(R??.1) PSYLONIAN BACKGROUND
 
    The Psylonians are a humanoid race once living as subjects to the Klingon Empire near the Kizinti-Klingon border.  During the Third Klingo-Kizinti war the Psylonian home planet was nearly destroyed in a Kizinti attack.  The Klingon Empire believed all inhabitants had been killed and quickly forgot about their former subjects as the war raged on.  In fact about 10% of the Psylonian population survived the Kizinti drone bombardment by seeking shelter in deep bunkers.  Using the opportunity to escape their Klingon oppressors, the Psylonians assembled the remaining population into transport ships and left the dying planet in search of a new home world, taking with them Kizinti drone technology leftover from the war zone.
    The transport ships eventually found a habitable planet in a virtually unknown sector just outside of Klingon territory near the Tholian Holdfast.  The planet proved to be rich in a rare metal that the Psylonians used to build their ships.  This metal is ultra-dense providing for excellent armor at the expense of added weight to Psylonian warships, which are all based the hulls from the transport ships used to escape from Klingon territory.  The Defectors spent a few years upgrading their drone technology until they had perfected it. (All Psylonian ships use C-Racks).  This new minor power still lacked any sort of heavy weapon other than drones, but changed that after a few encounters with Tholian explorers who had ventured outside the Holdfast.  Although the Psylonians lost half of their fleet in the Psylonian-Tholian skirmishes (they only had 6 ships to begin with) they managed to capture a Tholian cruiser and exploit some of it's technology.
    The Web Devices were found to be of an extremely alien technology and could not be reproduced, but the brilliant scientists of the Psylonians were able to use the Web Caster as a working Web Fist. The Psylonians then promptly left the Tholians alone, as they didn't wish to risk getting crushed by a fleet that largely outnumbered them.  After a few more years the Defectors began to venture along the edge of the galaxy, staying away from the Tholians, and having occasional incidents with the Klingons (who weren't willing to commit any amount of serious resistance to Psylonian presence).  Eventually the Psylonians came into contact with an aggressive race of intergalactic (?) origin known as the Daetharians.  Although Psylonian vessels were superior in performance to the Daetharians, the occasional lost battle was devastating as the Defectors had very few ships to begin with.  After  design improvements in Daetharian ships began to even out the odds, the Psylonians decided it was best to not interfere with the mysterious aliens.
    Increased galactic tension during the General War forced the Psylonians to produce warships in larger numbers in case of attack, although in fact most major powers were unaware of the Defectors existence, and of the few that have encountered them none know the location of their adopted home world.

(R??.R0) PSYLONIAN FLEET REFITS

None known.  While the defectors briefly used A-Racks on their warships, these were quickly abandoned due to the lack of any other heavy weapons.

PSYLONIAN WARSHIPS

(R??.2) SHC STRONG ARM HEAVY CRUISER: The largest cruiser ever built by the Psylonians, this ship saw limited production in the year leading up to the General War.  One was eventually converted to a CVA to provide fighter support for the Defector fleet.

(R??.3) GLC GRUNT LIGHT CRUISER: The workhorse of the Psylonian fleet, this was the first ship produced after encountering the Tholians.  Designed on an old cruiser hull, the GLC added additional sections to accommodate the Web Fists.

(R??.4) DDA ARCHER  DESTROYER: Fearing a rapid depletion of the rare metals on the new Psylonian planet, the defector government ordered a decrease in production of the GLC and replaced it with the DDA on the production schedule.  Being cheaper and a lower drain on already lacking resources, the DDA provided the Psylonians with an adequate defense vessel that wouldn't be much of a loss if destroyed.  GLCs were reintroduced to the shipyards after the start of the General War.

(R??.5) CVAC CAVALRY HEAVY CARRIER: Built on the hull of a converted SHC, the CVAC fulfilled the Psylonian need for additional firepower in case of attack during the General War. Numerous attempts at fighter designs proved to be inadequate until the invention of the P-3's which could carry 4 type-I drones.  10 of these fighters were assigned to the Cavalry.  Due to the expense and unavailability of the SHC only one CVAC was ever produced.

(R??.6) DDE WINGMAN CARRIER ESCORT: With the production of the CVAC, the Psylonians saw the need for escort vessels.  The DDA was converted for this role.  The Wingman has ready racks for fighters but very rarely carried any, as these spaces were intended to help re-arm fighters based off the CVAC in battle.