Estoyan War Wagons

War machines of Elven Myth

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The Estoyan War Wagons are arcane machines that stand at 30 meters in height and 20 meters in length. They each boast an arsenal of Alfen Lances that measure almost 18 meters in length, the largest alfen lances ever built. The war wagons silently hover 10 meters above the ground, and when mobile, emit a soft hum that can be heard almost 100 meters away. There are only 18 in existence. Seven of them are sent with Expedition Demeter, while the others are left to protect the palace at Rouxsgate. The War Wagon has three uses. It is a defensive installation able to assail foes from afar with what its lances. It is also used as a siege and assault weapon with a built in ram and a max speed of 30km an hour. The third and final use is as a transport. The interior is capable of housing up to 40 people comfortably outside of the 4 required to operate it.

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In the warehouse districts of Yithwitch, there is a large complex built out of stone and wood. its walls are 40 meters high and the complex measures at 200 meters long on each side. A place of innovation and invention, it was called The Arcanist's Workshop, where all the great minds would show their inventions to the nobility in hopes of finding investors. The wide open space acted as a market of ideas rather than of goods.
The nobles gathered around as he spoke, listening to each word and considering the offer carefully. He, an elf of the elven courts, spoke with a silver tongue and clearly didn't mind the attention. He wore a form fitting green tunic and loose black leather trousers withe leather boots that were freshly shined.
The behemoth that hovered quietly in the air behind him had the nobles in a frenzy. Some showed fear, others baffled in amazement. The war wagon, as he called it, was the latest invention of the elves. It towered over them at 30 meters and was 20 meters in length. they wondered how it even got in the building without raising notice.
" We have procured the materials for our mages to produce 18 of these massive siege engines... Interested?"

A Device From Myth and Legend

The war wagons were modeled after an alfen mythological machine. The siobhalfen (sheev-al-fen) meaning war elves were immortal soldiers who guard the gardens of the afterlife. They are said to not ride on horseback but within giant beasts of stone and metal. These Siobhlthig (Sheeov-le-theeg), literally meaning war wagons, would knock down city walls with a built in ram, slaughter legions of soldiers with its mounted lances, and radiated an aura that amplified arcane power around it.