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By Flagg
Submitted on 13 Dec 2006 at 08:27:58 AM ESTLast updated on 18 Feb 2008 at 08:51:39 PM EST
Level 2 Artifact
Casually referred to as “mosquito nets” by Legionnaires for their ability to ward off annoying but persistent “stings”, these egg-sized devices are often mounted on to the hearthstone sockets of light Artifact armors. The Scales of Pasiap are prized by Exalted warriors for turning all but the most forceful attacks into ineffective, glancing blows.
When activated, the armor to which a Scale is mounted projects a barely perceptible field of energy which follows the contours of its wearer’s form and deflects incoming attacks. While providing no additional soak, the device adds +1 to the armor’s Hardness for every 2 motes spent, to a maximum total Hardness of the armor’s lowest soak value. This effect lasts for one scene.
Each Scale is made from one of the Five Magical Materials, and can only be installed in armor of the same type. While First Age examples of these devices (then known as Canopies of Mars) made from orichalcum, moonsilver, and starmetal exist, they are rare. As the Scales have gained much more popularity for use with the inferior armors of the Age of Sorrows, the majority of such devices in the current era have been constructed by the Dragon-Blooded out of jade.
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