Aegis Data Fragment

A technological jewel and prize beyond price, the
Aegis Data Fragment alone was, for the Adeptus Mechanicus, worth the millions that died during the
Angevin Crusade. Discovered during the horrific
Adranitian phase of the crusade, the technoarchaeological
find, known as the “Aegis”, contained
templates for all manner of systems, as well as a
treasure trove of other data and logos. The granted
licenses for the use of the more mundane templates
from Aegis helped form the basis for the fortunes
of several famous houses and cartels, and their
dispersal cemented the rights and properties of the
Mechanicus within the fledgling power structures
of the Calixis Sector.
The Mechanicus has never
revealed whether the Aegis Data Fragment yielded
more than a few new small arms patterns, systems
schematics and augur interfaces, or whether it posed
further questions yet unanswered, or was merely a
part of some larger undiscovered whole. It has not
escaped the notice of the Ordos Calixis, though, that
the Mechanicus maintains several secretive outposts
bordering the Adrantis Nebula still, and it is thought
that at least sixty-four known exploratory expeditions
have been sent into the untamed volumes of the
nebula at the behest of the secretive priests of the
Machine God.
==Unique Equipment==
Minerva-Aegis Las Carbine
Class: Basic (Las)
Popular with the more notable mercenary companies and
private guild armsmen, the Minerva-Aegis is a sophisticated
las carbine that unusually features a high cycle-charge chamber
allowing it a rapid pulse mode comparable to fully automatic fire.
Fruit of the Aegis Fragment and currently produced under title to
the Takara Fane of Gunmetal, the high-grade materials needed
for its construction mean its cost is significantly more than more
commonplace lasguns. It is an undoubted sign of discerning
professionalism in a hired scummer (or aptitude in stealing from
their betters), for them to be wielding a Minerva-Aegis.
Basic, 60m, S/4/8, 1d10+2, E, PEN 0, Clip 40, RLD Full, Reliable, WT 4.1kg, Cost 150, Scarce
Aegis Anbaric Shock Blaster Pistol
Class: Exotic (Shock Blaster)
This unusual weapon is a rarity, even among the Magos
militant and the Skitarii, and is doubtless a product of
the legendary Aegis Fragment. Taking the shape of a
bulky, tubular pistol, when fired it discharges a blast of
electromagnetic force capable of completely overloading a
human’s nervous system or just as usefully disrupting the
control systems of a rogue servitor. These weapons are
configured to use standard laspistol power packs, though
because of their high-energy requirements, they get only a
relatively few shots from each pack.
Exotic, 20m, S/2/–, 1d10+2, E, PEN 4, Clip 7, Full, Shock, WT 3kg, Cost 650, Rare
Sollex-Aegis Energy Blade
Class: Melee (Power)
A product of information obtained from the Aegis Data Fragment and utilizing the properties of the Sollex focusing
crystals, this is one of the rarest type of weapons in the
Imperium---a blade of coherent high-energy plasma which
materializes from the armored hilt as a blazing, roaring column of
blue-white fire. Devastatingly powerful, only a few Sollex-Aegis
energy blades are held by individuals outside of the Mechanicus,
and their secrets are little understood even by their makers in the
mysterious Tech-Priest sect of Sollex. Although potent beyond
even most power weapons, they can also prove treacherous to the
unwary as the energy blade can fluctuate, the laser containment
fail or the insubstantial blade slip unexpectedly.
Whenever a wielder successfully Parries another weapon
while using an energy blade and succeeds with two or more
degrees of success, the wielder automatically destroys the
other weapon. While the energy blade does have a degree
of density and mass, physical force applied to the swing
contributes nothing to the weapon effect and the wielder’s
Strength Bonus does not increase its Damage. Should an
Attack or Parry attempt with one of these weapons suffer
a failure by five or more degrees, resolve the energy blade’s
Damage against the wielder.
Owing to the harsh actinic light and furnace-blast roar
that the blade produces, the wielder cannot attempt to be
stealthy while it is switched on. Additionally, the blade
consumes canister fuel, just as a plasma pistol does, with
each canister worn on the belt and fed via a cable to the
hilt (good for 10 rounds of continuous operation).
Melee, 1d10+6, E, PEN 7, Balanced, Power Field, WT 1kg, Cost 5,000, Very Rare