The Vorpal Laserblaster of Pittenweem is one of the three Relics of Legend said to be created by the Starlords.[1][2][3]
History[]
Eons before Dundee was founded, the Starlords waged war against an unknown evil in 10000 BD and defeated it with the three relics.[4] Afterwards they descended to Earth and hid the three Relics to "safeguard from doom" in Caledonia,[5] concealing the Laserblaster in a citadel located deep in the mountains of Strathclyde.[1]
In 1042 AD, Zargothrax Clone Alpha-1 acquired the Relic before the heroes Angus McFife II and Ser Proletius could reach it,[1] and used it to devastating effect in his assault on the fortress of Crail.[6] The Double Wizard later used the Blaster in conjunction with the Knife of Evil to try and kill Angus, but were thwarted by the sudden reappearance of the Starlords. The "hammer, the knife, and the blaster collide[d]" and were presumably repossessed by the Starlords after this.[6]
Properties[]
The Blaster was said to be "charged with light from an ancient star and forged from pure steel", with an apparent weight of 0.999 kilograms, a recharge time of twelve seconds, and a radiation value of 65,000 mSv (millisievert) or 65 Sieverts. It has a capacity of twelve thousand "star fragments".
It has two modes, a laser pulse mode, and a dark matter cannon mode. The laser pulse mode has an apparent range of 599.58 kilometers; the dark matter cannon has an apparent range of 3897.302 kilometers. Its laser pulse is described as an "Anti-Telharsic beam of pure Harfatum Particles"[7] and is capable of melting through liquid ice.[2]
It is also described as a "dark matter cannon".[1]
Trivia[]
- Strangely the Starlords did not hide the blaster in, near, or even around Pittenweem, but rather in a completely unrelated citadel in Strathclyde.
- Whether or not the Ancestral Laserdragon and its "enchanted chamber with mirror and fire" has any relation to the Laserblaster remains to be seen.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Vorpal Laserblaster of Pittenweem" from Return to the Kingdom of Fife
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Vorpal Laserblaster of Pittenweem" lore booklet from Return to the Kingdom of Fife
- ↑ "Masters of the Galaxy" lore booklet from Legends from Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex
- ↑ Chris Bowes's post of the Full Gloryhammer timeline.
- ↑ "Legend of the Astral Hammer" from Space 1992: Rise of the Chaos Wizards
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Maleficus Geminus (Colossus Matrix 38B - Ultimate Invocation of the Binary Thaumaturge)" from Return to the Kingdom of Fife
- ↑ "Maleficus Geminus (Colossus Matrix 38B - Ultimate Invocation of the Binary Thaumaturge)" lore booklet from Return to the Kingdom of Fife