rpgmaker.net/media/content/users/947/locker/The_Gr... It is the cusp of World War I(1914), and all the European powers are arming up. The Austro-Hungarians and Germans have their Clankers, diesel-driven iron machines loaded with guns and ammunition. The British Darwinists employ fabricated animals as their weaponry. Their Leviathan is a whale airship, and the most masterful beast in the British fleet.
Factions:
Clanker: Countries that use steam-driven iron machines are referred to as Clanker nations. The machines themselves and their users are also referred to as Clankers. The main Clanker nations are Germany and Austria-Hungary, the Central Powers. Though officially neutral, the Ottoman Empire is considered a Clanker nation as they believe Darwinist creations are against God. The name may be a spoof of Central, the name for the alliance of these countries.
Darwinist: The Darwinist countries currently consist of the United Kingdom, France, Russia, Belgium, Algeria (a colony of France), Serbia, and Japan (Note: Japan has Clanker technology). These factions employ fabricated animals as their weaponry. An example is the Leviathan, a whale airship of the British fleet. Dr. Nora Darwin Barlow, named after Charles Darwin, who helped develop the theory of evolution and, in this universe , discovered DNA, called Life Threads in their world.
Neutral: The Ottoman Empire, despite being a society with a Clanker-oriented economy, has yet to enter the war.
Switzerland can be considered politically neutral as it is mentioned in the book several times that it is the last place for fugitives and that just by being there, the British are breaking the terms of its neutrality. Their economy seems to be Clanker-based.
America is neutral, with a fusion of Clanker and Darwinist technologies. The country is split between the two, Clankers in the North (Based on its industry), Darwinist in the south (Based on its agriculture).
Portugal, Spain and Italy appear to be Darwinist nations that have yet to join in the war.
A few examples of the opposing powers armaments:
Clanker machines
Cyklops Stormwalker: a two-legged machine designed for combat.
Zeppelin: a dirigible designed for air travel, transport and combat. The Germans use several to try and destroy the Leviathan.
Dreadnaught: an enormous land ship with side-mounted cannons. Essentially designed for combat, with a lower deck for its scouts, it can be used for travel thanks to its six legs.
Aeroplane: a plane designed for air combat, used to attempt to take down the Leviathan.
Darwinist creations:
Leviathan: the name of a large, fabricated airwhale many people travel on. It is a living ecosystem, using the whale cilia for flight, bacteria to make hydrogen, bees to make honey, and strafing hawks and fléchette bats for battle (see below).
Minotaur: the name of an airship similar to the Leviathan
Huxley: giant jellyfish-like creatures fabricated from the life threads of the Medusa jellyfish. These creatures breathe hydrogen and are similar in function to hot-air balloons. Usually these are used to scout overhead.
Message lizards: fabricated lizards used aboard the Leviathan and other Darwinist creations and buildings. They only repeat what they hear.
Strafing hawks: the Leviathan's main defense. When armed with acidic spider webs on their wings, they are capable of slicing through metal.
Fléchette bats: bats fabricated with moth and mosquito threads. These bats are able to ingest and release metal spikes in "the usual manner".
Hydrogen sniffers: dog-like creatures bred to sniff for hydrogen leaks on an airship.
Kraken: a sea creature designed for ocean battles.
These are only a few examples, there are plenty more.
It is the cusp of World War I(1914), and all the European powers are arming up. The Austro-Hungarians and Germans have their Clankers, diesel-driven iron machines loaded with guns and ammunition. The British Darwinists employ fabricated animals as their weaponry. Their Leviathan is a whale airship, and the most masterful beast in the British fleet.
Factions:
Clanker: Countries that use steam-driven iron machines are referred to as Clanker nations. The machines themselves and their users are also referred to as Clankers. The main Clanker nations are Germany and Austria-Hungary, the Central Powers. Though officially neutral, the Ottoman Empire is considered a Clanker nation as they believe Darwinist creations are against God. The name may be a spoof of Central, the name for the alliance of these countries.
Darwinist: The Darwinist countries currently consist of the United Kingdom, France, Russia, Belgium, Algeria (a colony of France), Serbia, and Japan (Note: Japan has Clanker technology). These factions employ fabricated animals as their weaponry. An example is the Leviathan, a whale airship of the British fleet. Dr. Nora Darwin Barlow, named after Charles Darwin, who helped develop the theory of evolution and, in this universe , discovered DNA, called Life Threads in their world.
Neutral: The Ottoman Empire, despite being a society with a Clanker-oriented economy, has yet to enter the war.
Switzerland can be considered politically neutral as it is mentioned in the book several times that it is the last place for fugitives and that just by being there, the British are breaking the terms of its neutrality. Their economy seems to be Clanker-based.
America is neutral, with a fusion of Clanker and Darwinist technologies. The country is split between the two, Clankers in the North (Based on its industry), Darwinist in the south (Based on its agriculture).
Portugal, Spain and Italy appear to be Darwinist nations that have yet to join in the war.
A few examples of the opposing powers armaments:
Clanker machines
Cyklops Stormwalker: a two-legged machine designed for combat.
Zeppelin: a dirigible designed for air travel, transport and combat. The Germans use several to try and destroy the Leviathan.
Dreadnaught: an enormous land ship with side-mounted cannons. Essentially designed for combat, with a lower deck for its scouts, it can be used for travel thanks to its six legs.
Aeroplane: a plane designed for air combat, used to attempt to take down the Leviathan.
Darwinist creations:
Leviathan: the name of a large, fabricated airwhale many people travel on. It is a living ecosystem, using the whale cilia for flight, bacteria to make hydrogen, bees to make honey, and strafing hawks and fléchette bats for battle (see below).
Minotaur: the name of an airship similar to the Leviathan
Huxley: giant jellyfish-like creatures fabricated from the life threads of the Medusa jellyfish. These creatures breathe hydrogen and are similar in function to hot-air balloons. Usually these are used to scout overhead.
Message lizards: fabricated lizards used aboard the Leviathan and other Darwinist creations and buildings. They only repeat what they hear.
Strafing hawks: the Leviathan's main defense. When armed with acidic spider webs on their wings, they are capable of slicing through metal.
Fléchette bats: bats fabricated with moth and mosquito threads. These bats are able to ingest and release metal spikes in "the usual manner".
Hydrogen sniffers: dog-like creatures bred to sniff for hydrogen leaks on an airship.
Kraken: a sea creature designed for ocean battles.
These are only a few examples, there are plenty more.