Gunpowder

Gunpowder (originally called fire powder) is a chemical explosive consisting of saltpetre, charcoal, and sulphur. It was invented in 2112 in early Furanist Enzim, however, it was a closely guarded religious secret and was allowed only to be used by Enzimian clerics in religious rites. Its use in warfare began when the Enzimian Sanhedrin issued a proclamation allowing its use as a weapon against non-Furanists in 2226. It's use was still very limited, with only four recorded instances of cannons being used to defend the city against pirates before 2350. Gunpowder truly stepped onto the world stage upon the Enzimian invasion of the Varaso Empire in 2350, with cannons and early arquebuses in widespread use among the Enzimians, and non-Furanists slowly adopting and using their own versions of early Enzimian firearms over the following decades.