Wondrous Item

Very Rare Evocation Requires Attunement

The engineers of the Order Ingenium are masters of combining arcane lore into their war machinery. One of their most prized creations being the arcane ballista. Designed to meet demands of heavier firepower to defend certain strategic locations, most important of these being the chambers of the Grand Council Of Mages. This marvel of engineering packs a heavy punch with just its bolt alone, not to mention the specially designed incendiary tips that are added to each round. Where most common ballistae having to be labouriously loaded for each shot, this fearsome weapon comes with a purpose made magazine of 5 bolts. All its crew of two have to do is release a bolt, pull a cranking arm to load another round, then aim and fire again.

As if this wasn't a marvel in itself, the mount it stands on has a special joint meaning it can rotate through a full 360^o field of fire with ease. Bringing their firepower to bear on any target within range. Straying too close to one of these things can be a very costly mistake.

An Arcane Ballista takes one round to either set up or dismantle and only needs one action to reload its magazine of 5 rounds. It can be fired each turn before needing to be reloaded.

Cost: 15,000
Weight: 400 lbs