L I G H T - O F - A S H L A
- Intent: To create Valkyrja-possessed constructs for the Valkyrja to help better the mortals (Ashlan Crusade and Eternal Empire).
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- Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: Winged Guardians | Silent Knights
- Name: Vængjaður Verndari | The Winged Guardian
- Manufacturer: Fjölkyngi Smiðr Guild | Valkyrja
- Affiliation: Eina L'lerim-Vandiir] | Valkyrja | Selected customers
- Market Status: Closed-Market
- Model: Vængjaður Verndari | The Winged Guardian
- Modularity: High.
- Thanks to the living clay, any looking and size Vængjaður Verndari can be created.
- Production: Limited
- Material: Living Clay | Estrian | Changing Molecule
- Classification: N/A | Valkyrja-possessed Construct
- Weight: Very Heavy | 300-400 kg
- Height: Large | 2-2,5 metres
- Movement: Bipedal and Wings
- Armaments: N/A
- It depends on the person, which Valkyrja prefers, which weapons.
- Larger rifles, for example FS-18 Omega Phase Assault Rifle
- As melee weapons, lightsaber resistant sword, axe/mace, spear, or dagger.
- It depends on the person, which Valkyrja prefers, which weapons.
- Misc. Equipment:
- MP-042 "Skjöldr" Energy Shield
- HUD-2.1 “Acumen” Helmet System
- It depends on the person which Valkyrja prefers, which weapons or equipment.
- Resistances:
- Energy weapons: Very High
- Kinetic weapons: Very High
- Lightsabers: Very High
- Disruptor: Very High
- Force: High
- Environmental: Average
- Sonic: Average
- EMP/Ion: None
- Electricity: None
- Vængjaður Verndari is essentially heavy armour designed to make it easier for Valkyrja members to fight in Realspace or intervene in events because it would be difficult in their natural form. Not to mention that their strange shape-shifting makes self-realization difficult.
- The armour of the constructs can even be layered, most of the pieces can be removed as long as only the body remains, which is why it can even be used as a “disguise” for Valkyrja to walk among people if he wants to. For the same reason, they can wear other armour or change their wings.
- Thanks to the living clay, any look can be made, and with the help of the Estrian, the constructs even get strong armour. So they essentially correspond to a kind of heavy armour. They do not have any electrical devices (only as accessories), solid lifelike sculptures.
- The angelic, winged look symbolises that Valkyrja maintains a close relationship with the Ashlan Crusade (and the Eternal Empire), as Eina uses a similar angelic appearance when she is with the members of these factions.
- The constructs are completely solid, so Valkyrja members can only possess them in immaterial form. After the first use, an imprint is left in the construct, from then on it belongs to that Valkyrja. This imprint, which is the Force Signature does not change, will be absorbed, imbued into the construct, so it will already belong to them and only to them.
- These constructs are quite large, which is why they are quite striking. Due to their large size, they also have greater physical strength.
- Each construct has two wings, allowing them to be able to fly or sail down from somewhere.
- Any extra accessories, gadgets, trinkets can be added to the construct as accessories. They can be made completely unique with ease if someone wants to.
- Like a Living: Each is a great alchemical job, so much so that if someone touches them, they will perceive the surface of the constructs as soft skin and feather/hair. As if they were not a construct, but living beings.
- Great Protection: Thanks to the great formability and high protection of living clay and estrian, these constructs also have great protection against several things, which makes them excellent for their task and for protecting the Valkyrja immaterial soul.
- Connection: Each Valkyrja is mentally / spiritually connected to their own armour, all of which makes it easier for them to control it. That is why they suffer a lot of disadvantages, if they do not control their own armour but other one. They control the construct with thoughts through the Force.
- Speed and Strength: The construct, despite its size, is fairly fast and graceful in motion (as if it were a living Force user), not to mention that it has much greater physical strength than humans. And with the wings they can fly quite fast.
- Racial Abilities: Valkyrja members are able to use their racial abilities in the construct, i.e. if they are in the construct, they are even capable of Force-using (originally they are not capable of this in immaterial form and they are immaterial inside the construct). Last but not least, if they are in their own construct, they are also able to transform into an immaterial form with the construct.
- Home for Everyone: Not only Valkyrja, but other immaterial beings, demons, species are also able to use the constructs.
- Without a Valkyrja: This is not a droid, the construct needs a controller, a pilot. If the construct is not possessed by a Valkyrja, then the construct does nothing.
- Force-nullification: It doesn't really affect the construct, but rather the Valkyrja that controls it. The Valkyrja becomes a stone/crystal due to Force-nullification, so the construct is just a sculpture that does nothing under these effects..
- Not my Armour: If a Valkyrja wants to use a construct that is theirs, they can only do it with major drawbacks. It is much more difficult to control the armour, they will be slower, clumsy. And the benefits of the changing molecule do not prevail, the construct will not become immaterial with them.
- Not Stealthy: Striking and heavy armour, big wings, tall stature, big weight, these constructs are not made for someone to sneak or stealth with them. They are the "heavy artillery/cavalry". Their goal is to be striking.
- Lack of Defences: They have no or minimal protection against EMP / Ion and electrical attacks, but even voice-based attacks can do a lot of damage to the construct. And the wings are large enough and difficult to protect.
- Wingless Guardian: While the wings' protection is similar to a full construct, it’s harder to hide. If the wings are damaged or the construct loses them, they will no longer be able to fly, they will lose this advantage.
- Exotic Weapons: Exotic weapons such as lightsabers, disruptors, or sonic weapons/attacks can harm the construct in any form, be they physical or immaterial. This is why they need higher protection.
- Home for Everyone: Not only Valkyrja, but other immaterial beings, demons, species are also able to use the constructs.
Due to the ongoing wars, the number of Valkyrja has increased and they are visiting Realspace more and more often. They were always greatly influenced by the deeds of their Matriarch, so members of Valkyrja also began to use winged forms more and more frequently in the Netherworld. As Eina often spends her time in Realspace, more and more Valkyrja has longed to return there or just get to know that place.
However, their shape-shifting is limited and their physical body is exactly like their original immaterial form. That is why their original form is not particularly good in the living world. This is why they created these constructs for themselves to make it easier to exist in Realspace and to be able to intervene in the affairs of the living if they want to.
Since the Valkyrja are only souls, if they die it will be their final death, it is for this reason that the armour had to be given greater protection. Living clay and Estrian are mostly only formatted with Force Alchemy, so Valkyrja made them that way too. The end result is not an alchemical object, just a simple lifelike sculpture. It's only "ability" is to be able to preserve the Force signature and thus bind the construct to a Valkyrja.
Constructs are considered heavy armour, which Valkyrja is then able to control once he has possessed the construct. It gives great protection, but of course, like everything, it has its own drawbacks. However, it’s perfect for what it’s made for, and with that, Valkyrja can intervene in Realspace’s events with much more courage and use it at home to fight demons.
One thing is for sure, now that the constructs have been completed, it will probably be possible to meet members of Valkyrja in Realspace many more times. In what form? History will provide an answer to all this in the near and distant future.
Not least, the constructs are also available to individual buyers through the HPI Consortium's marketplace.