A steampunk-medieval crossroads town of towering tenements threaded with pipes, vents, and catwalks where tinkerers and traders collide; brass chimneys and stonework form a skyline of chimneys and bell towers, while crowds move beneath suspended aqueducts and steam bridges.
Where iron veins run like rivers and every alley sings with the hiss of steam.
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Chairwoman of the Iron Ward
A sharp-eyed woman with soot-streaked sleeves and a brass locket that conceals a miniature gear-sigil.
Master Clockwright
Tiny goggles perched on a round face, stained apron, fingers perpetually oily, and a mechanical canary on his shoulder.
Leader of the Underground Syndicate
Scarred knuckles, braided soot-streaked hair, and a laugh that draws in desperate workers.
Major Broker and Toll Collector
Tailored coat with hidden pockets, spectacles, and a finger-ring that doubles as a seal.
Magistral Clerk of Permits
Short, thick-set, spectacles perched on a flattened nose, ink stains on hands.
Clockwork & Automata
A cluttered workshop where shelves sag under the weight of gears, springs, and bird-sized frames, with a skylight venting steam.
Brokerage & General Goods
A polished office lined with ledgers and brass accoutrements where negotiations happen over tea and ink.
Engineers, caravan leaders, mercenaries, and furtive smugglers
A multi-level tavern perched beneath a steam vent where diners can sit by iron balconies and watch the crossroads below.
Industrial Guild
A coalition of master craftsmen and factory owners who push for regulation and profit.
Criminal Labor Collective
A loose network of diggers, smugglers, and enforcers who operate in the vents and undercroft.
Religious-Technical Order
Technicians and clerics blending faith and engineering to steward the steam resources.
Massive entryways at each cardinal road secured with brass portcullises and tollhouses.
An exposed seam vent ringed by scaffolding where engineers monitor pressure and tourists gather to feel the heat.
An open plaza of stalls selling timepieces, gears, and curious mechanical baubles beneath a canopy of pipes.
A narrow canal tunnel lined with maintenance platforms and favored by smugglers and nocturnal scavengers.
Hidden blueprints showing a way to weaponize the steam vein exist in the Magistra's private chest.
An illicit ether-charged automaton prototype has been operating semi-autonomously beneath Galen's shop.
The Underground Syndicate has a mole inside the Steamworks who can divert pressure feeds.
Sabotage at Valve Day
Valves are tampered with on the morning of the festival and the town's steam network begins to fail, forcing the PCs to locate the saboteur and prevent an explosion.
The Missing Prototype
Galen's experimental automaton was taken from his cellar, and the trail leads into the Under-Channel where smugglers trade in outlawed tech.
Pressure and Politics
Tensions with Westgate escalate as a broker threatens to cut trade and the PCs must negotiate, uncover blackmail, or sabotage rival caravans to keep the town supplied.
Echoes Beneath the Boilers
A new tunnel collapses revealing sealed pre-steam chambers and strange glyphs that hint at an older power beneath the town.
