Blind Pilot

The rebellion was swarming the capital when they appeared, hovering over the battle as if the gods' very will. A dozen blind pilots descended upon their enemies, their golden skin and emerald dress brilliant under the sun.

— excerpt from Tales of the Second Civil War

Sarvanza (albic: 'Mighty Servant'), also known as Blind Pilot, is a full-body combat suit made of extremely rare materials, the rarest of which belonging to the Uie of the Aeim Valley. The suit was developed in the late 300s by a group of selected talents from Eilith's College in preparations for the Second Civil War.
Its pilots were known to be unstoppable, marvelous fighters who achieved glorious victories wherever they were sent to fight. They were graceful and benevolent among all others on the battlefield and would often be mistaken for divinity.

Conception

They are not soldiers - they are freedom fighters

— Fiel Tend, Head of the Sarvanza Program

Less than a hundred years after the Album's First Civil War, tensions began rising again within the human kingdom. The crown itself felt threatened for the first time in recorded history. Thus, the Albis royal family dedicated a substantial amount of its treasury to funding 'special' projects to assure supremacy over the kindling rebellions. One such secret project would later be revealed as Sarvanza - the Mighty Servant Program.
The most remarkable scientists, collectors, monster-hunters, and other people of note were gathered to the College of Eilith and tasked with creating a suit that could rival Immortals. They each used their field of expertise and pulled their resources together in an effort to complete the arduous task.
Five years before the war finally broke out - and after many failed attempts - A man by the name of Fiel Tend came forth with a set of otherworldy golden suits. These were once the skins of the Uie - a terrible, unnatural race - and held the solution to seeing the crown's vision done. Although rather small for humans, the skins were the first layer of the strongest soldiers Album had ever seen.

Item type

Armor

Manufacturer

Kingdom of Album

Related ethnicities

• Albian

Owning Organization

Kingdom of Album

Dimensions

Durability

Components - TOP SECRET

First Layer -Uie Skin

The most integral component is, without a doubt, the skin of the Uie. The empty husks of these once sentient creatures possess the qualities required to make the suit operational. Fiel Tend had stated that something was still 'alive' within them, and it was 'seeking' hosts.
During the Sarvanza program, when brought into contact with various materials, the skins would absorb certain qualities and morph into a different upgraded version. It was crucial that a balance between the added materials be maintained for the pilots to operate the suit safely.

Helmet - Caveman Brain

The small tentacled creature is known for living in derelict underground caves and preying on anything that crosses its path. With humans, it favors the brain and usually aims for the head of its victim. It covers the head like a hat and pierces the skull's weakest point, sucking brain matter.
It was claimed by a group of five elite monster hunters and introduced to the program. The Caveman proved to be an invaluable part of the Sarvanza equation, as it helped drain the toxins that the Uie skin infected its wearer with. It also grants night vision through a neural connection between its eyes and the user's brain.

Flight Dress - Loffia Glass Fibers

By using Electric Moon and Gallawood Kush - unique strains of the infamous loffia drug plant - the program's scientists and tailors were able to create a fabric that covered the center mass area of the suit. The fibers' durability compensated over the Uie's weak point, and its strains' effects gave its wearers low altitude flight ability.
After undergoing several loffia injections, a pilot could amplify its effect through the flight dress and achieve aviation. Movements under a heavy dose of the drug are difficult to control, so a pilot was given the medication daily to develop tolerance.

Nutrients Intake - Rephaite's Teeth

During the Endless Immortal War, Essa joined hands with Mavet and created the aberrations known as the Rephaite. These colossal beings Terrorized the opposing humans and have fueled countless myths surrounding their powers. One such tale about their 'feeding teeth' has intrigued the Sarvanza Program enough
A collector under the alias of 'Spirit' donated to the program twelve sets of enormous teeth, recovered from Essa's terrible giants. When mounted over the suit's chest, they function as a proxy mouth for the pilot and prevent their starvation after being sealed in the Uie skin.

Knee Guard - Strange Metals

When a group of archeologists excavated the lost city of Miphi, they uncovered four types of metals the kingdom had never seen before. When a member of the team touched one of those geodes, the metal within liquified and encased the man, erupting in a gush of fire and blood. It was later discovered they were highly volatile materials that reacted to organisms rather than temperature.
The Sarvanza Program was adamant about the acquisition and utilization of the metals with the suit. Through careful experimentation, they equipped the Uie skin with knee guards that consisted of three strange metals; mahenge, ziftre, and kolumbin. A pilot could liquidize the metals at will for offensive and defensive means.

Face Cover - Victim Seal

In the reducted verses of Ironia's Black Teachings, three Names of Invocation initiate a dark binding ritual. The third one, 'Victim's Seal', is considered one of the worst Sigami bindings. By placing the seal on a target, the binding compels them to the will of New Masters.
The Sarvanza Program recovered the forbidden script and managed to infuse the Name of Invocation with the Uie skin through some experiments. This, combined with the Caveman Brain, assured a mentally stable host that follows orders without qualms.

Shadow Scarf - Zolbi Ectoplasm

Born as a result of a botched lamia birth, zolbis are nightmare monsters that scream their agony throughout the dream realm. A famous monster hunter by the name of Zaiad was the only one to capture such wraith and draw its otherworldly essence. A Zolbi's ectoplasm acts as a powerful emitter of heat and radiation.
When introduced to the program, it was revealed that Uie skin which naturally tries to crush and implode its host, remains relatively docile under the ectoplasm's radiation. Still, the suit requires a small body frame to prevent severe injury.

Finger Blades - Vyurpel claws

The deadly weapon of the most wretched fiends of the Auburn Forest. A Vyurpel preys on maidens, ambushing the wandering girls and ripping them apart with its claws. Few have seen one and lived to tell the tale, so most folk choose to avoid the forest, especially during a severed moon.
Monster hunters hailing from the north brought the dismemebered claws of the creatures down to the captial. There the scientist and grafters worked on merging the blades with the fingers of the Uie skin. Together, a pilot is able to cut through flesh, bone and stone with ease.

Floating Bracelets - Witch Rings

Arguably the most valuable part of the suit besides the skin, the Tava'as are rings of tremendous power once owned by the Damurim. They are said to be the tools these ancient lamias used to open the Heofones gate to the mortal realm during the Great Exile of the Witches.
Witch rings are large enough to fit as bracelets for humans. The rings hover around the arm of a pilot, granting them manipulation over the space around them. They can create fields that imprison their enemies and even change their position within the area. They also enable pilots to enter Tenuma and disrupt the magic of enemy lamias.

Second Civil War

The people of this country have been crying for war, and these cries have been answered.

— King Albis XII

As three armies rose against the crown, the whole kingdom entered a decade-long period of turmoil. These treacherous factions wished to undermine the righteous king's will for their selfish ends. With bravery and mercy, the king's army fought back and achieved the glorious victory of the war eleven years later.
Even so, some of the traitors managed to break into the capital and threaten the same crown that has fed and protected them their entire lives. The infamous Battle of Bloody Tears thus ensued, claiming an unprecedented number of civilian casualties. In response, Fiel Tend's special unit was finally deployed to repel the enemy. That day, the great city of Eilith witnessed in awe the majesty of the king's mighty servants.

The book Tales of the Second Civil War delivers accurate documentation of the Sarvanza unit's might and unbending morals in the midst of combat. The pilots cleansed the city of the enemy while keeping the citizens of the kingdom away from harm. By the end of the gruesome battle, the crown was able to subdue the coup, and the pilots were given honorary ranks for their contribution.

Termination

The only future left for them is death.

— Fiel Tend

In the years following the end of the war, the Sarvanza pilots were sent on secret missions across the kingdom. They became the silent protectors of the realm, fending off evil wherever it spawned. Eventually, the Sarvanza program was discontinued due to a lack of need for such might during peaceful times. All twelve pilots thus retired with a handsome reward from the king.
Although their identities and whereabouts remained unknown, their deeds have been forever engraved in the memory of Album.