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A '''displacer field''' is a short-range [[teleport]]ation device that is used as a defensive measure. The device reacts by teleporting the wearer a short distance out of harms way in an extremely quick and effective manner. These devices are very exacting to make and thus extremely rare. Only the rich and powerful could hope to have access to such devices.{{Fn|4}} ==Overview==A displacer field are 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}}
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}}
==See also==
*[[Warp Spider Jump Generator]]
==Sources==
**{{Endn|2b}}: Chapter Twenty-Six
*3: [[The Purging of Kadillus (Novel)]], ''The Tale of Belial: Counter-attack''
*{{Endn|4}}: [[The Inquisition (Background Book)]], pg. 27
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[[Category:Equipment (Imperium)]]
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