AIM
To develop a fun and exciting alternative fictional universe by weaving elements of horror, fantasy, together into an anachronistic medieval setting.


FAQ
Last updated 15th of May 2007

Q: What is the “Clockwork Universe” ?
A: First started in 2004, Clockwork Universe is a private and on going project aimed at the design and development of an alternate fictional universe.

Q: Why develop the Clockwork Universe?
A: This project is an attempt at bringing some minor attention to the often neglected, and little known genre called Steampunk.

Q: What is Steampunk?
A: Steampunk is a a subgenre of speculative fiction, often set in a anachronistic Victorian setting. To avoid re-writing what's already been done, you can find this answer @ [link]

Q: Is the Clockwork Universe in a Victorian setting?
A: No, the Clockwork Universe setting can be best described as a anachronistic medieval setting.
This was chosen for a few reasons. But firstly and foremost as a means to differentiate the Clockwork Universe from other, better known Steampunk settings.

Q: What type of atmosphere does this world have?
A: While there is bound to be contrasting atmospheric tones within the Clockwork Universe, it is overwhelmingly dark, dirty and gritty.

Blood stained iron sheet roofs with surface rust.

Smoke spewing out of chimney's into the air filling the sky around the cities with a brown to red haze.

Miners dripping in sweat, earth falls and crumbles around them as they wipe the grime off there faces as they burrow deeper and deeper into the dirty and damp mines.

Landscape's blighted with rubble and old mines.

A forgotten mountainous plateau, its sides marred with mines, upon which a a single green sapling sprouts amongst the sourounding debree.

The rumbling of machinery and flashes of bright light emanating form the smelters, followed by a hiss and cloud of steam as steal is quenched by water.

Rivers stained a reddish brown from corroded and abandoned steal windmills that litter there shores.

These are a collection of examples depicting some of the scenes within the Clockwork Universe.


Q: Why feature it on Deviant Art?
A: To gain insight form the general DA community. Currently the project is still in its fetal stages. As the project gains more momentum it will most likely be moved to a domain of its own with adequate and supporting web based infrastructure. However, as it stands this is a hobby and labor of love. So there is no need to go to provide its own site at this stage.

Q: Is this DA account a club?"
A: No, the *clockworkuniverse account is not a club. The CWU is a world designed and directed by ~abyssus and is supported by other forms of contributed media by voluntarily artists.

Want to help?
While i doubt many people will be interested, Im always open to suggestion and contributions. If you would like to produce some Clockwork Universe inspired artwork, feel free to drop me a note, I would be happy to intergrate it into the official project.
All contributions will be credited directly to there appropiate donors.