EagleEye

Time for a different author now, I think as well as something a bit more... weapon-y. Behold, the EagleEye:

This weapon actually came into play quite late into the Great War, at the year 4800 in fact. It came as a retaliation to the sudden exponential birth of Air Elementals and, in particular, the sudden growth in numbers of griffins. It has a 60X optical zoom that enables the user to get a precise mark on the target, be it the wings of a griffin or the eyes of a fairy. A later version came with a laser marker as well, but this was generally removed by ES Soldiers due to its tendency to alert the enemy. It fires concentrated bursts of Berserker Energy which has been known to down a full sized griffin in a glancing shot. The gun is shaped in the way of an eagle’s with the grip forming the bird’s foot and the barrel showing the head, hence the name EagleEye (however, some experts claim that the gun was shaped in this way and named after an eagle due to its use in shooting the ‘eagle-like’ head of the griffins). There are only three variants of this iconic weapon: the usual rifle sized one, a smaller pistol like one and the final one being slightly bigger with a 100x optical zoom. The two variants are named the HawkEye and FalconEye respectively and I talk about them later in this book. The EagleEye, and its variants, while still only being able to use one type of Elemental Energy, are still in circulation today, which is testament to the weapons design and usefulness in the field of battle.

Iconic users and battles include:

Sarah ‘Sharpshot’ Ling – Battle of the Hill – 4812 GW

Lyrah Gueman – Clash of the Clouds – 4900 GW

Hyruk Yim – Raid of the Shadows – 5000 GW

John Quinn – Battle of Kim’s Grave – 1234 AI

Irea Ironfist – Hunt of Kyrak – 1320 AI

From ‘A Guide to ES Weapons from the Age of Armament to the Age of Isolation’ by Peter Paldrhi, Great War Historian. Written in 1498 AR.