Chiharu no Iori

Chiharu Star Fortress, NK-X2-002, is an Iori-Class Star Fortress, and was transferred to the Second Expeditionary Fleet at the end of YE 31. Chiharu Star Fortress is named after Ketsurui Chiharu to honor the fallen Taisho.

Chiharu no Iori is currently positioned in the Veronica Cluster. Its motto is Persistence in Adversity.

• YE 24 (?) Constructed and came online. Its registry number was YH-01. It was the first Iori-class Star Fortress.
• Originally part of the First Fleet, NK-S1-02, stationed in orbit above Yamatai (Planet).
• The YSS Miharu visited in in YE 30.
• During ninth month of YE 31 it was transferred to the First Expeditionary Fleet and relocated to Himiko System.
• At the end of YE 31 it was transferred to the Second Expeditionary Fleet and temporarily moved to UX-6 to rendezvous with Mikasa Sorano Taisho and the initial forces of the 2XF.
• In the early days of YE 32 it arrived in the Daichi System system and placed into orbit over Daichi to serve as the temporary headquarters for the 2XF.
• When Star Army Training Administration relocated to Veronica in the last half of YE 32, the star fortress was transferred and placed in orbit over Ronica (Planet) forming the Veronica Cluster.
• YE 42 The station was part of the effort to refit of ships from the Depot to fight the Kuvexian Military.

Chiharu is the first Star Fortress assigned to the Second Expeditionary Fleet. It is one of the original Iori-Class Star Fortresses. During its service it has belonged to three different fleets as of this time.

The emblem is relatively understated, the center of it consists of an image of an Iori-Class Star Fortress with the station motto across it.

Chiharu is shaped like all Iori-Class Star Fortress. Basically a large flat disk more than thirteen kilometers across and three kilometers high. The most prominent feature of the station are the sixteen large enclosed bays that circle the outer edge of the station.

Options for food and drink on this base.

• Flavor Of Victory (since YE 45)

This Star Army Bases has an on-site vetted employee location of the Tokyo Brewing Company. It is a BrewPub location and its current menu is the Tokyo Brewing Company BrewPub Menu (YE 43). The location opened in YE 43.

This Star Army Bases has an on-site vetted employee location of the Kikyo Pie Company. They offer delivery anywhere on base,

• Aoi Hasu (Blue Lotus)
• Epicenter II

After the death of Ketsurui Chiharu in YE 25, Chiharu's memory became integrated with the spiritual beliefs of Yamatai. People have claimed to have felt her presence or to have seen her spirit guide them through battle or even to have seen her ghost.

The temple on board the Chiharu no Iori was created so that the faithful could commune and worship. It is a duplicate of the one on Yamatai (Planet). It is located in a large chamber that is six decks high and 300 meters in diameter. The floor is covered in plush grass, the ceiling is a volumetric display that provides a representation of the sky above the temple on Yamatai (Planet).

The temple itself is a typical Shinto Shrine. Along the Sandō a path of large white stepping stones lead towards a set of white marble benches set along a curve in the garden of bellflowers and short well trimmed Yamataian Yews. There is a large weeping willow tree set further back from the benches down a much less worn path with a thick straw rope and white zigzag shaped pieces of paper attached to it.

A holographic image of Chiharu on the bridge of her namesake ship where she was killed appears in the Haiden. While the Honden houses a golden statue of Chiharu bathed in light.

The priestesses and priests at the temple wear the traditional Ketsurui red.

The Chiharu also received these upgrades in YE 32:

• Permanent Star Army Emergency Services personnel and facilities were put in place.

• A number of Standard Star Army Post Offices dispersed around the station.
• A number of Star Army Ship's Stores located near the crew quarters.
• An Alterations and Embroidery store.
• There are several Star Army Barber Shops.
• A number of Warm and Sweet [[items:drinks:coffee Shop]] dispersed around the station.
• A number of Ramen to Go Shop were added YE 34.
• Several VCE Cafe were added in YE 34.
• A number of Meat On A Stick were added in YE 35.
• Kikyo Pie Company was added in YE 41.

• Type 31 Lifeform Detection System installed in critical sections.
• Forcefield-Nested Isolation Doors replaced standard shutters for critical areas.
• Ke-O9 T.O.R.I. hardware deployed in strategic areas.

• The original medical facility was expanded to a Star Army Standard Hospital Center.
• Two large Autonomous Medical Treatment Centers set up as triage centers.
• Type 30 Mental Transfer and Backup Unit were installed to replace the older version.

• All applicable areas: Engineering, Fabrication, Vehicle Area, and Ship bays are now equipped with Star Army Tool Locker
• In YE 32 Star Army Escape Pod, Type 30s were installed to replace the KiS-2408es Escape Pod. This enhancement provided better systems and reduced the overall number of pods required for the station.

• Crew: 23,000
• The station can support up to 475,000 NH-29 at any given time.

This section provides information regarding equipment and materials stored aboard the Chiharu no Iori.

Chiharu has the following ships assigned to it:

• 12 Nozomi-class Scout which maintain a network of:
  • 20 Star Army FTL Sensor Drones (Deployed)
• 24 Kainushi-Class Tug Vessel for moving ships and Cargo

• 100 Ke-K1-1B Type 30 Light Utility Truck

• 25 Variable Configuration Mission Adaptive Drone - Space
• 50 "Mobile Spanner" Drone - maintenance
• 200 EM-J4 MARI Series Drone - maintenance

The following ships are assigned to the Defense of Chiharu.