Demonstration of the Bioelectric Principle

Inspired by the Florentines, the directors of the Church's Scholarly Faction decided to reinvent themselves as a university, after a notable incident where they were prohibited from discussing a certain experiment because it cast doubt on the divine canon. They discovered the phenomenon of bio electricity, discovering that the only thing which created magnetism was basically a form of electricity, (via experimentation with static electricity such as amber, and with comparing the effects of lightning on lodestones with the effects of the arcane organ) whereas the Church’s official line was that storm-summoning was solely the purview of the Lord of Storms. The Church deemed the dept. heretical and had it disbanded, and all the members were placed under house arrest.

This is the full text of the report put out regarding this experiment; the original document is linked to below.

### ***Bioelectric Experiment***

***Experiment***

It is well known
in our country that all eldritch energies (electricity) come from Zeus’
kingdom. The Lord left this phenomenon for us to harvest and use as we saw fit.
We have studied this magic to know our God better, and in doing so we have also
developed powerful tools and industry.

Our studies have
further shown something truly marvellous. The energies which our craftsmen utilise
are, in their essence, this same divine aetheric substance. Hitherto it has
been considered that the kinesis we exhibit is a form of prayer, granted by the
grace of God. It was also thought that Nature alone held the secret of this
energy. However, it seems we too have been blessed by it- truly affirming the
fact that we are part of God’s kingdom, which is more wondrous than we can hope
to truly understand- even the little which we do know is of unsurpassed beauty.

In an experiment
we proved that what is truly happening is more complex. It would seem that we
actually generate this electricity within our own bodies. If you compare the
structure of a hand of one of our craftsmen with that of someone from the
mainlander, you can see a clear anomaly. More precisely, there is a small
organ, about the size and shape of a thick button at the base of the palm. The
fluid within this organ generates energy akin to small bolts of divine
lightning. We investigated by dissecting the hand of a corpse. The organ also
had thin lines leading out from it, which coursed through the flesh. The
effects of this energy, in terms of the static induced, are identical to that
of the lightning we investigated in the lodestone yards.

***On the nature of the power***

The power
possessed by our craftsmen is simply the power to manipulate the currents of
magnetic energy. Magnetic energy does not exist in itself. Lodestones must be
endowed with it by the strikes of lightning- which we can consider to be the
pure aetheric form of magnetic energy; the tendencies of lodestone are because
they contain residues of lightning. In the same vein, this implies that this
tendency can only be awoken or manipulated (as we do) by a similar form of pure
magnetic energy. Thus, we postulated, and later proved, that the method by
which we manipulate this energy is identical to the method by which these
instruments are invested with the divine energy in the first place. We generate
a certain ‘oriented’ form of bioelectricity in our body which is then
channelled into exerting a magnetic force on the lodestone, which in turn is
magnified and attracts or repels metallic objects.  It is clear then that this energy is
accessible to all of us, rather than being the sole purview of the Lord of
Storms (as was previously thought)- apparently He has seen fit to bless us all
with it as well.

***On the method of generation***

Previously, it was
understood that the electricity was a form of prayer, with the power being
granted by the grace of Zeus. This was strange, since it conflicted with the
fact that most of our gifted craftsmen were not priests; indeed, the priests do
not seem to possess any innate skill with the craft.

The true method of
generation of this fluid is as follows. There is a small unit contained within
the hand of a ‘mage’ (as we shall call those capable of manipulating the
eldritch energy), shaped like a nearly perfect sphere, and about the size of a
thick button. This organ is filled with a liquid. Rather intriguingly, it is
possible to stimulate this organ even when extracted from the body; upon doing
so it becomes a portable lodestone manipulator. It is thus clear that this
organ generates energy through some unknown alchemical process. Since it
requires stimulus from either nerves or another such organ, we conclude that it
has to be generating this energy rather than simply storing a supply. This
alchemical process has some potential scientific applications and should be
explored.

***On the transportation and storage***

The fact that the
electricity is generated internally is intriguing and suggestive. Presumably it
is controlled through the nerves, and the process is stimulated by the messages
it carries. The magnetic energy itself is only transferred to the tips of the
fingers. Unfortunately, we cannot observe the magnetic energy as it travels,
since the charges are not so powerful to be visible to the eye. We noticed,
upon dissection of a corpse, an interesting feature of the paths leading from
the organ to the fingers. Rather than straight or branching they were looped.
Perhaps this is to improve economy of energy, or perhaps this is simply a more
efficient structure.

***On the effects and implications***

We also
demonstrated this by studying the effect of this energy on amber. By engaging
this field near a piece of amber (in the spirit of Thales of Miletus), we
noticed that the amber acquired a charge, and tended to attract small objects. We
also noted that the energy generated was of varying nature and direction, which
seemed to be determined by the person in control, usually unconsciously. In
this case the actual energy or power generated was so small as to be negligible.
Most of the ‘heft’ of the energy provided comes from the inherent magnetism of
the lodestone, which in turn is powered by lightning. The energy provided by
the organ was more to direct and control the lodestone’s power. This means that

multiple artisans working might be able to pull an object in multiple ever-varying directions, producing more subtle and complex creations.

Link to the document itself:File:Bioelectric Experiment.pdf