The Lorath Self Defense Force, or LSDF, is the space military arm of the Lorath Matriarchy people. The LSDF is composed of members from all three major Lorath houses, as well as having some Helashio members. Due to events which have taken place in the Matriarchy's history, the LSDF has opened its ranks to the species which comprised their allies' military forces.

Notable ships fielded in the LSDF's history were the LSDF Reclaimer, LSDF Trishka, LSDF Akahar, LSDF Val'ta, and the LSDF Herald.

The LSDF was founded in 545th year Post-Exile after the Lorath Matriarchy made contact with a belligerent technologically advanced interstellar empire. During the initial attempts at peace talks between the Lorath and this empire, the Lorath chose to provide for their own defense, making a new multi-role, space-capable military organization necessary for the Lorath. The Lorath went to work to quickly build up the new force, as upper level Lorath began to feel that the empire would not and/or could not fully comply with the treaty provision that the empire would defend Lor if needed.

Initial support for the LSDF was centered in the Occhestian Connate Government, and a large number of the LSDF initial members were drawn from its divisions. Unfortunately, due to the Occhestian revolt, a sizable portion of the LSDF's capabilities were reduced, until the Fyunnen caste stepped in to fill the gap.

Over the years, the Lorath Self Defense Force had found itself working alongside the Lorath Matriarchy's allies and their military forces in a mutually beneficial joint endeavour. Due to their closest ally's peacekeeper forces being mainly geared toward police actions, the LSDF had found itself to be the spearhead of any dedicated military action. Over their years of work with their allies, between the years 546 Post-Exile and 549 Post-Exile, the Matriarchy had poured ample funds into the Lorath Self Defense Force, and had increased the combat capability of their military forces to hopefully be able to endure assaults from the many threats present in their home sector of space. Toward the end of their time in their home multiverse, the LSDF had opened its ranks to members of their ally's defunct peacekeeper forces, in hopes of absorbing their numbers during a sharp decline in the might of their ally.

Dedicated to the protection of the Lorath Matriarchy, the majority of the Lorath Self Defense Force fleet was stationed in the Lor, nyli, and Hici'emi systems. However, due to the persisting threat of their enemies the Lorath Matriarchy had directed the LSDF to conduct border patrol operations, as well as an expedition in the northern portions of mapped space to secure a possible fall-back location for the Matriarchy.

Prior to the Second Exile the Lorath fleet was composed of:

• 30 eagle-class
• 237 raptor-class
• 116 zahl-class_cruiser-refit
• 200 amaterasu-class_cruiser
• 23 ayana-class_escort
• 213 ionoche-class_light_carrier

• 11140 tatc-0003_longboat

See: lorath_starship_depot

• 19,900 gallus

• 357410 wh_ki_shipyard - Number increased in accordance with Wh'ki functionality over one month.
• 60 nufei_shipyard - Doubled the number of Nu'fei to secure recently colonized star systems.

• 8000 Production Model amx-101
• 388000 Production Model amx-102
• 150 bringer_of_thunder
• 3000 whirlwind
• 324000 hawk_fighter_bomber
• 51000 cardinal_fighter
• 466000 wayfarer-class_shuttle

• 400 Production Model amx-101
• 102600 Production Model amx-102
• 50 bringer_of_thunder
• 25680 whirlwind

• 200 hawk_fighter_bomber - Beginning production for deployment to newly colonized systems.
• 140,800 harbinger-series_drop_pod
• 1,140,480 finch_patrol_pod
• 400 wayfarer-class_shuttle
• 2400 cardinal_fighter - Numbers increased to defend newly colonized systems.

• 1459260 hunter_powered_suit
• 200 maelstrom Test group acquired for for determining viability of fielding among LSDF forces

The following ships are not exclusively in service to the LSDF and can be commissioned by authorized affiliates to the Lorath Matriarchy.

• 6000 Civilian Contractor Operated Harvester
• 4785 Civilian Contractor Operated tatc-0002
• 13200 Civilian Contractor Operated ferryman_shuttle
• 71400 Civilian Contractor Operated paa-zem_construction_pod
• 150 Civilian Contractor Operated fruna_ruica
• 25600 Civilian Contractor Operated journey-class_shuttle
• 8400 Civilian Contractor Operated nir-class_colony_ship
• 10000 Civilian Contractor Operated ptitsae

• Standard Issue Equipment
• Standard Pay Scale
• Shipyard Production Plan
• lorath_starship_depot