Technology

Valmoren is a Steam Punk land. This means that many of the technologies you are used to IRL are available, but without such things as computers, cell phones, and television. Remember that Valmoren has a wide gap between the rich and the poor. While the rich may have automobiles, stunt guns, and atomic ovens to heat up their food within seconds, the poor struggle to pay for basic xenectricity and a second hand radio. Also, if you want to use some piece of technology, think back to IRL 19th century as opposed to your basement for what it would look like and what it would or would not be able to do. Most things are steam or gear driven. Variations such as chemicals, atomic particles, pressure differential membranes are all acceptable.

Technology


Clocks are common, everyone except for the poor, will usually have some sort of windup pocket watch.



Radios

Post office & Telegraphs.

Electricity
Every region has basic electricity – large, bulky, expensive steam powered turbines. In Zestia Garamount Industries has offered a cheaper, better, more reliable alternative – Xenectricity! Based on the noble gas properties of Xenon. Xenectricity is unanimously accepted as the better alternative, unfortunately Garamount Industries is the only place that supplies xenectricity… As a result, the Zestian slums have very on-and-off service since too many of the poor can’t afford even the slightly cheaper Xenectricity. Uhm. Maybe this needs to be rewritten.



Transportation
Railway: There is a steam powered engine running between all four regions. The poor usually can’t afford it.

Tram: Xenectricity-powered trams run throughout Zestia. In the busy areas, the sky is crisscrossed by many tram lines (xenolines?). These are cheap so even the poor folk can manage to use them. As a result, the trams are considered “unworthy” for the very wealthy or those of significant status.

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Weapons
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