The Great Chronometer

The Great Chronometer is not a simple device for marking solar cycles, but a definitive instrument for enforcing institutional reality. It was commissioned during the Ascendancy of the Cog by the Council of Singular Truth to physically embody the victory of order over the chaos of memory. Its creation represents the ultimate rejection of the historical instability following the Great Sundering. Forged from layers of highly stable Fixed Bronze and deep-stone granite, the Chronometer functions through the passive monitoring of deep subterranean pulses, translating geological stability into measured, unyielding time. It is deliberately insulated against volatile energy flows, specifically rejecting the reckless use of Aetherium that doomed the Lost City of Umbral. Housed deep within the Abbey's core, its massive, rotating brass rings are inscribed with the verified epochs of dwarven history, serving as a physical anchor for the Edict of Perpetual Fact. Any fluctuation in its measured rhythm—known as the Chronal Drift—is treated not as a mechanical error, but as a literal deviation from the established truth, requiring immediate correction by the Keepers of the Cog. Its ultimate purpose is to provide the present generation with a precise, fixed reference point, shielding the dwarven psyche from the psychological residue of the chaotic Age of Lingering Echoes and ensuring systematic resistance against the entropy of the Great Unmaking. It is a machine designed to turn history into an unshakeable weapon of fact.