The Scantid Fleet

A small band of Protoss pirates made up of four Carriers and an Arbiter, the Scantid Fleet is a dangerous opponent that discarded the way of the Khala.

Name: Templar Asakiro
Type: High Templar, Phantasm-class Carrier Marauder
Weapon: Psi Assault
Allegience: Scantid Fleet

Asakiro was once a decorated Executor of the Black Scorpion Fleet, a group made up of four powerful Carriers and an Arbiter, under the advisement of Judicator Norta. During the war against the Zerg he and his men became disenchanted with the Conclave and its rule, observing its rather hypocritcal handling of the Tassadar issue. Feeling no need to obey the Conclave's orders any longer, Asakiro abandoned his post, taking his fleet with him and leaving Aiur to its fate. By turning his back on his people Asakiro threw away all that he was trained to believe in, and he decided that the Khala was broken due to its lack of effectiveness in the war against a true opponent. He is embittered that his life and principles were a sham, a tool for political power-mongers, and that his life was expendable to the bureaucratic Judicator. Taking up an 'every man for himself' philosophy, Asakiro's fleet turned to pirating, earning a reputation among the Terrans as the Scantid Fleet-- a beast that appears docile on the outside, but conceals a deadly weapon. He only considers Cephil's Legion and the Ulrezaj Fleet his rivals, both of which proved to be far more capable than the average pirate band. Asakiro appears cold and heartless on the exterior, but those closest to him (Kuwadora and Norta) know better. The fleet is made up of Marauder, Black Dream, Adun's Fury, Judgement's Hand, and Arbiter Shooting Star.

Name: Templar Kuwadora
Type: Scout, Scorpion-class Carrier prototype Black Dream
Weapon: Classified
Allegience: Scantid Fleet

A Templar hailing from the Southern Provinces, the same as Amukasier, Kuwadora rose in the ranks of the Templar to command for his brash and daring ideas. Most of the time he is ridiculed for his silly dreams, but no one can deny that Kuwadora is a genius; his plans, unorthodox to typical Protoss thinking, have won many battles against the Zerg. Asakiro hand- picked Kuwadora to become second-in-command of his fleet for this reason, and Kuwadora admires Asakiro because the elder Templar recognizes his worth. When Asakiro deserted Aiur Kuwadora followed him into exile, becoming an outcast not only among the Templar, but also his people. However, he constantly dreams of a day where he can return to Aiur a hero, but Kuwadora wishes more to be recognized rather than to be idolized as Tassadar has. In the Scantid Fleet it is Kuwadora who devises the fleet's most daring raids (anyone outside the fleet believed it was Norta, the Judicator, which marked the Arbiter as an unwitting priority target), earning them a reputation, and much hatred from Terran pirate bands.

Others

• Judicator Norta, Shooting Star
• Templar Zeeda, Adun's Fury
• Templar Kurlash, Judgement's Hand