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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
Razalon was a company as small as it was ancient, with origins possibly going back to 3643 BBY, according to some research. Their FC Line of speeders is just as old and just as obscure, following blueprints and designs that have been handed down for dozens of generations. It has enjoyed brief bouts of popularity or notoriety but has often gone unnoticed by the wider galaxy away from the company's home world. The FC-38-Lux was a failed attempt to break free of the company's relatively small customer base by upgrading one of its traditional blueprints with new technological features. The upgrade was poorly carried out, with the new "Automatic Summoning" feature causing minor injuries and property damage. The most significant amount of damage done was to Razalon itself, as the resulting PR disaster, lack of sales on the new vehicle, and drop in sales of its other models upset the fragile balance of the small company and caused it to finally declare bankruptcy after over 4000 years of operation.
Despite its disastrous, company-destroying launch, the Lux has found a small niche in the galactic open market and now resells for a decent handful of credits if you can find the right buyer (Roughly 350 credits isn't bad for junk) . People living in dense urban metroplexes appreciate its small size and maneuverability, allowing them to pilot it in prohibitively tight alleyways and across busy pavilions. They can even store it inside their apartments if they don't want to rent a parking space for a larger vehicle and don't have a starship to put it aboard. Owners now know not to use the automatic summoning feature unless, of course, they want to try running someone over with a repulsorcraft. Some unscrupulous types have even made aftermarket modifications to their Lux, such as welding spikes or blades to the front of the crescent-shaped body, so they can cause more harm when doing so.
The FC-38-Lux is more popular as an individually owned civilian vehicle. Its lack of offensive and defensive capabilities makes it of little use to security or military organizations, and its lack of cargo capacity and towing capability renders it unsuitable as a work vehicle for most companies. As such, it has no affiliation to any factions.
- Intent: Attempt to reintroduce Razalon's compact, nimble, and whisper-quiet FC line of speederbikes to the modern open market.
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- Primary Source: https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/FC-20_speeder_bike
- Manufacturer: Razalon
- Affiliation: Razalon, Irumakka Sednava, any individual player character that would like to claim one.
- Market Status: Open-Market
- Model: FC-38-Lux
- Modularity: No
- Production: Mass Produced
- Material: Durasteel Frame, Duraplast Plating, Speederbike internals.
- Classification: Speederbike
- Role: Reconnaissance, Personal Transport.
- Size: Very Small
- Length: 150 centimeters
- Width: 38 centimeters
- Height: 120 centimeters
- Weight Light
- Armaments: None (but there are a pair of special clips that can serve as mounting positions for a pilot's blaster.)
- Defenses: None
- Maneuverability Rating: Very High
- Speed Rating: Low
- 180 kph
- Propulsion: Repulsorlift
- Minimum Crew: 1
- Optimal Crew: 1
- Passenger Capacity: 0
- Cargo Capacity: Very Small
- Nowhere to store anything, aside from a pair of fixed clips.
- Collapsable Headset Comlink: Rather than a comms array, this speeder comes with a collapsible headset that fits neatly in the operator's pocket when not in use.
- Single cluster of 4 small Turbothrusters
- Fixed Clips: In lieu of any sort of storage compartment, as some speeders have, this vehicle has a pair of extremely sturdy clips for holding items like staffs, lightsaber hilts, flashlights, electrobinoculars, or blasters. The clips are located on either side of the front end of the crescent, slightly below the handlebars of the vessel, making items stored on them readily accessible to the pilot at any time. Notably, these clips are oriented such that an affixed flashlight can serve as a headlight or an affixed blaster as a forward-facing fixed gun.
- A-7 steering system: A speederbike steering system built to allow very tight turns.
- Auto Stop: If the Lux rider disembarks without breaking, the speederbike will automatically slow down and stop, entering a standby mode.
- Auto Summon: The Lux has a very simplistic https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Slave_circuit-based autopilot system that allows it to home in on and travel to a paired Beckon Call when activated. The Beckon Call the speeder is paired with is very small and made to be manually integrated into an operator's Wrist Comm as an additional feature. It has a detectable range of 2 kilometers. When the Beckon Call is used to activate the autopilot system, the FC-38-Lux will take the most direct path to the Beckon Call, stopping within 3 meters. For best results, use this feature in large, open areas.
- Nimble Glider: The Lux is impossible to topple. It can make hairpin turns and risky maneuvers other speederbike manufacturers only dream of, thanks to Razalon engineers' commitment to making amazing handling and a low center of gravity the uncompromising focus of their design for this vehicle.
- Noise Discipline: The FC-38-Lux runs entirely silently, making not a single sound even when the operator pushes the engine to its limits, thanks to a heavy amount of baffling.
- Extremely Compact: This speeder's thin size and crescent shape make it easily stored in even some of the smallest starships, where most other repulsorcraft just won't fit.
- Comfortable: One of the most ergonomic, supportive and downright comfortable speederbikes available, the FC-38-Lux features a seating arrangement that one would more expect to find inside the cockpit of a hovercar or at the helm of a starship. A padded seat and full-length seat back with headrest ensure that the operator can sit back and relax as they use this craft.
- Minimized Protective Measures: There is a notable lack of any form of defense for the FC-38-Lux and its completely exposed operator. With very light armor and no shielding, even a single direct shot from a handheld blaster can potentially disable the vehicle or kill the being astride it.
- Low Output: The FC-38-Lux's excellent, silenced engine has a drawback: It's unable to output as much power as engines purpose-built for speed or towing ability. This renders the speeder bike slower than the average speederbike and incapable of pulling any significant weight behind it.
- No Bite: This speeder lacks a dedicated arsenal. If the operator plans to get into a fight, they must supply their own blasters.
- Expensive: The "Lux" in the model's name stands for "Luxury," with good reason. This was one of the more expensive speeders on the market at retail price, mainly owing to the specialized silent-running engine utilized in its design and to its automated features. This means if you break your Lux, it's probably cheaper to find or buy a new one (350 credits) and cannibalize it for parts than buy a very expensive replacement part.
- Flying Blind: Except for the pressure sensor in the seat that triggers the auto stop feature and the sensor that can detect the paired Beckon Call, this craft has no onboard sensor array whatsoever, making it completely blind to its environment and unable to provide any data to the operator.
- Faulty Feature: The FC-38-Lux's lack of a comprehensive sensor array renders its automatic summoning feature notoriously accident-prone. The speeder has been known to crash into people and structures as it takes a direct path to the operator's Beckon Call, causing a fair amount of injuries and damage and severely harming its reputation on launch.
Razalon was a company as small as it was ancient, with origins possibly going back to 3643 BBY, according to some research. Their FC Line of speeders is just as old and just as obscure, following blueprints and designs that have been handed down for dozens of generations. It has enjoyed brief bouts of popularity or notoriety but has often gone unnoticed by the wider galaxy away from the company's home world. The FC-38-Lux was a failed attempt to break free of the company's relatively small customer base by upgrading one of its traditional blueprints with new technological features. The upgrade was poorly carried out, with the new "Automatic Summoning" feature causing minor injuries and property damage. The most significant amount of damage done was to Razalon itself, as the resulting PR disaster, lack of sales on the new vehicle, and drop in sales of its other models upset the fragile balance of the small company and caused it to finally declare bankruptcy after over 4000 years of operation.
Despite its disastrous, company-destroying launch, the Lux has found a small niche in the galactic open market and now resells for a decent handful of credits if you can find the right buyer (Roughly 350 credits isn't bad for junk) . People living in dense urban metroplexes appreciate its small size and maneuverability, allowing them to pilot it in prohibitively tight alleyways and across busy pavilions. They can even store it inside their apartments if they don't want to rent a parking space for a larger vehicle and don't have a starship to put it aboard. Owners now know not to use the automatic summoning feature unless, of course, they want to try running someone over with a repulsorcraft. Some unscrupulous types have even made aftermarket modifications to their Lux, such as welding spikes or blades to the front of the crescent-shaped body, so they can cause more harm when doing so.
The FC-38-Lux is more popular as an individually owned civilian vehicle. Its lack of offensive and defensive capabilities makes it of little use to security or military organizations, and its lack of cargo capacity and towing capability renders it unsuitable as a work vehicle for most companies. As such, it has no affiliation to any factions.
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