Guns

Guns, or firearms are a relatively new field of weaponry in the story, with only until recent years has technology allowed basic guns to develop further. It is not known how long basic single shot pistols have been around, but early rifles and revolvers have been around for at least 20 years.
==Pistols==
Pistols have been around for a long time, beginning with crude single shot pistols, to ones more technologically advanced allowing for pistols to fire more shots in succession with flintlocks. Most pistols in use now can hold up to five to eight shots, and have an effective range of up to 20 feet. 
===Wheellock===
The earliest kind of pistol recorded, originally only capable of only a single shot before requiring reloading. Loaded with shot and generally innacurate with a poor range, these crude pistols were mostly seen at the sides of nobles or those who could afford their high price of manufacture. They now mostly only serve as relics, as their flintlock cousins have far surpassed them in both design and function.
===Revolvers===
Crude revolvers have been around for a couple decades, but it wasn't until sometime in the last decade that they have increased in quality and quantity. Revolvers are most commonly found in The Dust Valley,  the land from which they were first designed and used in. Early revolvers were known to be rather inaccurate, but offered superior firepower not seen in personal firearms. They have since been honed and refined, to now where they limit one to six shots, are capable of penetrating even weak mail, excellent accuracy, and the highest range of all standard handguns. Revolvers are also capable of rapid burst fire, a technique known as fanning the hammer, which allows one to fire all held shots in rapid succession with dependable accuracy. 
==Rifles==
It isn't known when the first rifles were made, but they share a common ancestor in in the musket. Rifles were made for the purpose of a long range combat alternative to bows, offering much better accuracy and simpler usage, with a decrease in range. They far exceed the short range of pistols. Rifles are still a very new addition to the firearm family, with the vast majority of the armed forces seen so far in the story still preferring and using bows and arrows. Lands with access to more wealth have much more riflemen in their armies. Even the most basic rifle has an effective range of at least 40 yards. 
Category:Weapon