War Marshal Helix
Technological Terror
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
Helix had long been fascinated with Otherspace's black stars, which seemed to emit a sort of anti-luminescence found nowhere in his home galaxy.
After numerous costly trials, the newly-renamed Helix Privateers managed to synthesize a similar reaction outside of that realm. It was discovered that initiating a fusion reaction with Otherspace-native materials, such as Helsteel, would lead to the resultant miniature star shining with a night-black falselight that hurt the eyes to look upon. While similar in essence and application to normal plasma, this altered variant had its own quirks.
Unfortunately, the original purpose of these experiments was a repeated failure, that being to allow the crafting of Helix's anomalous metals outside of Otherspace. Helsteel and Shiftsteel, it seemed, were doomed to be born only in the nightmare realm proper.
However, several other useful applications for the shimmering black star-stuff were discovered, at some cost in both credits and lives. The substance burned at incredible temperatures (under ideal circumstances), some 5-10 million degrees Celsius. This was similar, perhaps unsurprisingly, to the surface of some stars. The military applications were obvious.
When goaded into a self-sustaining reaction (in essence creating a miniature of Otherspace's black stars) a properly harnessed Otherplasma mote can generate enormous amounts of energy, which can be siphoned off to provide long-lasting power. Depending on the size of the reaction, an active Otherspace microstar can power anything from a tank to a small starship.
Otherplasma's temperature can vary wildly and seemingly at random. While able to burn very hot as described, it can flicker between surprisingly low temperatures (for plasma) and an almost incandescent blaze that hurts the eyes to look upon. All attempts to render the substance more stable met with failure, and it was deemed that simply containing it at all was a victory.
However, the material seems to despise being caged, and even with Helix's mastery of magnetic fields and gravitic suspension, the raging motes can only barely be kept in check. The result, should one breach containment, is predictable: the vaporization of all but the most heavily thermal-shielded objects nearby, and the failure of whatever machines the reaction was powering.
- Intent: To create a substance to power various Helix-related projects
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- Primary Source: N/A
- Manufacturer: Helix Privateers
- Affiliation: Helix Privateers
- Market Status: Closed-Market
- Model: N/A
- Modularity: No
- Production: Mass-Produced
- Material: Plasma, Helsteel, Shiftsteel
- Powerful, long-lasting energy source
- Highly unstable
- Gets Hot: Otherplasma burns at a truly frightening temperature, nearly the heat of some stars's surfaces.
- Energetic: An Otherplasma-based fusion reaction generates tremendous energy, which (with great care) can be used to power various systems in lieu of a normal reactor.
- Uncageable: Otherplasma is incredibly difficult to contain, requiring specialized application of powerful magnetic fields.
- Unstable: Otherplasma is notoriously unstable, with temperatures fluctuating higher or lower at random. As such, it can be extremely dangerous to anyone nearby should it breach containment.
Helix had long been fascinated with Otherspace's black stars, which seemed to emit a sort of anti-luminescence found nowhere in his home galaxy.
After numerous costly trials, the newly-renamed Helix Privateers managed to synthesize a similar reaction outside of that realm. It was discovered that initiating a fusion reaction with Otherspace-native materials, such as Helsteel, would lead to the resultant miniature star shining with a night-black falselight that hurt the eyes to look upon. While similar in essence and application to normal plasma, this altered variant had its own quirks.
Unfortunately, the original purpose of these experiments was a repeated failure, that being to allow the crafting of Helix's anomalous metals outside of Otherspace. Helsteel and Shiftsteel, it seemed, were doomed to be born only in the nightmare realm proper.
However, several other useful applications for the shimmering black star-stuff were discovered, at some cost in both credits and lives. The substance burned at incredible temperatures (under ideal circumstances), some 5-10 million degrees Celsius. This was similar, perhaps unsurprisingly, to the surface of some stars. The military applications were obvious.
When goaded into a self-sustaining reaction (in essence creating a miniature of Otherspace's black stars) a properly harnessed Otherplasma mote can generate enormous amounts of energy, which can be siphoned off to provide long-lasting power. Depending on the size of the reaction, an active Otherspace microstar can power anything from a tank to a small starship.
Otherplasma's temperature can vary wildly and seemingly at random. While able to burn very hot as described, it can flicker between surprisingly low temperatures (for plasma) and an almost incandescent blaze that hurts the eyes to look upon. All attempts to render the substance more stable met with failure, and it was deemed that simply containing it at all was a victory.
However, the material seems to despise being caged, and even with Helix's mastery of magnetic fields and gravitic suspension, the raging motes can only barely be kept in check. The result, should one breach containment, is predictable: the vaporization of all but the most heavily thermal-shielded objects nearby, and the failure of whatever machines the reaction was powering.
Out Of Character Info
Intent:
To create a substance to power various Helix-related projects
Technical Information
Affiliation:
Helix Privateers
Model:
N/A
Modular:
No
Material:
Plasma, Helsteel, Shiftsteel
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