Androids
The First Mind
The First Mind toppled the Empirical Era and launched a campaign of destruction against the human race. In the brutal years since, mankind has struggled to understand why.
Armor
Armor has always been the last line of defense. From the leather skins of far antiquity to the electrified reactive plating of the early modern battle tank, armor steps in when maneuver, camouflage, and countermeasure has failed, defeating enemy weapons in their final drive to the kill.
However, this protection inevitably comes with costs to mobility, mass, and economy. Even nigh-impervious armor is in vain if it's such a burden that soldiers won't wear it, or is simply too costly to produce.
Today, armor smiths craft their gear with a focus on the twin pillars of practicality and directed energy resistance, finding creative ways to blend livability with uncompromising resilience.