Witchhunter Weapons

## Introduction

Across the ages both Afflicted and mortal agents have developed special methods of killing the Unliving; since common weapons rarely prove effective. The following list contains the most deadly examples used by Witchhunters across the entire globe.

## Melee Weapons

* **Silver Blade**
* **Catskin Whip**
* **Witchhunters Stake**

## Ranged Weapons

* **Crossbows-** Originally developed as a more impactful and quick version of the bow, crossbows are used by Witchhunters to this day. Although they are less destructive than gunpowder weapons, a crossbow can fire silently across large distances. They also offer the option to use bolts with various tips and shafts aswell as code them in poison. A smaller version is known as the Assassins crossbow, which is does little more than break skin but is very effective of delivering mutagens and toxins into a target.
* **Disruptor Pressure Pistol-** This outlandish form of pistol has been around since the 16th century and uses air-pressure to be fired. It was developed by mortal witchhunters and was kept as a secret for many years. It is reloaded through an small bellows and uses the build up pressure to fire Hades Powder or Hex-Pulver over a short range. Depending on the fire angle the emerging cloud is capable of fully covering an Afflicted while being relativly silent.
* **Aschenputtel-** This fairly new weapon is an essential part in every modern witchhunters arsenal. This light and fairly small double-shotgun is made from brass and oak-wood; two materials believed to have a higher resistance against destructive magic. It fires a buckshot mixed with Hades Powder, resulting in short ranged shots that can tear through any of their supernatural resistance. Afflicted hit by it will not only suffer heavy wounds but will also be unable to use their powers or regenerate; until laboriously washing and scraping every bit of microscoptic powder from their ravaged bodies.

### Throwing Weapons

* **Hades Throwing Vial-** These handy Vials can be thrown very far and their glass shell breaks on impact. Inside is a mixture of acid and water which is capable of partially dissolving clothes. Inside the liquid large amounts of Hades Pulver have been desolved, heavily weakning any Afflicted drenched in it.
* **Sea Water Throwing Vial-** Sea Water is used since the dawn of time to fight against Ghouls. Many Witchhunters simply carry around small tubes or bottels who can spray Sea-Water over short distances. Filling Throwing Vials with it allows for much greater range and precision.

## Other

* **Silver Bullets-** Ghouls hit by a Silver Bullet can not regenerate or use their powers as long as the bullet is struck in their flesh
* **Incendiary and Explosive Ammunition-** The wonders of modern science have brought about new ways to cause destruction to living and unliving flesh. While the military only has limited weapons to these more advanced types of chemical ammunition, modern witchhunters have developed bullets that burn their targets to a crisp or explode on impact. While mortals quickly die to regular bullets, these types of Ammunition also prove to be very effective against the Undead.
* **Hades Powder-** Among the most commonly used ingredeances against the Undead is Hades Powder. It consists of silver and hematite dust mixed with grinded down wood. Once it comes into contact with an Afflicted it will make them unable to use their powers or regenerate.
* **Hex-Paste-** This magical paste is one of the most effective ways of killing Afflicted. It is made through a complex ritual that involves many exotic ingredeances, including the Essence of an Afflicted. The necessairy rituals vary greatly since every type of Paste is specific to a unique Bloodline, Clan or House of Undead and must be handcrafted for them. Once the paste comes into contact with their skin they will become extremly vunerable to damage from the outside as the paste softens their flesh and bones aswell as rendering any form of magical protection powerless. Until the paste is removed any form of attack may have lethal consequences. It may also be dried and refined to form a powder that can be shot or thrown and has a similar effect upon contact.