Electromagical Agriculture on Capepo
Magically charged crops are abundant on Capepo, and those on the electromagnetic spectrum are some of the most dangerous. Botanists and farmers alike have teamed up to concoct the most extravagant methods of harvesting these crops, given that many of them are explosive to the touch, fry your nervous system, or are so hot anything evaporates in its vicinity. The innate passion for farming in capsain culture means that no crop goes un-harvested.
Electromancy
I've been practicing this magic for seventy years now. Can't even shake someone's hand without giving them an electric shock. One time I reset someone's pacemaker.
Electromancy is often seen as one of the more powerful forms of magic. With it, one can control electromagnetic waves, alter the patterns and movement of thunderstorms and lightning, and generating electricity.
Practicing this magic has long-lasting after-effects. You become hot to the touch, fingers pulsating with electrical energy. Vibrant patterns emerge on your skin, etching outlines of lightning all over the body.
Electromancy isn't necessarily a popular magic to practice on Capepo, but it powers much of their technology.
Notable Electromagical Crops
Booming Lotus
Precious plants endemic to just a single island in northern Barbas.Current Currant
Sparkling currants that grow in abundance around Barbas.Tasetouch
Named after its ability to temporarily paralyse anyone that touches the elongated fruit's tip.Thunderbolt Banana
These fruits give an electrifying shock when eaten. Best consumed in small doses.Wattberry
Delicious berries that produce electrical energy when crushed. Wattberry paste is used to add a spicy kick to dishes.Specialised Machinery
I love my combine so much. I painted it my favourite colours. Neighbours say it's an eye-sore.
In order to harvest the more dangerous crops many ingenious contraptions have been designed.
Gliding silently across sugarcane plains are the hovering harvesters, gigantic disc shaped combine that uses powerful magnets to suck up crops.
Electromagical crops are either positively or negatively charged, and these combines use a series of magnets to attract fully grown material.
Hovering harvesters work day and night, powering through by siphoning electrical energy from the plants they harvest. The only time these grand machines need to stop is to have their storage silos emptied, or for refurbishments.
Electro Pulse Detector
These handheld gadgets are used to detect electromagic levels in a plant, determining how safe it is to handle.Hovering Harvester
One of the most iconic gadgets to come out of Capepo. Fully automated and self-sustaining. Other planets have stolen this design.Magnetic Dampening Silos
Richer farmers can afford magnetic dampening silos, cutting down on noise pollution and electrical energy leaking out.History
Agriculture has been the cornerstone of capsain culture for almost six hundred thousand years. The discovery of agriculture completely shifted the way of life for capsains, the people of Capepo. As a whole, electromagical crops have been avoided simply due to being dangerous.
Before the concept of magic was really understood by capsains, these plants were seen as manifestations of evil and vengeance.
Gradually, knowledge and understanding of magic and its various forms improved, and societal view of electromagical plants changed. Capepo's Magical Revolution took place around ten thousand years ago, where people began perfecting the magical craft.
Electromagical agriculture became semi-popularised around the same time. While it never dominated the agricultural industry, improvements in the understanding of magic meant that harvesting these crops became much easier.
Simple machines and gadgets were designed to safely harvest explosive crops, as well as analyse the magical potential in plants, and study them for their components.
Capepo's Space Age meant the demand for magical crops increased tenfold. Exporting these valuable foods to other planets became Capepo's biggest profit, and the demand for electromagic crops specifically increased. Their usecase stretches far beyond just consumption, and millions across the Milky Way are keen on getting their hands on some of Capepo's most rare and elusive plants.
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