Palisade

Gear; Magic

Palisade is a technology used by Farwatch to temporarily strengthen the Breakwater. The details are secret. The intended effect is to temporarily bolster the barrier around the Closeness, making it much more difficult to transit the border for a limited time.

Confidentially, R3M experts believe that Palisade is based on an array of satellites in orbit around several worlds in the Closeness. These satellites contain a mix of advanced technology and powerful magic items. Palisade has a limited duration. After that, the array needs significant time to reset and/or components need to be replaced.

In theory, since Palisade fits with the Monolith Doctrine, Farwatch doesn't need CRA permission to use it. In practice, the Government Bloc on CRA did notify the other members and the observers before activating Palisade for the first time on November 16, 2017.

Farwatch may have been inspired to develop Palisade by the Silence: a period of 99 years on Tessera during which the gods were out of touch with mortals.

Palisade doesn't impede communication and transit among the worlds in the Closeness, including Earth, Tessera, and Cryos.