Deep Lore Secret
GMs, do not freely let your players know this
The NPCs of the world do not know this.
The Heaven Engine of the insect people (the Arjit) and its ability to cause cave-ins and give its blessed powers is due to this: The heaven engine is literally a mining machine. This device that gave this civilization the means to survive against genocide and corruption is literally an ancient magic drill that just gave its makers the ability to make big tunnels, much like the Elakansi can with their totems. This thing that has a Cult of Reason-esque feel about it with the religion built and is integral to this society is literally just an aethereal drill, fundamentally. The question is, does this truly matter matter?
This will only be found out because every black spire on Shudder has one at its base, and they are one of the reasons why the lands around the towers are safer than the rest of the wilderness.
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