As with many artifacts of Ehbling technology, the micropick is based on a relatively ancient design, which is improved and refined by the individual Ehbling craftsmen making them. Typically Ehbling, and highly illegal, the micropick crams a number of intrusion devices into a tiny, innocuous looking package, usually disguised as an amulet of some sort, or as a blaster's power pack.
The micropick is equipped with a long and thin vibroblade, useful for cutting through bonds and locks of all types, and very small laser torch, for those situations where a little light and noise won't be noticed, or where the requirements of speed outweighs the need for stealth. It also contains a Perminion display, a device that allows a skilled used to track the twists and turns of the wiring within the computerized locks, and space for a single use computer spike, to allow for an inelegant and more traceable solution to that problem. Finally, it contains a set of small blades, primitive lockpicks, and small vials of metal eating acids, for those times where an old fashioned approach is called for.
Each and every one of the devices in the micropick is illegal throughout known space, and possession of one of these items is a multiple felony in Imperial space, and a multiple misdemeanor within the New Republic. For this reason, many micropicks are equipped with a self destruct switch, which atomizes the contents of the case before melting the micropick's container into little more than a plastic odor and a whiff of greasy smoke. Go Back
