Template:Infobox NPCBelgard is a Divine of the Divine Fleet. Its ship is Thyrsus.
History
Belgard is from the class of Divines made by other Divines, hence why their name refers to an action rather than a virtue. Belgard is an archaic term for a loving look to give to someone.
The Divine is sleek and almost person-like, as if a person could have a pupa, or a chrysalis. They do not have arms or legs. Loose layers and components, like collapsible shields, are affixed around the "hip and shoulder" areas. Belgard has striking coloration, often including black and contrasts of bright colors, like a butterfly's wings but more dull and deliberate looking. Its joints, seams, and moving parts are not entirely clear when still. Its face has dips where features might be but is otherwise featureless.
Belgard provided high material efficiency and effective reworking of what exists. It could recycle materials 1-for-1 in order to re-work them into something that is more-or-less what it used to be.
Belgard used to attach to objects to either mend or harm something. They were heavily shielded (using a combination of physical and energy shielding) and could wrap their shield panels around other small- to mid-sized ships or Divines. Belgard died when they were abandoned by their Excerpt, ⸢Signet⸣, during a battle. It prioritized mending other ships over itself, and eventually succumbed to its own wounds. Despite Belgard's death, the fleet has access to its uncommonly intricate shielding mechanisms.