Myth Tech Device #3: The Ferven

Myth Tech Device #3:

The Ferven

A fitting follow-up to the last post, this is what’s called a ‘Ferven’ - or Kisharia’s Myth Tech answer to the dryer. The device is actually quite simple: those two ‘Aeolian Shards’ you see in there are an enchanted form of fulgurite (sand struck by lightning). How they’re made essentially works like this: a large ritual stone is hollowed in the center and packed with sand. A metal rod is stuck inside of it, and the stone’s face has a Rune of Air (or an Aspect of Wind, another term for the same phenomenon) carved onto it. These ritual stones are typically placed out in the middle of thunderstorms, where lightning is common. Once the lightning strikes the rod, the aspect of wind is empowered, transforming the sand into a glassy, crystalline type of fulgurite that naturally circulates air at its two dipoles. Usually, these crystals are tied up inside little bags to create a ‘Bag of Winds’ (hence the origin of its name - Aeolius from Greek mythology). However, you can also use these crystals to circulate air in a Ferven. A reverse-engineered blacksmiths bellow is used to pump air into the shards a few times, giving them a charge that lasts for around 30 to 40 minutes. Those little drake pearls you see warm up with kinetic energy, but they don’t necessarily get hot. Toss a couple in there, and you get circulating warm air to dry off your clothes (or other soft things). Those pearls are often accompanied with a little ‘pop’, just like real dryers!

Stay tuned for the last two Myth Tech devices - as they’re definitely my favorites.