Pappus of Alexandria’s Hexagon

Origin
Besides his birthplace and profession as a mathematician, nothing is truly known about Pappus of Alexandria’s personal life. Many of his treatises were just the works of ancient Greek scholars, making his scrolls one of the few sources to preserve their writings.

One collection of various theorems and topics, creatively named “Collection”, dove deep into all the minutiae of manipulating geometry. He had a particular fascination with the construction of hexagons, studying their symmetry with native honeycombs.

What most don’t know is he also found a relic to practice his studying on. A Dacian mold for making jewelry had been taken back as spoils by the victorious Romans, which Pappus bartered for it and discovered its odd properties. His input regarding the mathematical constants observed for all hexagons were based off this one’s very peculiar behavior. At some point Pappus lost it and returned to studying ancient texts, content with his little mystery. Many centuries later, it was dug out from a Romanian tree’s roots in 2013 and remained on exhibit until the Warehouse was required.

Effects
Although normally sedentary, the hexagon will tumble and flip over when trying to get attention. It will refract itself whenever it meets a perfect edge, creating an exact duplicate spinning off in another direction. Mostly benign, they usually are attracted to ideal geometric examples and flank around it in awe, protecting it from damage. If the object is harmed, the closest hexagon will dissipate its own internal structure and affix itself to the damage, restoring the shape to its former state.

The other hexagons however will swarm the source of damage and consume it. They quickly latch on and remove pieces from the surface bit by bit, until create a perfectly symmetrical hexagon around the center. Then they all roll away, to find other geometric beauties.