MOTE

"With MOTE materials, it is possible to develop new vehicles, new tools, new manufacturing processes... Honestly, the possibilities are endless."

Research and Development

MOTE, or Magic Operated Through Electricity, is a term used to describe materials which have electrical circuits shaped into runes embedded in them. MOTE technology has allowed cities to run the majority of their systems on electricity and helped simplify realm engines. Petrov Maximovich was the first to discover that electricity could be used to provide power to a magical rune. His experiments began in 1903, and his first commercially available product, headlamps for cars, was released in 1907.

The Conductive Factor

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Previously, conductive materials were believed to unusable for MOTE technologies, since the current can't be redirected, but in the late 1920's, companies began wrapping the wire for the rune in a non-conductive material, then placing it in the conductive one. While generally the material was weaker, thanks to the impurity and often non-supportive structure of the MOTE rune, the benefits were usually worthwhile. However, this technique only worked with runes that had effects that could reach outside its encasement.

Common MOTE Materials

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• Glass, copper wire
• Steel, copper wire wrapped in rubber
• Ceramic, copper wire
• Wood, copper wire
• Concrete, copper wire or steel cable
• Rubber, copper wire

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Applications

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Light Bulbs

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Copper wire twisted into the rune for light and protected in a glass bulb. The effect is a light source that can be turned on and off with the flip of a switch.

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Construction Reinforcement

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Conductive material, usually copper wire, or steel cable for larger projects, twisted into the rune for strong and encased in a construction material. The effect is a stronger version of the original material.

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Toggleable Anti-Magic Fields

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Copper wire twisted into the rune for arcane followed by removal and then encased in a material. The field size is controlled by the amount of electricity that flows into it.

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