Synskin
Synskin[2][3] or Syn-skin is a spray-on, airtight membrane that protects the wearer against all gases, hard vacuum, and blinding lights when dispersed over facial orifices;[1a] if treated over the whole body it forms a specialized form of body-suit which protects the wearer holistically from the environment and enhances their strength.[1b] It's used commonly by many of the troops of the Imperium,[2][3] notably by the agents of the Officio Assassinorum.[1b]
It is bio-reactive and molds itself to the wearer's form. It is also non-reflective and reduces the wearer's infrared profile, facilitating infiltration.[2][3] It provides the wearer with sufficient oxygen to freely breathe for 12 hours along with stimulant chemicals increasing the wearer's senses, reactions, and other physical functions, after which the wearer will collapse and die of suffocation if the material is not removed with syn-skin solvent. Internal oxygen and carbon dioxide exchangers inserted into wearer's throat increase the usability period for a further twelve hours. Speech and hearing is usually maintained through internal communicators also inserted into the throat alongside the receiver at the base of the ear.[1a]
Sources
- 1: Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader:
- 2: Rogue Trader Core Rulebook, pg. 141
- 3: Only War Core Rulebook, pg. 198
