Parian armor is meant to be tough, durable, but easy to discard if it is no longer needed. Their armor is made to fit anyone, no matter the size or shape. From a pilot of a cruise ship, to the common grunt, and every parian wears one form of armor or another. The method of combat that the parian race uses most is a steady and purposeful move forward, many time this means that their soldiers are standing on open ground and rely on their mental communal with others of their race to allow heavy weapons and armored vehicles to support them.
They may not boast many types of armor like other races, but should battle ensue the Pariah are ready to do battle; a soldier rarely removes their armor, save to wash. Armor serves two purposes for a Parian, the first being to protect the wearer from an otherwise lethal injury, and secondly to keep the wearer warm in less than ideal weather as the parian race is cold blooded. Listed below are examples of the most commonly used armors and there key components.
A key feature of Pariah armor is the materiel known as phalerae. Made from a bioengineered metal hybrid the armor itself is stiff, and unmoving like a statue. However, when donned by anyone with a small degree of psionic talent the unmoving armor becomes as easy to move as common clothing, shaping and reshaping itself to fit the wearer, reacting to the wearers thought patterns. The metal is actually a living creature, except that it doesn’t need to breath or eat, nor does it think on its own. However, over time objects made of phalerae can regenerate missing parts, and it has a memory of what shape it used to have before taking damage. Another ability of the phalerae metal is that a highly adept in the psionic art can cause the armor to move without being in it. Armors made from phalerae are the enforcer and the aegis.
Gel suit: This suit is the basis of all armor; it is worn under everything, even casual clothes (if they’re able to have a casual life). The gel suit is as the name implies and is made of a malleable and thin membrane of gel that is meant to keep the wearer at a constant temperature never changing above or below a set temperature. The gel suit is not armor, and is no thinker than a layer of skin as well as being skin tight, but is essential to attach all other forms of armor, as well as the noted body temperature regulator.
Pathfinder: The parian form of light armor, it is used by pilots, and scouts. Small plates cover the chest, and shoulders, with pieces covering the legs and a full helmet; all of which attach to the gel suit. The helmet has a variety of sensors and communication devices should the wearer work outside communal distance. The visor of the helmet is black on the outside but transparent from the interior. Inside the helmet is an array of information gathering equipment, target priority trackers, environmental scanners, day and night filters and a built in com. An air filtration system is built into the helmet as well, allowing breathable oxygen in most situations, and can maintain oxygen levels for up to five hours in vacuum. Pathfinder armor becomes the mounting for all other armors.
Enforcer: This medium armor type is made to take a solid hit from light arms fire, and fits over the gel suit like a glove and attaches itself to the pathfinder armor. The enforcer armor is by no means light, but it isn’t heavy enough to cause someone to slow down, and allows full mobility of limbs. Much like a snakes skin, the enforcer is segmented into scales, which if needed can be entirely discarded and removed like a snake’s skin, which the armor can regenerate if the damage isn’t too extensive. Incorporated into the armor is a full life support system capable of allowing the wearer to survive in vacuum or hazardous environments for up to a full 48 hours.
Aegis: The heaviest and most durable of the parian armors, fitting over the gel suit and pathfinder armor all the same. This armor is bulky with reinforced shoulder guards and helmet plates in the shape of open mouthed snake heads. Impacts from arms fire, explosions or anything that sends kinetic force against the armor causes the impacted area to stiffen and roll with the impact. This makes the armor extremely durable, but also increases the strength of the wearer moderately, negating some the considerable weight or the armor. None the less, the armor is still heavy, and slows the wearer down enough that he can only walk, the suit allowing him to keep his steps even and keep balance. Much like the enforcer the armor is segmented into scales that can be discarded, but regeneration takes much longer for the aegis. Still unlike the enforcer it can regenerate any damage done to it over time, normally taking a full week to regrow an arm or a leg. Incorporated into the armor is a full life support system capable of allowing the wearer to survive in vacuum or hazardous environments for up to a full 48 hours.
Archon: At first glance this thin suit of armor looks as though it can’t take much of a hit. It appears to be just as thin as the gel suit, but worn by a wearer with great psionic powers it is more durable than the Aegis. Made from a hybridization of phalerae and a crystalline organism this psycho reactive armor provides the same mobility as the gel suit, which it fits over, acting like a third skin for the wearer. There is no helmet on his armor, but it transmits the same data neuraly to the wearer in all the same ways that the pathfinder could, bringing up targeters, scans, and data right into the eyes of the wearer. The armor increases the mental strength of the wearer, allowing flight, and even an ability to slip though the dimensions momentarily appearing elsewhere within 30ft. The latter ability is a side effect left over from the crystalline life form that is merged into the phalerae metal. Fields of energy surround the wearer, moving and shaping to intercept incoming fire, or to shield against a blast. Though all of these abilities are a huge strain on the wearer, and can lead to brain hemorrhage if the wearer isn’t careful. The Archon suit only provides basic environmental protection, and the wearer cannot use it in vacuum for longer than 10 minutes