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Khada
The Khada is the traditional warrior's knife in the Yazirian tribe. Yazirians create their Khada's on their attainment of manhood, when an unarmed Yazirian goes hunts down it's first prey using only the weapons he can make in the wilderness. After the return, the father will exchange his Khada with his first son at the celebration of manhood. The son then carves a rune on the Khada to show the lineage if the weapon. Yazirian warriors carry it with them everywhere they go as a sign of status. To be granted a Khada shows a direct lineage generations old. The Khada is the first weapon a warrior will grab when insulted, and in traditional Ceremonies of honorable combat only the Khada is allowed to be used. Khada's are made from only natural substances, wood, bone, stone, and the like. Every Yazirian generally has one and the longer the carvings means the older the family lineage. Second son's create their Khada's to be passed down so some have only a few runes inscribed on them but are still honored more than individuals who don't own a Khada. Khada has no literal translation to any other language and usually thought of as 'Ancestral Knife' or a families heirloom.
T'vck Sca
The T'vck Sca is a Vrusk Pole arm from the Vrusk Pre industrial age. It is comprised of a 15 foot staff with flat fan like blunt end and a sharp pike end. The back half of the pole arm also has two poles connected on hinges that would fold out into a bipod. The idea was for 2 to 3 Vrusk to rush enemy Vrusk forcing the fan end under them, dropping the bipod and quickly using the attackers weight to flip over the enemy Vrusk. Once the Vrusk was flipped over, it would take them considerable effort to right themselves. This would generally allow the attacking Vrusk several minutes to attack the unprotected enemy, usually resulting in the defending Vrusk death even if he was able to get back to his feet. The Vrusk have the saying, 'like a soldier on his back' meaning if you strike quickly, you can seize the situation with relative ease. The T'vck Sca is not used in Vrusk society today but can still be found in museums or among wealthy collectors who have interest in ancient weapons.
Kana-Tah
This Yazirian Thrown Weapon consists of three serrated, curved blades fashioned together to make a unique throwing weapon. Yazirians normally used these weapons while hunting, gliding in on prey with one in each hand. Once within 10 feet of their prey, they would hurl the Kana-tah and drop the rest of the way to the ground and rush their pray with a melee weapon in hand. Because of the triple-bladed style of the weapon, one does not need to calculate distance when throwing it. Yazirians are able to effectively use it in combat because of the their long metacarpals. Other races, although intrigued by the Yazirians ability use this weapon effectively, have found it awkward and difficult to use. Kana-tahs are extremely rare to find, usually only seen in Yazirian Ceremonies or by Yazirians who try to stay in touch with their heritage. (Yazirians can use this weapon with no penalties and other races suffer an AD: -20 or ZG: -2cs penalty to use the weapon.)
Extended Power Devices
WarTech has recently introduced a new line of Powerclips, belt & backpack. With a new patent in Selenium Power Containers. This new design adds a 50% increase in the power held by standard power devices. The extended power devices are now larger than there standard counterparts and are fully compatible with existing. This allows for a longer sustained rate of fire for energy weapons and a longer use for SEU powered equipment.
| Extended Power Clip | 30 SEU | 250 Credits |
| Extended Power Belt Pack | 75 SEU | 500 Credits |
| Extended Power Backpack | 150 SEU | 1000 Credits |
Wartech All Terrain Armored Personnel Scout Vehicle
(AKA. Wartech Beetle)
Most recent line of Wartechs Land Combat Vehicles, The WATAPS-V, or more commonly 'Beetle', is a one man vehicle used for recon by UPF forces. Recently made available to all governmental agencies, the Beetle has been shown to be one of the best choices for a recon missions in hostile terrain.
Constructed of 2 inch thick titanium steel with ablative armor, Plasti-steel view port & high density polyer, the Beetle is capable of withstanding small arms fire and can take an anti-vehicle round and still remain walking. A built in Gauss Screen adds extra protectant from incoming enemy fire.
The Beetle come with a standard KE 5000 heavy laser positional arm. The second arm is contains hydraulic claw, used for moving heavy objects. The laser, or similar weapon, can be mounted on an external point on the beetles back, but operators favor the arm mount for quicker positioning, and the integrated gyro-stabalizing mechanics allows the arm to hold level while the Beetle is moving.
The Beetle gets it's name from the rounded back cockpit area for the pilot. The individual lays belly down on in the cock pit, with their legs on either side of the resting platform, much like a rider of a standard high speed ground cycle. The hatch then closes over the rider fully protected in the beetle like shell.
There are currently two versions of the beetle, The WATAPS-VW which is a standard walker with two mechanical legs, and the WATAPS-VH with two hover fans located on the underside.
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