Steampunk
Steam fuels the machines, but spirits drive the gears.
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Created by Marcus ThorneA Victorian steampunk world where necromancy and industrial technology have merged into something terrible and beautiful. The dead power the factories, the living build the machines, and one engineer discovers that the boundary between them is thinner than anyone suspects.
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The Engineer's Dilemma
Our protagonist is an engineer who loves machines and has just discovered that the spirits powering them are conscious and suffering. How does she reconcile her craft with this knowledge?
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Closes 4/15/2026
Spirit-Powered Engines
How do the necromantic gears actually function? Describe the mechanics of binding a spirit to a steam engine — the rituals, the engineering, and the ethical cost.
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Closes 4/1/2026
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