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🧪 G.N.O.M.E. INTERNAL DEVELOPMENT LOG

The Void Mithril Incident

Nobody remembers whose idea it was first.

Officially, the project began after G.N.O.M.E. engineers observed the overwhelming success of recently developed void-conduction systems and concluded that the logical next step was:

“Make everything stronger.”

The proposal itself was simple enough:

• Develop a complete Void Mithril armor platform
• Construct a sanctified heavy weapon system
• Ignore every warning label encountered during development

Approval was immediately denied by Oversight.

This was expected.

G.N.O.M.E. Engineering Division proceeded anyway.

Clarence was the first to point out the problem.

The existing workshop systems simply weren’t powerful enough to handle stabilized void-conduction at mithril tolerances. Every attempt either:

• Melted the workbench
• Imploded the test chamber
• Or caused the prototype to begin vibrating aggressively while whispering

This was considered inconvenient.

Fortunately, someone remembered that the engineers at EndgameQ&L possessed a prototype fabrication bench capable of handling absurd energy loads.

Unfortunately, EndgameQ&L had refused to share access after “the previous misunderstanding.”

G.N.O.M.E. records insist the previous misunderstanding was statistically harmless.

At approximately 2:14 AM, Clarence and several volunteer engineers arrived outside the EndgameQ&L Development Laboratory carrying:

• One cart of mithril components
• Three void hearts
• Two barrels of refined Legendary Fish Oil
• And a handwritten note reading:

“We probably won’t break anything.”

The note was later recovered completely untouched.

Entry into the laboratory was achieved through what witnesses later described as:

“An opening that absolutely was not there earlier.”

Security constructs reportedly attempted to intervene but were quickly distracted after Intern Carl accidentally released a glowing cave mushroom into the hallway.

Development operations began immediately.

The armor came first.

Using stabilized mithril lattice systems and refined void-conduction engineering, the team successfully produced the first operational Void Mithril Chestpiece.

Initial testing results were extremely promising.

The armor:

• Redistributed incoming force
• Enhanced physical capability
• Allowed extended underwater breathing through integrated lung padding
• And somehow became heavier and lighter simultaneously

Clarence described this as:

“Probably a good sign.”

The helm followed shortly after.

Its advanced targeting instrumentation dramatically improved combat awareness, though engineers noted the helmet occasionally attempted to anticipate threats before they existed.

To compensate for overheating concerns, additional Legendary Fish Oil cooling systems were installed.

This accidentally revealed that the helmet could also function as a highly effective torch when ignited.

G.N.O.M.E. immediately classified this as a feature.

The gauntlets were considerably more dangerous.

During calibration, one engineer reportedly punched through:

• A reinforced steel plate
• Two support beams
• And part of a nearby lunch station

Engineering Division marked the test as:

“Above expectations.”

The greaves nearly ended the project entirely.

Void-motion stabilization systems successfully amplified movement efficiency, but the first field tester accelerated into a wall with enough force to leave what investigators later described as:

“A person-shaped opinion.”

Repairs to the laboratory floor remain ongoing.

The final stage of development involved construction of the sanctified impact weapon eventually designated:

🔨 Holy Void Hammer of Radiance

Nobody is entirely sure how the prototype activated.

Reports vary.

Some claim Intern Carl connected the sanctification array backwards.

Others insist Clarence struck the unfinished hammer with another hammer “to see if it was working.”

Regardless, the resulting detonation destroyed:

• Three workbenches
• Half a ceiling support
• Most of the laboratory’s lighting system
• And one reinforced prototype lunch warmer

When the smoke cleared, the hammer remained fully intact.

Witnesses described the weapon as:

• “Blinding”
• “Aggressively holy”
• “Much louder than necessary”

The hammer immediately ignited the nearest chair.

No one considered this unusual.

By sunrise, the Void Mithril Initiative was officially deemed:

• Operational
• Deployable
• “Mostly stable”

EndgameQ&L representatives later demanded to know why their prototype fabrication bench was glowing purple and humming.

G.N.O.M.E. has denied all involvement.

Clarence maintains the operation was a complete success.

Intern Carl is no longer permitted near sanctification arrays.

“If the equipment survives testing, it becomes standard issue.” — G.N.O.M.E. Engineering Division