Magitek
Magitek (also known as magitech, arcanotech, or technomantic artefacts) refers to any device or mechanism that makes use of the arcane properties of Thaumium, usually in order to combine them with conventional technology. The term encompasses a wide range of applications, from fusion reactors to cybernetics.
In Thaumium-rich parts of the Pyxis Globula, Magitek was very commonplace. Boshaari and Mewei polities were often reliant on magitek for their technological progress. However, the cost of Magitek is linked to that of Thaumium. In Tau Elpis, due to the crystal's scarcity and high market value, Magitek is only used extremely sparingly, and mainly in fields where no economical alternative exists. Those fields include fusion power generation, FTL travel, and cyberarcanics.
Many Magitek relics from before the Great Jump are kept in museums. Culturally, it seems to be a rite of passage for the newly rich Hiderid to purchase or craft a trivial tool or gadget that employs Magitek as a display of wealth.
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