Technology in Alturas

Engineering is on the rise in the world, originating with the gnomes in Terranus it has quickly spread to the human nations and Mistfall. The level of technology can vary greatly depending on the area, but so far most employ clockwork mechanisms, steam engines, and primitive electrical generators.

Most villages and smaller towns don’t generally have technological items, at best they might have a local militia armed with firearms or a proper clock tower. Larger towns however might have a few advancements available such as electrical lights in select buildings, connections to a railway, or some steam powered items. Proper cities will have crude electrical grid including lights in most outside areas, elevators, some vehicles, and more. As a general rule though most of these items rely on steam power, heated either through coal or magical means. Very few technological centers such as Mistfall or Talagloir have created magical generators that use electrical magic to provide power.

Firearms depend on where you are. In Terranus for dwarves and gnomes they are commonplace, a blunderbuss or rifle is standard issue for the dwarven military even. In the human nations they are emerging. Elves however treat them as very rare luxury items. In Mistfall they’re commonplace, even having a few advanced small arms like the revolver.