Hull Type/Class: Patrol Boat/Explorer.
Manufacturer: Loronar Corporation.
Hyperdrive: Primary: Class 1, Backup: Class 12.
Navicomputer: Yes.
Sensor Range: Medium.
Ship’s Complement: One pilot, one copilot, one engineer,
and one loadmaster.
Encumbrance Capacity: 60.
Passenger Capacity: 4.
Comsumables: Six months
Cost/Rarity: 1 20,000 credits/6.
Customization Hard Points: 4
Weapons: One dorsal and one ventral turret mounted
medium laser cannon (Fire Arc All; Damage
6; Critical 3; Range [Close]; Linked 1).

LORONAR E-9 EXPLORER-CLASS ARMED
LONG-RANGE SCOUT VESSEL
Loronar Corporation is an old, respected, and welldiversified
corporation based in the Meridian Sector.
Known primarily for their mining interests, they are
relative newcomers to the shipbuilding industry. One
of their first forays into shipbuilding came at the end
of the Clone Wars with the introduction of the E-9 unarmed
light freighter.

It was, to put it mildly, a colossal failure upon delivery.
The ship suffered not from production or quality
failures (in fact it was an excellent small freighter) but
from political turmoil and intense competition from
Corellian Engineering's already entrenched and wildly
popular YT series of light freighters.

After a few years of dismal sales, the E-9 was discontinued
as a light freighter, redesigned, and rereleased
as a long-range armed scouting vessel. Most
of the ship’s systems remained the same, as did its
swooping, organic-looking hull, but the sensors, flight
control, and computer systems were all upgraded and
optimized for reconnaissance and scouting. Cargo
capacity was reduced significantly to make way for
larger engines and a more powerful power generator,
and a pair of turret-mounted laser cannons were
added for defense. After a fair amount of legal wrangling
with the newly ascendant Empire, which looked
askance at civilian shipbuilders mounting weapons to
their products, the rebadged

ENGINEERING ACCESS
One of the Explorer's more intelligent design
features is the network of sub-deck access
passages. Granting easy access to nearly any internal
system on the ship, the cramped passages
allow the engineer to respond quickly to problems.
Anyone working on the internal systems of
the E-9 Explorer-class vessels, such as the power
system, hyperdrive, computers, sensors, etcetera,
gains ■ to any Mechanics or Computers skill
checks thanks to the ease of reaching systems
that are typically hidden behind bulkheads and
sealed beneath deck plates.

E-9 Explorer-class ships were introduced just as the
Empire solidified its control over the galaxy.
Some of the larger ships in their class, the Explorer-
class ships are built for endurance and reliability.
The hull is low and long, with soft, curved lines and a
silhouette reminiscent of a sea creature. It has a medium-
sized cargo hold equipped with a convenient
load-management and inventory computer that assists
in loading, unloading, and tracking cargo. It also
boasts a quartet of small but comfortable passenger
berths, a common-crew berthing area, and a common
galley/head. The command deck is directly forward
and seats three of the four-man crew: the pilot,
copilot, and engineer. The loadmaster’s station is in
the cargo hold.

Despite their age, Explorer-class ships have a considerably
modern layout, making accessing the various
compartments and holds easy and intuitive. With
their powerful scouting sensor arrays, reliable engines
and flight-control computers, and onboard
weapon systems, the Explorer-class ships are
perfectly suited for long-range scouting,
exploration, and even light trade.