Cetric Whalelock Pistol Mk. 12 "Lightbay"What could be called the culmination of whalelock development started when it was discovered orichalcum had strange properties when split.
"Just as splitting a magnet in half between its north and south poles only results in two new bipolar magnets, a similar phenomenon occurs in orichalcum. A body of cast orichalcum, split into multiple pieces after solidification, retains a material "memory" of its former wholeness. The reasons for this are still under wide debate [...]"
"Furthermore, arranging multiple such pieces of so-called "entangled" orichalcum in space and briefly energizing them in a connected circuit encodes that spatial position into the orichalcum's internal electric field. Applying a current to any one of the newly "pinned" pieces of orichalcum will cause the whole array of pieces to return to their original configuration as though a rigid connection existed between them."
"The strength of the connection between these pieces is dependent on the magnitude of the provided current. A weaker current results in a less rigid connection, such that even small outside forces might dislodge the pinned orichalcum from its position and cause a structural failure. Intuitively, this means the effect only lasts so long as one or more entangled piece is powered. Because this effect relies on the field being able to induce a charge among all linked components, a linkage cannot be maintained at an indefinite distance, and maintaining a greater separation without failure requires more power."
Using this Whalelock development exploded. Using orichalcum rails under this effect create a gun that was not only long lasting, but capable of far more force to the bullet when lit. Combined with the use of Refined Ichor bullets in the gun's holster,(refered to as RI Ammo) the pin would complete a circuit
The Mark 12 Pistol is comprised of two linked rails. The stock would have ammo be placed in which would be pushed into the charge chamber. The pin is pulled, and the ammo is launched out, including the refined amber. This charge allows the magnetic field to be powered even after leaving the gun, pushing through the air resistance. And the charge relocks the rails, each acting to prevent the other from being moved out of position. A sidearm with great penetrative power, though once the ammo's charge is expended it's effectiveness falls off quickly.
