• •Armor 2 (medium armor, no Speed penalty due to adaptive fit)
• •When the wearer takes 4 or more points of damage from a single hit, the carapace records the attack vector and grants +1 Armor against that specific damage type for the next 24 hours (maximum 3 stored resistances)
• •Stored resistances are visible as darkened fracture-lines across the carapace surface — enemies who study the wearer for one round can read what has hurt them before
• •Once per day, the wearer may expend all stored resistances simultaneously to release a defensive pulse: all creatures within immediate range must make a Might defense roll against the armor's level or be pushed back to short range

The carapace learns. Each time it absorbs a significant blow, synaptic filaments beneath the surface realign to distribute future impacts of the same type. A wearer who has fought the same enemy twice feels the armor subtly shift before the third strike lands — granting an asset on Might defense rolls against that specific source until the next rest. The armor communicates nothing in words, only in pressure and warmth.