W A R P R I E S T
THE GODS ENVY WHAT WE'VE MADE
OOC INFORMATION
Image Source: Arcane [X] | Hextech [X]
Canon Link: Soul Gem [X] | Ghostfire Crystal [X] | Blackwing Crystal [X]
Permissions: Ark of Ha'rangir [X] | Starfang [X]
Primary Source: N/A
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Manufacterer: Domina Prime [X]
Affiliation: House Prime [X] | Mandalorian Empire [X]
Market Status: Closed-Market
Model: The Divine Engine
Modularity: Yes
Production: Semi Unique
Material: Refined Azure Blackstone [X]
Classification: Alchemized Power Source
Size: Varies
Weight: Heavy
SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES
"It's not technology. It's belief pretending to be science."
Born from apocalypse and refined through sacrament, Ha'rangirite is not merely a mineral, it is the divine machine made manifest, the perfected union of faith and metallurgy. Where the raw Azure Blackstone was a feral mineral that feasted upon the Force, Ha'rangirite is its sanctified rebirth, tamed by Mandalorian hands and forged within the crucibles of their forgeworlds under the blessings of Warpriests and Iron Clerics.
Its surface gleams like liquid glass, flowing beneath its crystalline shell with threads of luminous azure that pulse in rhythm, as though it carries the heartbeat of a sleeping ancient. When dormant, it mirrors the void, a perfect, reflective black that devours all light. But when awakened, it radiates with a living brilliance that dances like starlight across metal and skin, casting long shadows that whisper in tongues of power.
To the Mandalorians of the New Empire, it is more than a power source. It is the soul of creation harnessed and shackled to mortal will. It fuels their city-ships, powers their holy armaments, and glows at the heart of their most sacred construct, the Ark of Ha'rangir. Where once the gods made war, now their fire burns in Mandalorian hands.
Resonant Core of Creation: Within every shard of Ha'rangirite lies a symphonic lattice, an echo of the original mystic energies that birthed the raw Blackstone. This stone resonates at frequencies known to the Warpriests as the Harmonics of Manda, frequencies that correspond directly to the spiritual energies of life and death. When properly aligned, it allows energy, the Force, and even willpower itself to pass through the crystal without degradation. The effect is akin to transforming raw emotion into structured divinity, a bridge between the spiritual and the mechanical realms.Radiant Star: Ha'rangirite generates and stores energy in ways beyond mortal understanding. Inside its crystalline veins, microfolds of power compress energy into volatile yet powerful fusion states. When drawn upon, this energy unfolds in pure, radiant form, heat, light, or plasma, depending on how it is channeled. Entire cities have been powered for decades on a single Ha'rangirite core, while the same amount of energy, released in an uncontrolled burst, has been known to vaporize land whole areas of habitation.
Runic Harmonization & Manda-Sigil Response: The crystal's surface acts as both conductor and scripture. When engraved with sacred runes, Manda-Sigils, it translates symbolic inscriptions into literal functions: propulsion, shielding, transmutation, or weaponization. Warpriests etch divine verses into the ore's surface, creating machines that pray as they function, powered by the fusion of faith and physics.
Force Amplification Through Symbiosis: Unlike Kyber, which channels the Force as a passive conduit, Ha'rangirite multiplies it. When linked to a Force-sensitive wielder, it mirrors and magnifies their intent, amplifying power exponentially, though always at risk of overwhelming the host. A gifted Mandalorian may feel their will stretch across battlefields, their armor ignite with light, and their very presence become mythic. Yet the stronger their will, the hungrier the crystal grows.
Living Adaptivity & Memory: Ha'rangirite is semi-conscious in the most alien of ways. It remembers the energies that pass through it, the emotions, the trauma, the victories. Imprinting those memories in its crystalline depths. Over time, these memories coalesce into what the Forge Clergy call Echos of the Maker, spectral imprints that whisper to the next bearer, guiding or haunting them. No two crystals are the same, for each is forged in its own story.
Dual-Nature Polarity: The crystal reflects both sides of the Force, creation and destruction, light and shadow. It can purify or corrupt depending on its master's heart. In its light, wounded worlds bloom anew; in its wrath, those same worlds are reduced to glass. It is neither good nor evil, only hungry for purpose.
INTRINSIC STRENGTHS
"We took the root of ruin and taught it to sing our hymns."
Unrivaled Energy Density: Ha'rangirite stands as one of the most efficient energy source in the Empires vaults. A shard the size of a man's heart can power a Mandalorian Starfort for centuries. Unlike Kyber, which fractures under excess strain, Ha'rangirite feeds on it, the more energy you pour into it, the brighter and stronger it becomes, converting raw power into structured stability.
Fracture Control: Once refined properly and sanctified within a Forge Cathedral, the crystal becomes extremely resistant to external forces. Plasma cannot melt it, explosives cannot shatter it, and gravitational shears merely warp its edges before it reforms. It can survive direct impacts from orbital bombardment, its glow merely dimming under the pressure. To destroy Ha'rangirite is to unmake the laws of energy itself.
Force Symbiosis & Amplification: The bond between a Force-sensitive and their Ha'rangirite core becomes a union of essence, symbiotic and intimate. The crystal draws upon the wielder's emotions, amplifying them into tangible power: rage becomes fire, devotion becomes shield, sorrow becomes wave. In trained hands, this effect allows for near-divine feats, warping gravity, igniting pure plasma with thought, or healing grievous wounds through sheer will.
Technological Integration: The material seamlessly binds with other alloys and systems, allowing it to be embedded into starships, armors, and even living tissue. Entire forge-fleets are powered by it, and Mandalorian "Iron Saints" wear Ha'rangirite veins beneath their armor, glowing like blue fire beneath their skin. It adapts to any medium, learning to regulate itself over time, resulting in evolving weapons and armors that grow alongside their wielders.
The Flame of Innovation: In the hands of the forgemasters, Ha'rangirite has enabled miracles: artificial gravity, self-sustaining engines, and even resurrection constructs that trap consciousness in crystalline reflection. It is the core of Mandalorian prosperity, a symbol that their dominion is not only military, but divine. They did not find the gods; they built them.
DESIGN FLAWS
"Each shard hums a different hymn. Some sing of glory. Others, of annihilation."
Volatility Beyond Reason: Ha'rangirite's appetite for energy borders on gluttony. If overfed or exposed to uncontrolled Force currents, it undergoes catastrophic energy inversion, a phenomenon known as The Godfire Collapse. The crystal implodes inward, devouring its own energy field, and then detonates outward with the power of a small star. Entire foundries and fortresses have died this way, their surfaces scorched into perfect glass by the light of their own hubris.
Corruption Through Excess: Ha'rangirite mirrors the heart of its wielder. When used in arrogance, hatred, or unchecked passion, it begins to twist, its luminous blue bleeding into purple-black fractals that devour everything they touch. These corrupted forms, called Ha'rangir's Tears, act as parasitic crystals, spreading across matter like a living plague. Entire forge cathedrals have fallen to their beauty.
Cognitive Contagion: The longer one remains in communion with Ha'rangirite, the more one risks losing oneself to it. The crystal does not speak, it sings, its frequencies bypassing conscious thought and embedding directly into the mind. For some, the whispers become commands. For others, revelation. Many Warpriests claim enlightenment through its voice; just as many end their lives in silent ecstasy, burned alive by divine radiance.
Ritual Refinement & Maintenance: The refinement of Ha'rangirite requires perfect synchronization between machine precision and spiritual faith. The Forge Clergy perform ritual hymns, calibrating reactors through chants that align atomic structure with cosmic rhythm. Any misstep, any false note, results in a Forge Cataclysm, a luminous explosion that consumes everything in a radius of kilometers, leaving only smooth, blue-glass plains behind.
Finite Resource, Infinite Demand: Unlike its raw counterpart, Ha'rangirite cannot reproduce or grow. Every shard that exists is the product of deliberate sanctification, a feat that only the Forge Chapels of House Prime can perform. Every crystal lost to destruction is gone forever. The Mandalorian Empire guards it with fanatic zeal; to steal even a sliver is to commit sacrilege worthy of annihilation.
Failsafe Protocol: Because Ha'rangirite powers engines, city-grids, holy armaments, and the Ark of Ha'rangir itself, catastrophic failure must always remain preventable. Therefore, each crystal is surrounded by prayer-coded failsafe circuitry tuned to its divine pulse. In case of overload, runic dampeners force the gem into a stasis state, cooling the holy fire before it erupts into a miniature supernova. Entropy siphons bleed excess energy into vacuum so that the stone does not consume the very vessel it hails to empower. However, these failsafes themselves are volatile; sabotage or misalignment can easily reverse their purpose, creating a holy detonation with the wrath of a dead star. Faith and design must hold firm, or all burns.
Nullification Meltdown: Where Blackstone starves, Ha'rangirite despairs. It is a caged sun given purpose by the Force, and without that purpose its existence fractures. Inside a Force-dead space, its pulse falls silent, and the godstone recession begins, an implosion of spirit that causes crystals to crack inward as if grieving themselves to death. Armors lose power, ark-reactors gutter lifeless, and sacred weapons turn cold and mute in the wielder's grip. Extended nullification can permanently destroy the divine spark trapped within the gem, leaving behind only a hollow shell of ancient promise. Mandalorians call this a martyr's death, a tragedy of faith extinguished.
THE BREATH OF HA'RANGIR
When the wild and ravenous bloom of Azure Blackstone is captured, tamed, and refined through the sacred forges of the Warpriests, it becomes something altogether transcendent, a miracle of Mandalorian ingenuity and blasphemy intertwined. The raw, thorned mineral, once a curse upon worlds, is reborn as Ha'rangirite, a luminous, crystalline substance that hums with celestial resonance. The process of refining it is known only to a select few: the Iron Clergy of the Crucible, a caste of forgemasters who spend lifetimes in the heat of the sacred smelteries aboard the Forgeworlds of House Prime.
Ha'rangirite is no mere mineral, it is the beating heart of Mandalorian divinity harnessed through artifice. Once refined, its once-black surface turns translucent and radiant, glowing with a deep azure brilliance that shifts like liquid light beneath its crystalline lattice. It vibrates with an almost sentient awareness, its pulse mirroring the rhythms of the Force itself. Within it flows both creation and destruction, the same cosmic duality worshiped by the sons and daughters of Ha'rangir. It is both a gift from the gods and a curse upon the foolish.
At its core, Ha'rangirite acts as a Force-reactive energy source, capable of powering immense cities, entire fleets, and colossal Starforts like the Ark of Ha'rangir, the celestial flagship of House Prime's divine crusades. When bound within arcane circuitry etched with Mandalorian runes known as Manda-sigils, it can bend energy to the will of its wielder. This synthesis of faith and science, often called "Mandalchemy" by outsiders, has revolutionized Mandalorian industry and warfare. The same crystal that fuels sacred shrines also powers weapons capable of sundering small landscapes.
Yet for all its wonder, Ha'rangirite is perilous beyond measure. Improper handling, a misaligned rune, or an unstable energy conduit can trigger catastrophic reactions. A single shard can erupt in a burst of Force energy capable of annihilating an entire facility. Even refined, the stone retains its wild nature, a divine heart barely constrained by mortal craft. Entire Forge Moons have been lost to uncontrolled Ha'rangirite surges, where the stones "awakened" and turned the entire world into a blinding bloom of azure fire.
Because of this, Ha'rangirite is the most tightly controlled substance in the Mandalorian Empire. Only four known forges in the galaxy possess the rites to produce it, each guarded by fleets and legions sworn to eternal silence. Its transportation requires sanctified vault-ships encased in energy seals, escorted by Warpriests who sing the Lament of Containment throughout the voyage. The penalty for theft or illegal trade is absolute obliteration, no trial, no mercy. Even whispers of its unlicensed use are enough to summon inquisitors of the Forge Clergy.
But such restrictions have not quelled its allure. For the Mandalorians, Ha'rangirite is not merely a resource, it is a symbol of divine mastery, proof that the children of war have learned to harness the will of the galaxy itself. Nobles of the Empire wear slivers of it in their armor, priests mount them in their relic staves, and warlords inlay their war machines with its radiant veins. Each piece, however small, is treated as both relic and weapon, a shard of the Destroyer's own heart.
And so, the legend of Ha'rangirite endures, a mineral born of apocalypse, reborn in flame, and refined into the lifeblood of a war-born civilization. In the hands of the faithful, it is the light that builds empires. In the hands of the reckless, it is the spark that ends them.
Out Of Character Info
Intent:
To create a signature force imbued power source blending technology & faith into a divine engine.
Image Source(s):
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11126994/
Canon Link:
N/A
Technical Information
Affiliation:
Mandalorian Empire
Model:
The Divine Engine
Modular:
Yes
Material:
Refined Azure Blackstone
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