Arcano-Incendiary Ammunition

Arcano-Incendiary Ammunition or mana burn rounds, abbreviated MBR are a form of specialised ammunition manufacted and used by TNAN. It is standard issue for Squad XIV and is also available to Hexan. They are made from iron and come in the form of both spherical and conical projectiles of varying diameters and calibers. During production, each round is infused with an inert magical charge, and two runes are engraved on the sides; the first rune activates when the round reaches a speed of 800 fps. This triggers the second rune, which ignites the magical energy inside the iron, starting an arcane fire that spreads to all nearby magic- which means everything, as magic is everywhere. MBRs burn with a blue-black flame and leave a trail of dark navy smoke in the air they pass through like a tracer. Upon hitting an enchanted object or a mage with a large amount of mana, they ignite that body's energy. This effect eventually burns itself out, but can cause hideous fourth-degree burns if left unchecked. Dispel will not put the fire out as it will simply ignite the energy that composes the dispel effect, ruining its operation. Mages can put these fires out by concentrating their mana into the burning area to more or less smother the flames, but this is very energy-ineffecient and cannot be done before significant wounds are sustained.