The Sentinel
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Appearance
A sleek and stylized mockery of a well-known alien creature popular on Ion. Stiff ear-like attachments sit atop the cranial casing often sitting at an angle. Solid photonic strands serve as decoration in place of hair. A smooth, rounded muzzle can be found lacking in much detail. Icy neon slits glow brightly from within to give the impression of visible eyes. The rest of the body is feminine with subtle curves at the chest and wide hips further on down. Legs are oddly designed, digitigrade with three large toes per foot. Hardened plates are melded into thick, rubbery organic material in place of joints giving the Sentinel a biomechanical appearance. E-textile clothing is worn in the form of a long shirt paired with a simple pair of black half-pants in a surprising show of modesty.
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Chassis
Cranial Casing - Grimsyl's cranial casing is primarily made up of Sargonite along the outside surface, and fully encapsulates the entirety of her head. As Grimsyl's skull is fully formed, a full cranial casing was not necessary resulting in an under layer of organic tissue rather than a fortified metallic frame. Ear modules were then added to amplify audio and quality. Though these ears are mostly stiff, they have flexibility to them resulting from being made up of thick organic materials despite sargonite components at the base and tip. Her face plate is created from a translucent sargonite cover melded onto an internal layer of organic tissue. The sargonite cover was designed with a mockery of a mouth, a glowing line cut into the material to match with slit-like eye grooves. The outside sargonite plating is also capable of being used as a display if so desired, though the eyes and mouth cannot be modified as they are shaped into the cranial casing, itself.
Torso - Grimsyl's torso and, by extension, hips are often kept modest by clothing due to lack of hardened components. With a fully formed skeletal structure throughout the torso and several fully developed organs that would make any Sentinel proud, less support is required from hardened components. As a Bright Cast Sentinel, armor is not a priority and so the majority of her front is made up of a thick organic cover allowing her far greater flexibility than her hardened military models. However, the requirements for mounting cybernetic limbs due to limitations required several augmentations. Grimsyl's back, primarily the spine and shoulders, are heavily modified to fit Sentinel jump jets and a cybernetic or fortified spine for support. This includes additional support for the lower body due to the addition of enhanced legs. Grimsyl's front is, therefore, far more organic and contains details that almost any Sentinel with a shred of decency would desire to keep concealed in public. As for her upper back and down along the spine, visible traces of Sargonite sections can be seen.
Limbs - Sentinels are incomplete vat-grown beings that are, during creation, melded to cybernetic components. The breakdown of any Sentinel limb is as follows; An internal component that acts as the skeleton to support any natural organic growth and development. Around this skeleton, the Sentinel is further grown and tissue begins to develop. Muscles, nerves, and omnicells for the most part. Any lack of muscle tissue is supported through specially designed servos and actuators which then increase the Sentinel's strength or compensate for lack of development. Finishing off the limbs is the addition of an organic cover and an exo-skeletal sargonite coating. The result is a confusing appearance between a hardsuit or a robotic entity such as an android between the sleek design and implementation of organic materials. For Grimsyl, her arms and legs maintain an acceptable muscle mass and only require basic joint augmentations. Despite this, Grimsyl allocated resources to improving the power and durability through additional augmentations and reinforcement of her lower body. Grimsyl's legs and joints can withstand greater impacts and force from long falls or powerful kicks without sustaining much damage or wear. In addition to the reinforced frame, Grimsyl has also installed a shock dampening modification to the ankles and lower knees of her legs.
