John Locke
V U L K A N
- Intent: To submit a speeder for sale and production by Locke and Key Mechanics
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- Manufacturer: Locke and Key Mechanics
- Affiliation: Locke and Key Mechanics
- Market Status: Closed Market
- Model: Auriga Speeder
- Modularity: Yes
- Production: Mass Produced
- Materials:
- Leather
- Ultrachrome
- Classification: Speederbike
- Role: Personal Transport
- Size: Average
- Weight: Average
- Armaments: None
- Defences: High
- Manoeuvrability Rating: Very High
- Speed Rating: Very High
- Propulsion: Repulsorlift
- Minimum Crew:1
- Optimal Crew: 1
- Passenger Capacity: 1
- Cargo Capacity: Very Small
- LK O.N.N. mesh running the vehicle
- Holographic touch sensitive H.U.D.,Skynet holo control system, based on can be projected onto the chassis of the vehicle, in front of hte driver or be transmitted to their helmet
- Hermes Comms system built into vehicle
- Shield
- Tempoerature controlled Leather seats
- Boost
- Ultrachrome chassis
- Microrepulsor’s built into seats
- Privacy field
- Padlocke
- LK O.N.E.: The vehicle is controlled by the optical neural network developed by Locke and Key Mechanics. While the processor might ordinarily be seen as overkill for an autopilot, a job which is normally handled by a basic droid brain, the additional power can be used to provide Yijun with additional processing power if he needs it for business needs. The optical Neural net is rare enough that a standard carjacker would not have the equipment to hack the system.
- H.U.D. Display: Holo-emitters allow the vehicle’s information to be projected right at the drivers eye level or on the surface of the bike. This prevents the driver from needing to glance down at the dashboard while avoiding unsightly blemishes in the bike’s smooth chassis.
- Hermes: A unit of Locke and Key’s signature individual and small vehicle communications system, is installed in the vehicle, allowing the driver and passengers to use it to make calls and access the holonet while being protected by its secure Quantum Key encryption. The Hermes also allows the speeder to connect with local networks and satellites to provide a form of route management.
- Privacy Field: The vehicle comes equipped with a privacy field that dampened the sounds coming from the driver. While not a stealth field, it can make eavesdropping, or the use of mics/laser mics to overhear what is being said much much harder. The privacy field has the added advantage of dampening the sound of the speeder’s engines making it sound almost silent as it moves.
- Ultrachrome: The entire chassis of the vehicle is made of Ultrachrome, the sheen of the metal adding an air of distinction to the vehicle, while the superconductor properties of the metal also provide a high level of protection.
- Can’t catch me: The speeder is both fast and manoeuvrable, getting its passengers where they want to go both in style, and fast as well as outrunning any potential pursuit.
- Microrepulsors: The microrepulsor’s built into the seat of the vehicle can supplement or even replace safety harnesses. The fields generated by the fields can hold the passenger sitting in the seat in place as well as acting as inertial dampeners reducing the effects of high-speed turns. In the event of a collision or crash the fields can expand their intensity, switching from lightly holding someone in place to a more secure field to protect the occupant.
- Leather Seat: Designed to be both comfortable and ergonomically supportive the leather seat made long or high-speed trips feel like you were resting on a cloud. Importantly, given the open nature of the vehicle, the leather could be heated or cooled to maintain an optimum temperature. Whether you were out in the sun, or driving your way through the cold and snow, the seat made the journey enjoyable.
- Shield: The speeder has an inbuilt shield system which can be activated to protect the speeder and its occupants from attack. The shield also has the advantage of protecting the speeder from scratches and any thieves who might get interested in it.
- Un-armed: The vehicle is a purely civilian vehicle, designed to transport its passengers from X to Y in style and comfort. It is equipped with no weapons or means of combat.
- Defended...for its size: While the thin security field and the ultrachrome chassis do provide a high level of survivability to the vehicle it falls far short of the defences available to a military vehicle.
- Shield: While the shield system can provide protection it also increases the drag of the speeder, slowing it down while active.
- Stand out: Everything about the speeder is designed to stand out, from the sleek exterior chassis to the metallic colours. Not the vehicle you want to take if you don’t want to be noticed.
- Limited cargo space: Enough to hold a bag, or shopping, but not much more than that.
Sometimes you don’t want the fanfare of a full speeder, the attention drawn by a colossal behemoth of metal and glass that drew the eye and the attention of everyone you passed. Sometimes you wanted speed, to make less of a presence...although showing off a little was never a bad thing.
Locke and Key’s Auriga Speeder was designed to fill this niche in the market.
It lacked the extreme speed of a racer, but was designed to outrun most non-optimized speeders available on the market. It lacked the extreme luxury and comfort of an air yacht, but was designed to make those long trips feel hardly a hardship at all.
Every aspect of the bike is built around that luxurious feel of comfort and speed, getting you from A to B in style and comfort.
