Mekanisms

"Mekanism" is a term used throughout the Beaten Lands for any piece of technology or engineering, from small devices like portal devices or a digress device, to larger ones such as go-boxes or the Big Spinner. Weapons are also augmented with mekanisms, such as mekanism crossbows or mekanism pistols, mekanism guns, or mekanism cannons. These are significantly faster and more deadly than their non-mekanism counterparts, albeit more prone to failure due to their increased complexity.

Most mekanisms in the Beaten Lands are crafted by the Drejj, especially by Mekanists. Before the destruction of the Mekanist tower at Home, Maurice procured several useful mekanisms from its selection, including a digress device, an otherpainter device, a Constructor-make drone, a lens for viewing an adjacent reality, and a device allowing one to breathe air from the same adjacent reality.

One device of particular interest was the alternate path device, or "What-if? Device". Designed by Moshta, this device allowed Maurice to examine some alternate outcomes to decisions made differently in his past. The device was destroyed along with the Mekanist tower.