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Your not ready for this!
Void-Infused Mithril Sword
G.N.O.M.E. currently maintains four fully customized tiers of Void-based Armor and Shields.
Each tier grants increased defense, expanded abilities, and progressively louder internal debates among engineers.
The Adamantite Tier is classified as Extremely powerful.
The cost to create is Outrageously high.
The rewards are, regrettably, worth the grind.
Developed by the G.N.O.M.E. Institute
(Grand Network of Mystical Engineers)
Void equipment is created by infusing reinforced plating with volatile void crystals, experimental blood magic, and materials that were explicitly marked “do not combine.”
The result:
A terrifyingly powerful armor and shield system, and a manageable number of workplace incidents.
Weapon development was not part of the original Void Equipment mandate.
That changed after a GNOME Institute experiment involving a standard Mithril sword, unauthorized void exposure, and a research note labeled:
“DO NOT APPLY TO EDGED WEAPONS.”
Mithril was expected to fracture, unravel, or cease to exist.
It did not.
Instead, the blade absorbed and stabilized the void energy, retaining structural integrity while gaining unprecedented resonance with void magic. This event marked the first successful weapon-grade void integration, officially designated the Void Mithril Sword.
Following this discovery:
Weapon deployment remains classified as WIP, pending continued testing and confirmation that the weapons are not actively planning anything.
The original test subject and unwilling pioneer of weapon-grade void integration.
The sword absorbed void energy without deformation, complaint, or visible acknowledgment of safety guidelines.
Observed characteristics include:
The sword emits a faint hum when drawn.
This hum is not a warning.
Use is approved.
First contact with targets is discouraged from the target’s perspective.
The Mithril Shortbow was subjected to void essence infusion during a procedure that met the minimum definition of “controlled.”
The bow accepted the void immediately and without complaint.
Post-infusion behavior includes:
The bow does not hum.
The bow does not whisper.
The bow does not judge the wielder.
These statements are accurate.
No fatalities occurred during infusion.
Several engineers reported the sensation of being evaluated. These reports were archived.
Use is approved.
Extended silence while holding the bow is considered normal.
Originally intended as a matched dagger set.
During void handling, Rusty the Intern tripped, rotated approximately 270 degrees, shouted “Heghlu’meH QaQ jajvam!”, and dropped the daggers into a boiling vat of void essence while attempting to demonstrate what he described as “zero-gravity alien combat maneuvers.”
The daggers did not melt.
They did not separate.
They fused.
Recovery and separation attempts resulted in:
Rusty has been reassigned to non-void-adjacent, non-boiling, non-weaponized duties and is no longer permitted to:
The daggers remain conjoined, void-corrupted, synchronized, and unwilling to negotiate.
Disposal failed.
Separation failed harder.
Use is approved.
“If it breaks, that means it worked.”
— G.N.O.M.E. Institute, Engineering Division
Currently only Copper versions created — this is no longer accurate.
A temporary slowdown occurred following a devastating fabrication incident involving the lead engineer, Clarence, several tools, and a decision that “felt right at the time.”
UPDATE: Clarence is fine.
G.N.O.M.E. medical staff repaired him successfully.
The XL Crossbow is a G.N.O.M.E.-engineered handheld crossbow that uses mechanical ingenuity and arcane tuning to carry and fire far more ammunition than standard designs.
The XL Crossbow is a G.N.O.M.E.-engineered handheld crossbow that uses mechanical ingenuity and arcane tuning to carry and fire far more ammunition than standard designs.
