Vigil
Orwell, The Librarian
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create an astromech model compatible with the I-01 by default and otherwise suitable for any craft without a nav chart.
- Image Source: Here, by Wolfmage75
- Canon Link: N/A
- Restricted Missions: N/A
- Primary Source: N/A
- Manufacturer: Keen-Eye Electronics
- Model: Series K model
- Production: Mass-Produced. (Anyone.))
- Affiliation: Open-Market (May be used by any character without permission from the Manufacturer)
- Modularity: Yes, can be 'upgraded' with different Keen-Eye Electronics special stock. Can use the...
1. A-01 "Misfortune"
2. I-01 "Bentley"
3. And of course, paint job can be changed. - Material: Durasteel, Droid components
- Classification: Second Degree
- Weight: 30kg
- Height: 1m
- Movement: Tracks
- Armaments: N/A
- Misc. Equipment: Holographic projector, fusioncutter
- Can maintain and perform repairs on starships
- Can perform basic slicing tasks
- Can perform basic janitorial tasks
- Additional Nav-computer functionality
- Is built for and well-equipped to maintain and repair starships.
- Can travel easily across all terrain.
- Due to its manufacturing design, it can be upgraded with the A-01 explosive detonation device or the I-02 Bentley protocol.
- In an attempt to make the droid more useful than the standard astromech, the droid contains extra space for nav-computer use. For comparison, the R7 astromech can hold 15 unique coordinates while the K1 can store up to twenty-two unique coordinates.
- Can only speak through binary or via a computer system.
- Honestly pretty terrible at flying. Don't let it take over autopilot. Ever. This functionality was degraded to make room for additional nav-computer functionality. It can do it, as long as you define 'flying' as 'nearly or completely crashing a craft into the nearest solid surface'.
- The design is not compatible with most droid-sockets for smaller one person craft, such as an X-wing.
To fund Keen-Eye Electronics, a line of astromech droids, dubbed the series K model, was put into production. Taking design inspiration from the vastly older T-series of astromechs, the K series was made for the customer unable to afford high-quality nav computers, concerned with their nav-computer being reliable, or piloted craft not equipped with nav computers in the first place. As such, while most functionality remains identical to similar models, the piloting protocols were all but entirely removed to make way for an astrogation buffer vastly exceeding that of the R7 model of droid. The choice of alteration meant that, while no longer capable of acting as an independant pilot, the droid is extremely capable of plotting hyperspace jumps, and storing more coordinates than normally expected.
While not necessarily perfect for all consumers, the additional space meant customers such as bounty hunters, large corporations, governments, etc. could ensure a pilot's capability of traveling across their territory, even should they be a vast, multi planet spanning space. With 22 storable hyperspace coordinates, the possibilities are vast. Program future necessary points, favorite locations, locations you *think* will be needed, whatever it is you believe you will need. And its function of a replacement nav-computer is greatly appreciated by start up companies, or individuals who only travel between certain locations and do not need a full nav computer.
Not to mention it is actually a useful droid for maintenance.
