Approved Armor Roka Varg

[Aerik Lechner]

Manufacturer: Aerik Lechner
Affiliation: Aerik Lechner
Market Status: Closed-Market
Model: Snovarg Armor
Modularity: No
Production: Unique
Material: Duramesh, Sichouweave, Songsteel, Nanite.

Classification: Other
Weight: Average
Resistances: Very High
Energy: Very High
Kinetic: Average
Lightsabers: Average
Other: High

Optical Camouflage System
Hexarium Bodgyglove Mark II
Kavaha Shield
Ancile Shield
ND-012 “Ri Qorit” Disabler
Rebreather

• Emberfang Alignment: The armor operates in harmony with Force use, allowing movement, awareness, and control to remain clear while active. Power flows without obstruction rather than being constrained by the suit.
• Smoke-Trail Deployment: Armor deployment is initiated through the gauntlet, spreading outward in a controlled surge instead of existing as constant bulk. Mobility is preserved until the wearer commits fully.
• Cinderhide Guard: The nanite mass can condense into a solid forearm shield capable of catching or deflecting incoming fire and close-range strikes when impact cannot be avoided.
• Burn-Hold Doctrine: Once deployed, the armor remains active for the duration of the engagement. It is designed for sustained confrontation rather than repeated disengagement.
• Ashveil Field Integration: The armor supports localized counter-field technology, allowing the wearer to operate within hostile nullification zones without losing mobility or momentum.
• Smokeward Resilience: The armor is hardened to withstand extreme heat and cold, allowing the wearer to turn harsh environments into an advantage rather than a liability.
• Ashshift Adaptation: The nanite structure allows the armor to move, reshape, and re-seat itself as the wearer shifts form. Whether fighting as man or wolf, the armor maintains cohesion and coverage without binding, tearing, or resisting the change, remaining aligned to the wearer’s motion rather than forcing the wearer to adapt to it.

• Locked Ember State: Once the nanite armor is deployed, it remains active until the engagement concludes. The system is not designed for mid-fight retraction or redeployment.
• Ashclaw Dependency: Armor deployment, shielding, and counter-field functions are routed through the gauntlet assembly. Significant damage to this component degrades or disables the system as a whole.
• Smoke-Hunt Focus: Counter-field devices require deliberate positioning and activation. Poor timing or rushed use can reduce effectiveness or temporarily render the system unusable.
• Cinder Burnout Cycle: Integrated disruption devices have finite operational cycles and require maintenance or reset after extended use, limiting effectiveness during prolonged engagements.
• Choking Ash Pressure: The armor is built for direct confrontation rather than prolonged exposure to heavy, continuous fire or layered area denial. Under sustained saturation, system cohesion degrades over time, forcing reliance on movement and aggression rather than endurance.

Aerik began the work after a spar that ended the wrong way.

The armor caught when he shifted. Not enough to stop him, but enough to throw his balance for a heartbeat. That was all it took. He finished the match, nodded it off, and left the floor irritated in a way he could not ignore. It was the same problem he had been compensating for since his abilities began to settle into something permanent. His instincts moved faster than what he wore, and sooner or later that gap was going to cost him more than pride.

He went to the workshop instead of his quarters.

Aerik laid the Forceline components out piece by piece, stripping the system back to its frame. He respected the design. His father had commissioned it for a reason. It endured stress, adapted under pressure, and did not fail quietly. But it had been built for someone who remained one thing at all times. Aerik did not. The armor needed to understand that.

The early attempts were frustrating. The nanites resisted transition, trying to lock shape too early or too late. When he shifted mid movement, plates lagged and seams pulled. He logged the failures, tore the system down, and rebuilt it. More than once he caught himself working longer than intended, chasing a response that felt natural rather than acceptable. He slept when he had to and returned to it with the same stubborn focus.

He thought about his father often during that time. Not as a commander or a figure others spoke about, but as the man Aerik had watched move through battle without hesitation. Gerwald’s armor had never demanded he slow down or choose a moment to commit. It followed him. Aerik understood now how much work that must have taken, and why it had never been spoken of.

The breakthrough came during a live test. Aerik shifted without warning himself, letting instinct take over instead of planning the motion. The armor moved with him. There was no drag. No pull. When he shifted back, it followed just as cleanly. Aerik stopped where he stood and let out a breath he had not realized he was holding. The absence of resistance was unmistakable.

He pushed it after that. Harder than necessary. He shifted under strain, during motion, when balance should have failed him. The armor adapted each time, reseating itself without protest. It did not demand attention. It did not fight him. It stayed.

When Aerik finally sealed the housing, he did not feel proud. He felt settled. The problem that had been sitting at the back of his mind for months was gone.

He wore the armor the next time he trained and then the next time he deployed. It followed him through every change without asking him to slow down or choose a form. That was what he had wanted from the start. Not protection alone, but something that accepted him as he was and moved when he moved.

For the first time, Aerik felt like he was no longer adapting to the fight. He was arriving already whole.

 

[Renn Vizsla]

Good evening Aerik Lechner , I will be the judge reviewing your submission today.

I have no issues with the submission, lovely as always.

Accepted