Icarus System

===Icarus Descent System===
Modules within the system are located throughout the entire body, though the majority of its function is concentrated within the arm. The device charges itself through the motion of the body, and as such recharges very quickly so long as the augment remains fairly active - the Icarus System is particularly common with free runners and urban explorers as it is best used when one does not stop moving.
The Icarus System functions as an airbrake. By extending the arms, a fan of memorycloth quickly extends and microturbines within it begin actively combating the velocity of a descent. The angle of the descent does not change, although microthrusters can be used to adjust it significantly.
If the device is 'fresh' it can arrest a fall of up to 200 meters, though with a PRAS this distance can be extended significantly if the augment has many other powered devices.
If run dry, the Icarus System takes only three to five minutes of heavy activity to recycle its charge.
===Icarus Ascent Mode===
Improvements to the Descent System enable an augment to (slowly) climb vertically through the air. This can be used in tandem with microthrusters to have some horizontal control over one's movement, as the Icarus System is only capable of lifting an augment directly upward.
This is incredibly draining to the Icarus System, as using the same charge that could safely arrest a 200 meter fall an augment can climb a mere 50. Of course, a PRAS can extend this but the power drain remains quite heavy.
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