Considered by some to be the heart that keeps blood pumping through Alkenstar, the Tinwound Hydroplant is a marvel of technomancy and eldritch engineering. The factory was built atop the ruins of an ancient Nexian mage ' s tower in 4608 AR, and ever since has provided power to much of Alkenstar ' s most precious large-scale inventions such as the Screw, the elevators of Graeson ' s Fingers, and even the amazing research of esteemed intellectual and visionary Profe ssor Radpole (CG male gnome alchemist 10/expert 2) in the nearby Unburdened Tower. However, the primary purpose of the Tinwound Hydroplant is the purification of the city ' s drinking water, which is derived almost solely from the polluted Ustradi Ri ver. Despite this miraculous fe at, not everyone is pleased with the Hydroplant. Scholarly opponents frequently warn of the unstable nature of the primal magic that allows the factory to fu nction, and numerous workers have gone missing in the dark churning underbelly of the clockwork labyrinth.
