# The Varnish

The machines are the Varnish: brass clockwork beetles, linen-winged ornithopters and bronze river gargoyles.

Faction · Fictional · Established

Stable ID: `relay-zero-ii-varnish` · Revision 2 · Updated 2026-10-30

Context: [Relay Zero II: The Varnish](/field-guide/collections/relay-zero-ii/)

[Web page](/field-guide/entities/relay-zero-ii-varnish/) · [JSON record](/field-guide/entities/relay-zero-ii-varnish/record.json)

## Visual notes

- Oil-painted scenery and repainted pixel art.

## Appearances

- [Relay Zero II: The Varnish](/gamelab/relay-zero-v2.html) (context: [Relay Zero II: The Varnish](/field-guide/collections/relay-zero-ii/))

## Dated changes

- 2026-10-30: Added from the named source to the Field Guide.

## Sources

- [Relay Zero II: The Varnish](/gamelab/relay-zero-v2.html)

## Reference library

### Source reference

![The Varnish Descends, an original Relay Zero II cut-scene painting.](/field-guide/assets/references/relay-zero-ii-varnish/01-varnish-descends-v1-1200.webp)

The Varnish Descends, an original Relay Zero II cut-scene painting.

[Download full-size image](/field-guide/assets/references/relay-zero-ii-varnish/01-varnish-descends-v1.webp) · [Original project image](/gamelab/relay-zero-v2.html) · v1 · SHA-256: `f99b55912a4b0ad0bfbfddc2d4dc6519563a4c950e646b3594e3e0fa97976073`