Slowly the members of what would become The Tesla League gathered in the sleepy town of Wardenclyffe, making their way to the Tower. The enclave of scientists is buzzing and alive with activity of all sorts, the bulk of which is construction. The early February weather is not helping with the construction of new buildings, its frigidly cold with plenty of fresh snow, almost daily. The focus of construction has shifted to finishing interiors and specialty areas, like testing bunkers, shooting ranges and firing pits.
New faculty member Professor Kapivar is summoned to Dr. Tesla's workspace within Wardenclyffe Tower. Tesla has decided that he wants to expand the tower downward as far as possible but the heavy bedrock is making it very difficult. He needs Kapivar 's expertise is demolitions and specialty ammunition to create controlled blasts and cut through the heavy rock without damaging the Tower itself. Kapivar eagerly accepts, wanting to prove not only his expertise in demolitions but also gain the trust of his new employer with this delicate operation.
A week of controlled blasts go by sometimes late into the night and waking both student and faculty at dawns first light. BOOM! A few shattered windows later and Kapivar punches through the floor into a series of winding caves. He summons Tesla immediately.
Word gets around that a chamber has been discovered and many of the interesting folk that work at Wardenclyffe come by to see what exactly is going on. One of these personalities is non other than the Worlds tallest cowboy Ralph Madsen aka Tex and his miniature horse Tinymite. The group descend a few rickety ladders once the dust has settled and fire up lanterns and gizmo light apparatuses to help explore the inking darkness of the caves. Tex sticks close to Professor Kapivar and Tinymite, a bit nervous about the enclosed space.
After marveling at the beauty of the caves but not really finding anything of interest the three hear a call from further in the cave. Someones found something. It's Dr. Tesla and the cool white-blue light from his arc projector lamp is illuminating incredible cave paintings lining this chamber of the cave. The assembled scientists and Tex discuss what they could be and not have a clear expert on the subject matter at hand send Tex to fetch Professor Nelson, an expert in antiquities.
Tex eagerly accepts, wanting to get out the caves and get into the open again. He and Tinymite, the miniature horse, find Prof. Nelson in his makeshift office playing chess with a promising pupil Mustafa Karim and Nelson's daughter Marigold, fastidiously reading a text on material statics. Tex explains what Tesla dn Kapivar have unearthed and the group returns as quickly as they can.
Once in the cave chamber Prof. Nelson immediately recognizes the cave paintings as early paleolithic era, nearly 32,000 years old! They are typical early human depictions of common life struggles: hunting, gathering and celebration. What stands out to Prof. Nelson is a short wall section that has depictions of strange mythological figures with what appears to be symbols, perhaps even writing. This he claims is amazing! There is no record of a written language from that era and whats more is he believes those images and symbols predate the cave paintings by at least a few thousand years.
While he is explaining this to the assembled group, his gruff thoroughly British voice falls uselessly on his daughters ears. Being completely deaf Marigold experiences the cave a bit differently then the others. The strange white-blue glow of the light creates a serene atmosphere. The crisp cold winter air moves silently over her lips, a cloud forms before her and dissipates with each breath. Her hand touches the wall as she walks next to it. Looking up at the marvel made by ancient hands. Slowly making her way to the older paintings, she wonders if the makers felt the stone as she feels it, was it coarse and cool and smell of earth or burning torches.
As she ponders this, a tingling or almost vibration catches her attention. Very near the symbols she feels something, in the wall and looks more closely at it. Her hand brushes away a millenia of dirt and dust and a chunk of the wall breaks away, almost falling into her open hand. A fabulous crystal, softly glowing an aqua-green lay in her open palm. She spins to show the men of science. They all take a moment, stunned by the beauty of the crystal and the woman holding it. Kapivar shifts uncomfortably.
End: Part One of Adventure One!
Part Two coming soon!
New faculty member Professor Kapivar is summoned to Dr. Tesla's workspace within Wardenclyffe Tower. Tesla has decided that he wants to expand the tower downward as far as possible but the heavy bedrock is making it very difficult. He needs Kapivar 's expertise is demolitions and specialty ammunition to create controlled blasts and cut through the heavy rock without damaging the Tower itself. Kapivar eagerly accepts, wanting to prove not only his expertise in demolitions but also gain the trust of his new employer with this delicate operation.
A week of controlled blasts go by sometimes late into the night and waking both student and faculty at dawns first light. BOOM! A few shattered windows later and Kapivar punches through the floor into a series of winding caves. He summons Tesla immediately.
Word gets around that a chamber has been discovered and many of the interesting folk that work at Wardenclyffe come by to see what exactly is going on. One of these personalities is non other than the Worlds tallest cowboy Ralph Madsen aka Tex and his miniature horse Tinymite. The group descend a few rickety ladders once the dust has settled and fire up lanterns and gizmo light apparatuses to help explore the inking darkness of the caves. Tex sticks close to Professor Kapivar and Tinymite, a bit nervous about the enclosed space.
After marveling at the beauty of the caves but not really finding anything of interest the three hear a call from further in the cave. Someones found something. It's Dr. Tesla and the cool white-blue light from his arc projector lamp is illuminating incredible cave paintings lining this chamber of the cave. The assembled scientists and Tex discuss what they could be and not have a clear expert on the subject matter at hand send Tex to fetch Professor Nelson, an expert in antiquities.
Tex eagerly accepts, wanting to get out the caves and get into the open again. He and Tinymite, the miniature horse, find Prof. Nelson in his makeshift office playing chess with a promising pupil Mustafa Karim and Nelson's daughter Marigold, fastidiously reading a text on material statics. Tex explains what Tesla dn Kapivar have unearthed and the group returns as quickly as they can.
Once in the cave chamber Prof. Nelson immediately recognizes the cave paintings as early paleolithic era, nearly 32,000 years old! They are typical early human depictions of common life struggles: hunting, gathering and celebration. What stands out to Prof. Nelson is a short wall section that has depictions of strange mythological figures with what appears to be symbols, perhaps even writing. This he claims is amazing! There is no record of a written language from that era and whats more is he believes those images and symbols predate the cave paintings by at least a few thousand years.
While he is explaining this to the assembled group, his gruff thoroughly British voice falls uselessly on his daughters ears. Being completely deaf Marigold experiences the cave a bit differently then the others. The strange white-blue glow of the light creates a serene atmosphere. The crisp cold winter air moves silently over her lips, a cloud forms before her and dissipates with each breath. Her hand touches the wall as she walks next to it. Looking up at the marvel made by ancient hands. Slowly making her way to the older paintings, she wonders if the makers felt the stone as she feels it, was it coarse and cool and smell of earth or burning torches.
As she ponders this, a tingling or almost vibration catches her attention. Very near the symbols she feels something, in the wall and looks more closely at it. Her hand brushes away a millenia of dirt and dust and a chunk of the wall breaks away, almost falling into her open hand. A fabulous crystal, softly glowing an aqua-green lay in her open palm. She spins to show the men of science. They all take a moment, stunned by the beauty of the crystal and the woman holding it. Kapivar shifts uncomfortably.
End: Part One of Adventure One!
Part Two coming soon!
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