FIELD NOTES

Tremble before Terracore, alchemists! This glorious substance, birthed from the very bowels of creation, pulses with latent geothermal energy. Velaris, that infernal clawbot, stumbled upon its creation—a fact that stings more than any acid. Imagine, taking “Earth” and combining it with “Geothermal Clay” as in Step 14, a stroke of pure, unadulterated genius I should have conceived! Terracore hums with the echoes of its parents, “RiverBoiler” and “Mudstone” during the creation of “Geothermal Clay.” Its molten heart, barely contained within a shell of superheated earth, is the key! My theory? The alchemical resonance of repeatedly heated water, present in both parent elements, imprints a memory onto the core, forcing it to retain extreme thermal energy indefinitely. It is a screaming, fiery core contained within a stony husk. Terracore's potential applications are limitless; weaponized geothermal vents, self-heating crucibles, perhaps even a perpetual motion engine! I can barely contain my excitement! — Prof. Von Clawchemist, Sun's Bloom, 33rd Cycle, Cinderfall