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A '''displacer field''' Use of the device is a somewhat unreliable defensive device employed by Imperial agentsrisky for several reasons: first, it reacts automatically, such as [[Inquisitor]]s. The device will [[teleport]] and the user out of harm's way cannot control if they teleport or where they teleport to (neither direction nor distance).{{Fn|2b}} Furthermore, the bearer takes a strong enough hit user rematerialises with conserved momentum from a weaponwhen the field activated, which can be equally hazardous.{{Fn|1a1b}}However, there are no known cases of a displacer field teleporting someone into solid matter.
Use of the device is risky for several reasons: first, it reacts automatically, and the user cannot control if they teleport or where they teleport to (neither direction nor distance){{Fn|2b}}. Furthermore, the user rematerialises with conserved momentum from when the field activated, which can be equally hazardous{{Fn|1b}}. However, there are no known cases of a displacer field teleporting someone into solid matter. Known users of displacer fields include Inquisitors [[Amberley Vail]]{{Fn|1a}} and [[Ernst Stavros Killian]]{{Fn|2a}}, as well as [[Belial]].{{Fn|3}}.
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A '''displacer field''' is a somewhat unreliable defensive device employed by Imperial agents, such as [[Inquisitor]]s. The device will [[teleport]] the user out of harm's way if the bearer takes a strong enough hit from a weapon.{{Fn|1a}}
==Sources==
*1: [[For the Emperor (Novel)]], by [[Sandy Mitchell]]:
**{{Endn|1a}}: Chapter Fourteen
**{{Endn|1b}}: Chapter Sixteen
*2: [[Duty Calls (Novel)]] by '''Sandy Mitchell''':
**{{Endn|2a}}: Chapter Twenty-Five
**{{Endn|2b}}: Chapter Twenty-Six
*3: [[The Purging of Kadillus (Novel)]], by [[Gav Thorpe]], ''The Tale of Belial: Counter-attack''
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