Weapons (Crystal Empire)

The Crystal Empire loathes technology that can think for itself and thus does not rely on drones, and their weapons reflect their subtle hatred for science. They are primarily wielded by Crystals, due to their weight, but may also be used by organics.

Shard Rifle
The Shard Rifle is a fully-automatic rifle-based weapon made entirely of gemstone, giving it a translucent chassis. The weapon uses Magic to propel a razor-sharp shard of crystal at foes to pierce armour and bone easily.

Catalyst Rifle
The Catalyst Rifle is a semi-automatic rifle-based weapon made entirely of gemstone, giving it a translucent chassis. This weapon uses Magic to propel sharp shards of crystal at foes which are designed to remain inside the target. If three shards impact near the same point within quick succession, all three crystals explode to do great damage to the target and anything nearby.

Conversion Rifle
The Conversion Rifle is an incredibly dangerous semi-automatic rifle-based weapon made entirely out of gemstone, giving it a translucent chassis. This weapon uses Magic to propel sharp, Magically-infused shards of crystal at foes. When a crystal impacts, it causes rapid crystallisation of the target around the impact zone, which cannot be cured and thus is permanent damage often resulting in death or amputation. The impact causes immediate crystallisation, but does not spread far from the impact zone. This only occurs to organic material, as metals completely resist the crystallisation. Barval and Lunarium are also strong enough to resist the physical impact, protecting flesh or circuits below.

Shard Sword
The Shard Sword is a fully-crystalline melee weapon imbued with Magic to slice foes easily, though the weapon does not compare to an Aura Blade. These weapons are far easier to create and thus are wielded by nearly every Crystal officer. While the weapon can tear through flesh and most metals flawlessly, Lunarium and Aura Blades are stronger than a Shard Sword and can break one easily in only a defensive move.