Steampunk



Steampunk areas are characterized by technology that might have originated in the 19th century. Steam-powered locomotives and automobiles provide land-based transportation (along with the occasional mechanical-horse drawn carriage). Clockwork automatons can be found in wealthy homes, serving as cooks and butlers, maids and handymen. Air travel is rare, given the difficulty of directing balloons and airships efficiently, but the scientifically minded believe that new advances in analog computers might make them considerably more reliable.

Steampunk homes are generally heated by coal or steam, and steam powers most mechanical devices as well. Needless to say, mechanics are essential workers.

The former American southeast, most of England, and Genosha are known examples of Steampunk areas.