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Work In Progress Mage's Laboratory - Factory Workshop I

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Mellifluous Magenta

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Mellifluous Magenta
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
  • Manufacturer: First United Astral Engineering
  • Affiliation: Eleena Salwa
  • Market Status: N/A - Closed-Market
  • Model: FAE/R-07 “Regina Fair” Racing Prototype Repulsor Bike
  • Modularity: Yes
    • Various Aesthetic Modifications and Permutations.
    • Seat Height, Petal Position, and Other Relevant Ergonomic Factors May be Adjusted to Accommodate Riders of Virtually All Sizes and Builds
    • Various Settings and Programming Alterations
    • Variable Setup Adjustments
      • Capable of Being Tuned and/or Adjusted for Different Types of Tracks, Weather Conditions, Pilot Preference, Etc.
      • Systems May be Stripped as Needed or Desired
      • Setup Modules May be Switched
  • Production: Unique
  • Material:
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
  • Classification: Racing Swoop Bike
  • Size: Average
  • Weight: Average
  • Setup Modules: Pure Power │ Side Force - Circuit │ Side Force - Oval Track │ Balance - Side Force Focus │ Balance - Power Focus
Pure Power​
Side Force - Circuit​
Side Force - Oval Track​
Balance - Side Force Focus​
Balance - Power Focus​
Acceleration​
Extreme​
Average​
Very High​
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Very High​
Launch​
Low​
Very Low​
Very Low​
Very Low​
Very Low​
Braking Power​
Low​
Extreme​
Low​
Very High​
High​
Cornering Speed​
Average​
Extreme​
Extreme​
Very High​
High​
Top Speed​
Extreme​
Average​
Very High​
High​
Very High​
  • Propulsion: Repulsorlift
  • Minimum Crew: ECSAI-class "Sérhannaðar" Artificial Intelligence
  • Optimal Crew: 1 Pilot and ECSAI-class "Sérhannaðar" Artificial Intelligence
  • Passenger Capacity: None
SPECIAL FEATURES
STRENGTHS
  • (Provide, in list format, a minimum of 1 strength of this submission.)
  • Ricer - With three distinct setup modules, the Regina Fair can be tuned to the demands of almost any track or course, whether it be a ovular speedway, a technical short circuit, or something with characteristics of both.
    • Power -
    • Side Force -
    • Balance -
WEAKNESSES
  • (Provide, in list format, a minimum of 1 weaknesses of this submission.)
  • There Goes Pole Position - Due to a lack of the necessary gearing, the Regina Fair is quite frankly, terrible off the line, meaning that it is important to put the bike on the front row in qualifying. Even then, the Regina Fair might still suffer.
  • Night in the Garage - Setup modules require a night in the garage to switch out. Full module refits can not be done during a pit stop or even during an extended period of race suspension.
DESCRIPTION
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Mellifluous Magenta

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Mellifluous Magenta
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Not an exact depiction. The gloves cover the entire hand and are not fingerless.​
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
  • Classification: Energized Combat Outfit
  • Weight: Very Light
  • Resistances:
    • Energy: Extreme
    • Kinetic: High
    • Lightsabers: Extreme
    • Sonic: High
    • Weaponized Acid / Corrosives: Low
    • Electromagnetic / Ion / Electronic Disruption: Extreme
    • Tensor: Low
    • Weaponized Radiation: Very Low
    • Weaponized Cold: Average
    • Weaponized Heat: Extreme
    • The Force: Very High
SPECIAL FEATURES
STRENGTHS
  • Energy Aegis: The combination of triple-phase Echani conformal shields, energy sinks, norris root staining, and Transparent Shield Weave gives the outfit extreme resistance to blasters, disruptors, plasma, particle weapons, electrical attacks, ion weaponry, and stun effects. Against most ranged energy threats, the wearer can remain fully mobile under sustained fire.
  • Lightsaber Resistance: The Phrik-Terentatek Hide composite provides elite-tier resistance to lightsabers. This is a notable advantage in close-quarters engagements against lightsaber-wielders.
  • Metaphysical Shield: Terentatek hide significantly dampens direct Force-based effects. While not total immunity, this resistance complicates many types of Force attacks and reduces the effectiveness of many Sith and Jedi techniques. In addition, a dedicated neural stabilizer in the neck piece protects against mental attacks.
  • Extreme Thermal Tolerance: Ostrine reinforcement and thermal shielding allow the wearer to operate in environments with intense heat, fire, or plasma exposure. Directed flamethrowers, thermal detonator shock-heat, and heat bloom are far less lethal than they would be to conventional armor.
  • Storm Chaser: Liquid-Aenite electronic treatment, Solar Ray shielding, and the AEGIS nanoarray make the outfit extraordinarily resilient to ion weapons, EMP grenades, and electronic warfare. This prevents catastrophic system shutdowns common to advanced armor systems.
  • Deceptive Coverage: The kimono silhouette and visible exposed skin disguises the outift’s true defensive capabilities. The Transparent Shield Weave and conformal shielding may cause opponents to misjudge target vulnerability, potentially driving poor tactical decisions.
  • Wallflower: The Farsight Dress is a multi-spectrum concealment platform designed to defeat visual perception, electronic sensing, biometric tracking, and battlefield acoustics simultaneously. Its stealth profile is layered, redundant, and adaptive. Its core strengths include near-total visual obfuscation via the photo-reactive coating, sensor and scanner suppression via the stealth polymer and the mirror masking system, electronic surveillance defeat via the Blue Witch sensor jammer, thermal/infrared invisibility via the thermoguard system, concealment from metaphysical senses via the taozin node, and acoustic erasure via D-baffling.
  • Self-Sustaining: Programmable matter enables gradual self-repair, sealing penetrations and microfractures after combat. While not instantaneous, it dramatically increases operational longevity during extended campaigns.
WEAKNESSES
  • Acerbic Affliction: Weaponized acids, molecular solvents, and exotic corrosives can bypass or degrade organic components such as terentatek hide and norris-stained layers. Sustained exposure can permanently damage the outfit if not neutralized quickly.
  • Low Tensor Resistance: While optimized to mitigate damage from most forms of energy-based assaults, tensor weapons are indeed the exception. In firing compressed tractor beam waves, they can bypass most of the bodysuit’s defenses and affect the wearer’s body at a cellular level, with the potential to cause severe injury.
  • Shield Projector Fragility: The Farsight Dress is a high-tech combat outfit that depends in large part on its electronics for its defensive prowess. Thus, should its electronics be overloaded, disabled, or impaired, the outfit’s ability to protect Olana will suffer in turn. In such a case, the miniaturized intrinsic shield array and the Transparent Shield Weave might suffer malfunction. Since these systems are linchpins to the outfit’s resistance against disruptors (the protective material by itself is unable to adequately defend against this weapon type as solid materials can not be proofed against disruptors), these weapons will likely pose an especially mortal threat to the wearer in the event of system failure.
  • Single Point of Failure: The energized neck piece concentrates critical sensors, shielding control, and life support functions. Severe damage to this component can compromise head and neck defense more quickly than a traditional helmet would.
  • Limited Radiation Protection: The outfit lacks dedicated radiation shielding. Prolonged exposure to ionizing radiation, nuclear fallout, or stellar emissions remains dangerous, particularly if shield power must be conserved.
  • Slow Self-Repair Cycle: Programmable matter repairs are gradual. Severe damage incurred in rapid succession cannot be immediately undone and may accumulate during prolonged engagements. It goes without saying that the programmable matter will not be able to effect repairs during most live confrontations.
DESCRIPTION
Created by First United Astral Engineering, the Farsight Dress was commissioned by Olana using funds she ostensibly secured from her previous contracts before joining the Big Agnes. Outwardly styled as a flowing Atrisian kimono with thigh-high boots, the combat dress is a ceremonial-tactial hybrid garment engineered as a state-of-the-art personal protection system. Its primary construction is a phrik–terentatek hide composite armorweave, marrying the near-mythic durability and lightsaber resistance of phrik with the Force-resistant properties of terentatek hide. This composite grants extraordinary survivability against both conventional and esoteric threats while remaining exceptionally light, flexible, and graceful in motion. The armorweave is further treated with norris root staining, which imparts natural resistance to energy weapons and lightsabers without compromising the garment’s elegance. Ostrine reinforcement throughout the dress and boots absorbs extreme heat, rendering the outfit highly resistant to plasma, fire, and thermal overload.

Beneath the visible layers lies a Transparent Shield Weave undersuit lies beneath the visible layer, an invisible, skintight lattice of miniaturized energy shield projectors that protects every exposed area with the exception of the head. When energized, it provides deceptive yet formidable protection that is seamlessly integrated into the outfit’s overall defensive architecture. Embedded within the kimono dress and thigh-high boots is an Echani conformal shield projector array that employs a triple-phase system: Solar ray shielding for electrical, ionic, particle, plasma, and light-wave threats; particle shielding for kinetic and physical impacts; and a thermal layer for directed heat and fire. Energy sinks in the boots and belt absorb excess blaster energy, while an integrated AEGIS nanoarray disperses electricity and stun effects across the armor. All sensitive electronics are treated with Liquid-Aenite, granting extreme resistance to EMP and ion weaponry, and programmable matter allows the outfit to self-seal and self-repair over time after sustaining damage.

Head and neck protection is provided by an energized neck piece that deploys a reactive, skintight energy shield around the head and throat when threats are detected. This system doubles as a life-support interface and sensor hub, incorporating sonic nullification earpieces, smart contact lenses with polarized flash protection and HUD projection, and a full targeting and awareness suite.

The Farsight Dress is further distinguished by a multi-spectrum stealth architecture layered throughout its construction. A toggleable photo-reactive coating overlays the kimono, boots, and Transparent Shield Weave, actively warping and reflecting ambient light and coloration to render the wearer nearly invisible to unaided sight across most environments. Beneath this is a Skuggalegt P-pattern stealth polymer undercoating, a synthesis of reflec, stygian-triprismatic polymer, nightshadow, shadowskin, and shadowsilk technologies. This polymer absorbs stray light, attenuates sound, and—most critically—reflects, diffuses, or falsifies scanner and sensor returns, making the wearer exceptionally difficult to detect by radar, lidar, motion scanners, or life-form detection systems. The Transparent Shield Weave itself incorporates mirror masking, obscuring biological signatures and suppressing life sign readings, while integrated D-baffling eliminates extraneous sound from movement. A thermoguard system equalizes the garment’s external temperature with its surroundings, erasing infrared and thermal contrast, and a Blue Witch sensor jammer actively disrupts electronic surveillance, security holocams, and advanced monitoring networks. Together, these systems allow Olana to slip from visual, electronic, thermal, acoustic, and biometric perception almost entirely. In this, the Farsight Dress functions as a comprehensive concealment platform, befitting a seer who must observe without being observed.

In all, the Farsight Dress is an outfit that appears ceremonial and minimalistic, yet functions as a fully integrated, elite-grade combat ensemble masked by a delicate silhouette that conceals extreme survivability, Force resistance, and advanced battlefield adaptability.
 
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Mellifluous Magenta

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Mellifluous Magenta
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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
  • Classification: Electromagnetic Plasma Pistol
  • Size: Large
  • Weight: Heavy
  • Muzzle Velocity: 2.5 km/s
  • Bolt Appearance:
    • The bolt itself is a blue-white plasma lance with arcing electricity. It impacts in a bright blue-white flash with a residual cloud of green-blue-white smoke from vaporized materials being superheated into a plasma state before rapidly cooling.
  • Ammunition Type: FAE/AM-01-S2 Energy Weapon Cartridge - Ethaerium Gas and Universal Coolant
  • Ammunition Capacity: Very Small - 10 Shots
  • Effective Range: Battlefield - 600 m
  • Rate of Fire: Semi-Automatic
  • Damage Output: Extreme
  • Recoil: Very Low
SPECIAL FEATURES
  • Data and Information Security
  • Combat Electronics
  • Control Systems
  • Energy Modules
    • Umbaran Electromagnetic Plasma Bolt
      • Derived from Umbaran electromagnetic plasma technologies, this module fires a lance of high-energy plasma that has three notable damage effects: thermal, kinetic, and electromagnetic. The primary kill mechanism is thermal, complemented by devastating kinetic and electromagnetic effects.
        • Kinetic
          • The first effect to manifest is kinetic. Although the plasma bolt is not a solid slug, it carries a significant amount of kinetic energy due to its mass and velocity. When it strikes a target, it delivers a tremendous kinetic impact before thermal energy release. A direct hit to a man-sized target, is roughly equivalent to being struck by a high-explosive autocannon shell. It can liquefy organs and pulverize bone, violently disrupting the body in the process. In addition, the rapid expansion of the vaporized materials and superheated air generates a powerful shockwave which is capable of rupturing eardrums, collapsing lungs, knocking targets off their feet, and inflicting severe internal bruising within a 1-meter radius.
        • Thermal
          • Thermal energy manifests when the electromagnetic containment field collapses upon impact, releasing an immense quotient of thermal energy directly onto the target in a microsecond from the star-core-temperature plasma orb. This energy transfer is so rapid and intense that it has the potential to bypass the liquid phase entirely, superheating most materials (including durasteel, ferrocrete, plastoid, reinforced organic carapace, etc.) directly into a gas within a radius of ~0.5 meters. Even on a near-miss, the radiant heat flux can scorch exposed flesh, melt armor surfaces, and cause contained moisture to flash into steam, potentially leading to painful burns and internal trauma. The bolt’s thermal output is sufficient to melt durasteel and violently ablate specialized heat-resistant materials the likes of duravlex or ostrine.
        • Electromagnetic
          • Electromagnetic and radiation effects stem from the characteristics of Umbaran EM plasma. As the projectile is a ball of unstable, electrically charged particles held together by a powerful EM field, its collapse releases a massive pulse of electromagnetic energy across a broad spectrum within a ~2-3 meter radius. This pulse is powerful enough to fry any unshielded electronics and disrupt shields within a short radius. In addition, the plasma state and the forces involved generate a significant amount of X-ray and a small amount of gamma radiation at the moment of impact. While not enough for acute radiation sickness from a single near-miss, repeated exposure or close calls may carry cumulative risk. The intense EM fields may also cause localized neural interference, resulting in involuntary muscle twitches or disorientation for those within a meter of the detonation.
    • Stun Bolt
      • Projects a stun bolt that is designed to leave a target unconscious by overloading their nervous system via charged electrical impulses.
  • Power and Energizing Systems
  • Utility and Safety Systems
STRENGTHS
  • Can Opener: The FAE/W-17 essentially functions as a hand-held breaching tool and light vehicle killer. It can vaporize durasteel, breach ferrocrete walls, shatter and superheat beskar plating, and penetrate specialized heat-resistant materials the likes of duravlex and ostrine. This makes it effective against fortifications, light vehicle armor, and droid casings.
  • Combined Effects Damage: The FAE/W-17 delivers a synergistic kill mechanism of kinetic impact, thermal vaporization, and electromagnetic pulse. This makes the weapon extremely effective against a wide range of targets, including droids, organics, and electronics. The weapon is capable of injuring/disorienting multiple enemies with a single shot.
  • Exceptional Range: With a maximum effective range of ~500-600 meters, the FAE/W-17 significantly outranges standard blaster pistols, allowing the shooter to dominate over typical engagement distances. In addition, the weapon is incredibly accurate and precise within its effective range.
  • Anti-Force Storm: The FAE/W-17 has integrated terentatek hide, providing resistance to the Force. Anti-EMP and Ion measures are present in the form of reinforced duraplast electronic hardening and a combat de-ionization, allowing the weapon to resist limited amounts of high-energy electromagnetic discharges or quickly return to function in the event that it is compromised.
  • Anti-Reflection: The bolt explodes against shields, solid matter, and lightsabers. Attempting to deflect it with a lightsaber using standard techniques could see a lightsaber wielder suffer concussive force akin to a grenade, localized damage from searing heat and molten splatter, and temporary sensory loss from the point-blank flash and loud bang.
WEAKNESSES
  • Cumbersome: Constructed from robust materials, the FAE/W-17 is significantly heavier and bulkier than a standard blaster pistol, making it poorly suited for quick draws. Its weight is forward-heavy.
  • Limited Ammunition Capacity: The FAE/W-17has a limited ammunition capacity due to the massive energy and gas consumed per shot. This makes it a weapon best suited for swift and decisive engagements, rather than drawn-out lightfights.
  • Gem of Power: Like many high-end energy weapons, the FAE/W-17 requires a focusing crystal to stabilize the initial plasma generation. This crystal is a single point of failure. If it cracks or loses its tuning, the weapon would be rendered a heavy brick until the fault is either corrected.
DESCRIPTION
Produced in very limited numbers by First United Astral Engineering, the FAE/W-17 Electromagnetic Plasma Hand Cannon is the company’s first foray into working with Umbaran electromagnetic plasma technology. In essence, the FAE/W-17 Electromagnetic Plasma Hand Cannon is a downscaled version of the ancient Umbaran electromagnetic plasma cannon—a weapon capable of vaporizing thousand-ton blast doors in a single shot.

Although the FAE/W-17 is not capable of this feat, its destructive power pushes the lethality of a sidearm to a bleeding edge. It fires a hypervelocity, magnetically-contained orb of superheated plasma that kills through a brutal synergy of effects: a kinetic impact equivalent to a 25mm shell, followed by a microsecond thermal release that has the potential to flash-vaporize armor and tissue, capped capped by a localized EMP burst. The result is a nigh-guaranteed one-shot kill against virtually any infantry target, with the ability to breach durasteel bulkheads and cripple light vehicles.

In all, the FAE/W-17 is a quintessential hand cannon. However, its extreme power comes at a cost: limited ammunition, a sensitive crystal, and heavy weight. Nevertheless, the weapon is a rare and devastating tool for the shooter who needs absolute certainty that whatever they point it at will cease to exist.
 
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Mellifluous Magenta

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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
SPECIAL FEATURES
  • Oversight and Administration
    • Computer Brain Module
    • Flight Computer Module
    • Diagnostic Computer Module
      • Computer brain-powered diagnostic system runs automatic maintenance checks on the drive and is able to identify parts, systems, and components in need of repair or replacement. It is capable of identifying any and all potential issues that might arise with the system.
    • Safety Control Module
  • Information Storage and Processing
  • Data and Information Security
  • FAE/G-01 Hypermatter Synthesis Engine
    • The energy pulse for the catalyzed annihilation is drawn directly from the HSE's energy capacitor. The drive itself requires no external power source beyond the Hypermatter Synthesis Engine, as the coaxium fuel provides the reaction energy.
  • Coaxium Pulse-Detonation Drive
    • Operational Phases and Technical Components
      • Phase 1: Metering and Injection
        • Isotopic Fuel Metering Assembly
          • A solid-state block of ultra-pure coaxium is housed in a stabilized containment field. Using a focused particle beam, the isotopic fuel metering assembly sputters off a precisely calibrated mass of coaxium atoms—an annihilation unit—typically measured in micrograms. This microscopic quantity is then entrained in a carrier gas (typically an inert noble gas like Argon) and injected at extreme pressure into the heart of the detonation chamber.
          • In essence, the isotopic fuel metering assembly functions to dispense a perfectly measured quantity of coaxium for each pulse.
      • Phase 2: Catalyzed Annihilation
        • Annihilation Resonator Cores
          • When the coaxium-bearing gas enters the detonation chamber, it is subjected to a simultaneous, multi-vectored energy pulse from projectors surrounding the annihilation resonator core. This pulse, a combination of specific hyper-frequency radiation and an intense magnetic pinch, catalyzes its near-instantaneous and total annihilation. The matter is converted into an ultra-dense, superheated plasma ball with an extreme energy quotient, but contained within a tiny volume.
          • A single annihilation resonator core functions to convert the coaxium annihilation unit into energy and plasma.
      • Phase 3: Thrust Vectoring and Exhaust
        • Magnetic Compression Nozzle
          • The initial energy release of the plasma ball is spherical. However, before it can expand and contact the physical walls of the chamber, the magnetic compression nozzle activates. This is a series of high-strength superconducting coils that generate a shaped magnetic field. This field acts as a physical, malleable nozzle, containing the plasma and forcing it to expand primarily in one direction: aft. The rapid expansion of this contained plasma against the magnetic "throat" of the magnetic compression nozzle generates immense thrust. The entire event, from injection to exhaust, takes microseconds.
          • The final stage of the magnetic compression nozzle consists of a series of superconductor rings (distinct from the high-strength superconducting coils that shape the initial shaped magnetic field) that can be individually and asymmetrically energized. As a plasma ball is launched from the annihilation resonator core and travels down the magnetic compression nozzle, the pulsed-plasma deflection array applies a precisely timed, off-axis magnetic pulse.
            • This nudges the plasma ball's trajectory as it exits the nozzle, imparting a slight but significant vector change to the entire pulse.
            • By carefully controlling the timing and strength of this pulse for each individual plasma ball, the system can achieve fine control over the direction of thrust on a pulse-by-pulse basis.
      • Phase 4: Cycle Management
        • Pulse Sequencing Computer
          • A single coaxium pulse-detonation drive bank consists of multiple annihilation resonator cores (often between 4 and 24, depending on the scale). The pulse sequencing computer fires these chambers in a precise, rotating sequence, thousands of times per second. By varying the frequency of the pulses, the engine controls thrust magnitude (more pulses per second = more thrust). By selectively firing chambers on one side of the engine bank more frequently, it can generate vectored thrust for turning without moving parts.
            • For instance, the pulse sequencing computer can fire the annihilation resonator cores on the starboard side of the bank more frequently than those on the port side. This makes the plasma stream exiting the magnetic nozzle bend slightly to starboard, providing additional thrust vectoring for turning (in addition to the pulse-plasma deflection array) without needing to physically move the entire engine. This process is known as differential pulse sequencing.
            • Differential pulse sequencing is synergized with the pulsed-plasma deflection array. The pulsed-plasma deflection array works in concert with the core drive design. The pulse sequencing computer can already vary thrust by firing annihilation resonator cores on one side of a bank more often. Now, it can also fine-tune that thrust by vectoring the pulses from those annihilation resonator cores. This creates a two-tiered system for maneuverability: macro-control by choosing which annihilation resonator cores to fire, and micro-control by vectoring each of those pulses via the pulsed-plasma deflection array.
            • For context, a drive bank refers to a complete, self-contained engine unit that is visible on the exterior of a craft as a single thruster nozzle.
    • Atmospheric Engine Mode
    • Subaquatic Operation Functionality
  • Low Observability Systems
    • IR Suppressor
    • Nullifying Field Projector
      • Creates an active bubble around the engine that absorbs its EM and subspace emissions. It does this through a network of projectors mounted on the engine cowling that generates a localized, low-level energy damping field. This field is tuned to the specific frequencies of the drive's most telling emissions, absorbing the spike of broad-spectrum EM radiation from each plasma pulse.
    • Phased-Array Sonic Dampening
  • Cooling Systems
    • Tursturin-Lattice Exhaust Cowling
      • The inner surface of the magnetic compression nozzle, just behind the primary containment field, is a complex honeycomb matrix made of ostrine-tursturin composite. As each plasma pulse fires, it bathes this matrix in intense X-ray and extreme ultraviolet radiation. The tursturin lattice absorbs this energy as direct electron excitation. This generates a massive, pulsed electrical current across the matrix, manifesting as a photovoltaic effect for high-energy photons. This current is directly fed back to the Hypermatter Synthesis Engine's energy capacitor or the craft's power grid.
      • By converting radiant energy directly to electricity, the plasma pulse is deprived of a significant portion of its thermal energy before it can heat the nozzle walls. As a result, the exhaust plume exits measurably cooler and less energetic.
    • Toroidal Tursturin Thermocouples
      • Tursturin thermo-rings are wrapped around the hottest solid components. In particular, each annihilation resonator core is jacketed by a series of tightly fitted thermo-rings. Each is a thermocouple: one side is a conductive metal (duranium), while the other side is tursturin. The side facing the hot annihilation resonator core is the tursturin. The intense heat conducted through the annihilation resonator core housing creates a massive temperature gradient across the thickness of the ring. Due to the Seebeck effect, this gradient generates a powerful, continuous electrical voltage. Tursturin's unique property makes this conversion exceptionally efficient. The resulting direct is harvested, powering local systems and feeding the surplus to the grid.
      • The process of generating this electricity actively pumps heat out of the annihilation resonator core housing, as the energy for the electricity is drawn directly from the thermal gradient, lowering the hot side's temperature.
    • Tursturin-Wick Capillary Loop
      • A closed-loop heat pipe system (using a liquid galinstan) collects heat from various engine components. First, the hot vapor travels to the condenser section, which is a large, finned structure made of porous, sintered tursturin. As the vapor condenses back into liquid inside this porous matrix, it releases its latent heat directly into the tursturin. This latent heat energy is converted into electricity, at which point the now-cooled liquid metal is cycled back to the heat sources via a capillary pump.
      • Optimized for low-grade, distributed waste heat.
    • Phase-Change Tursturin Capacitor
      • Modules containing a high-heat-capacity phase-change material (laminasteel-salt eutectic) are lined with Tursturin plates and connected to the engine's hot components.
      • During high load, excess heat that would overwhelm primary systems is shunted into the module, melting the salt. The tursturin plates convert a portion of this incoming heat directly to power, but the main function is thermal storage.
      • When engine demand drops, the stored heat is allowed to flow back out of the module. As it does, it passes through the tursturin plates, which now convert this released thermal energy into a controlled stream of electrical power, effectively recharging the craft's capacitors from its own earlier waste heat.
      • In effect, the tursturin capacitor prevents thermal overload during combat spikes by providing a massive thermal buffer. It also actively cools the engine by converting a portion of all buffered heat into electricity.
  • Utility Systems
  • Safety Systems
    • Cascading Toroidal Field Lattice - Anti-Radiation
      • The cascading toroidal field lattice functions to contain and dissipate the initial pulse of high-energy particles. As the exhaust plume passes through a series of secondary and tertiary magnetic coils located just aft of the main magnetic compression nozzle, the coils generate a "tunnel" of alternating magnetic fields that acts like a braking and containment system.
        • Stage 1: Containment
          • The first set of coils creates a powerful magnetic mirror, reflecting the most energetic neutrons and gamma radiation back into the core of the exhaust stream, preventing their lateral escape.
        • Stage 2: Deceleration
          • Subsequent fields are tuned to gradually sap energy from charged particles (like protons and ions), slowing them down and causing them to lose their high energy and become part of the far less radioactive exhaust gas.
    • Borated-Duranium Composite Lining - Anti-Radiation
      • The physical structure of the engine nozzle and the inner surfaces of the final exhaust cowling are lined with a composite material rich in Boron-10, an isotope with a high affinity for capturing thermal neutrons. As neutrons generated in the annihilation process scatter and lose energy in the magnetic confinement tunnel, they are absorbed by this lining, preventing them from being emitted into the atmosphere. The absorption process itself produces harmless, stable byproducts and low-energy alpha particles, which are easily contained.
    • Electron Injection Ring - Anti-Radiation
      • At the very end of the exhaust system, a ring of electron emitters (similar to a cathode) floods the exiting plasma stream with a cloud of low-energy electrons. This neutralizes the positive charge of the plasma ions, converting the dangerous, high-energy plasma into a neutral gas. A neutralized exhaust will not produce significant bremsstrahlung radiation when interacting with the atmosphere and will dissipate harmlessly.
    • Passive Radiation Sensor Array
    • Sequential Power-Up/Power-Down Lockout
      • The drive is slaved to a dedicated safety control module. The safety control module requires confirmation of nominal status from dozens of subsystems before it will allow the pulse sequencing computer to receive an enabling signal. Attempting to bypass this interlock triggers an immediate hard shutdown. Similarly, shutdown requires a controlled ramp-down of the pulse frequency to zero before primary systems are disengaged.
    • Spectroscopic Atmosphere Analyzer Networks
      • A network of ultra-sensitive gas spectrometers and radiation sniffers is installed in the engine bay, surrounding the engine bank and its fuel lines. If they detect even trace amounts of exotic particles (a signature of a microscopic containment leak) or a spike in neutron flux, they trigger a containment alert.
        • In this scenario, the affected engine bank is immediately taken offline via the safety control module. The magnetic containment fields are set to maximum power, generating a quarantine bottle around the suspected leak point. In addition, valves will automatically isolate the bank’s fuel feed.
    • Fault-Tolerant Power Bus and Distributed Control Nodes
      • Each engine bank is powered by its own dedicated, shielded power conduit from the Hypermatter Synthesis Engine's energy capacitor, with physical breakers between banks. Control is handled by a network of interlinked but independent subprocessor modules. If one bank's control node fails or is bombarded with ion interference, it is automatically isolated from the network. The other banks remain fully operational, and the ship's main computer can route control of the failed bank through a secondary node or mark it as inoperable.
    • Predictive Thermal Load Management
      • A network of thermal sensors creates a real-time heat map of the engine. The predictive thermal load management software tracks thermal cycling and predicts stress points. If a component (like a specific annihilation resonator core housing) is approaching its thermal fatigue limit, the pulse sequencing computer will automatically and temporarily reduce its duty cycle, routing pulses to other annihilation resonator cores in the bank to allow it to cool, all without the pilot noticing a drop in thrust. This vastly extends the engine's service life.
    • Fuel Line Purging and Inerting System
      • Before maintenance is authorized, the safety control module must confirm the affected bank's fuel line has been purged with inert gas and the coaxium feed physically disconnected and capped.
      • Critical components like the magnetic compression nozzle coils have physical grounding braces that must be installed by crew before work begins. These braces physically short the superconductors, ensuring they cannot accidentally energize. The safety control module will not allow the engine to power up if it detects a grounding brace is in place.
    • Localized Neutron/Gamma Curtains and Negative-Pressure Containment
      • Active Radiation Shielding
        • The engine bay walls are lined with polymer-impregnated with agrinium, which absorbs stray neutrons. In the event of a radiation alert, curtains of charged plasma can be momentarily generated between the engine and crew spaces, deflecting ionizing particles.
      • Containment
        • The engine bay is a sealed, negative-pressure environment relative to the rest of the craft. Any leak will draw contaminants into the bay, not out into crew areas. Air from the bay is constantly cycled through massive, shielded scrubbers before being recirculated or vented.
    • Power Surge Venting Capability
STRENGTHS
  • Extreme Thrust-to-Power Ratio: The catalyzed annihilation of coaxium provides energy densities matching that of matter-antimatter reactions. This translates to phenomenal acceleration and specific impulse, allowing for rapid course changes, high sublight speeds, and exceptional escape velocity from gravity wells.
  • Unmatched Maneuverability: The dual-vector system, achieved via differential pulse sequencing (macro) and the pulsed-plasma deflection array (micro), provides near-instantaneous granular thrust vectoring without moving parts. This allows for aggressive, unpredictable flight patterns that can overwhelm targeting computers and enemy pilots.
  • Integrated Power Recovery: The drive itself is a secondary generator owing to its tursturin-based cooling systems. These systems actively convert waste heat into usable electricity, feeding power back to the ship's grid and improving overall energy efficiency.
  • Closed-Loop Fuel Sustainability: Paired with the FAE/G-01 Hypermatter Synthesis Engine, the drive has a perfectly closed fuel loop. It consumes coaxium synthesized by the Hypermatter Synthesis Engine, eliminating all reliance on external fuel depots, tankers, or supply lines. This grants unparalleled strategic independence and range.
  • Inherent Safety Architecture: The design incorporates multiple, redundant safety layers: the sequential power lockout, spectroscopic leak detection, fault-tolerant buses, and the cascading toroidal field lattice for radiation containment. This makes catastrophic failures exceedingly rare during normal operation.
  • High Durability and Low Maintenance: The lack of gimbaling mechanical parts and the presence of the predictive thermal load management system reduces wear and tear. The solid-state fuel metering and magnetic containment systems have fewer failure points than traditional turbopump or plasma injector engines.
  • Atmospheric and Subaquatic Versatility: The drive's thrust is generated by magnetic containment and plasma pulses, which function equally well in vacuum, atmosphere, and even underwater (with adjusted pulse frequency and cooling), providing all-environment propulsion from a single system.
  • Low Profile: Unlike conventional drives that glow like furnaces on infrared scopes, the FAE/E-01 is engineered to be thermally austere. As a result, the thermal bloom is a fraction of its thrust equivalent, making it exceptionally difficult to acquire and lock onto with standard infrared targeting systems, especially at long range or against the thermal noise of a planet or stellar background. The drive also has a minimal EM signature due to the nullifying field projector.
  • Resilient: The drive has integrated terentatek hide, providing resistance to the Force. Anti-EMP and Ion measures are present in the form of reinforced duraplast electronic hardening and a combat de-ionization, allowing the system to resist high-energy electromagnetic discharges or quickly return to function in the event that it is compromised.
WEAKNESSES
  • Prolonged Spin-Up and Power Dependency: The drive cannot instantly achieve maximum thrust from a cold start. It requires a stable, high-power feed from the Hypermatter Synthesis Engine's energy capacitor to initiate and sustain its magnetic fields and annihilation pulses. If capacitor reserves are depleted, the drive's performance will plummet.
  • Vulnerability to Magnetic and Ion Interference: The engine's function is predicated on precise magnetic field control. Concentrated ion cannon fire or powerful electromagnetic pulses that overwhelm the integrated anti-EMP/Ion defenses can scramble the magnetic compression nozzle or pulsed-plasma deflection array fields, causing immediate thrust instability, a safe-mode shutdown, or, in a worst-case scenario, a containment failure and "hard burn" detonation within the chamber.
  • Critical Dependence on HSE Synergy: The Coaxium Pulse-Detonation Drive is not a stand-alone propulsion unit; it is the final component of an integrated FAE power ecosystem. Its performance is wholly contingent on a flawless, high-bandwidth connection to the FAE/G-01 Hypermatter Synthesis Engine for both fuel (coaxium) and the massive, stable electrical power required for its magnetic containment fields. If the HSE is damaged, powered down, or disconnected, the Coaxium Pulse-Detonation Drive becomes inert scrap within seconds. It cannot operate on stored battery power or alternative fuels, making the entire vessel's mobility hostage to the integrity of a single, complex system.
  • No True Stealth: Although the Coaxium Pulse-Detonation Drive has low emissions and a low thermal signature, these features on their own do not confer pure stealth capability, unless the host craft is equipped with advanced stealth systems. In this, the engine contributes more to the low observability character of a craft, minimizing detection range, without making it wholly invisible.
DESCRIPTION
The FAE/E-01 Coaxium Pulse-Detonation Drive is First United Astral Engineering's foundational leap into native propulsion technology. Designed from inception to synergize with the FAE/G-01 Hypermatter Synthesis Engine, the FAE/E-01 is the kinetic manifestation of a self-sustaining power philosophy. Its purpose is to convert the theoretical infinite energy of synthesized hypermatter into unprecedented and controllable thrust, liberating FAE-designed crafts from the tyranny of fuel logistics and conventional engine limitations.

Operating on the principle of catalyzed annihilation, the drive meticulously meters microscopic "units" of ultra-pure coaxium, subjecting them to a simultaneous hyper-frequency and magnetic pulse within its annihilation resonator cores. This process triggers a total matter-to-energy conversion, creating a series of contained micro-supernovae. These plasma pulses are then shaped and vectored by a sophisticated dance of magnetic fields: the primary magnetic compression nozzle contains and directs the thrust, while the pulsed-plasma deflection array fine-tunes its angle with microsecond precision. This solid-state vectoring, combined with the pulse sequencing computer's ability to fire banks of cores in differential sequences, grants the FAE/E-01 dazzling agility, allowing for razor-sharp turns and erratic combat maneuvers that risk defying traditional physics-based targeting solutions.

However, this immense power comes with constraints. The drive is symbiotically tied to the HSE, relying on it for both fuel and the colossal electrical power needed to maintain its containment fields. It is vulnerable to electromagnetic warfare, and the limitations of the HSE means that it must “spin-up”, meaning that the engine can not achieve maximum thrust from a cold start.

In application, the FAE/E-01 is a modular, scalable system. A single starfighter might utilize a pair of small-bank units for breathtaking dogfighting performance, while a capital ship might be studded with dozens of large banks, enabling startling translational movement for a vessel of its mass. It excels in roles demanding strategic independence, high-speed interception, and dynamic, attritional combat where its ability to sustain high thrust without refueling is a decisive advantage. In this, the FAE/E-01 Coaxium Pulse-Detonation Drive is the cornerstone of FAE's vision of autonomous, long-range propulsion, transforming the company's craft into some of the most formidable and self-reliant platforms in the galaxy.
 
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