Entry #1

The purpose of the journal is to archive the inovations made throught the course of my time here in sanctuary. Although most of the ideas are unapplicable do to resources (currently) and area, and size, none the less they should be cataloged in the spirit that the knowledge maybe passed forward.

SIEGE EQUIPMENT:

Simple forms of the trebucket as we have come to know them.

Theory:

The kinetic energy of the projectile can be given by the same equation- KEproj=DPEcw+DPEb+DPEproj-KEcw-KEb. However, KEb can also be zero, since the projectile is not directly attached to it. Both the beam and the counterweight can stall. If they both stall at the release point, the model can be surprisingly efficient. Also, if you use a non-uniform beam, DPEb can also be zero, or positive.

*some scetches also accompany in the journal*

Entry #2

I spoke to another wizard the other day that spoke of this machine constructed by the gnomes of old. Apparently it is what aided in creating the animatrons that roam the city under the control of the spellguard. What a fascinating creation a machine that does so many wonderous things but yet none have unlocked it's deepest secrets or so i am told.

He stated that certain parts of this machine are submerged and are unable to be easily researched because of this. It got me to ponder what if this could be cured by aid from a suit or piece of equipment that would allow one to breath for a longer period of time underwater?. I have come to understand that the fishman of the isle across the blacklake sell berries that aids one to breath underwater by releasing the air inside them.

What if a contraption could be made to compress the berries for you and placed in a air-tight pouch stored and released at the users will?. A suit could be made with helm sealed tight and have tubes ran to the helm. A wineskin with adjacent tubing ran to it as to allow the air to flow per discharge to the helm. I wonder if it would allow a mage to be able to cast verbal components of spells while being submerged aswell?.

* A rough scetch follows the entry seemingly torn from another page and glued to this one*

A.) The helm will need to be made from light metal. not much protection but it will not appendage the users neck increasing fatigue. The tubing and glass face viser will need to be sealed a with a liver oil or other local sealent to ensure no leakage.

b.) The compressor chamber will smash the berries via pumping motion the top anvil solid, and the bottom strained. As to prevent clogging the recomended number of berry packs should be no more than five before the compressor must be cleaned and reassembled.

c.) The wineskin will trap the air and allow for release by the user by rotating the relief valve verticly and than horizontal again to stop the flow.

d.) Berries maybe induced for the pump at entry d.

In theory it may work but trial and error may prove otherwise. If it does work one would be able to work undetested for a period of time underwater. This would open a series of avenues to include more insight into the machine more easily aswell as the ability to explore the bottom of the blacklake the same.

*note to self*

-Stop eating the red rothe meat. It makes you dream odd things-

Entry#3

The art of folding the damascus blade- as tought by my teacher, my grandfather Thadious Harnad may the wonder bringer guide his hammer.

The art of folding metal has been around for centuries and the damascus blades have been experminted with and built upon for the same. Although not created by the harnad family none the less the art of creating the extremly sharp blades have been passed through my family for many generations.

My grandfather Thadious had experminted with the various ores over many years until he came across a recipe so to speak that works well together consisting of the following process:

Raw ore is to be placed into the kiln (heated by charcoal) and heated to roughly 2500 degrees. This process can take up to 10-12 hours or even a day for the heating point to exceed the amount for the iron to filter through the kiln sieve and into the adjacent bowl. Of course the heat can be increased to further along the process but the result may cause the iron to take on a wood grain texture and become to brittle to later be tempered.

The result is what we have come to know as wrought iron. The wrought iron blooms are to be removed and formed over anvil into a rectangular shape. This process does two things: one it removes the impurities in the metal and two it allows the strips to more easily be formed. The strips are stacked upon on another and placed with carbon, and bone into a casting. Once again the metal is heated with extreme heat allowing the carbon to join with the iron and incase it. Once the iron bar is formed in the cast and heated it is removed and folded repeated times. It is popular to believe that the more folds the stronger the blade. Nothing is farther from the truth actually.

My grandfather had experimented with the number of folds and had come to the conclusion that no more than 300 folds is good for the strongest of blades. The spine of the blade should have the least folds up to the blade which as stated can go to 300. after the blade is folded it is to be heat treated and than sifted through a acid solution to remove the remaining carbon and the end result is what we have come to know as the damascus blade. Named for the strength of a giant and the exotic patterns placed upon the blade from the mixture of ores and carbon during the folding process.