A Starbase design created in YE 27.

In 2180 (Yamatai year YE 27), as a means of increasing space commerce (and making a profit of it), the Nerimian Galactic Confederation came to Ketsurui Fleet Yards (KFY) to ask for a space station design. Wary of divulging their technology, and focused on other tasks, KFY turned down the offer, citing that they were still concentrated on military production. Still interested in the station's development, KFY referred the Nerimians to the civilian manufacturer Geshrinari Shipyards, then based in the Planet Nepleslia system. Geshrinari Shipyards had recently begun manufacturing the Sojourner-Class Medium Cargo Transport. KFY struck a deal with Geshrinari Shipyards which would provide Geshrinari with the necessary resources and facilities to meet the demands of the Nerimians. Thus, this class of station was designed and built jointly by Geshrinari Shipyards (most of the structure), Phoenix Armaments (defense and weapons systems), with assistance from Ketsurui Fleet Yards (internal power systems).

At least one Ayenee-Class Starbase was located in orbit around the Planet Nepleslia.

The starbase was considered 'massive' for its time by many Yamataians and Nepleslians who encountered it. It was large enough to support a sizeable dockyard for the era, as well as numerous offices, workspaces, multiple farms and hydroponics decks, and numerous weapon systems. It maintained at least one control tower to direct traffic around the starbase. The dockyard were equipped with rails to speed up refueling and resupply efforts. The starbase had lifts to move personnel from deck to deck, and hallways connection various rooms and areas of the starbase. Offices were available for crew and guests to perform work tasks.

Ships that were able to dock with this starbase at the time that it was in use included the "Yggdrasill Kai" Vampire Variant, the No-L1-1a - Equine Small Cargo Ship, and the NS-LFS-1CIV Red Hill Class REVISED, the last of which was an 80-meter long vessel. The dockyard was able to house at least one DD4-class Destroyer, which was 154.566 meters long, 145.683 meters wide and 22 meters tall.

The standard Docking Protocol recommended for Ayenee's was as follows:

• 1. Identify yourself and vessel and announce approach to starbase.
• 2. Starbase will confirm identification and scan your vessel. You will lower your shields.
• 3. Starbase will assign docking port, bay, or request that you use a shuttle to board the station. Some smaller craft can fit in the shuttle bays and do not need to use a docking port. Craft that are large enough to block the entrances to the internal docking bays will be asked to use shuttles to get to the station.
• 4. Proceed to dock. (Customs may search your craft on a random basis)
• 5. Inform starbase of your departure time before departing.

The Ayenee was a large, circular station with 12 docking ports along the edge and a ring of shuttle bays on hull about halfway up the sloping dish's shape. Numerous windows and antennae dotted the exterior. An engineering section hung from the bottom-center of the station, and was about one third of the station's height. A single additional docking port rested at the bottom of the station, but was intended for official use only.

Statistics and performance information can be found below:

Crew: 16,000 operators are recommended.

Maximum Capacity: There are accommodations for 2 million people.

• Length: 5000 meters (16,404 feet)
• Width: 5000 (16,404 feet)
• Height: 1800 meters (5906 feet)
• Decks: 450 (3 meters each) with a 1-meter service/utility space on each deck.
• Weight: Roughly 7,161,974,000 kg (over 7 million tons)

The interior of the Starbase was functional, with many wide-open spaces for ease of passenger and crew transition between sections. The starbase featured external docking ports intended for civilian and visiting craft, as well as internal docking bays meant for starships under construction or receiving repairs.

The starbase was equipped with weapons and defensive systems that were modern and effective for their time.

The starbase accommodated a number of ships for defensive purposes, as well as repair vehicles and shuttlecraft.

• The original document detailing the statistics of the starbase are in an HTML file (see Wes for a copy). A copy of the text from that HTML file has been made in the OpenDocument Text format, which most word processors should be able to use, and it is linked here. Please note, some features of the original design document were taken from video games or other media, and those features are not reflected in this wiki article.¹⁾
• The original Ayenee write-up credits Wes and 'Derran Tyler' as the authors.
• Forum posts featuring the Ayenee-class Starbase installed over Nepleslia.²⁾³⁾⁴⁾