General Q and A

The S'jet Shield was the sister project to the Makaan Blade; a defensive weapon which could be used to counter the blade's immense cutting power, it was believed to be developed in case the Makaan Blades were to be used against its creators and as a gernal purpose personal protection system fot the warriors of Ur-Sagol. A S'jet Shield is nothing more than a kinetic energy barrier; resembling a solid blue buckler emitting a translucent purple disc; four feet in diameter when activated. Like the Makaan blade the S'jet shield is powered by a crystal; though unlike the Makaan blade a S'jet Shield possess a 'vampire' matrix allowing it to siphon off excess energy to feed the power crystal; empty crystals are also connected to the system to insure the shield does not suffer from a power overload. The energy barrier; when struck by a Makaan blade causes a feedback into the weapon's own crystal, causing it to overload and power down; the S'jet shield has a similar effect on all energy/magic based or enhanced melee weapons, including current incarnations of the Makaan blade. This should give the wielder of a S'jet shield sufficient time to counterattack without the worry of been struck by a weapon which could cut through his or her armour in a single stroke. A S'jet shield can also deflect high velocity ranged weapons fire, such as bullets and directed energy/particle/plasma/magic attacks; while absorbing excess energy from the later group. The best counters to a S'jet Shield are low velocity projectiles; such as arrows; which can pass through the kinetic barrier. Or overwhelming, albeit primative, brute force such as concentrated fully automatic weapons fire or fast repeated blows from a heavy melee weapon such as an axe or broad sword; such attacks will cause the S'jet Shield's power to be depleted and do not possess enough or the right kind of energy for use of the vampire matrix. S'jet shields built for personal use cannot stop anti tank fire, unless it is energy based, or the giant fist, tail, hoof etc. of a predator. Unlike the Makaan blades the knowledge to manufacture true S'jet shields was not lost with the destruction of Ur-Sagol; many are in the possession of the Ps’isol Magiocrats and forces loyal to them, some of these expensive items have also found their way onto the open markets in Negav; most probably by illicit means.

Kubus: The Kubus or Investigator's rubix cube is a unique personal defence weapon utilised by all Internal Security Division field agents. Each Kubus is custom made for the Investigator it is assigned to; the imprinting of the agent's thought signature, a psychic link, ensures only they can use it. The Kubus is made from an magic malleable alloy; this allows the Investigator to change the shape of the Kubus into a knife, or a restraining wire; which can be project to entangle a target up to 50ft away by mental/magic manipulation alone. An Investigator can store manna inside a Kubus and if need be release it at once; producing a powerful short ranged energetic discharge that can easily kill a human. It can also act as focusing point for the Investigator’s own spells thanks to small amount of Ascarlin used in its construction; though its effect isn't too dramatic it can make the difference in battle.

Sublime Grenades: Unlike most grenades which explode or use some other form of pyrotechnics; the main body of the Sublime grenade, which is the active agent, sublimes rapidly when activated; leaving only the metal activation cage. The agents used are rather exotic purpose made by the alchemists of the Research and Education Division. The two most common types are the stun gas and doping gas. The stun gas agent is red/brown in colour as a solid; as a gas it appears as a dense orange to yellow cloud with a metallic taste. By itself the gas is only useful as a mild irritant; however if the mama charge of a Kubus or Skokat is shot into the cloud anyone within the cloud would be effected. This makes the stun gas very useful in crowd control or room clearing operations. The doping gas agent appears as a sea green crystal; when activated the crystal sublimes into a colourless gas which is undetectable by normal senses. The gas is non toxic however mages who are exposed to high concentrations of the gas are unable to cast spells or use their abilities. When arresting suspected mages doping gas is usually used alongside an incapacitating agent to fully nullify the target.

Skokat: The Skokat or shock staff is the main weapon used by Internal Security Division field agents. Like the Kubus a Skokat uses thought imprinting as it is made form similar alloy; though its malleable properties are limited to increasing or decreasing in length from two to four feet. Skokats store mana in a similar way to Kubus; releasing an electric charge when striking an object; the power of which is determined mentally by the wielder. One strike is usually enough to induce enough pain to incapacitate most humans. The Skokat can be split in half and attached to a Kubus; turning both into an effective ranged stun gun; the advantages are that unlike normally not all the mana stored in the Kubus is lost allowing for multiple shots to be fired at a much longer range; however the power of each shot is decreased somewhat.

Makaan Blade:The original Makaan blades were developed millennia ago by the craftsmen of Ur-Sagol; in appearance they resemble a Lochaber axe with both the blade and shaft having a chrome metal finish. At the lowest point at which the blade is attached to the shaft is a hollow cavity in which sits a blue crystal. The crystal is highly energetic; the Makaan blade harnesses this energy causing the blade to oscillate at extremely high frequencies. This vibration allows the blade to cut through extremely hard materials with extreme ease; it is thought they were developed to take on opponents such as stone golems or, if using a well crafted weapon; Diamond nagas. The crystals were temperamental however; if used too regularly their power would be depleted; if it was not used enough the build up of energy within the crystal could cause the weapon to shatter upon activation. With the fall of Ur-Sagol the knowledge to replicate and repower these crystals has been lost; though knock offs of the Makaan blade are readily available. Usually these weapons use a crystal which can super heat the cutting edge; assisting in penetration but not to the same level of the originals, but the heated blade can cauterise the wound it creates; while limiting blood loss; such wounds can be slow to heal from. Be warned though the crystals for these weapons are even more temperamental than the originals as there is no real way to tell the true quality of the crystals. It is rumoured that forces loyal to the Magiocrats possess some of these weapons however it is unknown if they are orginal versions.