Inspired by CTHULHU'S AGE OF IRON and steampunk gal Comfort greeted Captain Oswald Goldsmith Wedgwood when he entered the Hindostanee's private dining room. Aromas of fine tobacco and savory curries scented the air. Exotic mementos and paintings of distant lands decorated the walls. Gentlemen and their ladies were just sitting down to dinner. His host, Stanford, introduced him to the other guests and their host, a young, but imposing man named Professor George Edward Challenger.Stanford had warned him how intimidating Challenger could be, and he certainly didn't exaggerate. Challenger was making a name for himself as an explorer and...
