Veiled Armor

Ariana Valeria’s journal on Veiled Armor

I found an old literature in my father’s library. It contained what could be described as ethereal mysticism, but its contents were a bit bizarre.

The old book I found in my father’s library was a compilation of literature on the mystic arts collected from various ages and regions.
This page is a manuscript of literature that is estimated to be several thousand years old. It is difficult to decipher the text of that era, and only a few simple words such as “ether,” “mouth,” and “see” have been identified.

Documents estimated to be a thousand years old. The manuscript is approximately 200 years old. The coloring, which is more vivid than in reality, shows the deep feeling of the copyist.

In this world, there is a source of magical energy called “Ether” that floats in all kinds of spaces.
Women with little muscular strength must take this ether into their bodies and use its power to survive in a fierce war.

Ether can be absorbed into the body from any part of the body, but the absorption efficiency is particularly high around the heart and lower abdomen.
However, there are individual differences in which part of the body has the highest absorption efficiency.
The ether absorbed into the body is exhaled from the body through breathing and vocalization.

Therefore, in order to keep the ether in the body, covering the chest and lower abdomen with dense materials such as metal or covering large areas should be avoided. On the other hand, covering the mouth and nose and restricting breathing and vocalization can be effective.

Documents estimated to be a thousand years old. Extremely revealing figures are striking. I wonder if women dressed like this fought in ancient times.

At first, the compiler did not pay attention to the fact that many of the collected documents were masked, but he discovered several pages with explanatory text around the face, and by deciphering them, he found that there was meaning there.

These pages were written an estimated 1,300 years ago in Adumanokni, a small land to the east of present-day Valistan, and were discovered within Varistan.
There are two theories as to the purpose of the masked and bodily-exposed garments: that they were used as part of a ritual, or that they were intended to have a practical effect in battle. The compilers have consistently maintained that the latter is more likely.

It was painted in Adumanokni three hundred years ago. At that time, a similar style of painting was popular and has been found all over the world.

Although I was skeptical, I decided to make a prototype of the armor and wear it myself to verify its effectiveness.
I must have been exposed to the paranoid research work of the compilers of this book, and as a young girl, I must have been intoxicated by his enthusiasm.
After several prototypes and repeated training in breathing and feeling the flow of ether in my body, I was able to confirm definite results.
I have named this type of armor “Veiled Armor”.

If the armor’s etheric performance and the wearer’s etheric ability are sufficiently high, the body’s homeostasis can be regulated by the ether.
In other words, the ether can regulate body temperature and accelerate metabolism.
For those who are proficient, eating, drinking water, and even breathing are hardly necessary.

The process of creating these armors is unique, and involves synchronizing the materials with the wearer’s body. Therefore, the abilities of the armor strongly reflect the abilities and characteristics of the woman who played the role of catalyst.
The design of the armor is determined by the creator, who decides on the general shape and materials, but ultimately leaves it to the flow of attunement between the materials and the wearer’s body.

Although the figure appears to show a woman being sacrificed in some demonic ritual, the compiler explains that it represents the process of making this armor.

This type of armor is made by an ancient alchemical process in which a woman’s body and materials are fused together by a spell. The figure above is a woman whose entire body is covered in some sort of material.

This armor tends to be highly exposed, but the armor itself does not provide protection, but is protected by the ether drawn out by the armor. Therefore, the degree of exposure does not correlate with the degree of protection.

The armor and the wearer’s ethereal powers can also have a cleansing effect, so that the armor and the wearer’s body do not become unclean even if the armor is worn continuously.

There are caveats to the use of these armors. When a person becomes accustomed to wearing armor and mask for a long period of time and accumulates a great deal of ether in her body, she becomes physically and mentally debilitated without the armor and mask.
In addition, continued overuse of the body, with heavy use of the ether amplified by the Veiled Armor, will probably reduce the lifespan of the body.

These risks have been communicated to the members of the group in advance.All members of the group use this armor with a sense of preparedness.
The degree to which they use it is left up to the members. Some wear it only when necessary, while others wear it all the time and try to accumulate as much ether as possible.

The wearer does not age due to the homeostatic function of the armor, but is usually doomed to die young.
I am sure I am one of them.

Armor Capacity Quantitative Evaluation

For future production activities, I have decided to quantitatively evaluate and record the armor using a 13-point index. However, the ability values are those of the original wearer, and when worn by another person, the effectiveness is usually significantly reduced.

index	effect
DEFENCE – Physical	Defense against physical attacks such as blows, slashes, stabs, etc.
DEFENCE – Heat	Defense against heat.It also affects the power of fire magic.
DEFENCE – Cold	Defense against cold. It also affects the power of ice magic.
DEFENCE – Electric	Defense against electric shock. It also affects the power of electric magic.
DEFENCE – Chemical	Defense against acid, alkali, poison, etc. It also affects the power of chemical magic such as poison.
DEFENCE – Ether	Defenses against ether attacks from enemies, such as weakening, mental attacks, and curses. It also affects the power of etheric magic such as weakening, mental attacks, curses, etc. when used by self.
STRENGTH	Attack power by weapons and fighting.
ENDURANCE	Endurance. The ability to endure a prolonged battle.
MOTORIUS	Combat quickness and running speed.
VITAL	Ability to enhance homeostasis and self-healing.
SENSE	Sharpness of the senses. Enhances sight, hearing, and other senses.
INTELLIGENCE	Increased effectiveness of etheric magic.
CLAIRSENTIENCE	Ability to synchronize with the surrounding ether and take it into the body. Affects the speed of recovery of depleted magical power.