Success or Death.
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To make a new version of an old Sith Assassins weapon and give it a new spin.
- Image Source: Assassin's Creed (movie): Aguilar Hidden Blade. Found on Pinterest. No further source found.
- Canon Link: N/A
- Primary Source:
Sith Hidden Blade (Approved sub) - Shikkar (Wookieepedia article)
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
- Manufacturer: Sith Assassins as a subfaction of The Sith Empire.
- Affiliation: Sith Assassins.
- Model: N/A
- Modularity:
Cosmetic changes. - Shikkar blade may be replaced with a full metal blade.
- Further alterations may require an additional submission.
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Production: Limited.
[*]Material: Alchemised armorplast, and leather, norris root dye, crystalline shikkar blades, non-metallic cogs and springs.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- Classification: Dagger.
- Size: Small.
- Weight: Average.
- Alchemised Vambrace: The arm attachment functions like a vambrace, protecting the lower arm (or arms), and back of the hand from attack. The plates provide the most solid protection, but the alchemically treated and, norris-root dyed leather glove also provides considerable toughness. The hard, armour elements are able to effectively withstand lightsabres, and while the softer elements with hold up to glancing blows, they will succumb to a direct thrust.
- Hidden Blade: Attached to the underside of the vambrace is a hard sheath concealing a small dagger blade. This contraption makes the blade easy to conceal and easy to rapidly deploy for a sudden and unexpected attack. It is also shaped to sharpen the blades as they enter and exit. The gauntlet usually holds one blade in use and two spares in case of breakage.
Shikkar: A shikkar is an old staple of Sith Assassins; it is a crystalline blade designed to penetrate and snap inside the victim's body, causing immense pain. These shikkar blades are often poisoned.
Strengths:
- Vambrace: The armoured glove-structure provides protection against most melee weapons and even lightsabres, which is handy in close quarters fighting.
- Hidden Blade: The dagger is easily concealed for a quick and sudden attack, and the poisoned shikkar blades provides a lethal sting against unsuspecting victims.
- Non-Metallic: Due to the strict adherence to using non-metallic elements, the weapon is difficult to pick up on sensors. It is, however, not impossible to detect.
- Reach: The small size of the weapon puts the wielder at a distinct reach-disadvantage against more conventional weapons. It is a bit of a one-trick pony in that regard.
- Fragile: Very hard, but also brittle, the shikkar blade is prone to snapping if struck with sufficient force. This may even happen if the blade is blocked or parried.
- Darkspawned: Direct blasts of Force Light may damage the alchemical reinforcements of the vambrance, leaving it vulnerable.
DESCRIPTION
For as long as there have been Sith, there have been Sith Assassins. Over time, these assassins have developed weapons of convenience, of ingenuity, and of a certain tradition. In Darth Ophidia's days of apprenticeship, her master introduced her to the use of the hidden blade, and it became a staple of the Sith Assassins under the One Sith. But old stores are wearing down, and new ideas come to light. With research, the use of the Shikkar was revitalised as a way to inflict painful and insulting death to enemies of the Sith.
When Darth Ophidia saw to re-equip her Sith Assassins with new and deadly weapons, she saw fit to marry the weapon she had known as an apprentice to the weapon she had come to adore since. Hence the new version of the hidden blade. Made from alchemised ceramics, glass, and leather, it will not trigger metal detectors, giving the assassin a greater chance of smuggling it into restricted areas. However, the vambrace of it is still capable of withstanding considerable punishment.
The virtue of the shikkar blade is its ability to break at the hilt after striking its victim. To make it more effective, the Sith Assassins' shikkar blades are often made with a poison inside its crystalline blade, thus increasing its efficacy even if the landed attack is shallow. The more brittle shikkar blades did pose an issue: What if the blade breaks prematurely? To counter this, the hidden blade contraption is now able to swiftly dispense of a broken blade and automatically load a spare. One hidden blade carries a maximum of three blades, out of which there are two spare blades.
Initial tests were successful, but only time would tell if these new hidden blades would be a success or if they would have to separate and return to old ways.
