The Fakir'ka Ikâfiqor is a weapon design concept not yet put into full development or production by the Poku Saeruo Degonjo. It is a weapon meant to instigate earthquakes on a targeted planet.

Clan knowledge of this weapon dates back to the time of the Qaktoro Empire. The Death Wraiths made effective use of a weapon which shattered worlds and space stations from afar. There was no time to attempt to defend against, or reverse engineer, this terrifying technology during the war, and the Norka (The Exodus) and subsequent settling of the Degonjo Saeruo (Hidden Sun System) demanded the attention of the survivors. Still, a grim interest in this weapon remained in the minds of the Clan's scientists, and in the thoughts of the Otâmovi Wiy Jael (Silver Moon Sect) Sect.

Research into this weapon remained controversial for centuries. Many in the Clan opposed research into it, remembering stories of the terrible devastation of the planets and people that they lost and fearing that they themselves might use it for similar destructive purposes. It wasn't until the Clan encountered a truly vile enemy in the form of the Mishhuvurthyar that opposition cooled; perhaps it would be acceptable, in the eyes of the living Universe, if a terrible weapon were used against a terrible foe.

This, beginning around YE 35, research into the Tectonic Lance surged in activity and energy. It remains in a conceptual state, awaiting several more scientific breakthroughs until it can become usable.

The Fakir'ka Ikâfiqor is, at its current stage of development, essentially a massive torpedo. When fired against stellar objects such as planets and moons, it buries into the planet's crust. Once it reaches an appropriate depth, the device targets tectonic plate pressure points with extended, drilling, vibrating metallic tentacles. These activities can agitate the tectonic plates of a planet and instigate an earthquake, or even rip apart the foundations of continents or other major terrestrial features. Alternatively, this technology is theorized to be applicable in positive ways; the Lance could actually prevent an imminent quake, or even assist in planetary terraforming projeects.

• Article by Nashoba. Updates by Hollander.