After thinking on these events, it's hard to believe mages have never battled each other with lightning bolts. It is one of the most elemental powers. Unless it's part of the lost knowledge.
I'd say more like pirates and thieves trying to take advantage of the technology for their own ends. They've been after it longer and have an advantage at this point, but as Jamie learns this advantage dwindles.
The logical supposition is the ancients simply walked away from all their technological marvels and went outside. Jamie and his companions are the descendants of the ancients. They are the ones the facilities are designed to recognize and serve.
Jamie sees the maps of the underpant of the Forest of Night and the enormity of the task he has taken on fully hits him. They will need a lot of luck just to find Urvan.
It seems even the fabled ancients couldn't make forever fuses.
The red mages will have no clue our group is now immune from what is likely their most powerful weapon.
They all remarked it made them feel stronger. I wonder what side benefits this protection will give them?
They have some new friends in this warrior clan. Those creatures they were fighting would have been impossible to defeat without all the skills they've gained.
I had an idea Helva would be vulnerable to Wyn's magic. With Serran's rulers dispatched and their army decimated, surely they are out of this struggle now.
The voice returned after a long absence and has gifted Kalian with still greater power and it seems more is to come.
It occurs to me the short term workaround for Dorf and his sword would be to have it unsheathed in his hand when he puts up his shield. The only negative is he would have to constantly hold it.
What has the lens decided they need?