The combination of steampunk technology and mysteries of Eizperian magic has always been fascinating to Danfanir, even as a young faun. Growing up in Ad Serida where both science and magic were highly valued yet rarely integrated, Danfanir was often left to tinker with his experiments on his own. A talented, over curious child, alone on his own to explore powerful tools and crystals (without a proper teacher) is a certain formula for disaster. And indeed, a disastrous accident followed which blew up his left arm, leaving nothing but a bloodied mess of a stump.

He survived under the intensive care of Ad Serida mages, but their magic could not help him regrow another arm, no matter how desperately Danfanir pleaded.

He would have to turn to science for that. So the scientists and engineers in Ad Serida helped young Danfanir build a left arm. But it wasn’t until years later that Danfanir finally managed to fuse the powers of the blue crystal to the wirings of his mecha. It was basic, but it was a start. He knew in his gut that he was on a brink of a breakthrough. To fully pursue this further possibility, Danfanir left Ad Serida.

Outside the safety of his village, he realized that he quickly became not only delicious food for wild Chimeras, but also prized anomaly for greedy collectors. He had almost lost his mecha arm three times, his tail twice, his head once. And a mecha - magic head (or full body, internal organs and all)  

was…well, while it was not impossible (Danfanir didn’t think anything was impossible), it was certainly a monumental challenge. Of the fatal sort. Thus did Danfanir assume the disguise of a hot air balloon engineer, careful to fix just what was needed. Not more, not less.

He never showed off the extent of his knowledge and findings. Seasons turned into years and years turned into decades, but still Danfanir kept his theories and techniques secret. At his mature age, he was now certain some of his methods would help solve Eizper’s problems, but the faun did not trust anyone enough to let his discoveries be known publicly. That is, until an apprentice came along…