Fragment 44
The Al-Eshiad of Belharza the Bull, Imperator-ut-Cyrod
Series 3, Volume 216, Early Empire Collection
Archive of the College of Whispers
N.B.: with accession level 484f4c594252454154484f46424f5248414d55, please c.f. mS #z7456.82347.656563.216.3/a7x for less complete, Kothringish, and MRKHTK variations.

[…] which was a weapon of the deep devils, entirely unknown to Man. Preparation of it does not require fixing of strings nor […] nor god-talking incantations; this instrument of war, which […] to an enormous distance, may be readied even when [without legs/with hooves?]. At the midpoint of the tube is a latch, shaped like a […] and connected to a narrow slot; it is about the width of a man’s least-finger, stretching from the top of one side down to the bottom. Within this slot, discs of all kinds may be placed for [?]; they are very thin, but exceedingly heavy and […] with temerity at their varliance. In the flashing, the device exudes tremendous [?] and violence, yet does not rebound when [...] a ward; in fact, they pierce all manner of armor, even cuting through heavy bronze briastplate, and continue through the other side; so irresistible is the discharge […] of this type have been known to go straight through an iron statue, and when fired at the stoutest wall of the greatest towns, it burns through the other side and [?] the buildings within. The unfortunate man who is struck by it dies without feeling anything, so strong is the force of its blow.

[…] drove clean through the helm of the Whitestrake without harming a hair of his mane […]

Is this a clue? It's a [censored] clue, isn't it?

I'm pretty sure it's a degraded historical account of a gun-like weapon, nothing to do with Amaranth.

All I understood was Whitestrake.

Dwemer sound-cannon?

Is this how the Ayleids cut him into eighths?

No, they used lightsabers.

It's a Dwemer gun.
Like a cannon, but it doesn't need a bipod our something for fixation (no legs/hooves).

I thought Pelinal was the one wielding a lightsaber into battle? [sigh] Why does everyone in TES get a lightsaber but me?!

No, he had a light cannon on his left hand, and a flaming sword in the other.

The Ayleids were the ones with blades and arrows wrapped in heavy varliance.

I didn't notice this, is it related?

I thought so at first, but then I read it through again and realized that it's probably not.