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*Thick and heavy, the report is set up with meticulous detail. Indexed, tabbed, and lousy with a mixture of scribed pages, schematics, and various additional odds and ends, it's apparent a bit of time was placed into the report*
Greetings to whichever officer, steward, or otherwise would read this. My name is Kilandara Zomerana, magitek engineer and Augur of Arcanum, and I'm writing this as both a tutorial and report of the goings on that occurred in the making of what I've dubbed "Brooch Beacons." Enclosed within the report are a litany of schematics utilized for various states of the prototype, wiring layouts, as well as aetheric diagrams for those that desire it. For the simple version, this introduction chapter will more then suffice and contains only information pertaining to the final design.
*The page after presents an uncolored sketch of a simple brooch and a linkpearl. The brooch is labelled "Beacon" and is adorned with the company emblem while the linkpearl is plain and simply labelled "Company Pearl." There is likewise an arrow pointing at the center of a brooch to the uncolored gem within that reads "Power Source." A small cross section of the brooch to the side reveals a linkpearl embedded under the gem and is labeled "Signal."
On the preceding page is the final appearance of the such named Brooch Beacon. An ingredients page has been provided deeper in for those curious of the given measurements. For generalities, the brooch contains three basic components: the power source, body, and the magitek components between. To start, the bodies of all of the brooches are built off the same base, gold, which is a more then potent conductor of aetheric energies. Khala Takhasen, the Conservator assigned to this project, manufactured the base design and crafted all of the given brooches. A set of grooves have been carved into the setting for the power source, or gem, to mask the magitek components of the device (see page 32e for specifics). Following the wiring and small ceruleum paste application, the device will be plated in darksteel to prevent aetheric overflows for more magically active individuals.
Next, the device is powered by a gem, either a proper jewel or an elementally infused rock. While the power source is largely preference, less maintenance is required if a gem accurate to an individual's native elemental affinity is set into the brooch. For those who do not know of their own affinity, any gem will suffice. The gem itself moderates and powers the ceruleum and wiring underneath, acting as a proverbial heart of the device, and as such will naturally crack or fade (depending) over the course of approximately three years. Maintenance is simple and requires a new gem fit into the settings. Refined elemental rocks will inherently last longer and require minimal maintenance as a properly selected rock will renew itself innately thanks to the user's aetheric flow.
Finally, the device is linked to a linkpearl specifically acquired and linked with tuning to the brooch and company linkshell respectively. A second linkpearl has been embedded into the body directly beneath the power source and has been labeled as "Signal." This pearl sends out a constant, inaudible check within the linkshell which is verified down the line by a separate device known as the Master Control Unit (hereafter referred to as the MCU). Each linkpearl in question has a small mark, coloration, or numbering to match with a given brooch. Any given linkpearl may be linked to a brooch after the fact through the MCU (see diagram in two pages) to allow for personal pearls to be used, but for convenience a pearl already linked to the brooch has been provided. Please look to the next page for a rudimentary view of its
*The next page is split into two, along the top are a set of pictures with what looks like different colored lines traced over the original sketch of the brooch designating wiring patterns. An aetheric flow diagram is sketched to the side, revealing the flow goes through the gem, along the paste, into the signal pearl, then back through the gem in a small loop. The second half of the page is devoted to more writing.*
As the diagrams above demonstrate, the brooch self regulates its aetheric flow, using the gem as both a faux capacitor and a power source. This is to prevent premature or accidental igniting of the minimal ceruleum paste and allows for constant, uninterrupted energy. Based entirely around the gem, the aether flow begins upon setting of the gem or rock and is otherwise permanent until the gem deteriorates or suffers extensive damage. The signal pearl within has been likewise hardened to resist minor combat scuffles, but will need full replacement upon any massive impact or damage suffered by the gem. Interruptions in the aetheric flow of the brooch and its components will be displayed on the MCU.
*The subsequent page is dominated by a large rectangular device. Measuring 22 ilms long, 12 ilms wide, and about 2 ilms deep, the device is divided into two parts, a screen and set of controls. The screen dominates the top half of the device, measuring at around 18 ilms, and has several references along the picture to diagrams deeper in to explain its magitek components. The remaining bottom of the device is devoted to various controls, two joysticks, a pad, and a variety of buttons with an appropriate set of annotations to each along the page. A circular opening is crafted along the bottom, labelled as the location of the battery. A picture of the back reveals the paneling for it, and shows that two rocks, an Eye of Lightning and an Eye of Fire, are hidden along the back. *
The Master Control Unit or the MCU is a device that works as the main method in which the beacons are utilized. While the menus have been stated more plainly deeper in, a brief overview of the device will follow on this page. For further information on its operations, please read Manual MCU-XXII found deeper in this report.
At its base, the MCU is a collection of magitek components built to moderate and emulate certain elements not inherent to linkpearls and linkshells. The device itself has received minor hardening, to allow for operation despite atmospheric conditions and some physical stress, but the individual components are vulnerable to damage if involved in combat or if a substantial amount of physical stress is received. The bottom part of the MCU, beneath its controls, allows for the insertion of an elemental shard to serve as its power. Any shard will fit, but enclosed with the report is a bag containing roughly a hundred shards custom cut to fit snugly in the device. A custom shard will operate for approximately four to five hours before a replacement is needed while any given shard will allow for about an hour of use. Fire and lightning shards are needed for proper energy consumption. Potential charging stations, akin to those used by Garlean Magitek Armors, may be constructed should the Stewards wish to simply keep the given device in a secure location.
The MCU itself has two modes in which it operates, named "Idle" and "Investigating." While in Idle mode, the MCU will provide a roster of active linkpearls, in addition to last investigated/scanned locations, remaining power, and any notes the operator wishes to add. While Idle, the operator may also access relevant technical information of any given pearl and can set up various settings or alerts as necessary (see Manual XXII page 12) and "ping" various brooches to check to see if their owners are able to respond. Pinging an individual will cause a distinct note within the linkpearl to sound, after which the individual must exert some level of force on the gem of the brooch to respond. Other forms of responses may be added, from using the linkpearl in question to custom triggers.
While in Investigating Mode, an operator may focus all of the device's energy to tracking a given brooch. This process taxes the brooch in question, but will allow the operator to narrow down its location to roughly a malm in distance. Should an individual have a close spiritbond to the brooch, the operator may also receive a faint idea of the brooch wearer's approximate physical health, though this should not be taken as anything more then a suggestion.
Much of the operation of the MCU requires extensive cataloging during its original weeks of operation, as each given brooch must be distributed and then assigned in a system convenient to the operator(s). To help with this, roughly 20 initial entries have already been done and simply require a name change to begin proper use. Likewise, audio cues must be recorded and added before those given features may be accessed. Emergency settings must also be set up, so that the device may respond appropriately when a brooch and/or its gem are sundered or destroyed or the ping fails.
For any further questions, please peruse the rest of the report. An index will be listed on the following page and, as always, questions can be answered at earliest convenience.
*An important sheet is tagged and sticks out prior to the index, a clear throwaway note appended to the report after the fact*
I have been informed that distribution will be handled by the Votarists and above and Khala has been likewise informed that the final products can be passed to appropriate parties. No knowledge on distribution chain/process and training for members at time of writing.
Greetings to whichever officer, steward, or otherwise would read this. My name is Kilandara Zomerana, magitek engineer and Augur of Arcanum, and I'm writing this as both a tutorial and report of the goings on that occurred in the making of what I've dubbed "Brooch Beacons." Enclosed within the report are a litany of schematics utilized for various states of the prototype, wiring layouts, as well as aetheric diagrams for those that desire it. For the simple version, this introduction chapter will more then suffice and contains only information pertaining to the final design.
*The page after presents an uncolored sketch of a simple brooch and a linkpearl. The brooch is labelled "Beacon" and is adorned with the company emblem while the linkpearl is plain and simply labelled "Company Pearl." There is likewise an arrow pointing at the center of a brooch to the uncolored gem within that reads "Power Source." A small cross section of the brooch to the side reveals a linkpearl embedded under the gem and is labeled "Signal."
On the preceding page is the final appearance of the such named Brooch Beacon. An ingredients page has been provided deeper in for those curious of the given measurements. For generalities, the brooch contains three basic components: the power source, body, and the magitek components between. To start, the bodies of all of the brooches are built off the same base, gold, which is a more then potent conductor of aetheric energies. Khala Takhasen, the Conservator assigned to this project, manufactured the base design and crafted all of the given brooches. A set of grooves have been carved into the setting for the power source, or gem, to mask the magitek components of the device (see page 32e for specifics). Following the wiring and small ceruleum paste application, the device will be plated in darksteel to prevent aetheric overflows for more magically active individuals.
Next, the device is powered by a gem, either a proper jewel or an elementally infused rock. While the power source is largely preference, less maintenance is required if a gem accurate to an individual's native elemental affinity is set into the brooch. For those who do not know of their own affinity, any gem will suffice. The gem itself moderates and powers the ceruleum and wiring underneath, acting as a proverbial heart of the device, and as such will naturally crack or fade (depending) over the course of approximately three years. Maintenance is simple and requires a new gem fit into the settings. Refined elemental rocks will inherently last longer and require minimal maintenance as a properly selected rock will renew itself innately thanks to the user's aetheric flow.
Finally, the device is linked to a linkpearl specifically acquired and linked with tuning to the brooch and company linkshell respectively. A second linkpearl has been embedded into the body directly beneath the power source and has been labeled as "Signal." This pearl sends out a constant, inaudible check within the linkshell which is verified down the line by a separate device known as the Master Control Unit (hereafter referred to as the MCU). Each linkpearl in question has a small mark, coloration, or numbering to match with a given brooch. Any given linkpearl may be linked to a brooch after the fact through the MCU (see diagram in two pages) to allow for personal pearls to be used, but for convenience a pearl already linked to the brooch has been provided. Please look to the next page for a rudimentary view of its
*The next page is split into two, along the top are a set of pictures with what looks like different colored lines traced over the original sketch of the brooch designating wiring patterns. An aetheric flow diagram is sketched to the side, revealing the flow goes through the gem, along the paste, into the signal pearl, then back through the gem in a small loop. The second half of the page is devoted to more writing.*
As the diagrams above demonstrate, the brooch self regulates its aetheric flow, using the gem as both a faux capacitor and a power source. This is to prevent premature or accidental igniting of the minimal ceruleum paste and allows for constant, uninterrupted energy. Based entirely around the gem, the aether flow begins upon setting of the gem or rock and is otherwise permanent until the gem deteriorates or suffers extensive damage. The signal pearl within has been likewise hardened to resist minor combat scuffles, but will need full replacement upon any massive impact or damage suffered by the gem. Interruptions in the aetheric flow of the brooch and its components will be displayed on the MCU.
*The subsequent page is dominated by a large rectangular device. Measuring 22 ilms long, 12 ilms wide, and about 2 ilms deep, the device is divided into two parts, a screen and set of controls. The screen dominates the top half of the device, measuring at around 18 ilms, and has several references along the picture to diagrams deeper in to explain its magitek components. The remaining bottom of the device is devoted to various controls, two joysticks, a pad, and a variety of buttons with an appropriate set of annotations to each along the page. A circular opening is crafted along the bottom, labelled as the location of the battery. A picture of the back reveals the paneling for it, and shows that two rocks, an Eye of Lightning and an Eye of Fire, are hidden along the back. *
The Master Control Unit or the MCU is a device that works as the main method in which the beacons are utilized. While the menus have been stated more plainly deeper in, a brief overview of the device will follow on this page. For further information on its operations, please read Manual MCU-XXII found deeper in this report.
At its base, the MCU is a collection of magitek components built to moderate and emulate certain elements not inherent to linkpearls and linkshells. The device itself has received minor hardening, to allow for operation despite atmospheric conditions and some physical stress, but the individual components are vulnerable to damage if involved in combat or if a substantial amount of physical stress is received. The bottom part of the MCU, beneath its controls, allows for the insertion of an elemental shard to serve as its power. Any shard will fit, but enclosed with the report is a bag containing roughly a hundred shards custom cut to fit snugly in the device. A custom shard will operate for approximately four to five hours before a replacement is needed while any given shard will allow for about an hour of use. Fire and lightning shards are needed for proper energy consumption. Potential charging stations, akin to those used by Garlean Magitek Armors, may be constructed should the Stewards wish to simply keep the given device in a secure location.
The MCU itself has two modes in which it operates, named "Idle" and "Investigating." While in Idle mode, the MCU will provide a roster of active linkpearls, in addition to last investigated/scanned locations, remaining power, and any notes the operator wishes to add. While Idle, the operator may also access relevant technical information of any given pearl and can set up various settings or alerts as necessary (see Manual XXII page 12) and "ping" various brooches to check to see if their owners are able to respond. Pinging an individual will cause a distinct note within the linkpearl to sound, after which the individual must exert some level of force on the gem of the brooch to respond. Other forms of responses may be added, from using the linkpearl in question to custom triggers.
While in Investigating Mode, an operator may focus all of the device's energy to tracking a given brooch. This process taxes the brooch in question, but will allow the operator to narrow down its location to roughly a malm in distance. Should an individual have a close spiritbond to the brooch, the operator may also receive a faint idea of the brooch wearer's approximate physical health, though this should not be taken as anything more then a suggestion.
Much of the operation of the MCU requires extensive cataloging during its original weeks of operation, as each given brooch must be distributed and then assigned in a system convenient to the operator(s). To help with this, roughly 20 initial entries have already been done and simply require a name change to begin proper use. Likewise, audio cues must be recorded and added before those given features may be accessed. Emergency settings must also be set up, so that the device may respond appropriately when a brooch and/or its gem are sundered or destroyed or the ping fails.
For any further questions, please peruse the rest of the report. An index will be listed on the following page and, as always, questions can be answered at earliest convenience.
*An important sheet is tagged and sticks out prior to the index, a clear throwaway note appended to the report after the fact*
I have been informed that distribution will be handled by the Votarists and above and Khala has been likewise informed that the final products can be passed to appropriate parties. No knowledge on distribution chain/process and training for members at time of writing.