Farah
Virtuosa
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create a personal armor set for Farah.
- Image Source: Tali’Zorah from Mass Effect official art?
- Canon Link: N/A
- Restricted Missions: N/A
- Primary Source: N/A
- Manufacturer: Farah
- Model: N/A
- Affiliation: Farah
- Modularity: Yes, oxygen tank, utility belt and temperature control unit can be removed.
- Production: Unique
- Material: Enviromesh, armorweave, sullust leather, duranium helmet
- Classification: Anti-environment
- Weight: Light/Average
- Resistances:
Blasters (And other plasma type weapons): Average - Kinetic: Low (Average in chest/head)
- Lightsabers: Low (Average in chest/head)
- Other:
Environmental: High - Radiation: High
- Liquid-Resistance: Very High
- EMP/ION: Average
- Elemental: Average
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Helmet
Hermetically sealed with sealing foam - Comlink
- Rebreather/filtering system
- HUD with life form scanner, infrared motion sensor and rangefinder
[*]Life support system with a removable oxygen tank and recirculator
[*]Retractable double bladed stiletto on left wrist
[*]Temperature control unit
[*]Utility belt
[*]Light shockboots
Strengths:
- Cannot be penetrated by liquids or gasses of any strength including toxins, acids and gasses.
- Resistant to radiation.
- Can stand extreme heat or flame for a limited time, though not impervious.
- Requires temperature control.
- Lower resistance to lightsabers.
- Lower resistance to kinetic damage.
Given her primary role in the field as a researcher, Farah’s armor was designed to be more protective against environmental threats rather than combat damage. Primarily composed with a mix of armorweave and enviromesh, this armor is of average weight and form fitting enough for Farah to be able to move about comfortably without sacrificing much dexterity. A weave of treated agrinium, enviromesh is resistant to radiation, liquids and gasses of any strength including acids, bases, toxins and nearly all aerosolized liquids or gasses. This is useful when exploring territory with unknown environmental conditions that could be toxic or otherwise dangerous. This specially created mesh offers a measure of heat and fire resistance as well, though is by no means fireproof. Enviro Mesh can withstand bursts of flame or hot environments but not exposure to flame or extreme heat over an extended period of time which would cause the material to begin to melt and become useless. Though enviromesh does not offer much protection against traditional weaponry, an inlay of armorweave offers average resistance to blasters and decent resistance to lightsabers and kinetic damage. The armorweave is layered thicker over the chest and back in order to provide higher resistance to lightsabers and kinetic damage in more vital areas of the body.
The helmet features a HUD with a lifeform scanner, infrared motion sensor and rangefinder in order to help detect potential targets of study while on hostile worlds. The helmet is also hermetically sealed and comes with a rebreather in order to filter out environmental toxins. An oxygen tank and a temperature control unit are attached to the back of this armor, though their positions can be modified or they can be discarded entirely. The oxygen tank that comes with this suit is good for about 2 hours, 3 hours if the oxygen recirculator is used. For missions where it is known that a planet’s atmosphere will not be breathable, multiple or even larger oxygen tanks are recommended and may be added, though this will increased the weight of the armor.
Though able to protect against hostile environments, Farah’s armor is less useful when it comes to defending against traditional weaponry. Slugs and kinetic attacks have the potential to land a crushing blow, and a lightsaber can whittle away at the tougher areas of the armor. Blaster bolts are absorbed well, though they can still burn through to the skin and cause pain. Because the enviromesh used in the armor is tightly woven to avoid penetration of harmful chemicals, it has the potential to overheat. Thus, a cooling unit should be used.
