Construction
Just south of
Zerevil, on the other side of the river, the
Silent Forest poses a threat to the city ever since its founding. The region, however, was rich in magical resources causing the city to grow despite the nearby dangers. For most of the city's history patrols along the northern edge of the
Silent Forest kept the Chaos monstrosities at bay but this changed with the construction of the Wall of Lightning.
In the year 1134, more than a 100 years ago, the number of incursions of
Chaos Corrupted creatures increased and the usual patrols proved ineffective. Some even claimed that the corruption itself had spread further north closer to the river although this was never proven. The Tinkerer Enclave therefore started the construction of the Wall of Lightning by placing magic infused pillars in regular intervals along the riverbanks. The process took several decades but eventually the wall was finished.
Additional Measures
As the contstruction took quite a long time the number of Chaos incursions did not immedeatly diminish. The first parts of the wall were build near
Zerevil but this just resulted in Chaos creatures crossing the river in remote parts were no part of the wall was present. In addition the Tinkerer Enclave chose to construct a large number of Magitech Golems to drive back any Chaos creatures. Even now that the wall is fully finished several of these Magitech Golems still patrol the riverbanks for additional protection. This proved to be necessary as the number of creatures that try to breach the wall seems to grow each year.
This is a really cool idea. Like magical tesla coils, almost.
Indeed :D