The bright and shiny Tolnep war vessel is marked with the diamond and slash insignia of the Tolneps. It is solar powered and has blast-tight bulkheads and a main battery of 64 Maxun blast cannons. With a crew of five hundred and twenty-four Tolnep marines and sixty-three operating crew, it is commanded by a half-captain with autonomous authority over local tactical conditions but without authority over strategic decisions.

Running on the diamond-shaped bridge of every Tolnep war vessel is a hyper-nondirectional radio band, known only to the Tolneps, which cannot be picked up on any other radio except those used by flag officers and the diplomatic service. Additionally, the hyper-nondirectional transmissions are scrambled.