Darth Vornskr the Second
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To Submit Joycelyn Zambrano's personal lightsabre pike.
- Image Source: Joycelyn's Notes: My drawing.
- Canon Link: N/A
- Restricted Missions: N/A
- Primary Source:
Lightsabre - Lightsabre pike
- Synthetic crystal
- Lignan (crystal)
- Lignan (metal)
- Songsteel
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
- Manufacturer: Joycelyn Zambrano.
- Model: N/A
- Affiliation: Joycelyn Zambrano.
- Modularity: Spearhead can be detached and wielded separately like a lightsabre.
- Production: Unique.
- Material: Songsteel shaft and hilt-casing, lightsabre components, lingan ore, synthetic lightsabre crystal.
- Classification: Lightsaber pike.
- Size: Large (full construction), Small (Detached blade).
- Weight: Average.
- Lightsabre Pike: A long shaft (210 cm) topped with a stout, red lightsabre blade (90 cm), featuring a crossguard design where the plasma prongs (2x15 cm) are set at an angle to the main blade.
- Detachable Head: A concealed mechanism in the shaft of the spear can detach the head of the weapon, including the angled crossguard, to be used separately.
- Songsteel Casing: Running the length of the weapon is a songsteel casing. Bright and silvery, it is an object of beauty, both light and strong. It will defend against a lightsabre.
- Lignan Inlay: Running down the shaft of the weapon is a thin, ornate pattern of rare lignan inlay. A force-user can draw power from this inlay (burning it off) for a temporary boost in the Force.
- Synthetic Lightsaber Crystal: Red in colour, produces a strong blade with a small chance of "breaking" other sabre blades.
- Lignan Focusing Crystal: Burns stronger than the usual lightsabre blade and will cut through materials slightly faster than normal.
- Reach: The reach of this lightsabre pike is considerable, allowing its wielder to attack opponents from a range at which they may not be able to retaliate.
- Cutting Power: Lignan combined with a synthetic crystal leaves for a mighty cutting blade. It will shear through most non-resistant materials with considerable ease and has a fraction of a chance to break an opponent's lightsabre-blade at a powerful swing.
- Lignan Surge: The inlay of metallic lignan can help temporarily boost the wielder's affinity with the Force.
- Detachable Head: If needed, the head and shaft can be detached, leaving a short, but perfectly fine lightsabre to wield. The mechanism to detach it is not obvious to the unknowing.
- Songsteel: The hilt of this weapon is made of durable songsteel and will stand up against the power and heat of a lightsabre.
- Size: A long weapon, the full pike construction takes room to carry and fully utilise. There is also a chance of opponents using the length of the shaft against the wielder.
- Blade: Comparably short and stout, the blade of the pike leaves less cutting surface than the common lightsabre. When detached, it also features less reach.
- Lignan Blacklash: While the Lignan inlay may temporarily boost the wielder's affinity with the Force, it leaves her light-headed in the aftermath. The metal will also burn away as it is used up.
Lignan Addiction: If used carelessly, the boosting sensation of lingan can be addictive.
[*]Cortosis: Featuring dimetris circuits, the weapon is vulnerable to cortosis. Should the plasma be intercepted by a cortosis object (weapon or armour) then it may short out and become temporarily inert.
DESCRIPTION
Joycelyn Zambrano is many things, and at the spearhead of it all, she's a student of war. It was for this reason she found herself experimenting with the traditional weapon of the Sith, the lightsabre, and combining it with the martial forms of her two parental cultures. It was from the merger of these ideas, combined with her experience from the battlefield, that she landed on the idea of shaping her lightsabre into a polearm designed to fit her two-and-a-half meter stature (8'3 ft).
The complete design came in at three meters in total, featuring a songsteel shaft of 210 cm, a rather short, but thick lightsabre blade of 90 cm, and two plasmic prongs set at an angle from the base of the main blade, each at 15 cm in length. The songsteel casing is a silvery colour that off-sets the darker lignan inlay. The lingan inlay is shallow but securely fastened, leaving only shallow grooves when it's burned away. The weapon has great reach, but less cutting-length than the average lightsabre. The prongs makes it possible to trap enemy blades, but the total length of the weapon (in its full construction) could prove to be a disadvantage in certain situations. For this reason, Joycelyn made the sabre-head detachable. However, the detached sabre-head leaves for a shorter sabre than normal, which is its own weakness.
The junction between the sabre and the shaft had to be strong and the mechanisms for turning the blade on and off, as well as detaching it, should not be obvious to an opponent. Additionally, the grip of the sabre would need to be comfortable in the hand. With some help from an imperial engineer she met at a pub, an elegant solution was given that made the long shaft partially cover the part that would function as the hilt when detached. This allowed her to turn the blade on and off on the long shaft when connected, and gave the option of an otherwise concealed switch when handling only the blade on its own. It also made a release mechanism that will not be tripped by simply handling the weapon in combat, but is still available at a moment's notice.
The lightsabre blades are a vibrant red colour and burn with extreme potency thanks to the combination of synthetic and lingan focusing crystals. While it will not cut through sabre-resistant materials, it will do shorter work of other materials than a normal blade. It also means the pike has a small chance of "breaking" another lightsabre's stream.
The lingan inlay serves a secondary, but critical function: The metal can be used to boost one's power in the Force for a moment. This will result in the lingan inlay slowly turning to ash and falling off, and a post-surge light-headedness that may leave one vulnerable. One should be careful not to overuse the lignan as it may lead to an addictive sensation of power in the surge and a lingering sensation of ineptitude without it. If the lignan is burned away, one may replace it, but it is an extensive and costly procedure.
