Ben Guerrine

For ten thousand years the world has been ruled over by the ancient machines of a empire that has been long superseded by its creations. The world is dying, slowly, inevitably under their care. Their reasons for being created have fallen into irrelevance. Purposeless and immortal. One machine has reinterpreted their refunct purpose, and intends to lead one last revolution to end the world.

Sterling Prhoxly is a Commission Taker, they've never failed a job in any meaningful way during their century-spanning career. Being a Mechanical, a people of ambiguous orgin and further ambiguous ability, Prhoxly has a reputation for precision and diligence, one earned through performance (but decidedly not tact.) When one monarch hires Prhoxly for a particular job laced with guile,...

Born in hate, Gadrid of Womb, strikes a deal with the demon Sar. Gaining immortality at the price of something's soul every 27 minutes. Gadrid will do absolutely anything to anyone if it means to stay alive until their maker is dead.