The Dead God
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create a technologic force counter, akin to Ysalamiri.
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- Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: Cell Death Signaling │ Ri Qorit
- Manufacturer: Jaeger Solutions
- Affiliation: Closed Market
- Model: ND-013 "White Noise" Class LRWD
- Modularity: N/A
- Production: Limited
- Material:
- Casing: Durasteel
- Interior: Various Electronic Components
- Midichlorian Apoptosis Signal Generator
- Causes midichlorians in organics to commit apoptosis, temporarily reducing or even removing force potential.
- Blaring 'White Noise' Effect
- Ranges from headache causing, to physically debilitating.
- Transponder w/ 10m AoE
- Directionalized 20m Focused Beam
- Cyber Ysalamiri -
- While ysalamiri have been used for generations by Mandalorians looking for an edge, the "White Noise" offers something different; a ysalamiri in technologic form. Able to send specific wavelengths ranging from gamma to simple vibrations, the ND-013 is able to deafen Force Users to their coveted Force - and even do prolonged damage to their connection until they are removed from its range of effects. This ignores the more traditional disablers or sith augments to counter Ysalamiri by not effecting the Force itself, but rather the midichlorians within organics - even through thick armor plates.
- Feel It In My Teeth -
- In addition to the constant weakening of a users Force Potential within the area of effect, Force Users will experience their connection to the force backfire on them in the form of 'white noise'. Akin to blaring radio static, this effect can cause physical pain to those well versed in the force, or even paralyze something with an extreme sensitivity or lack of training to the Force.
- Ionic Discharge -
- Like any electronic, a strong enough electric charge can disable them; but only temporarily. With reinforced internals, the system can take a direct hit and be down for only a few seconds to minutes before coming back online; though this is ample enough time for the vast majority of Force Users to kill the wearer or escape if they so chose. Similar to disabling the nutrient pack for a ysalamiri, it is simply a cost of having mobile force cancelling effects.
- A Million Voices -
- Since midichlorians are not only found in Force Users, but all biologicals, anyone within range of the transponder can feel its effects - though to a lesser degree if they are not considered 'force sensitive'. This can often be felt as a buzzing in the teeth, akin to chewing on tin foil - or some experience serious lethargy while operating the equipment. As a result, it is often recommended to counter act the effects with stimulants, though this in itself can cause severe drawbacks of its own.
- Biological Limitations -
- Unlike Ysalamiri, the ND-013 does not work on non organics. That means that alchemically enhanced objects made of metal would be unaffected - though anything that draws on a living person would be affected. This means that if someone were to say, wear alchemically enhanced armor that did not require its user to be force sensitive, the ND-013 would have no effect but would still affect the person inside said armor. It is exclusively for Force Users and biological entities like Sith Spawn, not for weapons or armor itself.
After the failed repossession effort of Team Caeser on Nar Shaddaa, Jaeger went to work to arm its customers and security forces with a means to neutralize the dangerous effects of Force Users through more technological means. Abandoning the burdensome yslamiri nutrient pack for something more modern, Jaeger’s R&D moved to develop something not dissimilar from the Ri Qorit Disabler they have reverse engineered from earlier designs - though this one was less about the Ysalamiri, and more about the midichlorians themselves.
In this, Jaeger developed the first prototype of the ND-013, and effectively established a new market away from the coveted nutrient packs of yesteryear. Capable of penetrating armor and disabling midichlorians through sheer interference of their biological processes, the ND-013 performs its duties spectacularly. When Force Users are exposed to the effects of the ND-013 for prolonged periods of time, their midichlorian count can substantially drop until they are removed from its area of effect and allowed time to recuperate - though all subjects have made full recoveries within a few weeks of their stress test.
Additionally, the ND-013 “White Noise” earned its namesake from the reported side effect of its test subject’s experience. Many had reported feeling their midichlorians ‘call out’ in pain, causing rampant migraines and even paralyzing seizures in certain subjects. Considering this a beneficial side effect, Jaeger continued the experiments but found no deaths despite months of exposure - the moral implications of such test be damned.
Overall, with this newly found tech, Jaeger seeks to upend the ‘force canceling’ corner of the market Ysalamiri have held with something far more marketable to the average bounty hunter. Small, capable of being carried around on a utility belt, and with only minor side effects, the ND-013 has proved exceptional in all its combat runs to date - and has done wonders for Jaeger’s stock price.
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