Editing Inland Empire (section)

==== Technology ====

The general technology level is roughly equal to the 1860s-1890s of our world, with some exceptions.

*Firearms are not as developed; most guns must be manually reloaded after each shot. 

*No manner of radio or wireless mechanical communication is known. The closest analogue is the barometric array, a device that measures changes across a variety of spectrums.

*Most communication between large cities is done through signal lines (what we would call telegraphs), but pigeons, balloons, heliographs and lamp signals are all used in places where signal lines have not yet been built.

*Aeroships. No other type of vehicle is as widespread as the aeroship (or 'zeppelin'). The gondola is usually reserved for instruments and machinery; goods and passengers are carried inside the inflated shell.

*Analytical engines. These enormous mathematical engines sometimes take up whole buildings. They are strung together with signal lines, and store all the records of the modern world- criminal profiles, banking statements, and lists of opera ticket holders. Most citizens carry punch cards --hard [[Pen and paper|paper]] cards with patterns of holes in them-- as identification. The cards are fed into analytical engines that verify the information.

*Mobens (or 'mobile engines') are human-sized walking automata. Whether or not they are truly aware is a matter of fierce contention. They can perform many tasks, but their expense limits their use to the upper classes.