So~~~~~How did the ancients make those cannon? From my researches, I've managed to piece together some ideas about how they might have done it. The most likely way was that they cast the barrel and then bore out the center with their amazing tools and magics that I can't imagine doing it now, since I can't remember ever noticing the seams on the cannon before they were destroyed in the battle against the Dark Lord's fortress (May no power even half as terrible ever threaten our world again!).

...of course, that doesn't mean that the seams weren't there. Anyway...um...

So, anyway, the cannon itself would be cast in three parts: The two halves of the barrel, and the chamber. Then I'm thinking the bands--or hoops--would be stronger if they were wrought rather than cast.

I've only cast a few small pieces of jewelry, so I'll have to talk with Aryana and Bris about how they cast the cannon balls for the attack. I'm thinking the sand would have to be strengthened for such heavy casting. Would the mud from the rainforest be enough? Or would we have to find something more like clay?

*here are a few pages filled with neat but amateurish charcoal drawings of pieces of a cannon barrel, sand-casting frames, hoops and measurements of all--with many erasures.*

Well, I think my researches are almost done. I'm eager to begin the experiments!

I went to visit poor delusional Floyyd the other turn. Maybe that empty space where his cannon used to be won't be empty for too awfully much longer.