Rule of Two
The Praesidium Cloak
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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create a wrist-held device capable of surrounding an individual in an impervious force field to protect themselves from attack, or harm.
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- Canon Link: N/A.
- Permissions: N/A.
- Primary Source: N/A.
- Manufacturer:
Alicia Drey
- Affiliation:
Alicia Drey
- Market Status: Closed-Market.
- Model: N/A.
- Modularity: Yes. The Kyber crystal can be replaced with another.
- Production: Unique.
- Material: Force Field, Cortosis.
- Classification: Force Field.
- Weight: Very Light.
- Resistances: Extreme.
- Energy: Extreme.
- Kinetic: Extreme.
- Lightsabers: Extreme.
- Other: Extreme.
- Creates an impervious Force Field around an individual which prevents hostiles from attacking them, or prevents an individual from being harmed.
- Wielded as a Gauntlet this device is made out of the rare mineral of Cortosis. This makes it resistant to Lightsabers, and most forms of Blasters.
- Extreme Resistance: When activated this piece of technology erects a Force Field (localized to the height and diameter of the individual) that makes them extremely resistant to attack. Lightsabers, Blasters, Knives, Swords, Pistols, Bullets, Vibroblades, Sonic weapons, Ion weapons and even Force power attacks will find it extremely difficult to penetrate this shield. The only weapons that are capable of bypassing this Force Field (to cause harm or injury to the individual inside) which bypasses this extreme resistance are Mandalorian weapons made out of Beskar.
- Cortosis Gauntlet: The Kyber crystal (which powers the devices Force Field) is housed within a Cortosis Gauntlet. Seeing as this Gauntlet is made out of the rare material of Cortosis it makes it resistant to Lightsabers, and most forms of Blasters.
- Kyber Crystal: The Force Field that this device is powered by is a Kyber crystal. As a consequence of this the device has a powerful energy supply that can last up to several days (if the user wanted it to be) and seeing as it is attuned to the Force a Force-sensitive user could activate the Force Field with their mind.
- Invisible Shield: The Force Field created by this device is translucent. This means that others would not know that the user is currently within an impervious Force Field unless the user told them, or if the user were attacked by another. Then it would become obvious that the user is being protected by something. Not to be confused with a cloak. The user can still be seen by the naked eye, but the shield cannot be.
- EMPs Do Not Work: An Electromagnetic pulse (EMP) will not be able to deactivate the Force Field created by this device. This is because the device is powered by a Kyber crystal, and EMPs therefore cannot deactivate the Force. Conversely any Ion weaponry fired upon the Gauntlet (which houses the Kyber crystal) will not be able to ionize the device neither.
- Beskar: The Force Field created by this device can be penetrated by Beskar weaponry. Any weapon made out of Mandalorian Iron will penetrate the shield very easily and will cause catastrophic damage to the individual inside.
- The Force Does Not Work Anymore: If a user is caught within the Force Field (created by the device) then they will not be able to use their Force power whatsoever. They cannot attack others with the Force, and they would also not be able to use other abilities unique to Force-sensitives such as Force Sense, Force Speed, Telekinesis and a host of other abilities that are too numerous to name. Suffice to say the reader must understand that under any and all circumstances the Force is useless to any individual using this device.
- Capital Ships: If it wasn't obvious the armament of a capital ship, such as a Star Destroyer, would destroy an individual using this device even if they were in a Force Field created by it. This is because a capital ship has the fire power to destroy an entire planet if it wanted. This also applies to smaller ships, such as Frigates, and even Starfighters.
- Scanners: A Scanner is capable of detecting the Force Field if it is activated. This would provide others with information that the Force Field is activate.
- Limited Use: The Force Field can only be localized to the immediate space of an individual. Therefore it cannot be used to create a larger Force Field or spread to encompass other people, or groups. However, if a user wanted too, they could- in theory- grab another person and hold them close to themselves before the Force Field is activated.
The Praesidium Cloak is an invisible Force Field that surrounds an individual and makes them extremely resistant to attack, or harm. Lightsabers, Blasters, Knives, Swords, Pistols, Bullets, Vibroblades, Sonic weapons, Ion weapons and even Force power attacks will be mostly ineffective against the Force Field that this device creates. It would take a substantial amount of these types of weapon to overwhelm, break or disable the Force Field that this technology creates. The only weapons that are extremely effective of bypassing the Praesidium Cloak are those made out of the material of Beskar. Therefore Knives, Swords, Vibroblades or Bullets (if they were created with Mandalorian Iron) would penetrate the Force Field quite easily. Mandalorian weapons would be the most effective in penetrating the Force Field if an attacker wished to cause harm, or injury to someone inside.
Of course energy based Mandalorian weapons would be (mostly) ineffective against the Praesidium Cloak. For example, the GALAAR-15 blaster carbine- a Blaster carbine of Mandalorian origin- would encounter extreme resistance by the Force Field created by this technology. However, the Whistling bird or a Beskad would penetrate the shield, and this is because they are made out of Beskar. Being a Mandalorian (with the associated technology) isn't to be confused as being entirely the antitheist of this technology. Conversely any weapons made out of Beskar would be very effective if they were used to attack an individual using this technology. (i.e a sword- not of Mandalorian design- but nevertheless made out of the material of Beskar would penetrate the Force Field created by this technology with extreme ease.)
When activated the Praesidium Cloak is invisible to the naked eye. However, a Scanner would be effective in detecting this shield and this effective is not to be confused by a Cloaking device.
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It is powered by a Kyber crystal that was created using the Creatura Reactor. Therefore it is a product of Sith alchemy, specifically, Crystalogy: a form of Science invented by
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The Praesidium Cloak was inspired by another piece of technology that
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Much of the research conducted in producing this technology was accomplished through the development of a much larger shield generator known as the Praesidium-class Shield. Shield X (an experimental Imperial deflector shield from the days of the First Galactic Empire) served as a basis for both the Praesidium-class Shield, and now the Praesidium Cloak. Like Shield X this piece of technology offers near invulnerability to standard attacks (i.e Lightsabers, Blasters, Knives, Swords, Pistols, Bullets, Vibroblades, Sonic weapons, Ion weapons and even Force power attacks) except, in this case, for any weapons made out of Beskar.
Unlike Shield X this technology does not suffer from the draw back of the energy issues that affected that deflector shield. This is because, unlike Shield X (or, indeed, the Praesidium-class Shield) the Praesidium Cloak is centred around one individual, and so the energy output is minimal in comparison to required levels to protect an entire capital ship. Conversely this technology uses a modified Kyber crystal which was altered by the Creatura Reactor and this acts as the technologies energy source as well as giving it's anti-Force power capabilities.
The Kyber crystal used to power this device was created by the Creatura Reactor: a piece of technology (invented by
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As a means of defence the advantages of the Praesidium Cloak are obvious. However, using it as a means to attack others is impossible. This is because, once the Force Field is activated, a user inside isn't able to attack others unless they deactivate the device first. Therefore it's use in combat scenarios (or situations such as the one described on Bogan) is one of a last resort, or to be activated pre-emptively if the user is expecting hostility, or harm to come from them.
This technology is worn as a Gauntlet and is made out of Cortosis. Therefore it is resistant to Lightsabers and most Blasters. Cortosis is a strong, durable metal (even without it's unique properties) and therefore it would require a great amount of effort on the part of someone else to break the device. An unexpected attack- before the Force Field is activated- on it's Gauntlet would be the most effective way of deactivating this piece of technology. There is only one Praesidium Cloak of it's kind. As a unique and extremely rare piece of technology it currently belongs to
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