Hunter Drone

Bio-Mechanical assassins of the Imperial Court, a drone typically has 2 modes, tracking (Hunting) and engagement. When a drone engages in combat it is typically not subtle, eradicating anything that gets in it's way leading to most people leaving any area where one is seen.

Most drones are deployed from the Imperial Palace or warships, in "Pods" that act as small ships capable of traveling the Stratosphere. The Pods are not reusable and once a drone has landed, it cannot return to the Stratosphere.

The Drones are built in the factories of the fief Planet of Secundus.

Appearance
Typically they are bipedal, resting on 2 spindly legs ending in small gripping claws. They feature a spheroid body with a flood light like sensory apparatus (Auger) on the front. This sphere can rotate 360. The sphere contains almost all the drones main components as well as it's "brain" which is a brain-wash and reconditioned brain topically from prisoners turned into Hyrophanti or Hyrophantors.

The drones stand about 1.8 meters high, and can typically navigate most spaces.

Hunter Drones make a distinct clicking noise, audible from about 10-20 meters.

Armament
The Drones general carry and armament of an automatic needlegun and a Dart launcher, both designed to penetrate personal deflectors. The Dart launcher is equipped to fire a verity of darts ranging in purpose as trackers, poisons and incapacitating agents.

A hit from the needlegun is usually not fatal unless a vital area is directly hit and is akin to being hit an a arrow lunched from a cross-bow with a narrow point.

Capacities
The drones are capable of out running an average person and are fairly agile. However a well conditioned person can typically evade a single drone in a dense environment such as urban areas. A drone can out pace a person in stamina as their fuel source can last for several days a full usage.

Drone can call for refueling canisters to be sent, however depending on location this can take hours to days before it arrives. Some drones are known to "sleep" while waiting for refueling, keeping only their detection systems online.

A drone's auger can see heat and can even see through thin objects such as cloth or paper.

Drones are not proficient at climbing as they posses no arms or hands, nor anyway of vertical propulsion. but can still jump over small obstacles.

Technicals
Armament:
 * Threat index: Medium-high.
 * Personality:
 * Combat: Ruthless.
 * Non-combat: Stalking.

Needlegun: