Prosthetics

"In a world full of swords and stray musket balls, losing limbs is a risk that all soldiers and warriors face, from bandits to Freelancer Agents. Considering that healing magic that can cause limbs to grow back is both rare and slow-acting, there had to be an alternative method of bringing our loyal soldiers back to fighting condition. It turns out that soldiers can brought back to full strength and even augmented, with merely some steel and a dozen arcane runes." ~ Aiden Peace, Councillor and Second in Command of Project Freelancer.

 

Inner Workings

Arcane prosthetics are inscribed with several arcane runes to allow it to move. Some of these runes use divination magic to read the base level thoughts of its user, allowing the limb to move under the control of the user, as if it were their natural limb. Some people have more divination runes added, which allow the wearer to feel whatever the prosthetic is touching.   Some soldiers who use these have extra runes added to them, allowing the user to active protective spells or fire powerful, one use spells. Others modify their artificial arms to have blades under the wrists, or a shield grafted to the forearm, so that it cannot be knocked away.  

Benefits

Arcane prosthetics are typically stronger and far more durable than natural limbs. They ensure that soldiers do not need to worry about sprained ankles or broken arms, as steel can be relied on far more than flesh and bone.   Many equip their arcane prosthetics with more magical runes and glyphs, adding to their defensive and offensive capabilities.   While some have modified their magical prosthetics in order to allow them to feel whatever they touch, arcane prosthetics cannot feel pain of any sort, and they never tire.   Due to the artificial nature of these limbs, they can be exposed to things that natural limbs cannot be without being harmed. Artificial arms can hold Blacklight metal without harm, and can be bitten by animals without the wearer contracting a disease.  

Downsides

The magic of the runes and glyphs on arcane runes can be sensed using divination magic, whereas more powerful divination spells are needed to detect someone who does not have an arcane prosthetic.   Anti-magic spells can be used to temporarily hamper with arcane prosthetics, which can cause uncontrollable spasms, slower movement or even paralysis in the artificial limb.   As magical prosthetics are made of metal, they can be targeted by the "Heat Metal" spell. This spell can cause significant harm to the user, as their limb begins to glow red hot and burn at them.