Chiron Warsuit
The Chiron is a common soldier-class armor, and along with its brother the Mesa, is one of the earliest warsuits to come out of the post-WW4 period. Originally, Chirons and Mesas were manufactured solely by the Sonora state with their centaur integration software built by Texlarka. This Texlarka-Sonora alliance would, however, be short lived.
Sonora attempted to cut Texlarka out of the deal entirely by leaking Texlarka software to rival state Dakota. The treaty Sonora signed with Texlarka forced them to buy Texlarka software…but it never specified that Texlarka software had to be bought from Texlarka. If Texlarka wanted to be mad at someone, then they should be mad at Dakota for obviously stealing their software. Unfortunately for Sonora, Texlarka knew exactly what Sonora did because they had already made a deal with Dakota–Sonora hardware in exchange for bleeding edge Texlarka software, the kind Sonora couldn’t leak. This collision of schemes resulted in the Southwest war, which ended in the defeat of Sonora and the propagation of Chiron and Mesa designs throughout the continent. Nowadays, Chirons and Mesas can be found everywhere.
Chirons are known for their speed and accuracy. They’re not as heavily armored as Mesas and thus do not allow their operators as many mistakes, but their sword strikes are precise and impactful. Mesas by comparison strike very bluntly.
Within castle towns, Chirons live up to their namesake, the legendary centaur teacher of heroes, by being the preferred model for young knights to begin their training with. Without the subsystems and external sword cores of knight-class warsuits, the Chiron is comparatively simple while still providing a challenge to a young talent’s skill over the more easily-operated Mesa.
Outside castle towns, it’s common to find Chirons operated by errants, militias, and pirates alongside Mesas. The pirates of the Mississippi are particularly fond of Chirons and launch them in joust mode from their submarine carriers at targets caught between bends in the river. The Chirons shoot themselves at targets at top speed, and if they miss, they’re able to quickly vanish back under the waters to another submarine lying in wait.
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