Icarus

"The best way to stay alive in wildspace is to know how to maneuver out of the way..."
- Captain Icarus, Imperial Fleet.

Overview

"Orcs think on the flat. If you go up or down, you can usually outmaneuver them."
- Captain Icarus, Imperial Fleet.

Captain Icarus was a senior Imperial Fleet officer who served as the Fleet Admiral for Realmspace, and as such commanded the elven flagship Arrow of Justice.

Description

"When you hit a scro ship, get in, use magic and get out. Don't try and board them. They have a nasty habit of carrying more armored marines than anything that's friendly to you..."
- Captain Icarus, Imperial Fleet.

Having served almost exclusively within Realmspace, Icarus was one of the most colorful and seasoned officers in the Imperial Fleet, having participated in over 15 space battles.

Possessions

Captain Icarus wore an earring of protection, as well as an earring of alignment detection.

Activities

Karpri Station

Icarus had been petitioning the Council of Admirals to reinstate the derelict elven space station in orbit above the planet Karpri, though with little success thus far. The 700 ton artificial satellite had served as an Imperial Fleet military base generations ago, but had been abandoned after all personnel had been slaughtered during an illithid raid. The air envelope had long since turned deadly, and smelled of dank death even to this day.

War of the Spheres

When the Vodoni began their incursions into "Free Space" (i.e. Realmspace, Greyspace and Krynnspace), Prince Andru of Bral convened a grand council of all major powers within the Known Spheres, that would eventually lead to the formation of the first-ever Free Space Alliance. Once the determination had been made that there would be no truce with the Vodoni Empire, the Alliance immediately went on to a war footing, precipitating what would become known as the War of the Spheres. Throughout the duration of the War, Prince Andru served as titular head of the Alliance, and was stationed onboard the Arrow of Justice, alongside various ambassadors, generals and a network of arcane spellcasters who would facilitate communications between the Alliance leadership and the various fleets.

Fleet command

Captain Icarus was the commanding officer of the armada Arrow of Justice and served as Fleet Admiral of the Realmspace Fleet, which included another 6 elven armada, 1 monarch-class armada, 12 men-o-war, 1 radiant ship, and 5 eel supply ships, with a total complement of 1,370 personnel.

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External Links

• Icarus article at the Forgotten Realms Wiki, a wiki for the Forgotten Realms campaign setting.
• Icarus (1993 Rare Card Set) article at the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition Wiki, a wiki for official Dungeons & Dragons content from 2nd edition AD&D.

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