Ah. It sounds like something people would make to kill one another, so I suppose I can't be all that surprised. What actually powers it? If you know, anyway.

[ Alacruun flashes a smile. Not really a nice smile. ]

it does sound a handy device, although I tend to prefer my innate... talents. Or learned skill, however you want to describe it. It's much more elegant, in my opinion.

[ Yes, elegant. Like sucking someone's life force out through their face. ]