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===Artifact 5: Corrupted Orichalcum Battle Armor "Mark V"===

A glorious prize captured from the armories of the Exalted during the Usurpation, the Mark V is one of a long series of celestial battle armors created by a playboy inventor Twilight, who was consumed with the need to constantly improve and perfect his craft. When asked to accoutre Kyrioch with appropriate arms and armor, Ligier produced this piece from his armories, stating that it would be the Slayer's sword and shield both while he labored on a real prize for her.

The Mark V incorporates the miniaturized flight systems so common among late-First Age orichalcum battle armors. This example does not project wings of Essence, but rather, an elaborate mandala that floats in the air behind the armor like a surrogate anima banner and changes in response to environmental stimuli. Its advanced trauma management systems makes its wearer nigh-invulnerable to minor damage and can it even heal lethal wounds if given enough time. Finally, the armor incorporates an experimental (and extensive) set of Essence emitters throughout its full length. This intricate network of microscopic Essence conduits allows Kyrioch to charge the armor's gauntlets and vambraces up with deadly killing force, or to manifest small hard-light constructs around the hands and forearms. She can also use it to project energy beams, powerballs, and even a crude form of Essence lightning. All of these attack modes function similarly to a power mace in terms of range, power and mote consumption.