Main Characters 4
Moya
Moya
Moya is a living ship built by a species known as the 'builders' who are god-like creators. The ships are known as Leviathans, each having a name and a bonded pilot. Moya is a 7th generation leviathons with a lifespan of millenia. She is a huge ship with several tiers. No-one is quite sure how the crew get to each tier, however the concensus seems to indicate that the tiers are arrange in a kind of spiral. Moya is a female leviathan and sentient as all leviathans are. She was created free however was captured and enslaved by the Peacekeepers, specifically under Crais' command. Leviathans were targetted because of their ability to reproduce and Crais was particularly interested in creating a hybrid gunship. All efforts failed until after Moya's freedom from the Peackeepers at the hands of D'Argo, Zhaan & Rygel. Later the accidental release of a catalyst by D'Argo led to the conception of Talyn, a hybrid leviathan/Peackeeper gun-ship.
Leviathans are capable of 'starburst' their only form of defense - a form of propulsion that takes them into a kind of warp speed enabling them to run from trouble. Leviathans need to recover their energy between starbursts. Moya has smaller transport ships the crew use periodically and a host of DRD devices - robots or drones who perform essential maintenance. The DRDs have defensive weapons.
Pilot controls Moya's funtions and normal flight, however it is possible for a crew member to manually fly her - which usually falls to Aeryn who is the most skilled pilot.
Talyn
Talyn was a leviathan hybrid ship, bred to be a gun-ship for the Peacekeepers. He was the first of his kind, success being due to the fact he was to a mother who was not being held captive in a 'control collar'. His colouring is red and black; Peacekeeper colours, unlike his mother who is all shades of brown.
Although a child and much smaller than Moya, Talyn was deadly and his weapons devasting. Crais stole him from Moya's guard and took control of him, infusing him with his own crazed mind (Talyn and his chosen master are linked by thought). This eventually led to Talyn making serious errors of judgement, even trying to kill his own mother. Eventually it became clear that Talyn would need to have his mind wiped, using the skills of the Peacekeepers, meaning he would fall into their control. In order to avoid this and to assist Moya's crew escape a situation, Crais decided he and Talyn would give the ultimate sacrifice (episode: Into the Lion's Den: Wolf in Sheep's Clothing).
Talyn was named by Aeryn Sun on Moya's request. Aeryn was the first to be allowed to board Talyn. She named him after her father Talyn Lyczak.
Talyn
Stark
Stark
Stark is of the Baniks a species enslaved by the Peacekeepers. He is also a Stykera, a race of Baniks with the ability to cross others over to the 'other side' at their time of death, containing the light he uses to do so behind a mask. He also has the ability to take pain the pain of others much as Zhaan could.
When we first meet Stark, he is being held captive by Scorpius and tortured in the 'aurora chair' for the knowledge he has of the Scarrans & their hidden bases. He feigned madness in order to be left alone whilst a prisoner.
He developed a physical and spiritual bond with Zhaan, however, after her death, he became emotionally and mentally unstable, eventually leaving the crew after deciding that he needed to find her after hearing her speak to him from the afterlife (episode: the Choice). He returns once again late into season four and becomes pivotal in the quest for peace in the PK wars mini series by carrying the knowledge after passing over Yondalo.
Stark is played by the actor Paul Goddard.
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