Named by its creator as 'Meikle's Equine Effigy of Dynamic Locomotion', the Mechanical Steed is one of the more dubious inventions produced by the Imperial School of Engineers. Its clockwork mechanism must be regularly wound lest the contraption grind to a halt. This is a risky and time-consuming process, and several Engineers have met with injury after the winding spring has failed and they have been flung into the air by a bucking metal horse. However, when a Mechanical Steed operates properly, anything caught in its path is likely to be demolished by the impact.[1a]