Combat reference
Aethel Relic Guardian
A research guardian protecting an Institute relic extraction lattice.
- Tier 3
- Sentry
Combat profile
| Metric | Live value |
|---|---|
| Hull | 210 |
| Shield | 110 |
| Armor | Not represented in combat data |
| Accuracy | 62.0% |
| Attack cadence | 2 s per attack |
| Damage profile | 36 Thermal |
Resistances
| Damage type | Resistance |
|---|---|
| Thermal | 20.0% |
Abilities and phases
| Ability | Trigger | Behavior | Counterplay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relic Exposure | Every 5 attacks | 2-tick vulnerability; +75.0% incoming damage | — |
| Shield Regeneration | At 60.0% hull | Shield Regen phase; 40.0% magnitude | EM damage |
Locations
| Location type | Site / spawn | System |
|---|---|---|
| Spawn event | Spawn: Nebula Aethel Probe | The Weeping Nebula |
| Fixed site | Aethel Relic Guardian | Amber Reach |
| Fixed site | Aethel Archive Husk | Amber Reach |
| Fixed site | Aethel Foundry Debris | Amber Reach |
| Scan signature | Signature: sig_aethel_relic_guardian | Amber Reach |
Loot
| Item | Quantity | Chance / pool | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Field Emitter T3 | 1–3 | 13.0% base chance; weighted pool (weight 40) | Tier 3 |
| Pulse Laser T2 | 1 | 4.0% base chance; weighted pool (weight 15) | Tier 3 |
| Pulse Laser T3 | 1 | 0.5% base chance; weighted pool (weight 5) | Tier 3 |
| Module Fragment: Scanner Array T3 | 1 | 1.0% base chance; weighted pool (weight 5) | Tier 3 |
| Module fragment (Tier 2–3) | 1 | 10.0% base chance; weighted pool (weight 1) | Tier 3 |
| Component schematic fragment (Tier 1–3) | 1 | 7.0% base chance; weighted pool (weight 1) | Tier 3 |
Intel
Aethel Relic Guardian Sighted
Aethel Relic Guardian registers as a Tier 3 sentry contact near Amber Reach. A research guardian protecting an Institute relic extraction lattice. Initial silhouette capture flags thermal damage, 210 hull strength, and a bounty value of 170 CR.
Aethel Relic Guardian Studied
Class: sentry. Tier: 3. Allegiance: Aethel Institute. Aethel Relic Guardian fights around thermal damage, 0.62 accuracy, and a 2 second firing rhythm. Its combat profile favors fixed arcs, durable plating, and punishing mistakes. Common recovery points to loot table combat_aethel_relic_guardian.
Aethel Relic Guardian Mastered
Aethel Relic Guardian exists because the frontier rewards specialized violence. Aethel Institute keeps this pattern in service where doctrine, profit, or old automation makes it useful. Veteran captains counter it by reading the first exchange: its visible resist table offers no obvious weakness, so tempo control matters more than damage fashion. Destroyed examples show field repairs, recycled parts, and mission scars that rarely reach official reports. Mastery turns the contact from a threat into a map note: where these hulls gather, a faction priority, derelict order, or hidden route is usually nearby.