Chiss Patrol Frigate

Description:
As the Sith cabal made its move, then-Aristicra of CAIN Matra’be’lia issued the construction of a new patrol frigate, foreseeing possible war brewing. The Chiss Ascendancy Research Division, a subdivision of CAIN, formulated the ship based off several Corellian Engineering Corporation frigates; as such, the model was designated the K’rell’n-class patrol frigate, after the incorrect classification Mitth’raw’nuruodo provided for the denizens of Corellia (also incorrectly classified, as K’rell). Put into circulation, the first batch of Chiss patrol frigates monitored the border into Chiss Space. Originally under CAIN jurisdiction, the original Chiss patrol frigates were installed with CAIN software and technology, in order to monitor nearby activity. After the Sith Insurrection, war failed to spark immediately but tensions brew. As a result, non-CAIN variant frigates were manufactured. Most of these ships, along with newly commissioned Chiss star destroyers, were funded through loans the Imperatorship claimed came from legitimate intergalactic banking entities; in reality, large portions of the newly constructed fleets were funded by loans taken from the Hutt Cartels.

When the K’rell’n-class became publicly known to the Galactic Alliance, the Corellian Engineering Corporation attempted to carry out a lawsuit against CARD for blatant theft of intellectual property. With the dissolution of the Galactic Federation, the Chiss Ascendancy refused to acknowledge any laws or legal action from the Galactic Alliance. Tensions came to a standstill between CARD and CEC.

The K’rell’n-class protected Chiss borders and internal peacekeeping during the Third Galactic Civil War. The patrol frigates only saw action outside Chiss Space at Seoul, Endor, and the Hapes Cluster. When the Chiss Ascendancy economically collapsed, the Hutt Cartel seized many of the Chiss patrol frigates; CAIN removed CAIN technology from the frigates before they were taken. Others have found their way into the hands of criminals and private owners.

K’rell’n-class patrol frigates are still seen in Chiss Space. Few in coalesces, they are normally found protecting small pockets of space, generally controlled by different Ruling Families, whom have attempted to seize sections of Chiss Space. Two Chiss patrol frigates – Ikegobo (CAIN variant) and Crahsystor (CAIN variant) – are used by the CAIN Fleet.