The Demon Prince of the War is known for his paradoxial combination of
overwhelming, arrogant pride and common-sense pragmatism. While the latter
has led him to craft these specialized Unholy Bullets, it is the former
which keeps him from loading up an M60 with a belt of each type. Instead,
he has a rack within his barracks containing several old-fashioned, six
shot revolvers... one for each Archangel. It is worth noting that Baal has
yet to use these "aces" - he has merely made Heaven aware of his arsenal,
that they know not to push him too far.
Blandine: Designed specifically for Ethereal combat, Disquiet is one of
Baal's more horrible type of ammo. Although they function as normal Unholy
Bullets in the Marches (doing Mind or Soul hits), it is their infamous
ability to be fired into a dreamscape from the outside that cemented
Blandine's outrage. If Baal is forced to face the Archangel of Dreams in
her territory, every dreamer within range will become a hostage.
Christopher: In addition to, or instead of, doing normal damage,
Hourglass can age anyone it hits, proportional to the damage done.
Victims are thus robbed of their youth prematurely. A single hit from the
Demon Prince himself could turn a baby into an old man - Christopher knows
and fears this.
David: Crafted with Primordial Clay, Ungorgon appears to be made of
living flesh. Any solid, inanimate material it hits will turn into
pseudo-flesh, first at the impact point, then spreading out. Stone armor
becomes useless after one hit, and enough firepower could render a metal
fortress penetratable with simple hatchets.
Dominic: A special torment for one who must guard his secrets closely,
Godiva is designed specifically to shred away artifacts and protection
against resonances, such as Dominic's cloak. The shotgun-like blasts will
render non-Superiors completely (temporarily) vulnerable to all
Resonances; Demons cannot be resisted, and Angels may add their Celestial
Forces to their rolls AND check digits. Superiors lose their resonance
fuzzing against other Superiors. Many wonder just what they would find
should the Archangel of Judgment be assaulted by such a weapon.
Eli: Designed to stop most of his unexpected tricks in battle, Blockage
temporarily dams the Essence flow of anyone it hits. Until the damage from
the bullet is healed, the victim cannot spend any Essence for any reason.
Sotto Voce performances of the Song of Healing are useful, as are allies
(or multiple Superior manifestations), to get around this problem, but
Baal still considers it an effective defense against the most
unpredictable Archangel.
Gabriel: You're probably expecting ice bullets, right? Actually, Baal has
learned quite a bit from Vapula, and Damper was created with a field of
anti-thermal energy around it, enabling Baal to "kill" flame, fire, and
heat, just by shooting it. Much more effective, and they don't even drip.
Janus: Rumor has it that the Archangel of the Wind paused for a full ten
seconds to contemplate the rumor of Hobble... before racing on to
investigate further. While it may be difficult to hit a target like Janus,
the fact that the bullets remain inside the victim and slow him to about
two-thirds of his current Agility and speed, cumulatively, make it enough
of a deterrent.
Jean: Now, about those ice bullets... actually, each bullet of Deluge
has a tiny speck of liquid at its core. That tiny speck is actually one
hundred gallons of highly conductive electrolytic fluid, compressed to
one millionth of its original size. Expands upon impact, you see. Does
wonders to electrical devices, not to mention electrical fields.
Jordi: One of Baal's simpler (and crueler) types of ammo, Barb explodes
into hundreds of tiny fishhooks inside of its target, and reduces the
target number and hits healed by anyone using the Corporeal Song of
Healing. The Demon Prince of War knows that being forced to abandon his
hosts in this condition would drive Jordi to the point of Falling.
Khalid: Created in a fit of pure arrogance, Crusader is more of an
insult than a weapon. Its bullets leave massive scarring, invariably in
the form of large, branded, Christian crosses, which cannot be healed from
a vessel. The reaction from the pious witnessing such a "miracle" is not
to be overlooked, either.
Laurence: Though his blades may be unbreakable, the Archangel of the Sword
cannot discount Rounding. Designed specifically for shooting at edged
weapons, this ammo dulls the blades of its targets by coating them with a
thick, rubbery gel. A Superior would be able to scrape it off easily, but
not without a small amount of time and effort, neither of which are
commonly available when facing another Superior in combat.
Litheroy: A nuisance to most, a horrible torment to a few (including the
Archangel of Revelation), Spoof not only damages whomever it strikes,
but causes any Perception-based Resonance of theirs to temporarily become
only half reliable. When the victim successfully resonates someone or
something, secretly flip a coin. On heads, no problem. On tails, they get
completely wrong (but not in an immediately obvious way) information. Even
knowing that you've been affected by this is little help.
Marc: Not only does Recession cause normal damage to its target, it also
causes them to lose 10% of their current liquid assets! Multiple hits are
cumulative. For most people, this is drastically inconvenient. For the
Archangel of Trade, it could cripple Heaven's ability to act in the War.
Michael: The Demon Prince of the War does have a six-shooter chambered
with six very special bullets. All of them have Michael's name etched on
them, in Angelic and Demonic. Aside from this fact, there is nothing
special or miraculous about Victory... they aren't even Unholy Bullets.
Baal knows that he will need no help or "edge" to defeat his ancient rival
when the time is right.
Novalis: The fact that Defoliant is so obvious and straightforward does
little to ease Novalis' feelings towards this ammo, which leaves a gas
trail in its wake strong enough to kill all plant life in a matter of
seconds. Living beings in the wake find it rather unhealthy as well...
Yves: Crafted carefully with Kronos' help, Wheeljammer is an unrivalled
work of artistic genius, enchantment-wise. Any angel or any human who has
met his destiny (or is otherwise bound for Heaven if killed at this very
moment) cannot be killed by these bullets, instead winding up in a coma.
(The person or vessel must heal itself naturally back to 1 body hit to
come out of the coma; Songs of Healing are useless until then.) Any other
human (or demon or ethereal) can be killed without a problem. With these
rounds, Baal can happily fire into a crowd of Yves' protected, with no
fear of sending the success stories to Heaven.
Zadkiel: Knowing that Zadkiel will never be a target, but instead will be
defending the important targets, Baal crafted Evader. These bullets will
automatically avoid anyone in the line of fire, hitting the intended
target only (who may still attempt to Dodge or otherwise defend
themselves). Cover will not help unless it is total cover, from all
around. While these bullets could be useful on a crowded battlefield, in
Baal's hands they are the bane of Cherubim everywhere.
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