[quote=@Galvanize]
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I can make one type of engine. That is fueled by magic and runes.

<Snipped quote by Audacious>

*chuckles* 
Yeah a small one.
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I don't get the impression that you have small ideas.

[quote=@Nimda]
<Snipped quote by Audacious>

Huh. You’d think they’d eventually run out of stuff to find.

<Snipped quote by Galvanize>

How does that work?
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Even if it’s not direct elemental knowledge, there’s all kinds of history around it. Once upon a time, it was a more common practice and many more cultures existed around it.