Electromages collect static electricity from the arid, charged landscape of the Wasteland and store it in their body. By combining this natural ability with protective, grounded clothing they are able to store up an amount of electric charge that would prove fatal to other humans. They are able to discharge this electromagnetic energy in various ways, commonly as a short range EMP burst or in rapid arcs of bolt lightning. The most powerful electromages are able to essentially turn themselves into powerful electromagnets, capable of attracting and repelling metal at will. What makes them such desirable peace officers, and such feared criminals, is their ability to both repel deadly projectiles fired at them and then immediately return them at lethal speed to their assailants – earning them the nickname “Railgunners”.