Approved Ranged Weapon Shadowfall

[Taeli Raaf]

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Image Source:
  • - Created through AI by Weaponisk and then posted on their Pinterest it would appear
• Primary Source:
  • Energy Bow
  • Jannah's Bow
  • Bowcaster
  • AI-800 "Aureal" Combined Energy Bow
  • Shadowlight

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Aurora Industries, Taeli Raaf
• Affiliation: Allyson Locke
• Modularity:
  • The quiver that constructs the nanite arrows for the kinetic projectiles for the bow can be updated with new arrow designs from both Aurora Industries engineers and from Allyson Locke herself.
• Material:
  • Sianarc Power Pack
    • One for plasma string
    • One for energy bolts
  • Mullinine
  • Dallorian Alloy (Coating on bow glove)
  • Fiberplast
  • Ferroceramic
  • Trimantium
  • Kyberite
  • Sarrassian Iron
  • Remnants of Her Light
  • Lignan Crystal
  • Dantari Crystals
  • Miniaturized Molecular Furnace (Quiver)
  • Specially Designed Nanites

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Combined Kinetic and Energy Bow; Force-Imbued and Alchemized

Energy Bow Configuration​

Specifications​	Standard Energy Arrow​	Overclocked Energy Arrow​	Plasma Energy Arrow​	Sniper Energy Arrow​	Scatter Energy Arrow​
Ammunition Capacity​	Average - 48 Arrows​	Small - 24 Arrows​	Average - 48 Arrows​	Very Small - 12 Arrows​	Small - 24 Arrows​
Effective Range​	Average​	Average​	Average​	Battlefield​	Personal​
Rate of Fire​	Manual Action​	Manual Action​	Manual Action​	Manual Action​	Manual Action​
Damage Output​	High​	Very High​	Very High​	Very High​	Very High​
Recoil​	Very Low​	Very Low​	Low​	Very Low​	Very Low​

Nanite Constructed Arrow Configuration​

Specifications​	Standard Nanite Arrow​	Fletchette Nanite Arrow​	Explosive Nanite Arrow​	Armor-Piercing Nanite Arrow​	Kyberite Arrow​
Ammunition Capacity​	Average - 36 Arrows​	Average - 36 Arrows​	Small - 18 Arrows​	Small - 18 Arrows​	Very Small - 12 Arrows​
Effective Range​	Average​	Average​	Average​	Long Range​	Average​
Rate of Fire​	Manual Action​	Manual Action​	Manual Action​	Manual Action​	Manual Action​
Damage Output​	Very High​	Very High​	Very High​	Extreme​	Extreme​
Recoil​	Low​	Low​	Low​	Low​	Very Low​

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Building off the design of the AI-800 "Aureal' Combined Energy Bow and her first bow known as Shadowlight, Shadowfall utilizes much of the same technology in its base construction. The weapon has a more focused variance in its projectile types, more fitting for the individual the bow was created for:
  • Energy Arrows
    • Standard - An energy arrow that has enhanced damage output due to the Sianteria used in the bow's power pack.
    • Overclocked - An unstable energy arrow is produced that explodes on contact.
    • Plasma - An unstable energy arrow is produced that discharges plasma when it strikes a target, burning through the surface or energy field it impacts against.
    • Sniper - A thin energy arrow is produced that can travel further distances, striking targets across the battlefield.
    • Scatter - An unstable energy arrow is produced that when released break apart into four smaller energy projectiles.
  • Nanite Arrows
    • Standard - A monomolecular edged tip allows it to pierce through many types of armor.
    • Fletchette - When this arrowhead nears a target, it will splinter into a swarm of four to eight smaller projectiles depending on the length and thickness of the original arrow.
    • Explosive - When this arrowhead is fabricated, the molecular furnace creates a small amount of detonite within the arrowhead, and when it impacts on a target, the kinetic force is transferred to it and it explodes in a 2-meter circumference.
    • Armor-Piercing - When this arrowhead is fabricated, it creates a barbed tip designed to specifically punch through tougher armors such as beskar or phrik to a limited degree and depending on the thickness of the armor.
    • Kyberite - When this arrow is fabricated, thin strands of kyberite are created from the molecular furnace and threaded through the nanites along the length of the armor and in the arrowhead. The strands of kyberite better contain Force energies channeled into the arrow.
• The quiver issued with the bow utilizes Aurora Industries' miniaturized molecular furnace to fabricate the nanites needed to create the various arrows and arrowheads the user can fire. To fabricate arrows, the user only needs to place a chunk of material and the furnace will break it down and reconstruct it into the base nanites. By using either a connected HUD or a control pad located on the standard issue bow glove, the user can cycle through and create the desired arrow(s) and arrowhead(s). At any Aurora Industries kiosk or facility, or if the user is skilled in technical modifications and the buyer can personalize and even create new arrowheads for their own personal use.
• In case the power packs and nanites run out, in the heat of combat, the bow itself can be used as a melee weapon as the edges of the bow have a trimantium and mullinine edge.
• With Allyson's fall to the dark side, Taeli removed the original Solari Crystal that had been at the center of the bow, replacing it with a Lignan Crystal to enhance any dark side powers that are channeled through the bow and its arrows by its user.
• The incorporation of two Dantari Crystals at either end of the bow enhances the focus and abilities of the bonded user, increasing their ability to recover Force energies they have expended by cycling the Force back into the user.
• As an addition to the bow, almost to commemorate her fall and her embrace of her dark path, the Lady of Secrets has woven an intricate matrix of enchantments on the bow, anchored to it by alchemized Sarrassian Iron and the golden ichor Allyson bled when she bound herself to Darth Empyrean. So long as Allyson Locke wields the bow, the following enchantments can be utilized:
  • Fading Light - An enchantment that is meant to protect Allyson from light side Force Powers such as Force Light, tapping into the ichor woven into the bow to draw and dissipate that light energy away similar to tutaminis. The enchantment can be used to protect against three such attacks before it has to recharge by absorbing ambient Force energies or by Allyson channeling more power into the bow.
  • Resonant Protection - An enchantment that resonates with the ichor woven into the bow and Ava'kash Brand that Allyson has been marked with. The enchantment taps into the brands ability to frustrate Force-based precognition and senses of the individual, making it incredibly difficult to detect the bow and its arrows with precognition or danger sense so long as Allyson and the bow are making physical contact.
  • Shadow Step - An enchantment that resonates with the ichor woven into the bow, Allyson's own Force essence, and Nightsister magicks. Whenever Allyson fires a kyberite arrow, if the arrow is charged with her powers, she can channel the dark side into her bow to activate a short-range teleportation from her current position to wherever the kyberite arrow strikes. This enchantment can only be used three times before it requires being recharged by absorbing ambient Force energies or by Allyson channeling more power into the bow.

STRENGTHS

• Like all Aurora Industries' weapons, Shadowfall has a great deal of versatility for its wielder, allowing them to deal with multiple situations on the battlefield with a high degree of stopping power in various formats.
• The quiver of the bow, using a molecular furnace, can generate nanites that create the various physical arrows and arrowheads. The quiver is connected to the bow glove's control pad for ease of fabrication but can also be connected to a user's helmet HUD or even ocular cybernetics.
• Shadowfall can be used as a melee weapon if needed due to its trimantium and mullinine edge.
• The inclusion of Dantari and Lignan Crystals allow the user to better channel Force energies and attacks into their arrows, while also enhancing their focus and ability to recover expended energies.
• Several enchantments created through Sith sorcery, alchemy, and Nightsister magick give the wielder addition abilities as long as she is the one holding the bow.

WEAKNESSES

• If the quiver runs out of nanites, it cannot generate the physical projectiles until the wielder places materials into it and the quiver is given time to breakdown and reassemble the material into more nanites, a process that can take between a couple of seconds to several minutes depending on how many arrows have been used previously.
• While Sianteria plasma is stable, if the power pack is overloaded or shot, it will still explode and likely greatly injure the target due to the plasma discharge.
• The inclusion of Lignan Crystals and the alchemy used in creating the enchantments does give the bow a strong connection and presence in the dark side of the Force. If Allyson is not holding the bow to allow for its Resonant Protection enchantment to be active, trained Force users would likely be able to sense the bow's location even if Allyson herself is hidden.
• If the bow is placed within a Force suppression field generated by an ysalamiri or material such as void stone, the bow's ability to channel her powers is immediately suppressed. In addition, any 'charges' the bow has for its enchantments are immediately drained and the bow must be recharged through absorbing Force energies to allow them to become active again.

DESCRIPTION

As she had watched Allyson Locke step further and further into the dark side, a goal she had been quietly and patiently working towards for many years, Darth Arcanix began work upon a more suitable weapon for a woman that had become the apprentice to the current Emperor of the Sith. Where Shadowlight had been a gift, a weapon that could still be used by the then Jedi Shadow, her slow slide into darkness had rendered some of its properties either redundant or outright unable to be utilized. The last missing piece that she required, with much of the new weapon being based upon Shadowlight and the original Aureal bow, was obtained when Allyson bound herself to the Asha'Kurat. Bleeding the light away as a golden ichor, Darth Arcanix collected the essence of the Hand's former alignment and utilized in finishing the forging of Shadowfall.

The new bow held Lignan crystals in place of the original Solari crystals to further enhance any dark powers Allyson would come to wield or channel, but the more powerful enhancements were left to the Sith spells she wove into the bow with sarrassian iron and the ichor that had once been her connection to the Light. Three power enchantments were added to the bow, tied to Allyson's own essence so only she could access them when the bow was held, granting her addition protections and abilities that could prove useful in her work as the Hand.

 

[Delsin Shaw]

Taeli Raaf Allyson Locke

Bow looks nice. Interesting inclusion of various bow weaponry additions.

Approved.