Ayden Cater
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Intent: To make an interesting submission in the Tournament of Inventors - A robe which augments aspects of the wearer's senses and Force use, as well as offering a means of defense for more vulnerable exploits.
Development Thread: Do You See What I See
Manufacturer: Ayden Cater
Model: N/a
Affiliation: Ayden Cater / Tournament Judge
Modularity: No
Production: Unique
Material: Per the Tournament parameters
Ayden's Force focus has always been more in the non-direct paths, usages such as Battle Meditation, Force Sight, Force Stealth. In particular, in his tenure as Lord Protector, Ayden made extensive use of Battle Meditation while leading the fleets and armies of the Omega Protectorate. Thus he was keenly aware of the dangers inherent to such practices as they left him virtually defenseless. Though he always used his abilities within the safety of his own forces, he was ever mindful of the dangers present. So when presented with the materials of the tournament, Ayden knew right away what to do.
He crafted a robe which would augment, not grant, the wearer's ability to manipulate certain aspects of the Force. The Nihil Smokestone acts as a transceiver, sharpening one's thoughts and allowing them to more accurately target individuals or masses, friend or foe. In order to avoid a minor surgery being needed every time the robe was donned, the smokestone was shaped into a band that rests within the hood rather than a spike to be implanted. To help make up for this, a Kasha crystal was shaped and placed at the end of the band, to fall over the user's forehead. The Kasha crystal naturally hones and focuses a person's concentration. By combining the two, a user is able to more finely project their presence over a field without a loss of 'resolution', so to speak. However, exceptionally strong individuals can not only oppose, but can more easily target the user as the smokestone acts almost as a beacon. It is, after all a transceiver - meant to send AND receive.
Extended periods of using abilities like Force Sight or Battle Meditation often leave one unawares of their own self and thus defenseless. The essences of the dinko and jakobeast help alleviate this fact. Dinkos hunt by sight; in fact, their vision is based off movement. Thus anything which moves toward it is seen. Sight alone is not enough though. Even if the robe is 'aware' of something moving towards it, it has no inherent means of defending the wearer. The Jakobeast, however, does. The Jakobeast is a peculiarly Force-sensitive creature, able to project powerful waves of Force to hurl predators away. By binding the essence to the bark of the brylark tree, this housing maintains the Jakobeast essence and allows it to generate blasts of the Force at a target. But this relies on the bark being kept watered and alive. Should the bark ever dry out, the essence of the Jakobeast will slowly wither away until it vanishes entirely.
Strengths:
Intent: To make an interesting submission in the Tournament of Inventors - A robe which augments aspects of the wearer's senses and Force use, as well as offering a means of defense for more vulnerable exploits.
Development Thread: Do You See What I See
Manufacturer: Ayden Cater
Model: N/a
Affiliation: Ayden Cater / Tournament Judge
Modularity: No
Production: Unique
Material: Per the Tournament parameters
- Dinko Eyes - Essence of Sight
- Nihil Smokestone - Transceiver
- A Cerean Kasha crystal - Focus
TenSix kilos of Jakobeast horn - Essence of Defense- A bolt of shell spider silk - Robe, tunic, pants
- Brylark bark - Living house for Essence
Ayden's Force focus has always been more in the non-direct paths, usages such as Battle Meditation, Force Sight, Force Stealth. In particular, in his tenure as Lord Protector, Ayden made extensive use of Battle Meditation while leading the fleets and armies of the Omega Protectorate. Thus he was keenly aware of the dangers inherent to such practices as they left him virtually defenseless. Though he always used his abilities within the safety of his own forces, he was ever mindful of the dangers present. So when presented with the materials of the tournament, Ayden knew right away what to do.
He crafted a robe which would augment, not grant, the wearer's ability to manipulate certain aspects of the Force. The Nihil Smokestone acts as a transceiver, sharpening one's thoughts and allowing them to more accurately target individuals or masses, friend or foe. In order to avoid a minor surgery being needed every time the robe was donned, the smokestone was shaped into a band that rests within the hood rather than a spike to be implanted. To help make up for this, a Kasha crystal was shaped and placed at the end of the band, to fall over the user's forehead. The Kasha crystal naturally hones and focuses a person's concentration. By combining the two, a user is able to more finely project their presence over a field without a loss of 'resolution', so to speak. However, exceptionally strong individuals can not only oppose, but can more easily target the user as the smokestone acts almost as a beacon. It is, after all a transceiver - meant to send AND receive.
Extended periods of using abilities like Force Sight or Battle Meditation often leave one unawares of their own self and thus defenseless. The essences of the dinko and jakobeast help alleviate this fact. Dinkos hunt by sight; in fact, their vision is based off movement. Thus anything which moves toward it is seen. Sight alone is not enough though. Even if the robe is 'aware' of something moving towards it, it has no inherent means of defending the wearer. The Jakobeast, however, does. The Jakobeast is a peculiarly Force-sensitive creature, able to project powerful waves of Force to hurl predators away. By binding the essence to the bark of the brylark tree, this housing maintains the Jakobeast essence and allows it to generate blasts of the Force at a target. But this relies on the bark being kept watered and alive. Should the bark ever dry out, the essence of the Jakobeast will slowly wither away until it vanishes entirely.
Strengths:
- Augments and hones a user's mental aspects of the Force, such as Force Sight, Battle Meditation, Force Persuasion, etc
- Able to generate weak to moderate blasts of Force Wave at a target up to thirty meters, whether or not the wearer is aware of them or can see them.
(This effect can be suppressed, otherwise it is automatic regardless of who approaches)
- Shell Spider Silk is naturally resistant to mundane weapons such as vibroblades and blaster pistols
(Effectively Armor Rating 6 against melee and blaster weapons)
- Brylark bark is naturally resistant to kinetic strikes, noted as being as hard as durasteel
(Effectively Armor Rating 8 against kinetic strikes like punches and kicks)
- Alchemical treatment reduces normal wear and tear of the outfit to virtually nil
- Double-edged in nature, the smokestone makes the user easier to find and attack, mentally, if the enemy possesses a stronger will.
- The Jakobeast essence is contained with the brylark bark. Should the bark be destroyed or die, the essence will fade unless bound once again.
- The brylark bark requires a nutrient-rich bath once a week to maintain a living presence for the Jakobeast essence to house inside of it. Without this, it will slowly wither and die.
- The Jakobeast essence cannot project any effect beyond a thirty meter radius and is not powerful enough to stop most ranged assaults, including stronger applications of Force Push
(Assume the robe is a weak Padawan in strength.)
- The Dinko hunts by sight. Thus any enemy who is stealthed will avoid detection.
- Unless suppressed, the robe will attempt to repel any who approaches.
- Likewise, the robe can only 'track' so many targets at once. If more than a half dozen targets approach it, it will be effectively blind to further targets.
- No lightsaber resistance at all.
