Mechanus Gear is heavy armor, costs 1750g (non magical) for steel, gives 10 AC with a max dex bonus of 0, -10 Armor check, 50% spell failure, and reduces speed more than regular full plate (to 15ft from 30, and to 10ft from 20).
I have chosen to go the ruby knight vindicator route. Do you think we can ignore the "Wee Jas" aspect, since it has no bearing on the PrC at all, and he doesn't exist in Eberron anyway? Its the only PrC for the Crusader and tying it to just 1 deity seems a bit narrow minded for a class designed to be the champion of any idea, don't you think?
I'm staying dwarf but the question is can he be an Earth Dwarf from the Unearthed Arcana?