The Sky Tracers are a pair of custom-made gravity-manipulating boots that David Maverock commissioned Galactic Horizon to build in YE 40.
| About the Sky Tracers | |
|---|---|
| Person/s using this Product: | David Maverock |
| Type: | Utility Equipment |
| Nomenclature: | GH-G15-7H |
| Designer/s: | Galactic Horizon |
| Manufacturer: | Galactic Horizon |
| Year of Manufacture: | YE 40 |
| Weight: | 3 kilograms1) |
| Top Speed: | 110 kilometers/hour2) |
| Defensive Capacity: | Tier 2, Medium Personnel |
After coming into some money with his most recent job at Section 6 David Maverock sat down at the pile of computers in his room and opened a CAD program; a few days later, he sent the finished file - containing the schematics for the pair of custom boots - off to be produced by Galactic Horizon.
Each of the Sky Tracer boots are made from a base boot of high-quality treated leather with titanium-fronted Durandium Alloy plates over the top and a vertical zipper at the back. A ring of pressure sensors linked up to the Aether Generator and inertial manipulation drives - similar to the miniature gravitic drives Origin Industries offers to put in their custom melee weaponry - in each sole to provides the wearer with a form of gravity-manipulating flight in a compact form factor.
The Sky Tracers are a kind of titanium-fronted Durandium-plated EVA suit-styled boot with protective sections that cover both the shin and the calf. Due to space requirements, the soles of the boots give off a glowing trail of teal aetheric energy when in use and there is a noticeable heel on the boots when compared to the arch of the foot - though overall they look like nothing more than a good pair of metal-plated Star Army Type 21 Boots.
The Sky Tracers use a miniature Aether Generator in the sole of each boot and a series of inertial manipulation drives to grant the wearer Minkan-like flight capabilities. The boots are controlled via a system of pressure sensors in their ankles that require the user to move in a fashion similar to ice skating in order to achieve flight.
To activate the boots’ gravity-defying abilities, the user clicks their heels together once; to deactivate the inertial manipulation drives, the user taps their heels together again.
Donning and doffing the Sky Tracers is a fairly simple process. A vertical zipper runs along the backs of each Sky Tracer boot that is pulled down to allow access and then pulled up to secure each boot once they have been stepped into; to remove the boots, simply undo the zips and step out.