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	Sitting in the dim candlelight, my mind keeps drifting back to a strange encounter from the beginning of the year.		Sitting in the dim candlelight, my mind keeps drifting back to a strange encounter from the beginning of the year.

	A traveler had arrived in [[Clockhaven]] by accident, an old man with a long white beard and a calm, peculiar demeanor. He introduced himself as [[Electrus]]. Most of the ~~local artisans~~ dismissed him as an eccentric wanderer, but we ended up sharing a table and exchanging names.		A traveler had arrived in [[Clockhaven]] by accident, an old man with a long white beard and a calm, peculiar demeanor. He introduced himself as [[Electrus]]. Most of the locals dismissed him as an eccentric wanderer, but we ended up sharing a table and exchanging names.

	He spoke at length about the conductive properties of copper, describing how the metal could channel unseen elemental energies. At the time, I listened with the polite skepticism of ~~a practical~~ engineer, focusing strictly on the physical properties of the metallurgy while he spoke of a grander power he called ''Lux Arcana''.		He spoke at length about the conductive properties of copper, describing how the metal could channel unseen elemental energies. At the time, I listened with the polite skepticism of an engineer, focusing strictly on the physical properties of the metallurgy while he spoke of a grander power he called ''Lux Arcana''.

	Before he departed the Technate to return to his distant lands, he spoke of his tower and the research he conducted there. I paid little mind to it then.		Before he departed the Technate to return to his distant lands, he spoke of his tower and the research he conducted there. I paid little mind to it then.

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	I must find [[Electrus]].		I must find [[Electrus]].

			''My pack is ready. Nestled inside, beneath the charts, lies my first crude copper prototype- a cold, unmoving weight that I pray he can bring to life.''

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	I am trapped inside my own workshop, staring at a right arm that no longer belongs to me. The muscle is entirely rigid now, a useless weight of cold flesh hanging from my shoulder. My tools sit untouched on the workbench.		I am trapped inside my own workshop, staring at a right arm that no longer belongs to me. The muscle is entirely rigid now, a useless weight of cold flesh hanging from my shoulder. My tools sit untouched on the workbench.

	Conventional engineering cannot solve this. If I am to build a mechanical replacement that actually responds to my mind, gears and steam pressure alone will not be enough. I need a catalyst-something to bridge the gap between ~~iron~~ filaments and human nerves.		Conventional engineering cannot solve this. If I am to build a mechanical replacement that actually responds to my mind, gears and steam pressure alone will not be enough. I need a catalyst-something to bridge the gap between copper filaments and human nerves.

	Sitting in the dim candlelight, my mind keeps drifting back to a strange encounter from the beginning of the year.		Sitting in the dim candlelight, my mind keeps drifting back to a strange encounter from the beginning of the year.

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	I am trapped inside my own workshop, staring at a right arm that no longer belongs to me. The muscle is entirely rigid now, a useless weight of cold flesh hanging from my shoulder. My tools sit untouched on the workbench.		I am trapped inside my own workshop, staring at a right arm that no longer belongs to me. The muscle is entirely rigid now, a useless weight of cold flesh hanging from my shoulder. My tools sit untouched on the workbench.

	Conventional engineering cannot solve this. If I am to build a mechanical replacement that actually responds to my mind, gears and steam pressure alone will not be enough. I need a ~~catalyst—something~~ to bridge the gap between iron filaments and human nerves.		Conventional engineering cannot solve this. If I am to build a mechanical replacement that actually responds to my mind, gears and steam pressure alone will not be enough. I need a catalyst-something to bridge the gap between iron filaments and human nerves.

	Sitting in the dim candlelight, my mind keeps drifting back to a strange encounter from the beginning of the year.		Sitting in the dim candlelight, my mind keeps drifting back to a strange encounter from the beginning of the year.

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Created page with "<big>'''The Defect: Part III'''</big> '''In-universe date:''' Era Nova, August--September, Year 2 '''Real-world date:''' 20 August 2026 '''Author:''' Henry Westcroft ---- I am trapped inside my own workshop, staring at a right arm that no longer belongs to me. The muscle is entirely rigid now, a useless weight of cold flesh hanging from my shoulder. My tools sit untouched on the workbench. Conventional engineering cannot solve this. If I am to build a mechanica..."

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<big>'''The Defect: Part III'''</big>

'''In-universe date:''' Era Nova, August--September, Year 2

'''Real-world date:''' 20 August 2026

'''Author:''' [[Henry Westcroft]]

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I am trapped inside my own workshop, staring at a right arm that no longer belongs to me. The muscle is entirely rigid now, a useless weight of cold flesh hanging from my shoulder. My tools sit untouched on the workbench.

Conventional engineering cannot solve this. If I am to build a mechanical replacement that actually responds to my mind, gears and steam pressure alone will not be enough. I need a catalyst—something to bridge the gap between iron filaments and human nerves.

Sitting in the dim candlelight, my mind keeps drifting back to a strange encounter from the beginning of the year.

A traveler had arrived in [[Clockhaven]] by accident, an old man with a long white beard and a calm, peculiar demeanor. He introduced himself as [[Electrus]]. Most of the local artisans dismissed him as an eccentric wanderer, but we ended up sharing a table and exchanging names.

He spoke at length about the conductive properties of copper, describing how the metal could channel unseen elemental energies. At the time, I listened with the polite skepticism of a practical engineer, focusing strictly on the physical properties of the metallurgy while he spoke of a grander power he called ''Lux Arcana''.

Before he departed the Technate to return to his distant lands, he spoke of his tower and the research he conducted there. I paid little mind to it then.

But now, in the silence of my isolation, his words about copper and conductivity carry a terrifying weight.

If my own biological current has failed, perhaps his copper-harnessed energies are the exact key I need to breathe life into a mechanical limb.

I cannot let the citizens of [[Technate of Koperdam|Koperdam]] see me like this, but I cannot rot here either.

I must chart a course out into the frontier.

I must find [[Electrus]].

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