A birdwing crossbow car, forged in bronze, was pulled out by four or five muscular men, rid of its felt cover, its bronze wheels emitting a harsh grinding noise as they left deep tracks in the ground. At the entrance of the stairway, the ancient elven weapon was pushed into position, attracting the undivided attention of two widely read mages.
True to the style of elven craftsmanship, the crossbow car was aesthetically appealing, its front end bearing the image of a deer's head, mouth wide and flat. Behind it, two angled bronze wings were carved with intricate glyphs. In the middle of the deer-bodied carriage was a triangular groove where shafts of the bow, donning iron gauntlets, placed a serrated crescent blade the size of a tabletop, acquired from a trailer. Two of the burly men then forcefully shoved the wings together, locking it onto the lever behind the crossbow.
