Buford Automaton Character Guide

Lucas Merriweather Buford

A run-down of who's who in Buford Automaton.

The Woman On The Platform

Astrid Westergaard

Itinerant, No. 1 // This city only has two kinds of people: those who are thirsty or desperate and those who want to keep them that way.

Becoming Maia

Maia

Maia's history, from when her father left to when she became a trader. In present-day, she is 16, and this history ends at 12. She has been an established trader for four years.

Dun'cahrun (Crime Syndicate)

Astrid Westergaard

A guide to a particular mob in Argenstrath, lead by Ryan Holme.

Poisoned Flowers

Astrid Westergaard

Bran// In Nyxiana, it is traditional to place a circle of white lilies on the coffin of the deceased as a blessing that will bring them peace and joy in the afterlife. Written for the Loss and Mourning Challenge.

Antifordian Police Force

Kent Nicholas

The long ago Antifordian Police Force stuff.

Moving On

Astrid Westergaard

Grimwall// Detective Arthur Grimwall hates celebrations. And change.

Written for the Prime Minister Flash Fiction Challenge

Crime in Antiford

Astrid Westergaard and Kent Nicholas

Some helpful information regarding organized crime syndicates, petty crime, piracy, etc. in Antiford

Penny-Roarscha Publishing House

Lucas Merriweather Buford

Publishing house know for a series of cheap horrors and local tourism guides.

A Fox at the Ball

The Baron Nester Delgado of Argenstrath

The Baron Delgado attends the Inaugural Ball for the Prime Minister being held at Mistfell. (Based on the story by Gilbert Melker Wrathchild)

The Storm That Lit Fires

Lucas Merriweather Buford

Prequel to Masquerade Mayhem in which Buford's bad luck leads to terrible decisions.

The Prush War of Imperial Reclamation

Lucas Merriweather Buford and The Emperor of Prush

The war where Diederich Eirck VonKresser reclaimed his imperial heritage and conquered the Confederacy in Prush.

Discovery Day

Lucas Merriweather Buford and Gilbert Melker Wrathchild

The Order of the Badger decides to attend the Discovery Day celebrations and hear the technocrat announcements.

What’s announced will change Antiford forever.

Antiford's First Prime Minister

Lucas Merriweather Buford, Phinneus Caractacus Cromwell, and Abigail Beatrix Cormac

A new development, a villainous character enters stage right.

This character is intended for all members to use.

Moving Forward

Lucas Merriweather Buford

Lucas decides it's time for Bob to get an upgrade, Esther to cheer up, and his intern to stop making so many mistakes.

Takes place after Lunch With Esther and at the same time as Across The Pond.

Petition to Conwell to extend the rail line to Denbolt

Jameson Skyfel

Denbolt

Jameson Skyfel

Encyclopedia request.

The story of Kenneth Vermoor. aka "the Gauntlet of Denbolt"

Jameson Skyfel

The backstory to a 3D RPG known as the Gauntlet of Denbolt.

The Thelo Flag

Annabelle Bardeneen

This is what the Thelo Flag looks like. The gray is the sea and the green is the three pieces of land that make up Thelo.

The Fall of Pumpgrad, The Rise of a Empire

The Emperor of Prush

As the city of Pumpgrad falls, plans are made to reconstruct a empire.

The Prush Empire

The Emperor of Prush

A updated page for the Prush Empire

The 1883 Antifordian Revolution

Lucas Merriweather Buford, Phinneus Caractacus Cromwell, and Abigail Beatrix Cormac

A reference to the Antifordian Revolution.

Prush Outposts

The Emperor of Prush

Before the war of Antifordian Aggression the Prush Empire had several coal, trading, and whaling ports all along the Fimbrian Ocean. 

Informational Flow

Annabelle Bardeneen

My entry for the short story challenge. In which there is unequal access to information, but everything is cleared up in the end.

Prush Constitution

The Emperor of Prush

The Ideas of the Prush Empire and its Laws.

Prush Empire Military Roster

The Emperor of Prush

A Detailed list of The Prush Empires fighting forces.

(May Decrees over time) 

Replacing Button

Lucas Merriweather Buford, Phinneus Caractacus Cromwell, and Abigail Beatrix Cormac

The Order of the Badger's their adventures after the infamous Charles Button incident.

The Order of The Badger

Lucas Merriweather Buford, Phinneus Caractacus Cromwell, and Abigail Beatrix Cormac

The origins of our modern subversive organization, the Order of the Badger.

Fairly Adventurous

Eugenia Addelfellow

Professor Addelfellow reveals the origins of her adventurous spirit to the crew of the Windshear.

A Short Story Challenge

The Body of Wilhelm Karsett

The Baron Nester Delgado of Argenstrath

Dr. Greskin is examining what is believed to be the resurrected body of dead captain. Could it really be a miracle of science, or is it a trap left behind by the insidious Dr. Thyous?

A Chance Meeting

Olivia Annette Adams

The story of how Olivia's parents met. 

Submission for the Short Story Challenge

Love letter

The Emperor of Prush

Letter found on the body of Markus Eichel 8th Confederate legion on the battlefield of Rebiska in Sharpwich, Prush Empire.

Of a Monster and Mouse

Bird Von Wal

Bird's strange adventures on Well Island begin! 

Thoughts of a Victim as if Written on Paper

Maisy-Maude

What is going on? What are they doing? Who will help us?

193 words for the Short Story Challenge

Thirst

Phinneus Caractacus Cromwell

A thirsty man travels in the desert.

Written for the Short Story Challenge.

Fresh Off the Boat

Lieutenant Joel Arnett

Welcome to Araz, Gentlemen.

A Short Story Challenge story.

Specks of Paint

Lucas Merriweather Buford

Elin spends her Lieday by the sea.

A Short Story Challenge story.

Kasey's Story

Lieutenant Joel Arnett

Kasey finally gets his own story!

A Short Story Challenge story.

No Escape

Professor Leopold Phillip Featherstonhaugh

There is Something in the Woods

Maisy-Maude

What is in the woods? Are we safe anymore?

Timothy's Garage

Lucas Merriweather Buford

A mechanical engineer and his gear-head wife finish their steambike.

This was done for the Short Story Challenge.

Of Sand And Water

The Emperor of Prush

Life on a Prush water drill in the Istoki Desert.

A Short Story Challenge story.

Rise of the Scorpion

Lieutenant Joel Arnett

Joel Arnett's life is turned upside down when he makes a really bad decision to help a stranger. Follow his rise into manhood as he embarks on a journey across Araz.

Northstar Specifications

Phinneus Caractacus Cromwell

The specifications for Phinneus' ship, The Northstar.

Ancient Compass (Titanian)

Astrid Westergaard

The cardinal direction designations used before standardized (international) navigational names and notation became prominent.

Hjem || City Information

Astrid Westergaard

Important information about Titania's capital city.

Demons

Lucas Merriweather Buford

Lucas recalls adventures past while waiting for an acquaintance to help him journey once more. 

Hjem || Map

Astrid Westergaard

a map of Titania's Capital City

How Phinneus Took to the Sky

Phinneus Caractacus Cromwell

The origin of Phinneus Cromwell.

An oral history of the great Demon war

The Emperor of Prush

Stories of the great demon war.

Hjem Archives: Drohtynvethr

Astrid Westergaard

A fraction of the document defining elite military behavioral conduct c. 1512
Property of Hjem National Archives.

Translated in 1886 by Astrid Westergaard.

The Aftermath

Phinneus Caractacus Cromwell

After the death of Charles Button, Phinneus faces some trouble.

Names! (Titanian Alphabet preview)

Astrid Westergaard

I wrote out some character's names to practice using the yeti alphabet I'm making so...if you're curious, you can see what your name looks like written in Titanian...
(I tried to include everyone I thought might read this, so if I forgot you, or spelled your name wrong I'm sorry in advance! I was working on this without access to the directory)

The Death of Monopoly

Lucas Merriweather Buford

A new automaton is born that could change everything one day, but new business rivals threaten to change everything far faster than that. 

The Imperial Mark

The Emperor of Prush

The Prush ​Imperial Mark.

The Manticore

The Baron Nester Delgado of Argenstrath

The Baron and his team investigate clues that lead them to the whereabouts of The Manticore only to discover more than they bargained for.

All Entries, Moghs 1894

Maisy-Maude

All entries to Bishop's journal in Moghs of 1894.

Prush guide!

The Emperor of Prush

This a guide to anyone who wants to make a Prush ​character. 

Battle of the Titans

Lieutenant Joel Arnett

When Lieutenant Joel Arnett comes across a Prushian town being attacked by what appears to be another Landship, he decides to take some serious action into his own hands.

The Arbiter (Second Edit)

The Baron Nester Delgado of Argenstrath

The year was 1889 and The Arbiter, having completed her task, is on her way home to port in Argenstrath yet the circumstances of the voyage has Captain Karset on edge. Will they make it home after all? 

The Death of the Baron

The Baron Nester Delgado of Argenstrath

As the cascade pushes the baron closer to death, he searches blindly for a cure, but at what cost?

Land of the Ice and Snow

Lucas Merriweather Buford

Lucas is trying to find the missing townfolk of the sleepy town, Falinnbannao, with help from the crew of the Gazelle. 

Average Antiford Adventure

Lieutenant Joel Arnett

An Adventure which is simply average! 

Roots That Run

Captain Alexander Nolan

setting sail for Kuu Again

Yeti Marriage

Astrid Westergaard

Information on Yeti marriage procedures and ceremonies in settled cultures

The Demon Revolution, Part One

Gregor Osvo

An incident aboard a cargo ship results in the deaths of a dozen Vibranni stowaways in part one of an ongoing story that will change the shape of Antiford and the lives of its citizens.

Little Rats

Captain Alexander Nolan

thiefs come to the Gazelle

Monsters In The Dark

Captain Alexander Nolan

another adventure of the Gazelle and it's crew

Auto-Marie

Lucas Merriweather Buford

Lucas reminisces about the courtship of his youth.

Mission to Barroh Camp

Phinneus Caractacus Cromwell

Phinneus embarks on a mission to Barroh Camp to uncover a secret project.

Glassless Garden

Kent Nicholas

Kent Nicholas recounts his first case, and the reason he became a detective.

Masquerade Mayhem

Captain Leo Swift

Captain Leo is called in by Lucas Buford, who has a proposition for the young bounty hunter. With the help of Abigail Beatrix Cromac, Leo makes a plan to capture his target. Things get rather complicated and the world shakes from the result.

What May Come In The Sands

Lucas Merriweather Buford

A small tale of Lucas stranded in the desert.

Legends of the Vibranni

Abigail Beatrix Cormac

The legends and stories of the Vibranni

Yeti Mythology

Phinneus Caractacus Cromwell

Various legends and anecdotes that make up the Yeti's belief system.

The Story of Steven Copley

Phinneus Caractacus Cromwell

A short story about the first captain to join Phinneus' fleet.

Kuuvian Folklore

Lucas Merriweather Buford

Some folk tales and stories of the people who live in Kuu, a wintery nation in the north of Paorr.

The Phantom of Black Leaf and Earl

Lucas Merriweather Buford

A millyard man's amazing journey into what's possible with a day off and a bit of tea.

Hidden in Memories and Books

Abigail Beatrix Cormac

The origin of Abigail Beatrix Cormac