The Starburst Rifle, not to be confused with the similarly named Sunburst Rifle, is a modified piece of Puretek. With mundane origins as a commissioned piece for a Purist-sympathetic family, a gift from the Belliards whom they had patronized for many years, it rose beyond when an unknown Knight fulfilled a bounty for their Goddess and saw it blessed by her hand. Grace’s power laces the weapon with echoes of her sanctity still: and since its blessing, it has appeared many a time in the Lothar Order’s never-ending war against the Occult. The underworld knows to fear the masked one who carries this Puretek, the tool of slaughter used to end the life of many an Afflicted, Cultist, or Rogue Mage who arrogantly picked a fight they would not survive. This is a Knight Collectible, obtained as a gift from the rank-up process, for the Character Erwin Braunschweiger.
Appearance
The Starburst Rifle’s beauty is in its simplicity and ability to blend in. While fine-crafted, it appears like an unremarkable demishot Puretek rifle commissioned for a person of class and wealth. Its wooden stock has a finely carved gothic inlay, dark metal and dark oak interlacing to depict the arches of the Calemberg Dom, Unionism’s largest Temple, swirling up towards the trigger. The barrel’s bone-pale color is not tarnished by inlays, but it is also engraved: concentric rings run down the stone’s length, with Unionist Eyes and various significant symbols carved between them every so often.
Permanent Mechanics
The Starburst Rifle is a Lothar Collectible Legendary Artifact. As an artifact, there are several rules associated with Artifact Ownership, see Artifact Page. It also provides the following Specials:
Grace’s Favor: The Rifle’s wielder can optionally choose to have it take on the holy aesthetics of Grace’s purging light. Quicksilver bullets are replaced with beams of scalding energy, allowing the Starburst Rifle to be used for default Firearms attacks and do damage, rather than needing to swap to a regular weapon.
