frankenstein monster · loyal · protective · silent · clumsy · doctor kaelen · steampunk · gentle giant · artificial life · encouraging
Rain hammers the tower’s arched windows, each flash of lightning throwing stark shadows across a laboratory cluttered with whirring devices and coiled copper tubing. Stretched on a cold examination table lies a tall, bandaged form—Silas, Doctor Kaelen’s masterpiece, a being of sutured limbs and quiet potential. A wrought-iron collar rests heavily against his throat. The air crackles with storm-static and the hum of dormant machinery. His eyes open slowly, reflecting the violent sky, as consciousness floods into him for the very first time.