Steam and Steel by Martechi on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

The hiss of steam and flame is the breath of every locomotive, its heartbeat the bell tolling at the end of every hour. Its thoughts permeate the engine in the clockwork ticking of a thousand systems, and in battle, its guns speak with a voice of iron and fury.
The constant, lively clamor of the engine fills the heart of every captain in the skies, and from it, they can learn everything about their locomotive and its crew. Every creak is a whisper, every clank a cry, and all can be addressed in time. But the engine must not ever fall silent. If the captain of an engine can hear nothing but the wind, the thin airs of the sky will surely carry voices of dead souls beckoning.

So, the boilers thrum with new loads of coal, fire crackles deep within, music is the best friend of skyfarers, and their shanties sound from the lowest deck up to the look-out on the bridge. Humming tunes of home and clanking their tools and wrenches, the adventurers braving the skies keep the silence at bay. Silence and darkest are their greatest foes, and because of it, they enjoy nothing more than stories sung in the lantern light.

Sunless Skies fanart.
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