Energy Sword

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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 7:56 pm

Thought at first to be purely ceremonial. They are rarely seen in combat, but are invariable carried by high-ranking Elites.

Though it's true functionality is unknown, it seems that the sword's plasma energy is held into a blade-like form with small magnetic field generators built into the handle mechanism. This seems to be a smaller version of the Covenant's capital ship plasma weapon technology which uses massive generators to stabilize, contain, and guide the plasma without interfering with the plasma's effects. If the wielder drops the weapon a fail-safe activates and deactivates the magnetic field without first dispensing the plasma consuming the handle thus destroying the weapon.