Sliver Rifle

The sliver rifle was invented by the Magitech scientist Evan Ackroyd, as a form of self defense due to him living among many dangerous and unstable persons.

Combat Capabilities
It works on the principle that anything can break anything else if it is traveling at high enough speeds. it uses an internal reservoir of water to form thin slivers of ice, which are fired with great force by the use of a pneumatic release chamber. the slivers are often very accurate and can be used for long distance combat, however many alternate forms of projectile have been created, included but not limited to:
 * Spread rounds (the projectile splinters mid-flight, created an effect akin to a shotgun blast)
 * Heavy Rounds (the projectile does not taper to a point, instead the tip takes the form of a bulb, taking away from the piercing effect and used for non-lethal deterrent purposes)
 * Interdictor Round (generates a field in which magic is warped, essentially stopping most mages from casting)
 * Pyre Round (essentially a crystal sliver saturated with raw elemental energy, explodes and ignites everything within strike zone)
 * Animation Round (A glob of wax encased in a thin metal shell, opens upon impact dumping the wax into the targets body. the wax is essentially a combat golem. some variants also have in-flight tracking and ballistics programs and can steer to act as a seeker shot in a way)

Trivia

 * The rifle is primarily made of a durable crystal material, created from condensed arcane energies.