Vorlon Cruiser).

It had now been 30 years since the colonisation of New Earth and 10 years since the Shipyards had been brought on line. New Earth was now defended by the Home Fleet. The Home Fleet was made up of 3 Divisions, each one consisting of 5 Battlstar class carries and 10 Omega class destroyers, with there new upgrades the Home Fleet could withstand the entire fleet the Cylons used to wipe out the 12 colonies and put a significant dent in a Vorlon fleet

In New Earth Orbit, fresh from the shipyards was the pride and joy of the Earth Empire, three Warlock class battleships. The flagship of the Earth Empire was the Vengeance and she was flanked by the Defiance and the Liberator. With the final two Warlocks Freedom and Independence approaching completion Vengeance, Defiance and Liberator were sent to Earth. They returned 2 weeks later with the news that nothing had changed since there flight 30 years ago. With Freedom and Independence completed the 5 Warlocks were grouped into the First Imperial Fleet and jumped to the edge of the 12 colonies…..

…..and right into the middle of a Cylon task force.