Velwythe

The very way the Atlan military fights its battles will soon be revised. With the latest Infantry Weapons Systems invention finally being produced for our troops, accidental deaths and wasted ammunition are going to be a thing of the past. The once hazardous system of carrying and using Marble Bombs has been completely reworked to be safer and quicker than any other weapon to date. But most importantly, it is also more accurate and deadly, ensuring our troops fighting The War Against Hatred will always, and quite literally, have the upper hand.

Developed by IWS, the Personal Marble Cannon version 147, or PMC-147 will revolutionize the way Marble Bombs are stored and used. Unlike all other storage devices for the bombs, the PMC-147 will keep each individual bomb separate from the others, while still offering immediate access. In fact, the rate in which the bombs can now be fired has increase by nearly 1000% over the competing personal weapons, and even tops some automatic, mounted Marble Cannons. By storing the Marble Bombs in a back mounted container, with each bomb sitting safely in its own chamber and ready to be deployed when necessary, a foot soldier can decimate an entire fort or encampment almost singlehandedly.

While the actual design and workings of the PMC-147 are highly classified, some of the weapon’s unique features have been made public. General Evan Patterson (Ret.), one of the lead engineers and researchers on the project spoke to the Observer about PMC-147.

PMC-147 works by compressing air within the unit to eject the Marble Bombs at a high rate of speed, but with ease needed to prevent them from detonating prematurely. Inside the back unit are thousands of individual chambers which all lead to a central and larger chamber. This chamber leads from the back unit to the hand unit by way of a small tube. Once the individual Marble Bomb reaches the hand unit it is fed into one of the four rotating barrels and ejected.”

After watching a brief demonstration of the PMC-147, General Patterson continued, “It’s not going to be easy to use, that’s for darn sure. This thing will wear you out. But considering the other options of hurling them individually or using some of the other contraptions, it’s more than worth it. Consider you could spend an entire day doing what would take mere minutes with the PMC-147 and you realize it’s well worth it.”

PMC-147 primarily takes its energy from muscles and nerves. While a user’s entire body will feel the effects, the unit was designed to transfer the magi those areas so as to keep the user’s mind sharp and ensure a speedy recovery.

There has not been enough time to see whether or not the promises of IWS and General Patterson will come true. Many weapons systems have come and gone throughout the past baring the same promises. But if General Patterson’s confident smile and determined nod in response to our question of, ‘will it work’ is any indicator, war on Velwythe will change forever.