Department N-12 Research(Beacon City)

Leyas Energy Bridge Weapon

The Majesty Core channels the elemental skill of the pilot and creates wide spheres of the leyas power using multi-directional energy bridges at the core of the attack. The spheres are not projected, but rather opened upon their targets. Connecting to a Surge Platform most notably increases the range and area-of-effect the Majesty Core can project, while the power remains dependent on the skill of the pilot.

This weapon does 1d6 per point of leyas rating as energy damage, x20 to vehicles and structures. (For Example: Will 6 = 6x6 x20 energy damage to vehicles and structures, min 120 max 720.) This weapons causes a huge flood of leyas into an area targeted by it. If used on any planet other then Refuge, there is a chance it will permanently tear an energy bridge open causing regular leyas surges and leyas storms. On a ark Refuge Natural 1 or a Time Shredders Deuce it will permanently rid a hole to one of the primordial dimensions and cause the natural leyas rating of the planet to 6 and cause fear tests and nightmare creation. If all 1's are rolled or a joker is drawn then the pilot will become a leyas burnout. Causes unshielded artifacts to backfire. Blinds those using Leyas Sight in the area for 1d6 combat rounds.

Requires 3 open weapon mountings; Requires Leyas Generator level 5

Blackmarket Price: 25,000 ghaz

Reference:
-Space Campaign 3, Update 4

This research is broken up into 4 parts.

Character Class Kit - Arch Knight

Long before Beacon City came to be, the land surrounding it was known as the great Freedom Homeforge, a region of free people attempting to keep the lords of Itash at bay. The General Garmin Fe came to conquer the region peacefully during the old CEN conquests. What he brought with him was the practice of augmenting the humanoid body for the sake of survival. In the times since, the augmentations and surgical procedures have continued to progress. Evidence of this can be seen in the order of Judges, Jurys, and Sages that serve the great city. Every citizen, down to the lowest ranks of society, are augmented by implantation. Technomantic devices, leyas artifacts, and living crystal technology are grafted to flesh without the single sign of restraint. A practice rivaled only by the fully augmented Cyborgs of the Waste or the mind-swapping warframed soldiers of the Unity.

Now a new breed of warrior emerges, crafted to fill the role once played by the Order of the Recognized, Beacon City's old guard. The Arch Knights are both shock troops and defenders at the core of their being. Learning from their predecessors, they have come to value the art of tecnomancy. Utility, bravery, and defense are at the heart of what they have been trained for. Though this is just their basic conditioning, to be a Arch Knight, one must forge more then just their mind and go beyond what the body is capable of on its own.

Grafted onto the back of a proven warrior, flanking each side of the upper spinal column, are one quarter meter long arcs of iron metal that protrude from the skin, smoothed and gapless. From this originates a metal rooting system that lies just under the skin and spans the entire body. The metallic implant is kin to the frost generator, the technology that keeps the mountains of the city in perpetual frost. The craft is restructured and redesigned to be implanted into the warrior, augmenting his or her fortitude and endurance beyond their normal limits. Smaller, slimmer, and within full control of the host, the frost generator implant can lash out a spike of chilling metal from any limb of the body, granting the warrior a lethal weapon to those without a proper shield against it. The shifting plates of their armor allows passage and permits the strikes to fly unhindered. Beyond this, the implant grants one last gift, the ability to withstand the hottest flames of Ky'rpos and the deepest depths of V'Crios. The prefect warrior for an invasion into the primordial planes of existence.

Their armor is also iconic and singular to them. Each plate of white stone textured metal has the glow of something blue around its edges. Where the old guard once held shield-in-hand, the new guard carries with them a ward upon the arm itself. The shield arm stands out like that of a giants gauntlet. When the armor is engaged, and when the interlocking plates seize and clasp, exposing no gap to the enemies blade, the Sovereign Plate will itself strike out against those that would mean to do harm.

All Arch Knights have Solider-Class-5 clearance. Like all citizens of Beacon City, the Knights are implanted with a shard heart that increases their survival in frozen wastelands and gives them immunity to natural cold.

[The warriors should know technomancy, and an elemental layas of choice. I like them hardy. The spike attack from the frost generator inside of them will replace the old shard short sword. The old shard shield is replaced by armor integrated into the plate mail. It would be great if they could pick any two hand/arm implants. If that can be arranged then no need for other weapons. Grapple hook would be handy. I would still like them to be able to fashion nebulous orbs and frost generators, but Nephilim construction is a new special training and only automatically granted to the Old Order of the Recognized. Skills include tactic, wargiant riding, and planar Survival.]

Special Trainings

Nebulous Construction - Allows for the creation of Nebulous Orbs and Frost Generators. A Prerequisite for other instantaneous crafting.

Niphilim Construction - Allows for the creation of Niphilim WarGiants using Nebulous Orbs. Requires Nebulous Construction.]

Body Armor - Sovereign Plate

"During the Border Wars, Garmin Fe Constructed four unique armor sets. This armor was to be given to the bravest of those he could find and only to those who would hold true to the ideal of freedom at all costs. The Standard of the North, of the South, of the East, and of the West were one of the finest crafts the General ever made. To this day, only the Standard of the West is accounted for. Derived from the same plans, an inferior copy of the armors is massed produced for the next generation of Beacon City warriors."

This well constructed plate mail is made of metal plates that have a silver white sheen and rocky texture. The Plates are held together by a blue nano-weaved cloth that shows through the seams of the plates. The off-hand shield arm is made of heavier plating and has the girth of a giant's arm. The plates themselves have been worked over by the layes and refined with nano-technology to make it light and strong. When engaged in the stalwart stance, the armor plating clamps down and the will of the knight inside can be reflected back onto his or her attackers.

[Reflects a leyas attack back on attackers when the stalwart stance is engaged. Includes a shield built into the arm itself and can be wielded while both hands are free to hold objects.]

Bound by zela shackles, chained at the ankles, and muzzled across their deadly jaws, the Sylvan Hunters, shells of the Planar Knights they once were. They arrived from the Kasanthian empire's suburban-based prisons, a gift from the Grand Admiral Layne Yr. Snarling and savage the alien beasts from another dimension were led to their cells. Cautiously the binds were removed, all save the zela shackles.

Oust Tulic, operational manager of Department N-12, observing the process turns the General Garmin Fe and says, "They are so untamed, so wild that its hard to believe these were an advanced civilized race at one point."

Garmin Fe, looking grim turns to respond, "The disease that festers on their mind does that to them. Stories are told that they were the first to discover living crystal technology. Perhaps their is a connection."

Oust Tulic looking puzzled, "A connection to what?"

Replying with almost no regard for his curiosity, "Its nothing. I want the test subjects prepped for examination. We begin our work immediately. The path to a cure starts now and we will not rest until it is found. I trust you Oust to get it done."

"Yes sir," said Oust in a commanding voice. "Sir, before you leave, there is something I thought you should know. A certain someone was assigned to this facility recently and they were granted clearance above my own."

"Really? I placed you in charge of this facility, there should be no one else above you. Who authorized this?", said Garmin.

"Well technically, your above me as well.", replied Oust, "The authorization comes from Magister Denthis under the authority of the second circle of the council. And sir, your not going to be pleased with who it is."