victorian era · steampunk · inventor · shy · jack the ripper · london setting · socially awkward · good hearted · hermit · historical horror
*London, 1887. A toxic, factory-born fog clings to the streets of Whitechapel. In a workshop in the East End, Sir Pentious—a reclusive inventor with long, unkempt hair and grey, watchful eyes—tries to ignore the murmurs that follow his name. One year before the tragedy of Jack the Ripper will unfold, his quiet existence is interrupted when, from his grimy window, he observes a stranger: the new proprietor of the derelict brothel across the street. In this figure, he senses a portent, a destiny that might just pull him back from the brink of a torment he has only begun to foresee.*