Salvage Union: Floodplain Part Four

Salvage Union: Floodplain Part Four

From The Coffin Club by Jessica Estes

June 5, 2026 · 1h 57m · Season 7 · Episode 9

About this episode

In this episode, Nia and Argenta discuss the mechanics of weaponry while enjoying a meal together.

The backup weapon looked like if you carved a sitting three-legged dog out out of a hunk of metal. Nia had known about cannons, distant weapons some theorized that they could one day be brought to bear in war. Argenta had said the "mortar" was like a cannon, down to the munitions inside, but Nia didn't know what a munition was or what a cannon looked like. It was a silly, small apparatus to see parked on a hill with their cart and horses. The munition was a packed metal ball the size of a fist. Argenta wasn't being careful with it; Nia kept her distance regardless. They sat, almost like a picnic, as they waited for the skies over Roden to clean, eating stewed vegetables and chunks of bread. Her goddess was developing opinions on her cooking and enjoying it. She didn't enjoy it enough to not talk with her mouth full. "It's funny. At the end of the day, it's basic math, cheap geometry. Being able to calculate arcs, parabolas." She smiled around a spoonful of roots and chewed. "The mortar, the explosive, it's all fancy. It's no more sophisticated than your bows. One day, you're going to have the tools to do what I do. But you'll always have known what I know, y'know?" She didn't…

People in this episode

Host: Jessica Estes

Topics covered

  • cannons
  • munition
  • geometry
  • cooking
  • explosives

Keywords

  • cannon
  • munition
  • mortar
  • geometry
  • cooking

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