Grey Market · Black-Market Junk Stall
Hard Mercy Hotwire Key
₡385
- Physical mass
- 1.5 kg
- Stowed volume
- 0.004 m³
- Measurement
- estimated
- Damage resistance
- DR 2 (estimated)
Rules-ready
3D6 Stats
| Weight | 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) |
|---|---|
| DR | 2 |
| Advantages | None |
| Disadvantages | None |
| Skill bonuses | Uses Electronics Operation (Security) |
The Hard Mercy is a ring of machined contact blades linked to a cracked diagnostic handset. It speaks the crude handshake used by older cargo carts, utility crawlers, and habitat tractors. Pick the blade that almost fits, clamp two leads under the dash, and the handset lies about being a maintenance depot. “Almost” matters. Wrong voltage wakes alarms, melts a blade, or fires a vehicle’s restraint bolts into your ribs. Grease-pencil notes cover the back: models, wire colors, curses, and one warning about a yellow Kessler loom. The seller will not translate the warning. The key is ugly, illegal in seventeen ports, and more reliable than the person offering it.