B E A C O N
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create personal armor for Darth Ananta to wear in combat.
- Image Source: Persephone by Alexandre Chaudret
- Canon Link: N/A
- Restricted Missions: N/A
- Primary Source:
Metallic Fiber - Phrik
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
- Manufacturer: [member=Darth Anante]
- Model: N/A
- Affiliation: [member=Darth Anante]
- Modularity: No.
- Production: Unique
- Material:
Phrik - Phrik Fiber
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- Classification: (Anti-Blaster, Anti-Ballistic, Multipurpose, Other)
- Weight: 8 KG
- Resistances
- Kinetic: Average
- Lightsabers: Extreme
- Other:
Electricity: High
Heat: Very Low
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Lightsaber Resistant
- Blaster Resilience
- Electrical Resilience
- Lightsaber Resistance: Of greatest note to this armor is its ability to withstand blows and sustained strikes from lightsabers due to the material it is created with, phrik. The plates on the chest, forearms, shins, and helmet provides this greatest resistance, while the spun phrik fibers provide only temporary resistance to the iconic weapon, requiring sustained contact to breach. The upper-to-mid thigh region is only covered by a skirt made with the spun phrik fibers, meaning there is no armor underneath, which in turn is the area which has the least amount of protection.
- Blaster Resilience: Capable of withstanding multiple impacts from blasters, this armor provides enough resilience to keep its wearer safe when under fire. The gap between the skirt and the fabric spun from phrik fibers on the mid-thigh, and potentially upper thigh if the skirt is raised at any given point, is without any protection from the armor and is thus a potential achilles heel.
- Electrical Resilience: Much like in an electrostaff, the phrik retains an ability to disperse electricity. While not capable of withstanding much in the way of force lightning, it does provide resistance from weapons such as electrostaffs and force pikes. The greatest benefit in this is found in the plated sections of armor, as the fabric spun from phrik fibers is only able to lessen the impact of any electricity.
- Heat: The largest drawback to wearing any armor made of metal, especially one made with spun metallic fibers, is the potential vulnerability to heat. While the armor will, initially, provide some protection from exposure to heat, the moment the phrik itself increases in temperature the person wearing the armor will feel it - the higher the temperature the armor is exposed to over sustained periods of time, the more the person underneath it will be wounded. Sustained contact with a lightsaber, for example, may actually burn the person in the armor after the phrik has heated. Flamethrowers and pyrotechnics in general pose a large threat to anyone wearing this armor.
- Exposed: At roughly the mid-thigh, above the metallic fibers on the leg and beneath the skirt at the hips and upper-thigh, is an area with absolutely no protection and even exposed skin. All the beneficial protections which phrik provides the wearer is absent here, and acts as an achilles heel for the wearer if they were to be struck there. There is also a potential for this area to be enlarged if the skirt were ever to be lifted or damaged.
Created by Darth Ananta to wear into personal combat, the armor of Aneshe (Ananta's given name), provides excellent protection from lightsabers and great protection from blasters and electrical weaponry. While the plates on the armor provide the largest form of benefit, the fabric is actually made of spun metallic fibers made from phrik and still provides a good amount of protection in supplement to the plates and helmet. Opting to go for a skirt in order to sacrifice some protection at the thighs in order to gain more mobility, in order to capitalize on her agility and reduce the potential weight increase on her small frame, the armor is of moderate weight and provides a good range of movement. The skull-shaped figure on the face of the helmet actually has holes where the eye sockets would be to allow visibility when the face-plate is lowered.
The exposed section below the skirt and above the fabric on the legs has no protection whatsoever, providing the armor with an achilles heel that can be capitalized upon. There is no armor underneath the skirt as well, meaning that if, at any given time, the skirt were to be raised more it would only increase this gap and provide an even greater area in which an enemy may capitalize upon. A notable drawback to wearing this armor, which is more or less entirely metallic, is that it conducts heat well - meaning that once the phrik in the armor has been heated up to a certain point, after being exposed to high temperatures for variable lengths of time depending on said temperatures, the person beneath the armor will both begin to feel the heat and be damaged by it. Attempting to stand in the path of a flamethrower, for example, could wholly disfigure or even kill the person wearing the armor as it could potentially cook them alive within.
