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==Overview==
They devour the solar plasma of stars to power their own arcane fuel and goods production techniques, in order to sate the endless hunger of the [[Imperium]]'s [[Hive World]]s. They are fragile ships treated with much respect, and the ships slowly plod their way through certain traditional trade routes. They are necessary for the survival of Hive Worlds, delivering vital goods and fuel to them on a regular basis.{{Fn|1}}
If a Goliath factory ship takes any sort of damage, it risks detonating in a catastrophic explosion that is capable of scouring the atmosphere from an entire world.{{Fn|1}}
The method of collecting solar plasma requires the ship to enter a retrograde orbit around a giant blue star and scoop plasma over at least 3 days. Then it can refine the collected plasma with a hull full of low-grade ore into something suitable as ship fuel. The resultant fuel could be is then sold, but the profits do not outweigh the cost of operation, so this process is typically done to augment other endeavors.{{Fn|1}}
In the most dire of emergencies when pursued by enemy warships a captain may jettison the valuable fuel which forms a dense cloud a plasma that explodes with several megatonnes of force when ignited by the Goliath's engines.{{Fn|2}}
