The Vanguard

The Vanguard
The Vanguard is the Avikan Nomada's central military force. They utilize a wide array of different vehicles, weapons, and armor. The Vanguard has superior tactical know-how and they are very tough opponents in combat. Vanguard soldiers can be found in the Starfarer's Refuge, underground Avikan cities, teleporter areas in camps, teleporter structures, and near teleporters in Avikan homesteads.

Vanguard Weapons
The Vanguard uses a very wide array of combat tools ranging from Vibro-swords to military-grade firearms. One notable vanguard firearm is the Skip-Rifle. The Skip-Rifle is a pistol-like rifle that fires a three-round burst of ricocheting bullets. The reason for the Skip-Rifle being pistol size is to allow for easy carrying and aiming but at the cost of a very high recoil. The Vibro-Swords are a specialized type of melee weapon used by the Vanguard. The Vibro-Sword has a Vibro-Core within it producing a sonic vibration within the blade, when the sonic vibration reaches a certain point the sonic waves within the blade become powerful enough to cut twice as deep as the average sword.

Vanguard Armor and Utility
The Vanguard uses a wide assortment of specialized utility tools. These include grappling hooks, flares, and different types of explosives. Vanguard soldiers wear an armored torso piece made of Kavanite making it super tough and lightweight, it has no arm pieces except for Kavanite shoulder plates. They also wear a tough leather loincloth with an armored utility belt attached, most-likely for storing munitions. The Vanguard helmet has a built-in HUD on the visor, it also features an air filter in the cylinder-shaped mouthpiece similar to a gas mask. The Vanguard wear a special type of metal backpack when in combat. The description states it is a lightweight, back-mounted metal chest used for storing vital equipment when in a combat situation. The backpack is made of metal in order to keep valuable equipment and items safe from harm inside the pack. Due to the Vanguard having metal armor as opposed to the warrior's bone armor they are tougher in combat and outclass their warrior counterparts.