He rolls his eyes a little bit at the question. "Machinists are a new discipline in my world. At least around where I'm from. But while the cartridges contain gunpowder like the ones here, you can set them off or move them around with aether. ... Plus I've made a number of attachments and enhancements to it."

Nara'a could go on, but his attention is drawn back to the cards. He does his best to hide his distaste at his hand, but he does his best to keep his face stoic and still.

"... Sometimes the straightforward solution is the best. Why spend so much aether on a complicated spell when you could just shoot someone?"