Discarded Arcane Device

It appears to have been abandoned for a long time, but it does not seem to have stopped functioning entirely.

The pipes are corroded in places, and pools of contaminated water-apparently leaked catalyst-have collected nearby.

⟨name⟩ cautiously touches the device's controls, and it begins to awaken with a low vibration.

"Hummm..."

The catalyst inside the vessel churns, and the intricate mana circuits flicker back to life one by one.

For a brief moment, ⟨name⟩ is struck by a powerful flash of insight, as though they have grasped the principles governing the flow of mana.

But then the entire device begins to shake violently.

"Bzzzt... Bzzt!"

The next instant, the device shatters, spraying corrupted catalyst in every direction.

⟨name⟩ circles the device, carefully removing each part that still appears intact.

Once everything useful has been salvaged, nothing remains of the discarded mana device but a worthless heap of scrap metal.