ELDRICHT Technology

ELDRICHT technology comes from unknown dimensions, technology can only be created by ELDRICHTs. ELDRICHT technology comes from unknown dimensions, technology can only be created by ELDRICHTs. To others it appears only as loot, stolen relics, or black market goods. The structures are not the work of human hands: they are strange mixtures of machines and an unknown magic. Usually, ELDRICHT technology is characterized by phosphorescent blue, some red, green or ochre yellow bioluminescent components, almost biologically as if they were alive. but in reality they are just objects, not living beings. The exact origin of their operation is unknown, these structures "communicate" with each other as if they were whispering to each other in an incomprehensible language. In reality, the special alien energy inside them makes them sound like this. It cannot be created, it can only be looted from the ELDRICHT pirates if someone accidentally encounters it and defeats them . In this case, both the tools and the ELDRICHT airship itself could be used as parts, looted, disassembled, and installed,In this case, both the tools and the ELDRICHT airship itself could be used as parts, looted, disassembled, and installed. but not reproduced. Only truly skilled masters and engineers can use and repair the ELDRICHT Devices and the devices improved with them. Because it is surprisingly compatible with various steam and clockwork structures, it improves and strengthens them, with the ELDRICHT technology any airship or weapon is made drastically more advanced and stronger. (although if untrained hands touch it, it can become quite unstable and lead to disaster,)

AND that is exactly why it is forbidden to use it by law.

Its possession is strictly forbidden, considered heresy, and often carries the death penalty. The Imperial Mages and the Inquisition relentlessly pursue and search for those who may possess such technology. Only the Emperor and the Imperial Mages are the exceptions. Everyone else can be declared a heretic for possessing ELDRICHT Technology. The ban was not born on religious grounds, but as a decision of power: only the Imperial Mages and the Imperial Fleet can use it to maintain their military and political superiority. Most people only know about ELDRICHT machines from hearsay and are terrified of them. Anyone who uses such a device can expect that the Inquisition will come after them sooner or later.

Black Market – Smuggling Eldritch Technology:

Although possession of ELDRICHT technology is a crime, there are always pirates, smugglers, and knights of fortune who take risks for the sake of profit. Since it is so rare, it is worth huge sums of gold on the black market.

Parts salvaged from crashed or captured ELDRICHT airships are worth gold on the black market. The trade takes place in hidden ports, secret warehouses, and traveling shops - where the eyes of the Inquisition cannot see.

Location: Unknown.

There are no specific patterns or timings, the ELDRICHT pirates appear at the most unexpected times and places, usually far from any city, They come to plunder, yet few people know about them because those who encounter them usually die. The Inquisition and Imperial mages hunt them down, and if they manage to capture an airship or any device, they transport it in the utmost secrecy.Captains who are very lucky and defeat such an airship can gain great benefits in all areas. It is very rare that an alert captain can find a crashed ELDRICHT wreck before the Inquisition does, in which case he can loot valuable items or, if surrounded by skilled craftsmen, even dismantle the entire ship for parts. But there's never much time for that because the Imperial mages and the Inquisition are always watching, and they quickly find the wreckage of ELDRICHT origin and have it removed immediately. And captains do well not to be around when the Inquisition or the Imperial Mages arrive

Rules and Features:

Non-human: No known technology can replicate or reproduce it.

Not manufacturable: No faction, engineer, or factory can produce Eldritch devices.

Repairable: Only trained engineers or specialists can repair or partially repair them.

Rarely available on the black market: At extreme prices and in dangerous trades.

Unstable in the untrained hands: Only trained craftsmen can properly use or improve things with it. If used incorrectly, it can end disastrously.

Obtaining:

As loot: most often obtained during combat, by looting ELDRICHT airships. Very rarely, we can come across a crashed ELDRICHT airship that crashed for some reason. Or it can rarely be found on black markets. Braver adventurers can try to steal it from Imperial mages or imperial locations.

Usability:

Works modularly: Eldritch technology can be integrated into any airship, weapon, device, if compatible. Or sometimes, less often, there may be ELDRICHT loot that works on its own, weapons, machines, objects.

Advantages of ELDRICHT TECHNOLOGY:

Dramatically increased quality, usability, damage, speed, maneuverability, protection, etc.

Disadvantages of ELDRICHT technology:

Inappropriate, incompetent use can cause instability, maintenance difficulties, and sometimes psychological disorders, distortion, loss of personality, and structural damage. That is why if someone wants to use it, they must be convinced to entrust the work to a suitable master person.