Armour of Direction

"*Once i’m throo wit' ya, i'll put dose shiny look'n masks around ma nekk on'a chain made from yer spine!*"
—Skuknoz Amakutta, moments before being killed by Gershwin wearing the Armour of Direction

## Item

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The ***Armour of Direction*** is a specially-crafted suit of Artificer power armor created specifically for Pierrepont Gershwin, "Primarch" and Director of the Gershwin Company.

The Armour was used in the Company's battle against an Ork Warband lead by a warboss named Skuknoz Amakutta, who earned his name from his tedency to cut open the power armour of Space Marines, kill them, and wear the pieces of the armour as trophies.

## History

### Inspiration

The Armour was created by the Gershwin Company's Technical Legion, with schematics designed by Gershwin himself. After Gershwin's Awakening and the creation of the Gershwin Company, Gershwin immediately began drawing up plans for a set of power armour for himself, based on the Power Armour of Primarch Vulkan of the Salamanders, whom the Old Chapter was a successor of.

### Creation

However, Gershwin gave a very interesting set of plans to the Technical Legion: a rather powerful set of Artificier Armour, that still kept the design of the first plan, though contained powerful upgrades. It is unknown how he managed to create such plans, but it certainly would not be unlike Gershwin to take credit for another's work. The Technical Legion constructed the armour to his specifications. Since the upgrades to the armour included advanced communication systems as well as improved tactical analysis systems, Gershwin dubbed the armour, "The Armour of Direction."

The Armour remained almost completely unused until the Battle of Southsific Harbor, when an Orc Warband attempted to invade Normandy, and almost succeeded. However, the combined forces of the Jet and Barricade division, led by Gershwin himself, wearing the armour, managed to beat them back, with Gershwin finishing off Skuknoz Amakutta in hand-to-hand combat, a testament to the strength of the Armour of Direction.

## Design

"*It is almost a shame that this armour must see battle. It is truly a work of art!*"
—Gershwin, after seeing his power armour for the first time.
The chest plate of the armor is decorated with the Personas Revelus, in the standard red and black coloring. The rest of the armor is purely black, though this adds nothing to Gershwin's stealth, as he tends to be on the front lines with his men.

The Banner of the Gershwin Company is flown from the back of the armor, which Gershwin proudly bears in battle as he defends Normandy alongside his men.

Other than that, the armor is much like other Artificer Power Armour, with the exception of the helmet.

The helmet contains thermal cameras, an HUD containing battle strategies, a radio communication system, and other technologies very much unlike most power armour. The helmet is also used, though in a less advanced form, in other Gershwin Pattern armours, which are exclusive to the Executive Division of the Gershwin Company.

The radio communications system is a less-advanced version of the Technical Legion's Telvox, a planet-wide communication system. The radio is used to communicate between Generals and the Director, allowing him to command them in battle.