Nowhere to Run
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To attire Darkwire's Shadowrunners in identity-protecting gear
- Image Source: Ultra Radiant Jacket via Coffee And Chill, Lens Mask via Jip van Leeuwenstein, Reflection Animation via Reddit
- Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: Distortion Field
- Manufacturer: Darkwire
- Affiliation: Darkwire
- Market Status: Closed-Market
- Model: Shadowrunner Surveillance Exclusion Gear
- Modularity: Yes, mask and jacket can be worn separately
- Production: Limited
- Material: Passive Reflective Material, Windbreaker Fabric, Plasticine (Mask)
- Classification: Anti-Recording Outfit
- Weight: Very Light
- Resistances:
- Energy: Very Low
- Kinetic: Very Low
- Lightsabers: None
- Other: None
- Mask distrorts visual identification of facial features
- Jacket reflects common wavelengths used by recording technology
- Passive materials make the gear immune to EMP or Ion countermeasures
- Jacket is also a comfortable windbreaker
- Defeats common recording technologies and algorithmic facial recognition software
- Provides high visibility in unsafe areas
- Low-tech solution not as advanced as a distortion field emitter, wearer will still be vulnerable to invasive scanning techniques
- Jacket, and especially mask, designs stand out like a sore appendage, possibly drawing attention to the wearer
The protest-turned-riot at Sakedo Tower was a sobering moment for members of Darkwire who found themselves rounded up and arrested by CorpSec, even those who might have fled the initial encounters. An illegal shadowfeed broadcast to the galaxy enabled Denon's law enforcement to parse and analyze the footage, identifying some individuals not previously associated with Darkwire.
After Darkwire was declared a terrorist organization, it was clear that their activities and identities would be used against them without hesitation. CorpSec and other security organizations became an enemy to be defeated, and this new gear became Darkwire's first line of defense. For future protests, riots, or activities where Shadowrunners were unlikely to stay hidden, the mask and jacket were designed to stop common security feeds or identification methods from afar.
The mask alone may allow Shadowrunners to blend into a crowd without risk of facial recognition matching their identities to any terrorist databases. The jacket itself can obscure and deflect common holo-recording technologies, potentially making the recording itself useless without intense forensic software analysis. Combined, these technologies are a low-tech method to keep Shadowrunners on the streets and out of a CorpSec lineup, though they may not escape increased scrutiny by on-site security personnel. The gear also have a low resistance to weaponry, relying on evasion and obscurity instead.
Note: Species with uncommon lower, or additional, limbs may desire alternative gear to obscure quick identification from their body's profile alone.
