Drive Tame

A Drive Tame or drive arrestor is a mechanism used in Reverie to electromechanically slow the rotational velocity of the warp drive in case of emergency. Pilots manually engage the drive tame via a lever, usually colored red, emerging from the floor of the cockpit.

Operation
To operate the drive tame, the pilot must pull grasp the switch at the top of the lever to unlock it, and pull it backwards. This movement rotates magnets within the Warp Ring pivot to repel the internal magnetic field of the warp drive. How far back they pull the lever determines how fast they want the drive to spool down. If the lever is pulled back all the way, the magnets are charged to the same field strength as the warp drive. This produces immense strain if done for a prolonged period of time, and can damage the pivot housing and driving beam.

In Reverie
While attempting to perform a planetary approach on Proxima Centauri Cc, Bryony attempts to use the lever, or "stopping stick" to slow down. However, since the mechanism was sabotaged by Tyrus, the lever was non-functional and was caused Reverie to crash land.