Trine Waterworks

Good evening, attendees of the Arcanists Guild for the Betterment of Society Conference. I am Lloyd Gage, junior arcane engineer for Trine Waterworks, and it is my privilege today to give the opening speech.

Umm...okay, I have a paper....a scroll, here it is. Right. So the waterworks of Trine. You have seem them, obviously, because you're here, in Trine. But do you know how they work!? You're all very accomplished so I'm sure you do, but please let me tell you anyway because it's all I get to do during this conference.

So as you're aware, we spend our live attempting to fuse the magical and mechanical to create a better world. Nowhere is this better represented than the waterworks in our canals.

Intake pumps deep beneath the city...intake water from the Gossamer Sea, using arcane force to push the water, creating a sort of pressure, which we allow to build in tanks located in the lower parts of Trine. Once enough pressure is built, that water is pumped into the canals to create artificial currents, allowing ship traffic to move. Alternating pressure chambers allow this to happen almost constantly, also allowing for failure points.

But what about the flows defying gravity, I hear you ask? Great question.

In order to create passage for ships between the lower levels and the Upper Crest, Trine employs water ramps which are quite ingenious.

When the water is shot from the pressure chambers, it is constantly pushed by elemental forces to ensure the subtle flow does not subside. We adjust these forces during elevation changes to either empower upward mobility or soften downward ... falling.

The magic at work on these ramps is pulled from the elemental plane of water, as well as using gravity magics to ensure ships remain attached, in a way, to the water, binding the two together for the duration of the ramp. In this way, a ship cannot capsize during the traversal between levels. So in conclusion, pressure chambers, force magics, elemental power of water, and gravity manipulation are at the heart of Trine's Waterworks. Thank you for coming to my water talk.