Mariposa

Mariposa is a Light Assault Corvette that is the result of a secret project implemented by Emperor Liel V... commissioned by his royal hand, and charged to Spiner Shipyards, the premier warship-building company in the known galaxy. Spiner Shipyards, having been given "Carte Blanche" by The Emperor himself, immediately designed and built the most advanced Corvette-Class starship in the history of the Empire... the Mariposa. The intent was to build an entire Fleet of Mariposa-class starships, but once the Imperial Council heard about the project, the Council immediately set about shutting the project down, as rapidly as possible. The Council also ordered the Mariposa demolished, but the Mariposa had already disappeared. Captain Marks had "Spirited" the Mariposa away, to his own private haven, where he was amassing a small fleet, in anticipation of the impending Coup.