Properties
- installed
- +1-unarmored-ac
- concealed
- consumes-cyber-slot
A woven mesh of ceramic-fiber plates and shear-thickening gel implanted in a continuous layer between the dermis and the underlying musculature. The mesh sets up like flexible tile under normal motion and stiffens against ballistic and edged impact. Common Echelon Corporation issue for executive-protection details — the standard rider on a six-year contract — and increasingly seen on Halcyion field clergy who decline the conspicuousness of full powered armor. The procedure runs 12 hours under clinic conditions; full settle of the gel takes another week, during which the recipient feels heavy and sunburnt. The mesh is detectable on a careful weapons scan but invisible under clothing. Mechanical effect: the recipient's unarmored AC increases by +1. The bonus does not stack with worn medium or heavy armor (the underlying weave interferes with proper fit); it does stack with light armor and shields. Occupies one Cybernetic Slot. Removal is invasive and leaves substantial scarring.