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''"The Broken Steward has been working on the Sun since before it first shone. She has been here far, far longer than any of the engineers above."'' | ''"The Broken Steward has been working on the Sun since before it first shone. She has been here far, far longer than any of the engineers above."'' | ||
'''The Broken Steward''' is the | '''The Broken Steward''' is the sole senior engineer who still maintains the Clockwork Sun. Despite her special protective outfit, her work has caused most of her teeth and bones to be vitrified. | ||
It is vital that the Steward's mental being is paid attention to, as she's the only senior engineer | It is vital that the Steward's mental well-being is paid attention to, as she's the only senior engineer who isn't brainwashed or entirely made of glass by now. Should anything bad happen to her, maintenance on the Clockwork Sun will probably cease, leaving it in disrepair.[[Category:Places]] | ||
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[[Category:The High Wilderness]] | [[Category:The High Wilderness]] | ||
[[Category:Albion]] | [[Category:Albion]] | ||
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Revision as of 20:05, 30 May 2019
"Sunlight seeps like syrup through cracks in the stained-glass ceiling. The floor shudders in time with the churning machinery far beneath your feet. The air has a tang of chemicals, bonfires and rain."
"Pistons pump, cogs turn, and suit-swaddled figures tend to the enginery, bellowing over the shrieking metal."
The Clockwork Sun is the artificial Sun that rules over Albion.
THE SUN! AGAIN!
The Clockwork Sun is the Dawn Machine 2.0: an actual, functional, artificial Sun! Its power allows Empress Victoria to preside over time itself. A museum of sorts was built inside this Sun, but unfortunately it had to be abandoned due to the dangers of sunlight.
As it turns out, while all sunlight won't kill you in the High Wilderness, The Clockwork Sun's sunlight will turn you into glass, slowly and excruciatingly, and drive you insane.
It also causes time to unravel, creating the extremely dangerous Wefts of Unraveling Time. The Empress could possibly fix these, but it apparently such an act is beneath her.
The Sun is Still Sick
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The Clockwork Sun was apparently borne of Red Science, a practice that allows the warping and blockage of Judgmental Laws.
The Clockwork Sun inherited the King of Hours' title after its original bearer was murdered. This explains its precedence over time and the manufacturing of portable hours. Naturally, The King's spirit, the the Storm that Speaks, is furious at the Usurper, and will support anyone who pledges themselves against the Clockwork Sun. It's also implied that the Clockwork Sun is dying, or wounded, and it's not very happy about it. It hates us. But you can't fix perfection. There's no such thing as dusk...
The Broken Steward
"The Broken Steward has been working on the Sun since before it first shone. She has been here far, far longer than any of the engineers above."
The Broken Steward is the sole senior engineer who still maintains the Clockwork Sun. Despite her special protective outfit, her work has caused most of her teeth and bones to be vitrified.
It is vital that the Steward's mental well-being is paid attention to, as she's the only senior engineer who isn't brainwashed or entirely made of glass by now. Should anything bad happen to her, maintenance on the Clockwork Sun will probably cease, leaving it in disrepair.
