Unreviewed Malforge Crucible Array Mk. I

[Darth Prazutis]

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• Intent: To replace traditional self-constructing armament factories with a Sith alchemical forging system used by the Kainate to produce darkly empowered wargear for ships, legions, and Sith operatives in huge numbers.
• Image Source:
  • Headers - Teresa Zambrano | Darth Pellax
• Canon Link: N/A
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• Primary Source:
  • Self-Constructing Armament Factory

• Manufacturer:
  
  • Malsheem Hypernautics and Manufacturing
• Affiliation:
  
  • The Kainate
• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model: Malforge Crucible Array Mk. I
• Modularity: No
• Production: Limited
• Material:
  • Alchemized Sarrassian Iron (Furnace Shells)
  • Bloodsteel Forge Lattice
  • Voidglass Reinforcement Plates
  • Sith Blackstone Conduit Core
  • Chimeric Alloy Feedstock Reservoirs

• Auto Alchemical Forging Vats: At the heart of the Crucible Array are tiered furnaces equipped with automated forging arms, sacrificial fuel injectors, and molten alchemical vats. These vats are fed raw materials and templates through siphon veins, where the metal is shaped, branded with Sith symbols, and exposed to infusion nodes aligned with the Dark Side. Every weapon, armor plate, and more is produced is partially alchemized during the creation process, imparting increased durability, elemental resistance, and a faint dark aura that resonates with Sith users.
• Enhancement Matrix Integration System: Located above the shaping tier is the Enhancement Matrix Core, a rotating ring of ciphered rune-drives and inscription arms. These tools engrave weaponized symbols into the armament during the cooldown phase, embedding features such as Force harmonized targeting runes, circuitry disruption glyphs, or fear-inducing sigils. The system adjusts based on unit designation, allowing different patterns for starship weaponry, Sith blades, or field rifles, all uniquely imbued to synergize with Kainate combat doctrine.
• Adaptive Template Network Interface: The Malforge Array contains a modular template interface governed by a dark-tech control node designed by the Shadow Mind. This system allows new weapon, armor, or vehicle designs and more to be rapidly uploaded into the core, modified with enchantment overlays, and scheduled for production. Combined with its ritual-enabled intelligence processors, the Array can adapt to shifting battlefront demands, including high-volume orders for specific units, reconfiguration of standard issue arms, or short-run prototypes based on current tactical needs.

• Produces Combat-Ready Sith Weapons, Armor, and More: Unlike conventional self-constructing factories, which produce raw, neutral gear, the Malforge Crucible Array creates armaments already partially alchemized and ready for frontline deployment. This reduces the need for time consuming post processing by Sith technicians and ensures that the Kainate receive tools steeped in power the moment they're issued.
• Integrated Enhancement Layering During Production: Because alchemical enchantments and runes are embedded directly into the structure of the item during cooldown, rather than added afterward, the resulting effect is more stable and deeply bound. This allows for more exotic or volatile effects without reducing equipment durability. The result is equipment that not only kills but terrifies or maims on a psychological level.
• Modular, High-Speed Production Adaptable to Battlefield Shifts: The Malforge Crucible Array can alter its production schema almost instantaneously. Whether producing high output plasma casters for a fleet vessel, forging specialized weaponry for the Crownguard, or manufacturing equipment for the Immortal Legions, it adapts to need with minimal recalibration. This flexibility ensures constant strategic dominance regardless of logistical disruption. Its output far exceeds what conventional Self-Constructing Armament Factories can produce.

• Requires Ritual Oversight or Sacrificial Fuel for Full Alchemical Output: Though capable of basic production using reactor-fed energy, the Malforge Array's full alchemical and enhancement suite requires sacrifices, either in the form of sacrificial relays, harvested Sithspawn biomass, or lifeforce-rich organic offerings. Without these, the forge can only produce standard-grade weaponry with no dark enhancements. Prolonged operation without fuel causes alchemical degradation and production errors.
• Vulnerable to Force Nullification: As with most Sith forged technologies, the Crucible Array depends on the ambient presence of the dark side and uninterrupted ritual flow to operate at peak efficiency. Under Force Nullification its enhancement matrix weakens and its forging accuracy degrades.

The Malforge Crucible Array Mk. I is the Kainate's answer to the sterile inefficiency of the galaxy's self-constructing armament factories. Where others produce inert rifles, cold plates of armor and vehicles, the Malforge births weapons in crucibles of pain, steel, and darkness, infused with the fury of Sith alchemy and the bound will of sacrifice. Forged in the black halls of Malsheem, the system was designed by the Shadow Mind to give rise to a new era of autonomous weapon production, capable of matching the arcane depth of handcrafted Sith artifacts at industrial speed.

Each Malforge unit houses tiered production layers: bottom crucibles for melting and shaping blood-fed alloys; mid-tier glyph chambers for embedding runes and targeting enhancements; and upper calibration arrays governed by configurable templates and oversight rites. The result is a unified system that produces gear not only capable of killing, but of enforcing Sith dominion with every stroke of a blade or shot from a barrel.

Initially deployed aboard Kainate warships and stations like Nexul Station, the Malforge Crucible Array quickly replaced all standard self-constructing factories across the Kainate's armament infrastructure. It now serves as the backbone of their war machine, ensuring that no warrior goes to battle with ordinary tools, and that every weapon is an extension of Sith will.

The Malforge's power is not in speed alone. It is in terror by design, where even an industrial scale forged pike bears symbols of judgment, and each rifle whispers the rites of execution. It does not build weapons. It forges fear.