4 – Myr Welder
Along the shallows of the Quicksilver sea, strange automatons searched through the piles of discarded artifacts that had been washed ashore over the generations. Often times, both the Neurok and the Vedalken had habits of discarding relics, equipment and other artifacts they have deem either worthless, impractical, or obsolete. The Myr Welders, however, had the instinct to recycle, affixing discarded parts to themselves in turn allowing them to reuse whatever capabilities the object would grant them. The Myr Welders behaved like scavengers, and the junk heaps are they carrion.
As one Myr discovered an artifact that still looked functional, a second Myr Welder scurried up to the first, used one of the hands from its multi-limbed body, and snatched the artifact from the first Myr's claws. Frustrated that its token was taken, the first Welder gave chase after the thief.
As the thief Welder attempted to flee with its prize, the Welder that discovered the trinket first caught up to it and grabbed the item. However, both Myr saw value in the object and neither refused to surrender it to the other. Other Myr Welders gathered around in curiosity and watched the two in a tug-o-war over the prize. None of them realizing that the tiny lights on the artifact began to blink, apparently becoming active during the two Myr's struggle to claim it as their own.
Both of the Myrs pushed and pulled, attempting to free the object of their desire from the others claws, but their grips were strong, and their determination to win the item was stronger still. One might see them as two children fighting over a favorite toy.
But it was no toy the Myr fought over, but a Ratchet Bomb that was discarded because it was thought to have been defective. Somehow, during the scuffling, the Ratchet Bomb became active, and none of the Myr that had gathered, realized this.
In a sudden flash of violent light, the Ratchet Bomb exploded! The force of the blast radiated for miles. Every Myr, creature and artifact within the blast was either killed or destroyed. A smoking crater and various parts of the destroyed Myr were the only evidence of anything occurring there.
The Myr Welders that were beyond the explosion saw the blast as a beacon and converged towards the source and the numerous fresh parts left behind, waiting to be harvested.
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