89th of Autumn, 518
Enough is enough, the Nuit mused as she packed away the last of her possessions. The Nuit was in transition, but the common theme throughout her packing process was present throughout. Savis Maren possessed a number of tools, brought to life by Animation, that she had no idea how to operate without the usage of that magic. Machines and their ilk were foreign to the Nuit, her limited capacity in the discipline of Gadgeteering, at last, brought to an eruption of self-depreciation. She felt the ignorance that welled within her and her silver eyes narrowed in distaste. More and more, the undead mage required understanding, and it simply could not be put off any longer. The woman threw her coat over her shoulders, leaving the fully packed Wheels in his placel instead taking just her satchel as she made her way to the Bharani Library. On her way to the library, Savis Maren stopped by The Good Book, purchasing a blank, leather-bound book and 10 charcoal writing sticks from Keper before continuing her path to the Library.
When the Nuit arrived within that grand library, she passed by the ornate desk and the hideous, pale Savant who sat behind it. Savis kept her gaze forward as she set through the library in search of that particular section she'd found seasons past. There was a book there that the Nuit picked up, over and over, in her half-hearted effort to peruse it in search of the inspiration to put her mind to task. It never arrived, but Savis found the knowledge a requirement rather than a simple, blind musing of an intrigued woman. The discipline of Animation began to open new doors for her, new possibilities that set ablaze infinite potential within the undead's thoughts. However, that very same knowledge, the potential that arose within Animation, need meet its equal in mundane sciences. The Nuit was versed in the principles of djed, her understanding of the astral components of magic to... not quite her satisfaction but certainly it was a start. As she considered the matter, she reached that section and found her silver eyes wandering the frame of the stacks until at last, she found the dusty spine she was after.
Gears and Gizmos: Principles of Gadgeteering. Written by Benjamin Lucis. Two seasons passed since Savis Maren last touched this tome, though she'd certainly tried with others. However, the Nuit had a good feeling today, intent on breaking the spell of ignorance she placed over herself with careful study. The Nuit made her way to the nearest empty table, slinging her satchel over the stone surfaces before producing that dark leather book she'd purchased. The Nuit began reading, checking line after line as she began to copy the passages over to her personal tome. The Bharani Library, unfortunately, did not allow her to take books home with her, but at the very least, she could spend long enough inside the place to replicate it for herself. As she wrote, she took careful note of the first lesson, which described six simple machines and how each one implemented mechanical advantage (also defined in later paragraphs as leverage) to take work and multiply the forces that be to greater use.
A simple machine uses a single applied force to do work against a single load force. Ignoring friction losses, the work done on the load is equal to the work done by the applied force. The machine can increase the amount of the output force, at the cost of a proportional decrease in the distance moved by the load. The ratio of the output to the applied force is called the mechanical advantage, the Nuit transcribed into her new journal. Once the Nuit took to heart the principles of mechanical advantage, she moved forward in the book, to a section that described each of the simple machines in detail.
WC: 653
When the Nuit arrived within that grand library, she passed by the ornate desk and the hideous, pale Savant who sat behind it. Savis kept her gaze forward as she set through the library in search of that particular section she'd found seasons past. There was a book there that the Nuit picked up, over and over, in her half-hearted effort to peruse it in search of the inspiration to put her mind to task. It never arrived, but Savis found the knowledge a requirement rather than a simple, blind musing of an intrigued woman. The discipline of Animation began to open new doors for her, new possibilities that set ablaze infinite potential within the undead's thoughts. However, that very same knowledge, the potential that arose within Animation, need meet its equal in mundane sciences. The Nuit was versed in the principles of djed, her understanding of the astral components of magic to... not quite her satisfaction but certainly it was a start. As she considered the matter, she reached that section and found her silver eyes wandering the frame of the stacks until at last, she found the dusty spine she was after.
Gears and Gizmos: Principles of Gadgeteering. Written by Benjamin Lucis. Two seasons passed since Savis Maren last touched this tome, though she'd certainly tried with others. However, the Nuit had a good feeling today, intent on breaking the spell of ignorance she placed over herself with careful study. The Nuit made her way to the nearest empty table, slinging her satchel over the stone surfaces before producing that dark leather book she'd purchased. The Nuit began reading, checking line after line as she began to copy the passages over to her personal tome. The Bharani Library, unfortunately, did not allow her to take books home with her, but at the very least, she could spend long enough inside the place to replicate it for herself. As she wrote, she took careful note of the first lesson, which described six simple machines and how each one implemented mechanical advantage (also defined in later paragraphs as leverage) to take work and multiply the forces that be to greater use.
A simple machine uses a single applied force to do work against a single load force. Ignoring friction losses, the work done on the load is equal to the work done by the applied force. The machine can increase the amount of the output force, at the cost of a proportional decrease in the distance moved by the load. The ratio of the output to the applied force is called the mechanical advantage, the Nuit transcribed into her new journal. Once the Nuit took to heart the principles of mechanical advantage, she moved forward in the book, to a section that described each of the simple machines in detail.
Ledger :
WC: 653