Approved Tech Nereus's Breath Incendiary Grenade

[Darth Carnifex]

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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: Create an incendiary explosive grenade for the Blackblades
• Image Source: Click - Red Faction Wiki
• Canon Link: N/A
• Primary Source:
  Greek Fire

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Sith-Imperial Corps of Engineers
• Affiliation: The Blackblade Guard
• Model: Nereus's Breath Incendiary Grenade
• Modularity: N/A
• Production: Limited
• Material:
  Durasteel Casing
• Baradium Chemical Compound
• Naphtha Chemical Compound
• Sulfur Chemical Compound
• Calcium Oxide Chemical Compound
• Calcium Phosphide Chemical Compound

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Can only be detonated when manually activated
• Additional metal rod attachment for improved throwing leverage
• Chemical combination creates a powerful incendiary explosion that can burn on watery surfaces and likewise cannot be extinguished by water
• Can be extinguished by sand or any method that deprives the fire of oxygen; i.e. an absolute vacuum

STRENGTHS

• Powerful Explosive: Nereus' Breath is an extremely potent and highly volatile incendiary chemical that ignites on all nearby surfaces, even persisting over water for prolonged periods of time. Hot enough to burn down to the bone and unextinguishable by water, Nereus' Breath is a truly heinous weapon employed by the Blackblades.

WEAKNESSES

• Uncontrollable when Released: The volatile nature of the chemicals imbued within the grenade is uncontrollable once released into the open, burning wildly and unconcerned with allegiance or righteousness. It could very well burn the handlers just as well as it could burn those it was intended for.

DESCRIPTION

Discerned from ancient sources, Nereus' Breath is a powerful explosive that burns until the chemical substance is burned up and cannot be quenched by water. Using a combination of Baradium, Naphtha, Sulfur, Calcium Oxide, and Calcium Phosphide, the substance compressed within the grenade is powerful enough to destroy anything in the radius of the detonation. The explosion itself flings burning green flames in every direction, coating almost every surface and burning through flesh within seconds.

The Emperor of the Sith helped design the material by pouring over various scrolls recovered from an ancient cache uncovered on the moon of Hora, Tafos. By piecing together several different references to the substance in other recovered literature, the Emperor's Court Alchemists were able to replicate the chemical combination commonly referred to as Hellynic Fire.

Augmented with several more modern chemicals, the explosive potential of Nereus' Breath was amplified to excessive destructive levels. Wishing to covet this new technology, the Emperor gifted it only to his personal army; the Blackblade Guard.

 

[Vora Kaar]

[member="Darth Carnifex"],

Discerned from ancient sources, Nereus' Breath is a powerful explosive that burns indefinitely and cannot be quenched by water.

You mention indefinitely here as though the flames would never go out unless snuffed out by a lack of oxygen. Is there some other way that the flames could be put out? IE: all of the chemicals burning?

You also mention that you have to snuff it out by removing oxygen as a fuel source over all. So I am assuming this would not be usable in a vacuum?

 

[Darth Carnifex]

I clarified on some aspects for you.

[member="Shaun Castanic"]

 

[Vora Kaar]

Awesome. Pending Factory Mentor Review.

[member="Gir Quee"].

 

[Malok]

<p>Approved.</p>