Zarazin Battery

A click resounds through the ruined tower of black stone. For a moment, you expect the device no longer works, the centuries having caught up with it finally. But then a second click vibrates through the walls, like termite chewing through rotten wood.
Then the wall in front of you splits and swings forward, knocking you off balance with its speed. The torchlight shines through the opening, showing a few metallic cylinders scattered on the floor. The object of your search, at last.

Many mysteries surround the Zaraz-kin and their technology. With the sophont’s downfall and the destruction of their cities and fortresses, few alive understand what is called Zarazin Electromancy. But one of the few things that are known is the central role that Zarazin Batteries play.

Material and Magic

The Zaraz-kin crafted Batteries from two major materials, the likes of which no Dreandrilan blacksmith or alchemist can manufacture. The first is Darkfeather Steel, a purplish metal named for its Zaraz origins and light weight. The metal is an unknown alloy that is very resistant to heat and pressure. The other is called Dragonfire Acid, an extremely potent yellow mixture that tends to dissolve anything it touches…even Darkfeather Steel, although it would take millennia. Somehow, the combination of these two materials and a dose of Lightning magic is enough to create technological devices that can last centuries of use.

CW: war (mentions)

Item type

Power Storage / Generator

Related Technologies

• Zarazin Electromancy

Dimensions

Cylindrical, 60cm tall and diameter of 25 cm

Recharging a Battery

As many different experiments over the centuries can attest, once a Zarazin Battery runs out of power, simply recharging them with Lightning magic is insufficient. It seems that the Darkfeather Steel corrodes into a dark blue rusty metal and the Dragonfire Acid loses its bite. The current solution is to find new Batteries, which is a monumental task in and of itself.

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