Jaxton Ravos
Mindwalker of the Outer Rim
-Blue blade when ignited
Image Source: http://s693.photobucket.com/user/ryjinannon/media/014.jpg.html
Intent: To create a lightsaber that functions like a lightsaber in a modern RP environment.
Development Threads:
http://starwarsrp.net/topic/48854-welcome-to-the-jungle-os-republic-invasion-of-kashyyyk/ - Jaxton, disguised as Randial, duels [member="Taheera Sollo"], and in the process his lightsaber is destroyed, necessitating a replacement. -23 posts between Randial and Taheera in the middle of a much larger thread
http://starwarsrp.net/topic/46481-drink-deaths-water-free/ - Kills [member="Darth Odium"], acquires stygium
Stygium Crystal (( Objective : Perform a mining operation, a raid, an excavation, or steal to obtain stygium crystals from any of the following planets: Aeten II, Maramere, Kelsier, Enigma Prime –OR— kill a player character account who has more than 500 posts and get them to verify it.)) -46 posts
http://starwarsrp.net/topic/51228-weekend-treasure-hunt-16-against-the-fall-of-night-open-to-jedi-and-jedi-like-persons/ - Jaxton goes through the Crystal Caverns of Illum, facing illusionary Jedi Knight ascension trials as he goes, and acquires a pontite lightsaber crystal. -4.5K words in the middle of 70 something posts.
http://starwarsrp.net/topic/50989-i-want-to-buy-some-beskar/ - Goes to Mandalore and commissions Mandalorian Smith [member="Ijaat Akun"] to make beskar lightsaber parts in return for afore mentioned stygium(17 posts).
Beskar (( Objective: Perform a mining operation, a raid, an excavation, or steal to obtain Mandalorian Iron Ore from any of the following planets: Mandalore, Concordia, Echo'lya –OR— inflict a devastating defeat on a Mandalorian character and have them verify it. Characters belonging to the Major Faction whose influence covers Mandalore and/or Concordia are exempt from fulfilling this objective.
All tech submissions involving Mandalorians using Beskar will require a forging or construction thread of at least 10 posts where the item is made. Limited or minor production items will require longer dev threads of 20 and 30 posts respectively, or at the discretion of the Factory Judge. ))
http://starwarsrp.net/topic/27554-akure-executive-leatherworks/?p=776120 – Markeplace purchase of Bodo Bass Belt(insignificant as dev thread, linked for material acquisition purposes)
Manufacturer: Gotal'veman Arms and Armor(beskar parts), Jaxton Ravos(assembly)
Model: Retrosaber
Affiliation: Jaxton Ravos
Modularity: No
Production: Unique
Material: Beskar, Bifurcating Cyclical Ignition Pule, Dimetris Circuit-less activation loop, Pontite Crystals, Bodo Bass Belt, standard lightsaber materials
Classification: Lightsaber
Size: One-handed
Length: Handle(30cm) Blade(145cm/300cm)(Dual-phase)
Weight: 1kg(handle), 3kg(total)
Special Features: Cuts pretty much everything, doesn’t deactivate after hitting cortosis based products
Description:
During Jaxton's tenure as a Jedi and his later infiltration of the One Sith he came to realize that while the Gulag Plague might have wiped most of the life in the galaxy it seemed to stimulate the formation of lots of ores and powers once thought lost. While Sith Lords of galaxy's past might have believed that true power was found in skill and the Force, modern Sith Lords are not content with that assumption, ever searching for materials such as phrik, cortosis, vonduun crab, etc. to shield themselves from damage.
As a result the favorite weapon of Jaxton and many a Jedi has become largely obsolete, at least insofar as in the business of doing battle with Sith Lords and most other notable combatants in the galaxy. To rectify this Jaxton went to an older design he'd seen record of in older Jedi texts and holocrons from his time there. The Protosaber, is merely a lightsaber that hooks up to an external powersource outside the hilt through a fibercord. While protosabers required this to function with more primitive power cells more modern "Retrosabers" would use this to provide a temporary power surge. Figuring this was the sort of edge Jaxton needed he set to work on replicating it.
The end result was a retrosaber that, unlike it's predecessors, was constantly maintaining the highest possible power setting. While Exar Kun's lightsaber was able to rend Beskar at its highest power setting Jaxton's Retrosaber has set the bar a little higher, not only being able to cut through materials such as but not limited to armorweave, maelibus skin, cortosis alloy, phrik, vonduun crab armor, sith-alchemized materials, songsteel, beskar, etc. as if they were, well, any other material in the galaxy, but also having a couple notches over that in anticipation of things like Sith Alchemized Phrik or lightsaber resistant armor being paired with master-level tutaminis. Against extremely effective superconductors such as Ultrachrome the weapon typically heats fast enough to melt anything small enough to be used as personal armor in a slash or two, but in the case of extremely bulky armor, larger species, or large droids made with ultrachrome that encompasses larger areas a couple more slashes may be necessary. For example a human sized beskar'gam made of ultrachrome would melt after a single slash, but the breastplate of a 3m tall maelibus might require two or three slashes. Even larger creations made of Ultrachrome, such as blast doors or vehicles, would require even further extended exposure.
Due to the magnetic loop design Jaxton's Retrosaber, like all lightsabers, doesn't expend energy until it actually cuts something. Thus despite the retrosaber’s higher power output it doesn't actually drain power faster until it cuts at something a regular lightsaber can't. When it does cut through a traditionally lightsaber-resistant material the power-drain is immense, but with the external powercell weighing more than a normal entire lightsaber does Jaxton’s retrosaber retains enough power that he won’t need to change it in the middle of battle unless he’s cut through multiple beskar’gam or even more of lesser lightsaber resistant materials.
Due to the master smithwork of Ijaat Akun the physical parts that make up the outer construction of retrosaber are made of beskar, while the two meter fibercord is retractable and reinforced with a layer of micro-ionized beskar, similar to the construction of a mandalorian shuk’orok. The beskar construction makes it functionally lightsaber-proof(though not immune to it’s own blows), which is vital considering if the fibercord is severed suddenly you’re running around with a beskar paperweight. The powercell is kept on the hip, attached to a Bodo Bass Belt, which is meant to ensure that telekinetic shenanigans won’t disarm him via his powercell. In addition there is an array of extendable spikes near the edge of the blade emitter, which can function as a crossguard, something to reinforce a punch, or even as a makeshift grappling spike.
Despite the beskar reinforcements the Retrosaber design is not one without flaws. The added mass and bulk naturally preclude the usage of more acrobatic lightsaber styles and techniques such as Ataru and Juyo. Telekinetic lightsaber combat, whether held or merely a “lightsaber throw” is similarly impossible due to the retrosaber’s corded attachment. Overall the retrosaber provides a massive boost in power at the cost of maneuverability and options, which Jaxton has deemed a suitable compromise to allow him to get past the ever increasing sea of lightsaber resistant armor.
Relevant Links:
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Lightsaber
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Protosaber
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Exar_Kun's_lightsaber
http://starwarsrp.net/topic/31122-ael-summer-line-bodo-baas-gunbelt/
