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CZ-832 Templar Shield
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION- Intent: The purpose of this submission is to provide the Confederacy of Independent Systems with a durable, personal shield for usage by its Templar Order.
- Development Thread: N/A
- Image Source: nightmaregk13
- Manufacturer: Czerka Arms | Arakyd Industries
- Model: CZ-832 Templar Shield
- Affiliation: Private Market
- Modularity: No
- Production: Mass-Produced
- Material: Armorplast
- Classification: Multipurpose
- Weight: 5 kilograms
- Length: 19 centimeters
- Width: 11 centimeters
- Quality: Class 6
- Other Feature(s): Shield Generator
The CZ-832 Templar Shield was the brainchild of the CEO of Czerka Arms: Tyri Lsu. Born a member of the Echani race, it was elementary for him to devise an armament inspired by the dueling shields wielded by his own people. The end result was a lightweight, durable shield that could be worn on the forearm of an individual as an excellent means of personal defense. The Templar Shield is composed entirely of armorplast: a ceramic cousin of the widely-utilized durasteel famed for its defensive capabilities against blaster bolts. On the underbelly of the shield, just above the straps, is a small generator and power cell that coats its surface with a deflector shield of green hue. This was inspired by the energy shields utilized by the famous Gen'Dai who fought alongside the original CIS centuries prior to the present.
On its own, the Templar Shield can shrug off blaster bolts and slugs alike with relative ease, but does not offer good coverage against concussive forces or explosions. Furthermore, due to its small size, the shield must constantly be raised and moved about in order to offer its holder protection against enemy fire; and therefore its effectiveness relies heavily upon the skill of the one wielding it. The incorporation of a deflector shield allows the Templar Shield to contend with the blade of a lightsaber for a very brief span of time, for continued contact (approximately fourteen strikes) with the high-powered blade of plasma will short out the shield and cause it to enter a period of recharging that lasts three minutes. Armorplast is, of course, not lightsaber resistant in the slightest; so in the event of shield droppage the entire shield is vulnerable to being rent through by a saber. This, once more, makes the effectiveness of the shield entirely dependent upon the one wielding it; and the skill of the opponent.
However, despite its shortcomings, the CZ-832 Templar Shield is an excellent form of defense for the duelists of the Templar Order. Its size is such that it does not get in the way of one wielding a lightsaber in the same hand; but it is noted that the difference in weight upon the forearm will make utilizing Jar'Kai exceedingly more difficult. This aside, it does not hamper power blows or the traditional forms of lightsaber combat, as it was specifically designed to be an augmentation to the duelist's arsenal and not a liability. On another note entirely, the shield's edges are sharpened and have the ability to rend through flesh and fabrics, but would be halted by traditional armor with ease.
