Kal
Whispers
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
Pollution, poison, and other nastiness; far from all habitable atmospheres are pleasant and far from all industries are clean.
Terraforming is a solution, but a hideously expensive and time-consuming one. Rebreathers are functional, but wouldn't it be better if one's 'valued employees' were ready to go 24/7 (especially in the event of atmospheric leaks due to poor maintenance)? Always one to listen to the needs of the rich, Vysh-Kolluri set out to design a cybernetic solution to fill the niche - albeit a relatively unpleasant one that requires invasive surgery.
Naturally, the wealthy rarely subject themselves to such treatments; when it comes to their own body, paying for comfort is suddenly worth it.
In order to tap into the immense military budgets of a galaxy at war, Vysh-Kolluri's biotechnicians created a weaponised variant that makes use of acid glands and throat modifications to literally spit acid - a poor choice for a primary weapon, but great as a 'sidearm' or an assassination tool.
- Intent: Replace your lungs with a rebreather - or spit acid - today!
- Image Source: Deep Learning & AI • 3D FUI • 2020 by Olena Shmahalo.
- Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: Artificial Lung | Rebreather
- Manufacturer: Vysh-Kolluri Incorporated
- Affiliation: Vysh-Kolluri Incorporated
- Market Status: Open-Market
- Model: VKB-11 'Ironlung' Biointegrated Rebreather
- VKB-11-O 'Firelung' Biointegrated Acidifier
- Modularity: Significant, see Special Features.
- Production: Mass-Produced
- Material: Synthetic Tissue
- Classification: Lungs
- Size: Average
- Weight: Average
- Resistances: N/A
- Classification: Acid Launcher
- Size: Small
- Weight: Light
- Ammunition Type: Acid Gland
- Ammunition Capacity: Very Small | ~6 Globs
- Effective Range: Personal | ~12 metres
- Rate of Fire: Low | ~20 RPM
- Damage Output: Very High
- Recoil: Average
- Factory-standard Ironlungs are cheapish, mass-produced lung replacements ideal for workers in hostile environments; while not necessarily pleasant, they can keep a being alive under all but the most gruesome of conditions. They even work underwater, sort of - users that do not splurge on the right throat enhancement package are likely to find themselves with a bit too much excess water on the inside, after a while.
- Firelungs are a militarized variant that includes an 'acid gland' able to synthesise sticky, extremely deadly acids from 'spare biomass' (what a user eats). Acidproofing one's throat and adding 'kinetic launch musculature' is equally essential. While it is technically possible to make use of a Firelung without Ironlungs, this is highly inadvisable unless you are sure your lungs can handle acidic fumes.
- Ironlungs can be equipped with 'adrenal glands' for pumping stimulants directly into the respiratory system.
- Breathing Poison: Ironlungs allow users to survive Type II atmospheres and some Type IIIs without a rebreather - neat, huh?
- Spitting Death: Firelungs (militarized Ironlungs) include throat reinforcement and an acid gland, allowing users to spit acid.
- Pain is Good: Ironlungs hurt when they work; moderate pollution stings while chemical weapons (and saline water) burn.
- Carcinogenic: Firelungs - more specifically the acidic fumes they generate - greatly increase the risk of getting cancer.
Pollution, poison, and other nastiness; far from all habitable atmospheres are pleasant and far from all industries are clean.
Terraforming is a solution, but a hideously expensive and time-consuming one. Rebreathers are functional, but wouldn't it be better if one's 'valued employees' were ready to go 24/7 (especially in the event of atmospheric leaks due to poor maintenance)? Always one to listen to the needs of the rich, Vysh-Kolluri set out to design a cybernetic solution to fill the niche - albeit a relatively unpleasant one that requires invasive surgery.
Naturally, the wealthy rarely subject themselves to such treatments; when it comes to their own body, paying for comfort is suddenly worth it.
In order to tap into the immense military budgets of a galaxy at war, Vysh-Kolluri's biotechnicians created a weaponised variant that makes use of acid glands and throat modifications to literally spit acid - a poor choice for a primary weapon, but great as a 'sidearm' or an assassination tool.
