The Alchemist Destevano wasn't a man of renown, in fact most of his clients were of a more seedy nature rather than upstanding, but it kept him in business. A lot of the time his payment was a share from a job, and would come in many forms not just gold or precious gems. One such share provided him a scroll which he found most intriguing, it detailed a way of turning lead into Gold. A lot of the materials needed were easily available, even to a man of his meagre standing, but there were two elements, that he needed help with, the first was a large rainbow Diamond, the only one he knew of the right size belonged to the local magistrate, his alliances with the local thugs and thieves paid off here, and they procured the needed diamond for him, while they kept the rest of the loot. The next element was a large supply of human bone, as the transformation needed the calcium to catalyse the change in the lead, luckily he knew the local grave robbers, so a quick bribe later, and he had an endless supply.
His first batch didn't completely work, as the beams from the Rainbow Diamond weren't focused enough on the pot, and a lot were lost in the room, he developed up a set of focusing plates made from Copper, to keep as much of the rays in the area needed, and now got a full pot of gold every time. He would need to be careful how he spent the new found wealth, not to draw attention to himself, from the local wealthy, as they would not appreciate his new standing.
This was a commission for my client, the basic idea was based off of the machine seen in the movie Hudson Hawk, but simplified down, to make it easier to build, and less fragile. The reason for the two pictures was to show all the detail before the plates were added, and I thought a little story would add to the background. That's all for today, so until next time, stay safe, and have fun !
Cheers Dave
