LXR-001 Escaflore

- Queen Caelestis

- Duke Victoria

- Lupus Domini Machina

- Daedalus

- Neo Impulse Driver

- Monica Crowley

- Rachel Anna Faraday

- Nick Baltimore

- Right forearm EC-010 laser device

- Right shoulder Four-Tube Striker Missile Launcher

The LXR-001 Escaflore is a Garrisai from the *Harbinger - Century's End* Novel.

## Technology and Combat Characteristics

Built for early test runs of old-war technology from the Harbinger Uprising, the Battletek Legacy “Escaflore” is a heavily modified Castel Heavyarms that has been overhauled for the 2600 age. Similar to the way the Metro Cyclops was designed to mimic the Firestorm, the Escaflore’s weapons and design are roughly similar to that of the Queen Caelestis.

Unlike the Castel Heavyarms it was based off of, the Escaflore was equipped with deliberately heavy armor to provide additional stability for its powerful automatic and laser weapons. The combined weight of both the armor and weapons means that the machine is incredibly bulky, relying on its experimental Model II Thruster Kit to keep it mobile. As for its weapons, they are best for medium-range fire support, though they are seldom adaptable to different situations other than this.

## Armaments

- Shoulder-Mounted 80mm Dopplehound Autocannons: The signature weapons of the Escaflore, and the most advanced armament to ever be equipped on a Castel Heavyarms. Derived from the Dopplehound Twin Gatling Cannons of the Queen Caelestis, the lower RoF and single-barrel modification allows for increased accuracy and ease of maitenance. The placement of the cannons on each of the shoulders requires parallel firing to remain stable, though gives the discharge of these cannons a wider area of effect. Even with with a 360-degree range of motion, the weapons must fire in the same direction to keep the machine from falling over. Lockdown anchors are sometimes equipped to counteract the instability the cannons produce, and have been known to allow for independent firing directions of each cannon.

- 100mm HAMG: An old-war medium-power cannon that has remained a staple of all Garrisai forces across Decholon. The one equipped by the Escaflore gives it a reliable firearm to use in most situations, though with a more limited ammo supply due to the supplementing of additional armor.

- EC-010 Laser (Cutter) Device: A reverse-engineered version of the EC-010 Laser Rifle used by the Perfect Harbinger, based off of designs by Instinct Corporation. Its conversion from semi-automatic fire to a continuous beam allows for the weapon to cut through Nanolaminate Armor like a sword. It derives its power directly from the Unit's power supply, though continued use can cause the weapon to short-circuit or overheat.

- Four-Tube Striker Missile Launcher:

## Special Equipment and Features

- Open-Visual Cockpit: The Escaflore is one of the only Garrisai to be equipped with a ballistic glass-shielded cockpit, in place of the standardized ATS. Modeled akin to the HUD of a fighter jet, its limited visual and motion capabilities relegate it to non-melee encounters only. It is also equipped with both the standard Garrisai Joystick layout and a fighter jet Joystick control scheme, which make it an exotic yet effective machine to pilot.

- Model II Thruster "Jump Jets": The unconventional design of the Escaflore's Model II Thruster Kit is topped off with its signature "Jump Jets." Not only do these large waist-mounted rocket engines allow for sustained and higher jumps, they also can increase the running speed of the Escaflore similar to that of a HMT II Thruster Kit.

## History

- The Escaflore is one of the first prototype Garrisai tested and fielded by ForMa, which served as a testbed for their later developments in Project Resurga Redux Garrisai.

## Trivia

- "Escaflore" roughly translates to "Decoy blossom," or something. I guess it can mean a deceptive introduction or presentation.