Combat

Armor

Radiant Shield – A combination of medieval, industrial and space ages, the Pyracani radiant shield is modeled off of a design for a bleached white hide circular shield with S-curving rich red rays which was used by the Monk-Faithful of the Church of the Supreme One back in the 1700’s for arrow defense and as a weapon catcher. Today, it’s a white, circular lightweight ceramet buckler with titanium carbide gears attached to a crank which can extend and retract the single-edged weapon-catching rays. It is mainly used by space marines in corridor combat, though it sees occasional use in other forms of warfare.

War Torch – A purple-flamed plasma torch with a shovel grip and a narrow triangular fuel tank with back straps, it is used as a hull breacher for space marines. It also has a setting for putting out copious amounts of thick white smoke, useful for obscurement during entry or detection of invisible combatants.

Guailletilt (GOO-wayl-tilt) - The national symbol of Albhainn Nation, the guailletilt consists of a seven foot long wooden haft with a broad, winged spearhead like a boar spear on one end and an oversized staff sling on the other. Once used by Albhainnian herders to protect their herds against both flying and charging predators, in the modern day it features prominently in the Pyracani martial art called Guai (GOO-way), which uses the sling end as a noose and weapon or limb-entangler, and the spear end for slashing and stabbing. It was used several times in the Hiver War, most notably for breaking marine boarding charges, but also in a handful of ground engagements as a backup grenade launcher.

Hotuk - Hotuk are very basic weapons, consisting of a 24-30 inch-long wooden shaft that lies against the forearm and a perpendicular cylindrical wooden handle ending in a metal knob shaped like a deflated sphere and featuring a sharp edge around its perimeter. They remained extremely popular until the 2340's due to their use in honor duels, where they were used both to block attacks and to bludgeon one's opponent into unconsciousness. While they were largely replaced by pistols (and later, hotukkir) in duels, they are still used both in discipline and as a heritage item.

Hotukkir - Developed in 2422 CE by High Bishop Tutt Maewynn in conjunction with several Falari scientists as a less-lethal alternative to pistol dueling, it was designed to look exactly like the one-handled nightstick-like hotuk, save for having an inch diameter metallic circle on all three ends that provides a weakened stun charge when touched and a recessed power switch near where the handle meets the shaft. It has been used since its development in honor duels, and is highly preferred for this purpose due to its focus on hand-to-hand combat, on guile and speed over brute force, and for the lack of permenent mental or physical damage it causes to its victims, allowing the victor to gain maximum honor from the win.