Terseon Turbo Cannon
The Terseon Turbocannon or Terso-cannon is the product of Terseon chemical mastery coupled with the engineering brilliance of the Rhi. It is comprised of 2 main parts, the conversion chamber and reed barrel. The barrel of the cannon is a hollowed out reed connected at the base to the chamber. Around the circumference of the chamber are six loading ports, each designed to accommodate the firing nozzle of a Terseon Nasute loader. After each loader has fired, a chemical reaction occurs in the flexible chamber which causes it to swell. Due to the size of the mechanism, it is mounted on a large soldier termite which acts as its transportation platform, and is often chosen from the ranks of the Terseon Authothysis agents. Their chemical glands acting as a valuable last defense mechanism. Terseon soldiers are blind and as such an eighth termite, usually a Rhi officer is also also necessary for aiming and firing the device. The weapon is capable of firing at great range, decimating enemy formations, buildings, and even artillery with its highly pressurized acid spray.
Bombardier Cannon
The main artillery piece of Coryn’s Royal Army, the Bombardier Canon is operated by a rider who pulls a ‘clavicle lever’. This starts off the mechanishm which, through the workings of some gears and pulleys, pulls a hook pierced into the clavicle area of the beetle. A chief ‘herder’ positions himself at the head of the beast (which is shrouded to ensure the beast’s confusion, and response to the hook), and pushes a long pole with a fork at the end under the head of the beetle. By pushing the beetle’s head up, the tug of the hook is more uncomfortable. When the beast feels threatened it will release a volatile fluid from its abdomen. The ant rider ‘steers’ the abdomen in order to aim the burning blast. In hopes of better focusing the spray the ants will often fasten a cone to the bombardier’s abdomen.
Since its initial inception into Coryn’s army, many other colonies have utilized these massive artillery monsters in their own militaries. Some colonies have further adapted the original ‘pattern’ to better reflect their own unique needs. The Hive Embassy, as an example, has been reported to fasten an ignition device onto the abdomen cone in order to create a fiery spray.
Pulex Pulse Cannon
The mindset of most spiders is to build a defensive structure such as a web and wait for prey to come to you. When prey comes at you in force of numbers, a static defense such as that of a web structure is little help and the prey can easily outmatch said predator. Arachnid engineers needed a way to counter the massed infantry tactics of the static formations of Coryn and the swarming tactics and tremendous numbers of the Termite Union. The answer was the instant calamity caused by the Pulex Pulse Cannon.
The mechanism behind this innovative weapon is quite simple and easy to deploy against a charging army. The Pulse cannon consists of a large tube as the barrel connected to a straightforward firing pin that irritates the ammunition into action. The ammunition consists of starved, disease ridden, and really pissed off fleas. Once the trigger is engaged the pin creates just enough force to make the hungry flea leap out of it’s holding pen with incredulous speed and force.
The flea smashes through enemy lines creating confusion and then naturally begins to tear apart any bug in it’s vicinity in a ravenous feeding frenzy that creates even more chaos. The only drawback to this incredible piece of weapons engineering is that the rabid fleas tend to destroy everything in their paths including friendly forces. This is a truly frightening weapon of last resort regardless of who’s side you’re on.
