While a sovereign class vessel, the captains ready room is more reflectant of that found on an Intrepid class vessel, for details on the Captain's ready room visit the

In the confrence room all seats feature a countertop-style computer terminal on the table which is hooked to the large screens on the side walls. This allows images on the walls to be pulled up by individuals for closer observation and permits officers to find important information while in meetings. through a side door of the confrence room is the First Officer's Office.

As with all Chief / Head Officer's offices there is a countertop computer terminal on the desk and a large display terminal behind the chair and desk. There is a secret compartment under the large-screen wall terminal that can hold a Phaser rifle and a D'K'tagh knife in case of emergencies.

On deck 18 is the Battle Bridge with a simple layout; the Captain seat in the middle with Conn & Ops in front, Tactical located behind the Captain, Science to Tacticals Left, Security to Tacticals Right, and Engineering sceens and wall consoles to the back of the bridge.

This Concludes our tour of the Bridge... next stop, Sickbay and its related facilities.

Main Sickbay is one large  facility, located on Deck 7, which serves as the primary care facility on Sovereign-class starships. Equipped with six standard and one advanced bio-bed, Sickbay is also home to the Chief Medical Officer´s office and a small lab used for routine analysis of patients. The room itself is considered to be general-purpose, often the location of regular crew physicals, appointments, and various medical emergencies, it can effectively handle the majority of situations that a starship crew will face. Surrounding Sickbay are more specialized areas, including two intensive-care wards, various isolated medical laboratorys, a nursery, three surgical suites, a null-grav therapy ward, a morgue, a biohazard isolation unit, and a dental care office. Also pursuant to Medical Protocols, all Medical Facilities are equipped with holo-emitters for the usage of the Emergency and Long Term Medical Holograph Systems. The Chief Medical Officer's office has a countertop-style computer terminal and a large wall-display terminal. There is a secret compartment under the large wall-display terminal that can hold a Phaser rifle and a D'K'tagh knife in case of emergencies.The picture below is just a small sample of sickbays facilities.

 Not far from Main Sickbay are the Primary Science Labs which include a medical research facility which has one huge full wall-display terminal and two side sitting terminals with wall monitors. Located in the back room are the testing areas and experiment storage.  The Counselor´s Office tends to be located near the main sickbay facilities. A modest room approximately the size of a standard living room compartment, it can easily be moved somewhere within the residential areas of the ship at the Counselor´s discretion. While decorated to the tastes of the staff using it, the office tends to be equipped with comfortable seating and colors to better relax its visitors. The room has a standard replicator and a hidden panel behind the counselor's desk that can hold a Phaser rifle and a D'K'tagh knife in case of emergencies. Three smaller counseling offices like the picture below can be found scattered thru the ship but are rarely used. These rooms have a bed for patients to lie on with a chair at the head for the counselor to sit in. If a patient will not lie down then they can use the chair to sit opposite the counselor at the desk. The desk has a countertop-style computer terminal.

Located on Deck 9 the Marine/Airmen Deck is a Secondary Sickbay that has some medical staff at all times but in cases when no staff are present a Medical Hologram activates. This hologram is based on the old Voyager EMH design that was nicknamed "Doctor." Up to three holographic nurses can be summoned by the Medical Hologram. These emergency nurses and doctor programs are also available in primary Sickbay areas but are only used there in times of urgency and distress. 

All sickbay areas have one specialized replicator that can dispense medication and tools by authorized medical personnel only. The Captain and First Officer are the only two who can override the medical replicator's command authorization codes.

This concludes our tour of Sickbay and its related facilities... next stop, Science and its facilities.

Even though the original emphasis on the Sovereign class was tactical engagements, the vessel is equipped with a modest amount of scientific research space, in keeping with the mandate of the United Federation of Planets and Starfleet. There are twenty-five science labs on the Sovereign class; five Primary labs on deck 7 adjacent to Sickbay along with 2 multifunction labs, 5 bio-chem-physics labs that can also be reconfigured for Medical labs on deck 8, 10 labs on deck 16, and 5 microlabs on deck 17. The 5 Primary labs on deck 7 are a mixed batch; three are bio-chem-physics, one is an XT (extra-terrestrial) analysis labs, and one eugenic lab. The five smaller labs on deck 17 can be configured for astrophysics/astrometrics and stellar cartography studies though one stellar cartography bay is located on deck 11, with direct EPS power feed from engineering. All information is directed to the bridge and can be displayed on any console or the main viewscreen. The Chief Science Officer´s office is located next to the Stellar Cartography bay. While not as impressive or large as the Galaxy-class Stellar Cartography Bay, the emphasis on the design was one of function over form. The bay more closely resembles the Intrepid-class Stellar Cartography bay and deals with system charting, maps, courses, and large data transfers.

This Concludes our tour of Science and its facilities... next stop, the Recreation Areas.

The Lounge (Bar), Kitchen, and Mess Hall are all located on deck 4.  The lounge serves as the social center for the starship and is often used for large gatherings and functions. It has a very relaxed and congenial air about it; the Ship´s Lounge is the only place on the ship where rank means nothing - "sir" need not be uttered when a person of lower rank addresses an officer, and everyone enjoys equal footing. Opinions can be voiced in complete safety amongst fellow crewmates, offering a place where people can let loose after a long day. It hosts a bar with 7 bar seats to the front of the bar and 2 platforms with tables to the sides of the bar.  The left platform hosts 2 tables with 2 chairs a piece with a game in the center of  each of them along with a lounge bench, while the right platform has 3 central tables and 2 lounge benches. The games on the two tables are 3D Chess and 3D Checkers, though 2D versions along with other 2D games can be aquired from the Bartender.

 On the back wall across from the bar are 4 booth-like tables that sit lower to the ground and sport a more relaxing feel. In the center between the 4 booths is a dart board set up for recreation or tournament play. The bar has 22 openreplicatorss, 2 dedicated behnd the bar  replicators,and aa bartender supervisedvariety of beverages includingg but not limited toRchech´tluth, Aldebaran whiskey, Saurian brandy, Tzartak aperitif, Tamarian Frost, C&E Warp Lager, Warnog, Antarean brandy, and omulan Ale whichh was consideredlegal in the 25th century andd remains so on the Mystic. The center of the room hosts six tables with 4 chairs a piece which can be rearranged or combined for larger gatherings.

TheThe Kitchen and Mess Hall is reminiscent of a design made popular by the USS Voyager in the late 24th century; it sports 4 replicators that can replicate any food or drink if you give it enough information. To the sides of the area are the 2 main doorways into the area.  In the center is an elaborate kitchen, with a smaller side room for the Captain's mess.

There are 6 main holodecks located on deck 5, although 6 smaller holosuites can be found on deck 4 and another 6 on deck 9. The archway located at the entrance to each holodeck / holosuite has a compartment with a helmet interface for the holodeck controls. This interface allows less mistakes when programming holoprograms and promotes greater safety, security, and accuracy by scanning the subjects active mind while they describe what they want. While the holodeck computers are connected to the rest of the ship they can be severed quickly in the event of a variety of problems arising either inside or outside the holodeck.

The gymnasium is also located on deck 5, next to the Holodecks. This gymnasium has full body building and exercise apparatuses available for your disposal; any kind of exercise can be performed here, be it Terran, Klingon, Vulcan (it isn´t logical to let your body atrophy), Bajoran, Trill, or others. Some Starfleet personnel can find solace from the aggravations of day-to-day life in exercising their bodies. There is also a wrestling mat in the weight room, which can be used for wrestling, martial arts, kick-boxing, or any other sort of hand-to-hand fighting. There are holo-diodes along the walls and ceiling which generate a holographic opponent (if you can´t find someone to challenge), trained in the combat field of your choice. The computer stores your personal attack and defense patterns as it gains experience on your style of fighting, and adapts to defeat you. All personnel must go through a full physical fitness and hand-to-hand combat test every six months. There are also racks of hand-to-hand combat weapons, for use in training. Ancient weapon proficiencies for Starfleet personnel are recommended by the ship´s security division; phasers may not always be available for use in contingencies. Terran, Klingon, Betazoid, Vulcan, Bajoran, and other non-energy weapons are available for training.

 Sometimes though the only way a Starfleet officer or crewman can vent his frustration is through the barrel of a phaser rifle; the firing range is located on decks 8 and 9. The firing range is heavily shielded, the walls being composed of a highly refined Duranium alloy, which can absorb setting 16 phaser blasts without taking a scratch. There is also a long side room designed for practicing with old cartridge weapons kept secure but available due to the Mystics history with the Temporal Borg.

This concludes our tour of the Recreation Areas... Next stop, Security/Tactical Areas

Also located on deck 8, the brig is a restricted access area whose only entrance is from within the Security department. The vessel has 10 double occupancy cells, which contain beds, a retractable table and chairs, a water dispenser, and a toilet. The cells are secured with a level 10 forcefield emitter built into each doorway. Located on deck 20 a Secondary brig has 5 single occupancy cells that are a special high risk brig / interrogation room combo designed to allow the questioning or handling of prisoners without risking security personnel safety.

The concept utilizes small tractor beams, Borg nanoprobes that can be inhaled by the inmate, and holograms when needed. The nanoprobes go straight to the brain where they can influence the mind, the pain center of the brain, or be used to heal the prisoner without getting close to them.

The Ship´s Primary Armory is located in a restricted area on deck 20 with its Secondary Armory located in a restricted area on deck 8 both under constant guard / surveillance. Both rooms are sealed with a level 10 forcefield and can only be accessed by personnel with top level security clearance. Inside the armory is a work area for maintenance and repair of weaponry as well as multiple sealed weapon lockers. The ship carries enough type 1 and type 2 phasers (both types) to arm the entire crew. Type 3 phaser rifles of all types are available, with more than enough Type 3 Mark 3 phaser rifles exist to arm all of Shadow Ops, the Marines, and JSOC. Heavy ordnance in the form of grenades and explosives are available in limited quantities and are reproduced as needed. 

All Armories carry Klingon hand weapons, especially since they proved effective in protecting the old USS Mystic. Each armory has Bat'leth's, Mek'leth's, D'K'tagh knives with sheaths, along with sheathed Kitanas and Wakisashis due to their popularity among human crew members. In addition to weapons there are Personal Cloaking Devices (belts), Personal Shielding Systems (belt and harness), and a host of technological equipment like the E.C.G.s and the F.A.D.s. Shadow Ops, Marines, and JSOC have access to the S.O.C.I.S.s. (Desciptions and function of all devices and most weapons can be found under DATABASE - TECHNOLOGY)

A new addition to the armories are H&K MP-5 sidearms based on the old Earth military design and M-4's also based on the old Earth military design. Multiple clips and limited amount of ammo are kept in each weapons locker along with the means to make more ammunition just in case. These weapons are strictly for use on the Temporal Borg.

This concludes our tour of Security/Tactical Areas... Next stop, Engineering.

This is an aproximation of what the three cores look like without the casing that contains and separates them. In addition to this core design, the engine requires an Engine Division Regulator (a variant of the Heisenberg compensators) that accounts for the unknown variables that could cause the core to overload or fail. The most unique thing in Main Engineering however is the Main Engineering Station, which is a 31st century Borg Engineering station capable of sentient thought thanks to its unique Advanced A.I.. This station calls itself Terminal X, when the old Mystic was considered not repairable Terminal allowed himself to be removed and hooked up the the new Mystic in order to assit Mysty. Terminal works 10 times faster than a Temporal Borg Drone (also 31st century) and has his own personality to boot. He has proven his loyalty to the Mystic several times over and now shares in the hatred of the Temporal Borg hoping to help eradicate them.

Directly behind the Main Engineering Station is the Tri-Core Engine and main control systems. Circular in shape, the room is an outgrowth of the Galaxy class design, but exceedingly functional to save space inside the ship. Usable consoles are mounted on every piece of 'real estate' around the circumference of the room and provide primary control access for the engineers and technicians. Additionally, there are numerous ladders and access panels to Jefferies tubes, leading throughout the starship - the Sovereign class being the first series of starship to take full advantage of these access spaces for more than extraordinary maintenance. The technical complexity of the starship dictates the use of these spaces to maintain peak efficiency and affect proper repairs. Off to the starboard side of Main Engineering is the Chief Engineer's Office, which is equipped with a diagnostics table, assembly and repair equipment, a small replicator that can replicate average engineering parts and tools with the correct authorization, a personal use console with built-in private viewscreen, and a hidden compartment that can hold a Phaser rifle and a D'K'tagh knife in case of emergencies. 

A second tier rings the upper level of Main Engineering on deck 16; two ladders on the opposite ends of the catwalk provide access. Numerous consoles and replicators line this section, serving as auxiliary consoles for Main Engineering, along with providing engineering research space. Access to the Jefferies Tubes is provided in various places on both the first and second tier Engineering spaces.

The Temporal Core's engine room is small and located on deck 17, directly behind main engineering for convenience, and practicality. The Temporal core also has its own Multiphasic Shield array on an independent power source. Auxiliary Warp Core Engineering is small and practical but similar to Main Engineering, located on decks 10 and 11. There are many areas of the ship scattered on many decks that require engineering to staff them or are used by the engineers. Amoung these, located on deck 19 are multiple Misc. Workshops, the Primary Machine Shop, and the R&D labs which act as their own autonomous department. Research & Development engineers tend to be cross trained in other departments to assit in multiple research fields. The R&D Area has Medical, Science, and Engineering Labs as well as space for designing or producing Shuttlecraft items. This area also has diagnostic rooms, assembly bays, reinforced testing rooms, and other useful areas like a Cybernetics lab.

There are 7 transporter rooms throughout the ship and all transporter rooms are manned by Engineering staff. Every transporter room has small storage lockers for general parts as well as a small assortment of weapons in a small locker that requires top level authorization to open.

While evey department has an utilizes them, out of every department, Engineering uses padd's the most, although most senior staff members' desks tend to resemble the above picture at any given time... especially the Captain's desk.  Engineering aslo has the ability to make new padds using their replicators which tends to lead to departments not returning padds once they receive them.

Engineering also stores and maintains the Portable Holoemmiters that the ship has to use. They have 12 devices at any given time, and can make more, though it is a long time consuming task to do so. These devices were highly experimental when the USS Mystic left the late-25th century, since Starfleet was just beginning to be able to make them in a portable fashion.

This concludes our tour of Engineering... next stop, the Operation / Flight Control Offices

This concludes our tour of the Operation / Flight Control Offices... next stop, Shadow Ops

On decks 21 & 22 is the 2 deck special authorization area known as Shadow Ops accessible only by Shadow Ops personnel, the XO, and the CO. No one else has authorization to enter unless authorize by the Captain or two authorized access codes provided to give the new person clearance. No one is quite sure what Shadow Ops looks like or even what all equipment is contained there-in; they can do intelligence, secretive building projects, and assignments that are deemed "Classified." Shadow Ops is basically a Covert Ops department with freedom of secrecy.

This area also contains the rooms for the Omega Particle Holding Tank and Neutralization Units. These rooms require top level clearance to enter, and are usually locked down when the ship isn't dealing with an Omega Directive Incident. The areas have an independent power source for the Holding Tank and Neutralization Units capable of mantaining the equipment, and thus an particles inside, in case of power disruption or an outage. Shadow Ops also contains its own Armory and 2 single occupancy special high risk brig / interrogation room combo cells.

The Head of Shadow Ops has their own office laidout much the same as the First Officer's office, there is a countertop computer terminal on the desk and a large display terminal behind the chair and desk. There is a secret compartment under the large-screen wall terminal that can hold a Phaser rifle, a D'K'tagh knife, and a S.O.C.I.S. in case of emergencies.

The ship has two shuttlebay facilities, one on decks 8-11 on the aft side of the Saucer Section, the other on decks 15-18 on the aft side of the Secondary Hull. The Shuttlebays of the Mystic were redesigned thanks to Section 31 after construction to incorporate elements from the old USS Mystic. One main reason for this is the shuttle storage bays on the side walls. (Exact compliment numbers found on the SHIP information page) Craft can be flown into a bay and the passenger beamed out, or the shuttlebay operator can use a series of tractor beams located throughout the shuttlebay to place the craft.

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This concludes our tour of personal quarters... next stop, the Marine / Airmen Deck.

The deck areas dedicated to the Marines and Airmen are rarely visited by those not living on this deck except for maybe the Captain and First Officer or in times of emergency.

The Marine deck contains quarters for all the Marines and Airmen and is adjacent to 6 holosuites and the Secondary Sickbay. Other than normal recreational uses the holosuites on this deck tend to get used alot for training and practice missions. One of the ships two firing ranges is secured on this deck and sees use far more by the Marines living nearby. To reduce action response time this area has its own Armory, set up in much the same fashion as the Primary and Secondary Armories but specifically for the Mariens and Airmen and much larger quantities of grenades, explosives, and ammunition for the old earth style cartridge weapons.

 The main hall on this deck is oval in shape, making it a perfect track to run on; in fact the floor is set up for this purpose.  There is also a small gymnasium, though nowhere near as exstensive a setup as the primary one; and a messhall, though this one does not have a kitchen. The last major feature is that of a mission planning office for the Marine CO and XO that is also shared by the Leader of JSOC. Similar in set up to the CSTO's office it contains an ample central work area, a personal computer space an wall computer terminal,  a variety of phasers and phaser rifles and a personal replicator.  Due to its contents, nature, and computer access this office requires secruity clearance to access unless invited in by the MCO, MXO, or JSOC Leader ; even then the sensors in the room scan for hidden weaponry.

This concludes our tour of the Marine / Airmen Deck and ends our tour of the ship. Technical data on the ship and its support craft can be found on the site under SHIP. Definitions on some TECHNOLOGY, SPECIES, and OTHER things can be found under DATABASE.

Thank you for accompanying me on this tour and I hope to see you around.

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