Stun Cloak

About the Stun Cloak

A deceptively ordinary-looking garment, the stun cloak conceals a fine mesh of conductive fiber woven through its lining, wired to a compact charge unit at the collar or hem. Worn loose over lighter clothing, it looks like nothing more than a traveler's wrap, which is precisely the point. Should an attacker grab, grapple, or strike its wearer, the mesh discharges a defensive jolt that staggers the aggressor and buys a crucial instant to break free. The cloak offers only modest protection against a direct weapon, its real value lying in the surprise it holds for anyone foolish enough to lay hands on the wearer. Nobles fearing kidnappers, spies expecting to be seized, and travelers through rough spaceports all favor the design. It rewards those who let an enemy get close and think they've won, then turns that closeness into the attacker's mistake.