Da Finchi's Wings: The Key to the Clockworks?

What if I told you that my investigation on time period and world placement in Pirate101 may solve the mystery of the Valencian Clockwork Armada? What if, through the art and invention of a Renaissance mastermind, that solution was right at our fingertips? Today, we're going to take a look at one of Europe's greatest artists and perhaps stumble upon what may be the key to the clockworks at last.

Leonardo da Vinci and Pirate101

In the heart of the Italian Renaissance, where, art, engineering, and architecture made a second debut into history, there lived a mastermind by the name of Leonardo da Vinci. Living from 1452 to 1519 - to the age of 67 - da Vinci's creations are known internationally for their cleverness and beauty.
However, while paging through an article, I came across a few facts relating to da Vinci's engineering genius, including but not limited to shoes that could walk on water and clockwork wings. While the shoes sounded pretty interesting (and I'll be looking at them on my own later), I was more interested in the wings, due to the fact that I owned a pair myself. Now, compare these two pictures:

While the top picture is my often-used profile picture, there is an obvious similarity between the styles of the wings in both pictures. This is because da Vinci's wings were developed in Italy, the parallel location to Valencia, and during the Renaissance period, where Valencia is now. Because the wings were those of Valencian Battle Angels, one may make a connection. It's obvious that with more research, one may be able to find more parts of the clockworks integrated. 

Now, take a look at this next picture. When assigned by Ludovico Sforza in 1487, da Vinci created a sort of tank that would easily roll right into enemy territory while keeping soldiers safe.

Upon close inspection, I was able to draw connections between da Vinci's tanks and the fortresses, strongholds, and dreadnaughts located around the spiral. they are built in similar fashions and serve similar purposes with some amount of success.  However, just as we pirates find our ways into the fortresses and take them out one by one, da Vinci built flaws and weaknesses into the tanks with his loathing of war. If built according to the plans, parts would cancel each other out, and damp conditions make the wheels defective.

Clockwork Birds and the Toymaker

This leads me to my next point. Leonardo's love of flight combined with his mechanical studies would make way for my next point - mechanical birds. With theories buzzing through the community on the purposes of the birds, Pirate101 content concluded that the birds weren't exactly created by the Armada but by a mysterious toymaker. Because of the mechanical birds tying into da Vinci's favored subjects, it can be concluded that this mysterious toymaker (Who I have affectionately named Leonard da Finchi) has a part in the clockwork armada. However, since there were obvious flaws in da Vinci's tanks and the skyway fortresses, it can be concluded that this toymaker is most definitely a friend to us and is working under some other force to be battled later on the plot and storyline. 

Who is this Leonard da Finchi? He's a birdbrained genius, that's what. 

Keep Traveling! --Des

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