Hard Light Weapon

A hard light weapon is any Energy Weapon that uses solidified light.

Overview
Hard light weapons are relics of the ancient era. It is unknown who first developed them or how many ancient societies used them. It is known that the Naelkva used them based on archaeological evidence, though they seemingly lost the ability to produce them following the collapse of their civilization, as the modern Naelkvan Empire had only a small number of hard light weapons in its arsenal before the Galderans appropriated most of them. The inner-workings of hard light technology is poorly understood by modern societies, though several theories have been proposed, the most popular of which being that the ancients managed to 'cheat' quantum mechanics by forcing light to function as a particle, which would essentially mean that hard light weapons are extremely sophisticated particle guns.

While hard light weapons are poorly-understood, it is still possible to replicate them. However, it is extremely expensive, and only firearms and small, localized devices have been reproduced. As a result, they are reserved for special forces units. The Holy Nepharian Empire, Galderans, and other advanced civilizations use hard light weaponry.