Phumus
Overview
General History
Within the world, there has only ever been one haven for scientific research that completely disregarded morals for the sake of progress. This place was known as 'Phumus' and was part of the now-destroyed Salidorn Empire. But, even though the city is now deep underwater, there are still many automated functions that continue to work away. For instance, Phumus was the first place to come up with the discovery of steam-propulsed projectiles. This was a significant discovery for them as they were able to harness the power of steam to win many battles against other nations and instill themselves as the world order. Fortunately for everyone else, they decided to share their methods of discovery, many of which were considered heinous of otherwise disastrous to sentient life. Among this was the introduction of the steam generator, which permanently bound steam mephits into place and used their access to a nearly limitless amount of steam to generate. These inventions began to create riots within other countries that attempted to use them, and Phumus was seen as a dark place of cruelty towards anything that lived. But they continued to work away, and so on to create even more magnificent contraptions. This led to the introduction of their magic corps of engineers who began to construct what they labeled as 'the ultimate weapon.' In reality, it was a powerful explosive that utilized highly concentrated mana. To this day, no one tries to talk about Phumus, and many assure themselves that the city is so far beneath the sea, it could not have possibly survived. But, there are some who wonder if it continues its vile research beneath the murky depths of the Divide. Some have tried to test this theory, none have come back to tell the tale.Remove these ads. Join the Worldbuilders Guild
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