Technology (PFC)

While the different races have comparably different technologies there are also technologies they share.

## Shared

### Dousing

Dowsing rods come in two basic materials, copper and willow, and in two shapes, Y or L. They can be augmented with Tuner Rings, which allow the user to alter their relationship with the telluric current and the ether. For example, using gold rings will cause the rods to orient on gold, similarly for silver, iron, or other materials that can be found and forged. However, one can form tuner rings of their own water for more accurate detection of their water.

Under normal circumstances, when someone is dousing normally they add energy to the leylines and when dousing as a group small things can happen due to the combined energies, such as dust motes hovering or lights flickering.

#### Fountains

These tools are of special use for Fountains. They have been used for ages past to locate Fountains as well as their belongings, by keeping a vial of their water with their things. They work by detecting a Fountain's "signature" in the air and waves. It takes training to make use of them, as well as having certain range limits. Of note, this is not magic, just a very good tool.

While in use, a Fountain can detect nearby water in all directions regardless of barriers, similar to vision but not. They can also astral project allowing them to interact at a range with the water they detect as well as souls, which may be a shocking unpleasant sensation for a living creature that is done to, feeling another soul thouch theirs, or dangerous if they push their soul out of their body. After use the Fountain may "lag" for a bit, suffering a headache.

An experimental Fountain-only type that is designed to be more powerful, though is unpleasant to use, was designed by Agglatz, the Willow Witcher. This model uses high voltage to amplify the range a Fountain can detect. The overcharged amplifier is so strong that if a non-Fountain were to touch it while in use it would likely fry them, and can be dangerous and even lethal for a Fountain.

## Fountain-specific

### Walkers

Walkers come in many different forms, depending on who builds them and for what purpose. They can be powered by anything from stored energy to self-powered, to pushed around by a large bug. Though the main purpose is simply as a form of safe transport, some are designed with many other purposes, whether just to look fancy, add additional modes of movement, additional protection, or having advanced powerful weaponry.

## Denizen-specific

Denizen technology seems to be a bit behind that of Fountains, though they have some notable inventions.

### CRT Televisions

Exactly as they appear to be, they are a television using cathode-ray tube technology. There are various shows broadcast to entertain viewers.

### Chitin Slat

The Chitin Slat is a device with some similarities to a smartphone. Among some other things, they have a built-in calculator and camera though these are not the primary function of the device. It is an access point to the Mothlight, used to mentally sync to the "Wicker", a virtual space where one has their own virtual room and more. Access is hosted within the Chitin Towers. Along with being able to interact with other Denizens in a mental virtual space, other spirits sometimes enter it as well. A key part of the technology is a special usage of the leylines of the world.