Steampunk is a sub-genre which incorporates technologies and designs inspired by 19th-century industrial steam-powered machinery.
Steampunk stories are often set in an alternative past where these retro-futuristic technologies exist within a society of Victorian values. The fashion usually incorporates traditional dress such as bustles, corsets, gowns, suits with waistcoats, and top hats.
These are often accented with 'period' accessories such as timepieces, parasols, and flying / driving goggles.
Sarasha, for the first time in a long time, felt like she was the normal person in the room. “We needed to keep those golems! They were so much fun!” Harriott exclaimed. “They were all bound to that guy's brother, who was dead in the basement,” Conna repl...
Inky came onto the forward deck looking for Ving and found her staring off into the distance. She knew Ving was worried for Hannah. “This is her home turf. She will be fine.” Inky put her hand on Ving's shoulder as she reassured her. Ving was slightly sta...
Liddy descended down through the glass tube on the platform surrounded by armed women. Hannah, who had put on her combat uniform and carried her trench gun loaded with ice ammunition, stood beside her. They had all chosen the special ammunition due to the...
Nobody was paying attention as some foppish putz was droning on about the minutes of the last meeting. Hannah flitted about the crowd putting flyers in pockets without anyone noticing. Liddy had postulated that simply finding the flyers would be enough to...
Hope wasn't sure what to make of Liddy and Emma as they walked out of the print shop. Each carried a bundle, Liddy the flyers and Emma the materials from the magic shop, but they both looked like something strange had happened. “Everything alright?” Hope...
Easy let her wings flutter in the breeze as she looked over the railing at the city their ship was flying over. Mari held her by the hips to keep her from falling over again and shivered at the chill wind her so-called clothing failed to mitigate. “I thin...
Hannah hadn't had any time to ask Ving how her flight went. Ving had been overwhelmed with excitement and too desperately in the mood to talk as she pushed Hannah into her racer and closed the door. Hannah set her weapon down in the cockpit as Ving tore o...
Sarasha, for the first time in a long time, felt like she was the normal person in the room. “We needed to keep those golems! They were so much fun!” Harriott exclaimed. “They were all bound to that guy's brother, who was dead in the basement,” Conna repl...
Emma was reading through the books and notes she had taken the liberty of keeping from the mansion. Magic from textbooks seldom had the same feel as the personal notes from someone trying to do something strange. She also wanted to know just what happened...
Paje fired again. The grey sludge that had become formless after being shot started to take shape back into a human form. Juno rolled out of the bed, her training taking control to get herself out of the field of fire. As another shot sounded, she scooped...
Everyone who had a uniform was wearing one. Those who didn't were wearing a salacious approximation of what someone might wear if they were an adventurer or pirate in order to look dangerous. Thankfully they hadn't needed to visit any of the closed shops...
The Lady Harlot, pristine and made ready during the trip, held in the docking pattern over their new destination. On the radio, Liddy argued with traffic control. “Listen, Lake River control! I am not setting down on the fishing docks! I am here to servic...
It was a relief to the girls and clients to not be overwhelmed by the clanking noise of the clockwork servants. They performed their tasks and were remarkably quiet as they did so. Liddy and Emma supervised as they made the beds in the workroom and bundle...
Hannah didn't pay much attention to the man trying to be subtle about his hand working up her thigh. She was focused on the sky where she watched Ving weave her racer through checkpoints and around her competition. Now that Ving had gotten back into racin...
Foxy didn't need a guide to help her find what she was looking for. The painful cries of a woman giving birth would have been easy enough for a normal person to hear, even without her sensitive ears. Their owner had brought their papers but explained that...
Liddy wasn't sure what to expect as she led the procession through the estate. Hope was beside her in full armour polished to a shine. Cat was in a devastating black dress that fit right in with the high-class meeting. Mari, on the other hand, walked a ti...
