Created ages past when the rise of technology was ever present and full of wonder, Sentient weapons represented the pinnacle of emergent AI and weapon design. A fully functioning, sentient AI was bonded to a weapon by means of an interlinked module. The AI was then exposed to many battlefield scenarios, so it could learn from its use in combat. The weapons were filled with anti-grav nodes which enabled the AI to control the weapon without the need of a bearer. As the technology grew more and more proficient, the AIs were feared to have learned too much and needed to be kept in check. They began to be caged and the weapon's bearer taught to control to howling rage trapped in the weapon.