Shield generators are devices that create protective barriers for cities. Sol’s generators sustained cosmic blue and gold shields for months during Ulzathir’s invasion of Solvarria. Maintaining these defenses depended on the city’s essence reserves: Zain’s forces attacked Redcliffe, which was rich in essence towers, to try to drain Sol’s supplies.
Development and use
During the Malverand era, the vault beneath Maraveth stored shield generators intended to protect cities alongside weapons and essence engine prototypes. Later explorers found generators among its surviving equipment.
Solvarria’s generators and defense systems were among the technologies Zain sought to obtain for Ulzathir. With Archibald’s cooperation, Ishqari and other researchers began adopting Solvarria’s technologies during the invasion.
Shield generators are devices that create protective barriers. Their uses range from city defenses to smaller equipment intended for underwater exploration. Different models produce cosmic, divine or liquid crystal shields, and maintaining a defended position can consume large reserves of essence.
Operation and limits
Generators can sustain defenses during prolonged bombardment. Sol’s generators maintained cosmic blue and gold shields for months during Ulzathir’s invasion of Solvarria. Zain’s forces attacked Redcliffe, which was rich in essence towers, to try to drain Sol’s essence reserves.
At Ishtanur, defenders deployed replacement generators before the existing ones were destroyed, maintaining their divine and cosmic shields under attack. Archibald had helped fortify the city with advanced divine shield generators.
On Vireen, towers topped with large domes projected liquid crystal shields over a city and its surrounding farmlands. A control panel activated and deactivated the shield. The towers protected the city from severe storms that its inhabitants could not readily control.
Development and use
During the Malverand era, the vault beneath Maraveth stored shield generators intended to protect cities alongside weapons and essence engine prototypes. Later explorers found generators among its surviving equipment.
Solvarria’s generators and defense systems were among the technologies Zain sought to obtain for Ulzathir. With Archibald’s cooperation, Ishqari and other researchers began adopting Solvarria’s technologies during the invasion.
Raphael’s forces also used immense shield generators while holding Cyndarel. Their position constrained Garrik’s siege because he sought to defeat them without destroying the city. Raphael warned that the shields would fail when their essence cores ran out.
Alistair constructed refined, smaller generators with Oktlix’s help so that he could descend to the bottom of the lake at Zarephon and examine the rift there.