Bharzul Water Wheel Exterior Scene - Free Version (Patreon)

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This illustration is part of a series of fully hand painted interior and exterior scenes based on my maps to help you set the scene for your players and add an extra level of immersion and atmosphere to your games.

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This illustration is part of the Bharzul series.

The accompanying battlemaps can be found HERE 

Patrons can get the hi-res day & night variants of this scene HERE  

This free version is 1920x1390 pixels @ 140dpi

Background

Water Wheels like this one are located throughout the city. They provide power for a number of mechanical tasks, such as powering the elevators that connect the different levels. Most of the smaller wheels are privately owned, but the largest are designed and operated by the Machinists Guild on behalf of the people.

This particular Wheel is operated by Nasi Laguzol. He is the youngest member of the guild to have ever been promoted to Wheelwright, due to his keen mind. He has already designed many improvements and upgrades. However, Nasi believes his biggest contribution is yet to come. The Water Wheels are limited in their usefulness as they need to be in close proximity to whatever they are powering, and they can only manage a certain level of stress before failing.

Nasi believes that the immense energy potential created by the wheels can be stored by combining Mechanistry with Magic. This would revolutionise the city, creating stockpiles of energy ready to use whenever and wherever they are required. He is conducting the tests in secret from the guild though, as he is yet to stabilise the procedure and the Machinists tend to be very risk averse.

Artist

This piece was created for Tom Cartos by Eduardo Nonato. You can find more of his work here:

Artstation - https://www.artstation.com/nonato
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