hello mark from the templin institute here i'd like to thank my name is biff for allowing us
to access his channel and share our technical breakdown and history of the mythical weapon of
yalerhorn the templin institute investigates every manner of alternate worlds so if you'd
like to see more of our investigations you'll find a link in the description
in the lost areas of antiquity when the great ash of yggdrasil wove its roots throughout the world
and heaven across a tapestry of man's past present and future a terrible battle was foretold an age
of calamities and woe when the gods themselves would perish and another world would arise fertile
and new the watchmen of the gods stood on the edge of heaven looking for the signs of this coming war
looking for the onset of ragnarok and when the time finally arrived he would raise his mighty
trumpet whose blast was heard throughout every world and shake the roots of yggdrasil itself
in the age of the city the last bastion of humanity and the light
it might be said that ragnarok has come and gone the golden age has vanished few of the
old gods remain and the world outside the city's walls is new and terrible
but though much has been lost and little persists the coming of war is still heralded by a blast
heard throughout every world a terrible roar spoken in the language of fire it comes not
from a trumpet but from a sword of the light a weapon that bears the ancient name of jalahorn
reduced down to its basic characteristics the yalahorn is a missile launcher similar
in functionality to many others that exist today across the city it is a shoulder-mounted weapon
system capable of firing an explosive projectile that detonates upon impact
its major components consist of a 1.2 meter long launch tube which houses and protects the missile
within this launch tube is flanked vertically by the weapons two other major components
fixed dorsally is sensor networks that relay information to the missile's guidance system
the weapon is also breach loaded through this upper component
attached eventually is the weapon's grip and trigger mechanism which extends
outwards to suitably balance its weight a smaller sub-component is mounted on
the launch tube's left side which contains a command launch unit and sighting system
the yellow horn is capable of firing the 8.4 kilogram multi-warhead standard to the city but
its most distinctive feature is its unique ability to make use of wolfpack rounds immediately after
detonation a cluster of submunitions separate from the primary missile each capable of independent
tracking and guidance wolfpack rounds amplify the already intense explosive effect of the detonation
further damaging the primary target or splitting outwards to impact on nearby secondary targets
while these base facts relay the extraordinary capabilities of the weapon
it cannot be measured by its performance alone
the yellowhorn was intended by the man who created it to be the answer to the question
if there is beauty in destruction why not also in its delivery the yellowhorn's design is iconic
every bitter work of art as it is a missile launcher interwoven across its exterior are 16
wolves often symbolically linked within the city to both the guardians the traveler and the light
they have been masterfully and meticulously sculpted onto everything from the prow of
the weapons sensor component to the grip to the rings that lock the firing mechanism into place
the wolf imagery is supplemented by oak leaves an ancient symbol of wisdom
strength and endurance together these flourishes not only make the weapon an exotic reminder of
the golden age of mankind but a link to the memory of the city and its defenders
the history of the elohorn is intertwined and inseparable from that of the guardians themselves
from the iron lords that purge the first risen warlords from the earth
to all those that followed it was the guardians who led the defense of the city during the
battle of the twilight gap in which the leading houses of the alien fallen united to capture the
traveller if the traveler was lost the light will be swallowed by the dark and so for days uncounted
the armies of the last city threw back the fallen atop its walls many weapons and guardians entered
a pantheon of legends during the battle of the twilight gap but many more were lost to earth
to one of those who had fallen not only during the twilight gap but every guardian back to the
iron lords themselves faisal crooks eponymous with one of the city's famous weapons foundries
began crafting what was to be his greatest work he walked the battlefields of the twilight gap
collecting the armor of those who had fallen there armour still imbued at his rumored
with a bit of the light of the traveler itself this armor was melted down and
reforged transformed into the foundation of the peerless weapon that crocs named the yalahorn
any who carried it would be a true successor to the iron lords honoring the defenders of
the twilight gap and every warrior to have ever laid down their lives in the defense of the city
immediately upon entering the arsenal of the city the yellowhorn was recognized as one of
the most powerful weapons that could be wielded by a single guardian it was fired in anger by many of
the city's most distinguished offenders and even for a brief moment fell into the hands of zur
a mysterious agent believed to hail from the realms of the nine in time the legend of the
yellow horn grew both within the city and outside its borders if every story can be believed the
weapon was instrumental in the destruction of an axis mind of the vex known as atheon times
conflux deep within the vault of glass it was used in the trial by combat of the fallen scolus
kel of kells and proved decisive in the slaying of crota son of oryx ancient prince of the hive
so prevalent to the stories of yellowhorn the questions have arisen of just how many were
first constructed by faisal crooks but whether only a single authentic example exists or there
are in fact multiples the yellowhorn is at the very least exceptionally rare therefore repeated
attempts have been made to replicate the weapon the first of these was constructed by a guardian
from crox's own plans a flawless recreation of the original design yet one brought to
completion by self-replicating nanotechnology known as siva yet at least one of the variant
known as the iron yellowhorn is now also present within the city's arsenal
nearly identical its outer coating is noticeably different trading the white
and gold aesthetic of the original for black and silver how these weapons came to be whether
they too were constructed by faisal crooks or a replication of his initial designs remains unknown
the lingering mystery surrounding the weapon has only added to its mythic status
one further heightened by the fact that it is seemingly vanished from sight in recent years
yet as the enemies of mankind continue to prowl the depths of the solar system with even the city
itself occupied for a time by the enemies of the light the need for such a weapon has become clear
it may not be long now at all until a horn is again sounded in the dark a
blast heard on every world that speaks to the enemy in the language of fire
thanks again to my name is biff and i hope you've enjoyed our look into the yellow horn
for more investigations into the factions characters conflicts and weapons of alternate
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