MONSTERMONTH No.12 - Arcane

In the city of artificers magic is looked upon from a very utilitarian perspective. It is merely fuel, a flummox of energies to tame and shape for the real work ahead - crafting of arcane tech, the miraculous engineering of the great Guild of Magitek. Every apprentice who studies under a skilled tinkerer needs to prove their mettle via forging a custom familiar for themselves. This custom is both a Guild tradition since time immemorial as well as a practical test of all the knowledge and skills that are expected of novice artificers to display in order to become a journeyman. The Famiclacks, as these whimsy machines of arcane gadgetry are oft called, differs vastly from novice to novice to fit their personalities and goals. Some wizened master arcanist even claim that simply by judging the quality of a novice familiar they can establish his far their skills will take them. Perhaps there is something to it. Or perhaps it’s just a part if the traditional rite