This will be a slighty shorter entry than usual and is about one small part of the internal structure that makes up the Steamshaft, largely one type of support column… The Hevnar support.
The Hevnar is the strongest support column, acting as a focal point for upwards and downwards travel aswell as being the central support to a specific region. The Hevnar is constructed from a material that baffles the inhabitants of the Steamshaft, the same material is used on the horizontal sheets, domes and chambers that are pivotal to the integrity of the structure. This material is largely responsible for the stability that has allowed the overall environment to survive for so long. Even with this strength, other parts of the Steamshaft have fallen into gross disrepair and collapses are common. Some areas have even been overrun by terrors too horrible to imagine and so are of an unknown stability or make-up, it is believed that some creatures have corrupted and distorted structures in ways that boggle the mind.
There is more I could say regarding the Hevnar supports but I’ll leave that to a wider commentary on the other supports.
I have recently been writing and thinking about how battle is conducted within the Steamshaft, often the battlefield is confined but as things progress it opens up and tactics must change… Got some very cool shields that are used for tunnel advances. Early on I planned for a large variety of fantasy weaponry but this list has been shortened greatly. All talk for another time!
-Tom
Tags: concept, Hevnar supports, Pen & Paper RPG, Roleplay, The Steamshaft Chronicles, World setting
