{"data":{"id":17904,"title":"Portfolio: Hedeby Gunworks","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/comm-link\/spectrum-dispatch\/17904-Portfolio-Hedeby-Gunworks","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-links\/17904","api_public_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/comm-links\/17904","channel":"Undefined","category":"Undefined","series":"Portfolio","images":[{"id":26463,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/weozjmuuh3hwh\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":843046,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2019-09-19T15:49:32+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463\/similar"}],"images_count":7,"translations":{"en_EN":"This portfolio originally appeared in Jump Point 7.9.\nAltruis Hedeby hesitated before the roaring flame of the furnace. The hunk of metal he was about to destroy was an old weapon unlike any he had seen before. Despite years of neglect and rust, he found a certain beauty and grace in its distinct double-barrel design. He spun the weighty gun in his hands, noticing engraved flourishes atypical of the cheap, mass-produced weapons found across Asura.\n\nHedeby crossed the foundry floor to show the weapon to his supervisor, who generally considered anything that didn\u2019t function to be furnace fodder. She was less than impressed and gave him two options: melt it with the rest of the scrap or keep it, with the cost coming from his wages. Under her watchful gaze, he returned to the furnace and, with a heavy heart, tossed it into the flames. He immediately regretted the decision, but it would come to change his life.\n\nThe care and craftsmanship put into that weapon inspired Hedeby to uncover its history. The journey sparked an obsession into unique and antique personal weapons that led him to found Hedeby Gunworks \u2013 a weapons manufacturer unlike any other in the universe.\n\nTHE EAGER APPRENTICE\nHedeby desperately wanted to keep the unusual old weapon, but his family needed every credit to survive. Born in the Ferron system in 2884, he was the oldest of five siblings. His parents struggled to keep the family fed under Tram\u2019s tough economic conditions and, at the age of fifteen, Hedeby abandoned his Equivalency studies to support his siblings. He lied about his age to land a job at a foundry that collected scrap and melted it into cheap, everyday items sold at stalls across the city. Hedeby immediately took to the foundry floor, never feeling more alive than when the flames from the furnace almost licked his skin. His heat tolerance and enthusiasm for the work quickly elevated him from scrap sorter to furnace operator, which is where the strange weapon landed in his hands.\n\nDespite destroying it, Hedeby became fascinated with the simple elegance of the gun. He constantly sketched it from memory, trying to get the dimensions and details just right. He also did extensive research, which didn\u2019t lead to an answer, but began an obsession with antique firearms. At work, he pestered longtime employees with questions about metalworking until someone recommended that he talk to Chae Ekstrom, a local smith with a small shop on the industrial outskirts of Tram. Inside, he found Ekstrom hand-repairing the hull of an old drone and became captivated by the artistry of the detailed metalwork. Hedeby offered to buy Ekstrom a drink in exchange for a few questions. While Ekstrom couldn\u2019t identify the mysterious weapon Hedeby described, he was impressed by the teenager\u2019s unbridled enthusiasm and offered him an apprenticeship.\n\nFor the next decade, Hedeby juggled his job at the foundry with learning metalworking under the master smith\u2019s tutelage. He worked at the foundry during the day and assisted Ekstrom in repairs and custom work at night. On the weekends, he turned his new-found skills toward his true passion of gunsmithing. Although he had never finished school, he discovered a new love of learning, pouring over whatever texts he could find and testing out techniques on leftover scrap metal. It took him six years of trial and error but, eventually, Hedeby crafted his first working weapon \u2013 a double-barreled pistol inspired by the one he found in the scrapyard so many years prior.\n\nWhile he loved learning forgotten techniques, Hedeby found his true creative inspiration in Ekstrom\u2019s training. Raised in Banu space by a metalworking souli, Ekstrom had studied a variety of techniques not commonly used in the UEE. Ekstrom explained that Banu were always eager to utilize new techniques and methodologies, but only when they were proven to be better. The result was a style of metalworking that was simultaneously classic and cutting-edge. It was this combination that had allowed Ekstrom to excel at repairing older tech and what inspired Hedeby to incorporate bolder designs into his attempts at recreating the expertly crafted weapons of the past.\n\nEventually, Hedeby offered gunsmithing services from Ekstrom\u2019s shop. At first it was merely repairs, but he soon began experimenting with making existing weapons better. Ekstrom considered some of these mods unsafe, but they became quite popular. When one such modification caused a weapon to explode and seriously injure a patron, Ekstrom demanded that Hedeby stop due to the liability it placed on his business. This rift would prove to be one that could not be mended. Hedeby left to start his own forge so only he would be responsible for the success or failure of his future experiments.\n\nFORGING THE FUTURE FROM THE PAST\nHedeby scavenged materials from Tram\u2019s abandoned factories and set up a small forge in his backyard in 2921. He undertook gun repair work and hand-engraving to pay the bills while continuing to experiment with new designs and attempting to master old techniques. Word quickly spread about his operations and it wasn\u2019t long before Hedeby Gunworks had more work than he could handle alone. Eventually, he moved the forge to a larger location, where he hired and trained apprentices to handle the repair work so he could focus on designing weapons.\n\nWhile his traditional pistols and rifles became popular with locals, Hedeby was eager to put his mark on the field and craft a weapon in the Banu-style, albeit in a way that would be uniquely his. After numerous attempts to improve the designs of the past, a new weapon came to form. The Salvo started as a normal pistol but evolved into something new when Hedeby added a freezing primer to mitigate overheating and wound up with a supercooled casing that could be shattered into a deadly spray of high-velocity fragments. The first time he fired the gun, the unexpected explosion and thunderous boom knocked Hedeby off his feet. He knew that he had something special. Hedeby made and tested modifications before personally forging ten Salvo pistols. He sent one to Ekstrom and gave the rest to his most loyal customers.\n\nOrders for the Salvo soon overwhelmed the gunworks and investors lined up to fund its expansion. Hedeby took time to weigh his options and develop more unique gun designs. Meanwhile, Hedeby\u2019s growing reputation among collectors and gun enthusiasts made the brand increasingly popular. The company\u2019s slow and steady expansion ensured that its signature style and unique production techniques weren\u2019t compromised. Even to this day, every weapon follows a specific manufacturing process established by Hedeby himself that blends hand-forging and machining.\n\nYears after sending Ekstrom one of the first Salvo pistols, Hedeby still hadn\u2019t heard from his former mentor. One day, Ekstrom walked into Hedeby Gunworks carrying a crate. Inside was the weapon Hedeby had tossed into the furnace. It took decades to track down, but Ekstrom had discovered the Doussaint, a failed weapon prototype with both ballistic and energy fire modes. The design proved to be so dangerous that most Doussaints exploded during testing, leaving only a few left in the universe. Together, Ekstrom and Hedeby painstakingly refurbished the weapon. Though they never fired it, it is prominently displayed near Hedeby\u2019s workbench as a reminder of his origins and as motivation to remain original.","de_DE":"Dieses Portfolio erschien urspr\u00fcnglich in Jump Point 7.9.\nAltruis Hedeby z\u00f6gerte vor der tosenden Flamme des Ofens. Der Brocken Metall, den er zerst\u00f6ren wollte, war eine alte Waffe, wie er sie noch nie zuvor gesehen hatte. Trotz jahrelanger Vernachl\u00e4ssigung und Rost fand er eine gewisse Sch\u00f6nheit und Anmut in seinem ausgepr\u00e4gten Doppellaufdesign. Er drehte die gewichtige Waffe in seinen H\u00e4nden und bemerkte eingravierte Verzierungen, die untypisch f\u00fcr die billigen, massenproduzierten Waffen in Asura waren.\n\nHedeby \u00fcberquerte den Boden der Gie\u00dferei, um die Waffe seinem Vorgesetzten zu zeigen, der im Allgemeinen alles, was nicht funktionierte, als Ofenfutter betrachtete. Sie war nicht sonderlich beeindruckt und gab ihm zwei M\u00f6glichkeiten: Schmelzen Sie sie mit dem restlichen Schrott oder behalten Sie sie, wobei die Kosten von seinem Lohn abgezogen werden. Unter ihrem wachsamen Blick kehrte er zum Ofen zur\u00fcck und warf ihn schweren Herzens in die Flammen. Er bedauerte diese Entscheidung sofort, aber sie w\u00fcrde sein Leben ver\u00e4ndern.\n\nDie Sorgfalt und das handwerkliche K\u00f6nnen, die in diese Waffe investiert wurden, inspirierten Hedeby dazu, ihre Geschichte aufzudecken. Die Reise entfachte eine Besessenheit f\u00fcr einzigartige und antike pers\u00f6nliche Waffen, die ihn dazu f\u00fchrte, Hedeby Gunworks zu gr\u00fcnden - einen Waffenhersteller, der im Universum seinesgleichen sucht.\n\nDER EIFRIGE LEHRLING\nHedeby wollte verzweifelt die ungew\u00f6hnliche alte Waffe behalten, aber seine Familie brauchte jeden Kredit, um zu \u00fcberleben. Er wurde 2884 im Ferron-System geboren und war das \u00e4lteste von f\u00fcnf Geschwistern. Seine Eltern k\u00e4mpften unter den harten wirtschaftlichen Bedingungen der Tram darum, die Familie zu ern\u00e4hren, und im Alter von f\u00fcnfzehn Jahren gab Hedeby sein \u00c4quivalenzstudium auf, um seine Geschwister zu unterst\u00fctzen. Er log \u00fcber sein Alter, um einen Job in einer Gie\u00dferei zu bekommen, die Schrott sammelte und diesen zu billigen, allt\u00e4glichen Gegenst\u00e4nden schmolz, die an St\u00e4nden in der ganzen Stadt verkauft wurden. Hedeby begab sich sofort auf den Boden der Gie\u00dferei und f\u00fchlte sich nie lebendiger, als wenn die Flammen aus dem Ofen seine Haut fast leckten. Seine Hitzetoleranz und sein Enthusiasmus f\u00fcr die Arbeit lie\u00dfen ihn schnell vom Schrottsortierer zum Ofenbediener aufsteigen, wo die seltsame Waffe in seinen H\u00e4nden landete.\n\nObwohl sie zerst\u00f6rt wurde, war Hedeby von der schlichten Eleganz der Waffe fasziniert. Er zeichnete sie immer wieder aus dem Ged\u00e4chtnis und versuchte, die Ma\u00dfe und Details genau zu treffen. Er f\u00fchrte auch umfangreiche Nachforschungen durch, die nicht zu einer Antwort f\u00fchrten, sondern eine Besessenheit von antiken Feuerwaffen ausl\u00f6sten. Bei der Arbeit bel\u00e4stigte er langj\u00e4hrige Mitarbeiter mit Fragen zur Metallverarbeitung, bis ihm jemand empfahl, mit Chae Ekstrom zu sprechen, einem \u00f6rtlichen Schmied mit einem kleinen Laden am industriellen Stadtrand von Tram. Im Inneren fand er Ekstrom bei der Handreparatur des Rumpfes einer alten Drohne und war fasziniert von der Kunstfertigkeit der detaillierten Metallarbeiten. Hedeby bot Ekstrom an, Ekstrom f\u00fcr ein paar Fragen ein Getr\u00e4nk zu kaufen. Obwohl Ekstrom die mysteri\u00f6se Waffe, die Hedeby beschrieb, nicht identifizieren konnte, war er von dem unb\u00e4ndigen Enthusiasmus des Teenagers beeindruckt und bot ihm eine Lehrstelle an.\n\nIm n\u00e4chsten Jahrzehnt jonglierte Hedeby seinen Job in der Gie\u00dferei mit dem Erlernen der Metallverarbeitung unter der Anleitung des Schmiedemeisters. Er arbeitete tags\u00fcber in der Gie\u00dferei und half Ekstrom nachts bei Reparaturen und Ma\u00dfarbeit. An den Wochenenden wandte er seine neu gewonnenen F\u00e4higkeiten seiner wahren Leidenschaft, dem B\u00fcchsenmacherhandwerk, zu. Obwohl er die Schule nie abgeschlossen hatte, entdeckte er eine neue Liebe zum Lernen, indem er alle Texte, die er finden konnte, \u00fcberflutete und Techniken an \u00fcbrig gebliebenen Metallresten ausprobierte. Es dauerte sechs Jahre des Ausprobierens, aber schlie\u00dflich stellte Hedeby seine erste funktionierende Waffe her - eine doppell\u00e4ufige Pistole, inspiriert von der, die er so viele Jahre zuvor auf dem Schrottplatz gefunden hatte.\n\nW\u00e4hrend er es liebte, vergessene Techniken zu lernen, fand Hedeby seine wahre kreative Inspiration in Ekstr\u00f6ms Training. Ekstrom, der im Raum Banu von einem Metallverarbeitungs-Souli aufgezogen wurde, hatte eine Reihe von Techniken studiert, die in der UEE nicht \u00fcblich waren. Ekstrom erkl\u00e4rte, dass die Banu immer bestrebt waren, neue Techniken und Methoden zu nutzen, aber nur dann, wenn sie sich als besser erwiesen. Das Ergebnis war ein Stil der Metallbearbeitung, der gleichzeitig klassisch und hochmodern war. Es war diese Kombination, die es Ekstrom erm\u00f6glicht hatte, sich bei der Reparatur \u00e4lterer Technik auszuzeichnen, und die Hedeby dazu inspirierte, k\u00fchnere Designs in seine Versuche zur Nachbildung der fachm\u00e4nnisch gefertigten Waffen der Vergangenheit einzubeziehen.\n\nSchlie\u00dflich bot Hedeby B\u00fcchsenmacherdienste aus Ekstr\u00f6ms Laden an. Zuerst handelte es sich lediglich um Reparaturen, aber er begann bald damit, mit der Verbesserung vorhandener Waffen zu experimentieren. Ekstrom hielt einige dieser Mods f\u00fcr unsicher, aber sie wurden recht beliebt. Als eine solche Modifikation dazu f\u00fchrte, dass eine Waffe explodierte und einen G\u00f6nner schwer verletzte, verlangte Ekstrom, dass Hedeby wegen der damit verbundenen Haftung f\u00fcr sein Gesch\u00e4ft aufh\u00f6rte. Dieser Riss w\u00fcrde sich als einer erweisen, der nicht repariert werden k\u00f6nnte. Hedeby ging, um seine eigene Schmiede zu gr\u00fcnden, so dass nur er f\u00fcr den Erfolg oder Misserfolg seiner zuk\u00fcnftigen Experimente verantwortlich sein w\u00fcrde.\n\nDIE ZUKUNFT AUS DER VERGANGENHEIT SCHMIEDEN\nHedeby pl\u00fcnderte Materialien aus den verlassenen Fabriken von Tram und richtete 2921 in seinem Hinterhof eine kleine Schmiede ein. Er nahm Reparaturarbeiten an Waffen und Handgravuren vor, um die Rechnungen zu bezahlen, w\u00e4hrend er weiterhin mit neuen Designs experimentierte und versuchte, alte Techniken zu beherrschen. Seine T\u00e4tigkeit sprach sich schnell herum, und es dauerte nicht lange, bis Hedeby Gunworks mehr Arbeit hatte, als er allein bew\u00e4ltigen konnte. Schlie\u00dflich verlegte er die Schmiede an einen gr\u00f6\u00dferen Standort, wo er Lehrlinge f\u00fcr die Reparaturarbeiten einstellte und ausbildete, damit er sich auf das Design von Waffen konzentrieren konnte.\n\nW\u00e4hrend seine traditionellen Pistolen und Gewehre bei den Einheimischen beliebt wurden, war Hedeby bestrebt, dem Feld seinen Stempel aufzudr\u00fccken und eine Waffe im Banu-Stil herzustellen, wenn auch auf eine Weise, die einzigartig f\u00fcr ihn war. Nach zahlreichen Versuchen, die Designs der Vergangenheit zu verbessern, nahm eine neue Waffe Gestalt an. Die Salvo begann als normale Pistole, entwickelte sich aber zu etwas Neuem, als Hedeby eine eiskalte Z\u00fcndkapsel hinzuf\u00fcgte, um die \u00dcberhitzung zu mildern, und ein unterk\u00fchltes Geh\u00e4use erhielt, das in einen t\u00f6dlichen Spr\u00fchnebel aus Hochgeschwindigkeitsfragmenten zertr\u00fcmmert werden konnte. Als er die Waffe zum ersten Mal abfeuerte, wurde Hedeby durch die unerwartete Explosion und den tosenden Knall von den F\u00fc\u00dfen gehauen. Er wusste, dass er etwas Besonderes hatte. Hedeby machte und testete Modifikationen, bevor er pers\u00f6nlich zehn Salvenpistolen schmiedete. Er schickte eine an Ekstrom und gab den Rest an seine treuesten Kunden weiter.\n\nDie Bestellungen f\u00fcr die Salvo \u00fcberw\u00e4ltigten bald das Gesch\u00fctz und Investoren stellten sich in einer Reihe auf, um ihre Expansion zu finanzieren. Hedeby nahm sich Zeit, seine Optionen abzuw\u00e4gen und einzigartigere Gesch\u00fctzdesigns zu entwickeln. Unterdessen machte Hedeby's wachsender Ruf unter Sammlern und Waffenliebhabern die Marke immer beliebter. Die langsame und stetige Expansion des Unternehmens sorgte daf\u00fcr, dass sein unverkennbarer Stil und seine einzigartigen Produktionstechniken nicht beeintr\u00e4chtigt wurden. Auch heute noch folgt jede Waffe einem spezifischen, von Hedeby selbst festgelegten Herstellungsverfahren, das Handschmieden und maschinelle Bearbeitung miteinander verbindet.\n\nJahre, nachdem er Ekstrom eine der ersten Salvenpistolen geschickt hatte, hatte Hedeby noch immer nichts von seinem fr\u00fcheren Mentor geh\u00f6rt. Eines Tages kam Ekstrom mit einer Kiste in die Hedeby Gunworks. Darin befand sich die Waffe, die Hedeby in den Ofen geworfen hatte. Es dauerte Jahrzehnte, sie aufzusp\u00fcren, aber Ekstrom hatte die Doussaint entdeckt, einen gescheiterten Waffenprototypen mit ballistischem und energetischem Feuermodus. Die Konstruktion erwies sich als so gef\u00e4hrlich, dass die meisten Doussaints w\u00e4hrend der Tests explodierten und nur noch wenige im Universum \u00fcbrig blieben. Ekstrom und Hedeby \u00fcberholten die Waffe gemeinsam in m\u00fchevoller Kleinarbeit. Obwohl sie sie nie abgefeuert haben, ist sie in der N\u00e4he von Hedeby's Werkbank an prominenter Stelle ausgestellt, als Erinnerung an seine Urspr\u00fcnge und als Motivation, originell zu bleiben.","zh_CN":"This portfolio originally appeared in Jump Point 7.9.\nAltruis Hedeby hesitated before the roaring flame of the furnace. The hunk of metal he was about to destroy was an old weapon unlike any he had seen before. Despite years of neglect and rust, he found a certain beauty and grace in its distinct double-barrel design. He spun the weighty gun in his hands, noticing engraved flourishes atypical of the cheap, mass-produced weapons found across Asura.\n\nHedeby crossed the foundry floor to show the weapon to his supervisor, who generally considered anything that didn\u2019t function to be furnace fodder. She was less than impressed and gave him two options: melt it with the rest of the scrap or keep it, with the cost coming from his wages. Under her watchful gaze, he returned to the furnace and, with a heavy heart, tossed it into the flames. He immediately regretted the decision, but it would come to change his life.\n\nThe care and craftsmanship put into that weapon inspired Hedeby to uncover its history. The journey sparked an obsession into unique and antique personal weapons that led him to found Hedeby Gunworks \u2013 a weapons manufacturer unlike any other in the universe.\n\nTHE EAGER APPRENTICE\nHedeby desperately wanted to keep the unusual old weapon, but his family needed every credit to survive. Born in the Ferron system in 2884, he was the oldest of five siblings. His parents struggled to keep the family fed under Tram\u2019s tough economic conditions and, at the age of fifteen, Hedeby abandoned his Equivalency studies to support his siblings. He lied about his age to land a job at a foundry that collected scrap and melted it into cheap, everyday items sold at stalls across the city. Hedeby immediately took to the foundry floor, never feeling more alive than when the flames from the furnace almost licked his skin. His heat tolerance and enthusiasm for the work quickly elevated him from scrap sorter to furnace operator, which is where the strange weapon landed in his hands.\n\nDespite destroying it, Hedeby became fascinated with the simple elegance of the gun. He constantly sketched it from memory, trying to get the dimensions and details just right. He also did extensive research, which didn\u2019t lead to an answer, but began an obsession with antique firearms. At work, he pestered longtime employees with questions about metalworking until someone recommended that he talk to Chae Ekstrom, a local smith with a small shop on the industrial outskirts of Tram. Inside, he found Ekstrom hand-repairing the hull of an old drone and became captivated by the artistry of the detailed metalwork. Hedeby offered to buy Ekstrom a drink in exchange for a few questions. While Ekstrom couldn\u2019t identify the mysterious weapon Hedeby described, he was impressed by the teenager\u2019s unbridled enthusiasm and offered him an apprenticeship.\n\nFor the next decade, Hedeby juggled his job at the foundry with learning metalworking under the master smith\u2019s tutelage. He worked at the foundry during the day and assisted Ekstrom in repairs and custom work at night. On the weekends, he turned his new-found skills toward his true passion of gunsmithing. Although he had never finished school, he discovered a new love of learning, pouring over whatever texts he could find and testing out techniques on leftover scrap metal. It took him six years of trial and error but, eventually, Hedeby crafted his first working weapon \u2013 a double-barreled pistol inspired by the one he found in the scrapyard so many years prior.\n\nWhile he loved learning forgotten techniques, Hedeby found his true creative inspiration in Ekstrom\u2019s training. Raised in Banu space by a metalworking souli, Ekstrom had studied a variety of techniques not commonly used in the UEE. Ekstrom explained that Banu were always eager to utilize new techniques and methodologies, but only when they were proven to be better. The result was a style of metalworking that was simultaneously classic and cutting-edge. It was this combination that had allowed Ekstrom to excel at repairing older tech and what inspired Hedeby to incorporate bolder designs into his attempts at recreating the expertly crafted weapons of the past.\n\nEventually, Hedeby offered gunsmithing services from Ekstrom\u2019s shop. At first it was merely repairs, but he soon began experimenting with making existing weapons better. Ekstrom considered some of these mods unsafe, but they became quite popular. When one such modification caused a weapon to explode and seriously injure a patron, Ekstrom demanded that Hedeby stop due to the liability it placed on his business. This rift would prove to be one that could not be mended. Hedeby left to start his own forge so only he would be responsible for the success or failure of his future experiments.\n\nFORGING THE FUTURE FROM THE PAST\nHedeby scavenged materials from Tram\u2019s abandoned factories and set up a small forge in his backyard in 2921. He undertook gun repair work and hand-engraving to pay the bills while continuing to experiment with new designs and attempting to master old techniques. Word quickly spread about his operations and it wasn\u2019t long before Hedeby Gunworks had more work than he could handle alone. Eventually, he moved the forge to a larger location, where he hired and trained apprentices to handle the repair work so he could focus on designing weapons.\n\nWhile his traditional pistols and rifles became popular with locals, Hedeby was eager to put his mark on the field and craft a weapon in the Banu-style, albeit in a way that would be uniquely his. After numerous attempts to improve the designs of the past, a new weapon came to form. The Salvo started as a normal pistol but evolved into something new when Hedeby added a freezing primer to mitigate overheating and wound up with a supercooled casing that could be shattered into a deadly spray of high-velocity fragments. The first time he fired the gun, the unexpected explosion and thunderous boom knocked Hedeby off his feet. He knew that he had something special. Hedeby made and tested modifications before personally forging ten Salvo pistols. He sent one to Ekstrom and gave the rest to his most loyal customers.\n\nOrders for the Salvo soon overwhelmed the gunworks and investors lined up to fund its expansion. Hedeby took time to weigh his options and develop more unique gun designs. Meanwhile, Hedeby\u2019s growing reputation among collectors and gun enthusiasts made the brand increasingly popular. The company\u2019s slow and steady expansion ensured that its signature style and unique production techniques weren\u2019t compromised. Even to this day, every weapon follows a specific manufacturing process established by Hedeby himself that blends hand-forging and machining.\n\nYears after sending Ekstrom one of the first Salvo pistols, Hedeby still hadn\u2019t heard from his former mentor. One day, Ekstrom walked into Hedeby Gunworks carrying a crate. Inside was the weapon Hedeby had tossed into the furnace. It took decades to track down, but Ekstrom had discovered the Doussaint, a failed weapon prototype with both ballistic and energy fire modes. The design proved to be so dangerous that most Doussaints exploded during testing, leaving only a few left in the universe. Together, Ekstrom and Hedeby painstakingly refurbished the weapon. Though they never fired it, it is prominently displayed near Hedeby\u2019s workbench as a reminder of his origins and as motivation to remain original."},"links_count":0,"comment_count":56,"created_at":"2020-12-02T03:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"5 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-04-27 12:40:53","valid_relations":["images","links","translations"],"prev_id":17903,"next_id":17905}}