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I don't really know enough to say - my understanding so far is that Mazu is the focus ship and is 1XF while the Battle of Ayenee Capital City is mostly NPC/select important PC's and is 5XF.
Are there any further restrictions I should keep in mind - e.g. available races, time-in-service (e.g. has to have been in active duty since YE 42 etc), clan membership, etc?
Bridge crew are officers, they will be a new Shoi with a little more than the minimal time to be whatever they are by training and education guidelines.
Radcliffe Yingzi - Science/Pathologist/future big pharma
Mikael Harris - Close Protection Specialist Overseer/Overqualified and Heavily Augmented Nepleslian nearing retirement age (not technically A-Team, but he is floating around)