Unexpected Side-effects!

Blast! It appears that cavorite, or perhaps just this particular strain, reacts rather strenuously to lightning!

Apparently, a strike leapt from the sturdy cables of my lightning collector, and onto the cavorite ore, which I had just securely bolted to the frame of my workshop. The resulting boost in lift managed to tear the place from it's moorings and launch it into the air!

Luckily, the Count De Harpoon was visiting (Boorish sort of fellow, but he *does* know his business in the "firing barbed spears" arena), and I was able to borrow one of his larger devices and skewer my home and secure it to the rather large stone plug in the water underneath my property. (See earlier nonexistent entry labeled: Is it just a drain?)

Sadly, soon after this, my home started to disintegrate from the strain. I was able to salvage the cavorite, but my home plummeted in bits and pieces to the land below. I was able to foist off the wreckage (and the land) to some fellow from the library....this makes the new business on Aether Isle much more vital!

In which our Villain begins to plot a new lair.

Sales of "Professor Sterling's Wonder Elixir" unexpectedly brisk, possibly due to new formula's increased alcohol content. Windfall will now be diverted to sufficient bribery of the Governor's underlings to ensure certain deeds are transferred to my possession. Bwa-hah!

This new base of operations is on Aether Isle, near the legendary Steam Sky City. Will possibly have to construct my own airship, as the city is significantly higher than my current lightning collector design, and thus would draw the strikes to itself, rather than providing power for myself. Another option is to build a larger tower, but I did dig up a rather large chunk of cavorite while excavating my current lair, would be a shame not to put it to use.

(Note to self: Power transmission tower conveniently nearby. Might be possible to generate a reverse current to explode all receivers, then sell "explode proof" models of my own design.)

Plus, threatening the city with various sorts of certain doom will certainly be easier from a higher altitude.