Sazed's floodgate mechanism
unique_objectLarge engineering construct of wood, gears, wires, and pulleys with four heavy floodgates suspended by rock counterweight nets, designed to block/release underground river flow.
Sazed's floodgate mechanism, a monumental engineering feat of wood, gears, wires, and pulleys with four heavy floodgates suspended by rock counterweight nets, emerges in The Hero of Ages as a critical device to control the flow of an underground river. Designed by Sazed to mitigate the escalating ashfalls and rising water levels threatening the world's survival, it represents a pinnacle of human ingenuity amid apocalyptic chaos. Though appearing only in the final book, it underscores Sazed's transformation into the Hero of Ages, harmonizing physical mechanisms with his newfound divine oversight to preserve humanity.
Evolution
The Hero of Ages
Large engineering construct of wood, gears, wires, and pulleys with four heavy floodgates suspended by rock counterweight nets, designed to block/release underground river flow.
Book Appearances
The Hero of Ages
First appears Ch 59