In an age of industrial advancement, science and technology would evolve it ways that were not though possible. Paving ways for new and existing branches of science, while creating wondrous and awe inspiring creations.
It all began when a Renaissance man would take the first steps down the paths of science and technology, researching and designing what would change the world. These machines, powered a complex system of clockwork and alchemy, marked the end of the old world and the start of something new.
As technology changed, so did the creations. After years of Clockwork technology, Steam would come to replace it and give way to even greater creations. However, technology would once again change. The Great War, unleashed the most destructive of creations upon the world and technology would evolve at a faster rate, bringing forward Diesel powered technology.
But, of all the greatest technological achievements, very few could compare to the Automatons, the 'Living Machines',robots capable of sentience. The first Automatons were operated by probably the most complicated use of clockwork ever, inside a humanoid shell made from wood and metal. To give them a more human look, these Automatons had their faces painted on thousands of small individual pieces to allow expression on their faces. Automatons would change along with rest of technology, with new designs being powered by steam, oil or electricity, and replacing the painted faces, with a grey, clay-like face mask. These new developments gave some the capability of flight, or traversing the seas and waterways of the world.
The one feature that all Automatons shared was the possession of a Core. A far greater achievement, a Core was the soul of an Automaton, the very thing that made us alive. Designed and built during the build up to the First World War, the core was capable of ensuring an Automaton could function by and maintain themselves efficiently while fighting on the battlefield. Without a Core, an Automaton would cease.
And yet, despite being highly technological creations, many Automatons were not valued; instead we were treated as expendable, second class servants by many of our human creators. Very few people showed compassion to the Automatons in their service. Automatons were conscribed to dangerous work where risks were high, where the risk of injury to a human could easily be solved with by an expendable Automaton. Automatons were also victims of discrimination when it came to housing; instead accommodation was often a large building that could store several Automatons or in shanty towns that we had built by ourselves.
From our treatment, we Automatons had developed our own culture amongst our kind, building our own communities and society. But our treatment at the hands of the humans also bread resentment, distrust and hatred of our human creators. Many of us hoped to improve relations with humanity and be treated as equals, while others desired to be left alone, and then there were those who possessed darker thoughts against our creators.
There were always moments of unease between us and humanity, and for us, there was a small sense of fear. Fear for what could become of our kind if things became irreparable. Fear would drive us to take many actions. But nobody could have imagined what would happen next, something that scarred us for the rest of our existence…