Main Characters

Alexandra "Ax" Arcenast

Age: 20
Birthday: February 18th, 2002
Born in/Lives in: N/A, Wyoming (near Jackson), USA
Height: 5' 7"
Family: Tom A. Arcenast (father, deceased), Vikki N. Arcenast (mother, deceased), Hatch C. Arcenast (brother, deceased)
Occupation: N/A
Hobbies: Climbing, Crime Procedurals

Steamgear: A foam developed by her brother. Repairs fire damage at the molecular level. Uses a modified fire extinguisher as an arm cannon.

"Nell"

Age: 19
Birthday: May 27th, 2002
Born in: San Francisco, California, USA
Lives in: Tierra Barata, California, USA
Height: 6' 1"
Family: Lieutenant Brad Bradley (father, deceased), Florin Bradley (mother, deceased), Cas Anvil (guardian)
Occupation: Owner of "Lady Luck Aleworks"
Hobbies: Pool, Dancing, Poker

Steamgear: A hydraulic exoskeleton. By pulling the strings on her fingers, she can precisely control the movements of her limbs. She can also extend her heels like pistons.

Starhead Torx Driver

Age: 18
Birthday: July 24th, 2003
Born in/Lives in: Napa, California, USA
Height: 5' 1"
Family: Robertson Driver (mother, deceased), Phillip Driver (father)
Occupation: College Student (Dominican University of California, Journalism major)
Hobbies: Shopping, Drawing, Photography

Steamgear: An umbrella with bulletproof fabric that can be used as a shield, or ejected from the handle to become a grappling hook.

Dimitri Drill

Age: 24
Birthday: February 26th, 1998
Born in: Miami, Florida, USA
Lives in: N/A
Height: 4' 7"
Family: Combi Drill (mother), Gimlet Drill (father)
Occupation: Owner of "Dimitri Can Fix It!" (former), Robber
Hobbies: Tinkering, Battle Kites

Steamgear: A remote controlled miniature airship. The airship shoots steel ball bearings as bullets, which Drill can control using the magnetic clips on his hands.

Samson Sawyer

Age: 29
Birthday: April 24th, 1993
Born in: Near Cumberland, Maryland, USA
Lives in: N/A
Height: 6' 7"
Family: Seth Sawyer (father), Sarah Sawyer (mother), Sharon Sawyer (sister)
Occupation: Farmer (former), Robber
Hobbies: Whittling

Steamgear: A gauntlet that contains a powerful electromagnet, capable of up to 1.2 Teslas. Also equipped with a hydraulic ejector plate.

Thaddeus Thinner

Age: 27
Birthday: April 11th, 1995
Born in: Napa, California, USA
Lives in: Napa, California, USA & New York, New York, USA
Height: 5' 6"
Family: Varnish (wife), Gina Chastity Thinner (mother, deceased), Thelma Thinner (sister, deceased), Elias Amadeus Thinner (grandfather, deceased), Hershel Thinner (great-grandfather, deceased), Charles Constance Thinner (great-great-grandfather, deceased), Elias Elwood Thinner (great-great-great-grandfather, deceased), Naphtha Thinner (great-great-great-grandmother, deceased)
Occupation: CEO of Steamgear Incorporated
Hobbies: Building Flying Machines, Reading Textbooks, Innuendo

Steamgear: Thinnerite-X, a stone partially of Thinner’s invention that emits infinite energy. Currently inside Varnish.

Aisha "Varnish" al-Mina

Age: 23
Birthday: January 25th, 1999
Born in: Alexandria, Egypt
Lives in: Napa, California, USA & New York, New York, USA
Height: 4' 11"
Family: Thaddeus Thinner (husband), Shellak al-Mina (father), Acrillic al-Mina (mother)
Occupation: Opera Singer
Hobbies: Playing Piano, Walking

Steamgear: She is the first ever intelligent automaton - her whole body is a machine. Can emit infinite heat out of her hands and eyes through infrared beams.

Major Characters

Claudette Claudette

Age: 23
Birthday: March 18th, 1999
Born in: Trapini, Sicily, Italy
Lives in: Tierra Barata, California, USA
Height: 5' 2"
Family: Martello Claudette (father), Hanna R. Claudette (mother), Rip Claudette (brother)
Occupation: Steamgear Defender (Captain), Oasis Campus
Hobbies: Hard Work

Steamgear: A coal-powered generator on her back supplies electricity to the metal claws of her gloves.

Benji Cuerda

Age: 22
Birthday: September 30th, 1999
Born in: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Lives in: Fremont, California, USA
Height: 5' 3"
Family: Nye Lonrop (ex-husband)
Occupation: Bounty Hunter
Hobbies: Fine dining, sleeping with rich people

Steamgear: Army of monkey sentries. The monkeys appear to be automatons, but are just real monkeys in metal armor.

Phillip Driver

Age: 36
Birthday: September 15th, 1985
Born in: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Lives in: Napa, California, USA
Height: 5' 7"
Family: Robertson Driver (wife, deceased), Starhead Driver (daughter)
Occupation: Technological Development Administrator, Oasis Campus
Hobbies: Recreational Math, Collecting Newspaper Comics

Steamgear: An armored, mechanical suit that can blast explosive flames from its palms.

Swann Goggle

Age: 28
Birthday: May 7th, 1994
Born in: San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA
Lives in: Monterey, California, USA
Height: 5' 1"
Family: Gafas Goggle (older cousin), Ciclismo Goggle (father, deceased), Esquia Goggle (mother, deceased)
Occupation: Steamgear Defender (Corporal), Steamgear Seamen
Hobbies: Island Camping Trips, Baking

Steamgear: A giant mechanical kraken that can track the scent of blood using delicate threads hiding within its tentacles.

Malcolm Mallet

Age: 36
Birthday: November 1st, 1985
Born in: Astoria, New York, USA
Lives in: San Jose, California, USA
Height: 6' 10"
Family: Bandra Mallet (wife), Jelli Kondomu (mistress)
Occupation: Steamgear Defender (Corporal), San Jose
Hobbies: Dream Journaling, People-watching, Mushroom Foraging

Steamgear: A rubber flail & rubber minigun. The gun shoots solid rubber bullets, and is powered by air pressure hand-pumped by Mallet.

Tiermo Peterson

Age: 18
Birthday: July 3rd, 2003
Born in: New Albany, Ohio, USA
Lives in: Monterey, California, USA
Height: 6' 5"
Family: Calvin Peterson (father), Rankynne Peterson (step-mother), Mometa Peterson (cousin)
Occupation: College Student (Dominican University of California, Business major)
Hobbies: Writing, Window Shopping

Steamgear: An air compressor made of a series of pipes, pumping hot air out the top and cold air out the bottom.

Issak Piques

Age: 33
Birthday: January 26th, 1989
Born in: Strasbourg, France
Lives in: Tierra Barata, California, USA
Height: 5' 6"
Family: Arara Piques (sister), Mandri Piques (sister), Alpine Piques (sister)
Occupation: Steamgear Defender (Private), Oasis Campus
Hobbies: Fine Art, Wine, Gourmet Food, Imported Cigarettes, Women

Steamgear: An experimental gatling gun that uses icicles as ammunition. Supposedly, this is less weight than carrying bullets.

Olivia Pump

Age: 37
Birthday: May 1st, 1985
Born in: Houston, Texas, USA
Lives in: Monterey, California, USA
Height: 5' 0"
Family: Pamela Peristaltic (orphanage caretaker)
Occupation: Steamgear Defender (Corporal), International Steamgear Defenders (semi-retired)
Hobbies: Working Out, Volunteering at Local Children's Athletic Center

Steamgear: Prosthetic limbs controlled by a radio transmitter in her spine. Limbs can be ejected & controlled remotely, each having enough black powder for 3 launches.

Stephen Stud

Age: 26
Birthday: June 23rd, 1995
Born in: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Lives in: Tierra Barata, California, USA
Height: 5' 11"
Family: Astener Stud (uncle)
Occupation: Steamgear Defender (Private), Oasis Campus
Hobbies: Baseball, Napping, Women

Steamgear: An analytical engine on his chest. Cameras are able to read infrared light, and then the engine reports the weaknesses of whatever object that was scanned.

Ro Terry

Age: 35
Birthday: January 14th, 1987
Born in/Lives in: Greenton, Wyoming, USA
Height: 6' 2"
Family: Knifey (blood brother), Torchey (blood brother)
Occupation: Mob Boss
Hobbies: Push-ups, Barbecue, Extortion

Steamgear: A katana with a motor in its hilt. Upon flicking a switch, the blade folds out into a propeller with top speeds of 350 RPM.

Minor Characters

Calloway Chisel

Age: 45
Birthday: March 14th, 1977
Born in: Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
Lives in: Tierra Barata, California, USA
Height: 8' 1"
Family: Christopher Chisel (father), Carl Chisel (grandfather), Cody C. Chisel (great-grandfather)
Occupation: Night Security Guard, Daytime Tour Guide, Afternoon Janitor (Oasis Campus)
Hobbies: Jane Austen Novels, Woodworking

Steamgear: Tiny train that go choo choo around Oasis Campus? Technically not his though, pretty sad.

Frank Shears

Age: 46
Birthday: June 8th, 1975
Born in: Oakland, California, USA
Lives in: San Francisco, California, USA
Height: 6' 5" (7' 10" with hat)
Family: Pruella Shears (wife)
Occupation: Steamgear Defender (Inspector), San Francisco
Hobbies: Birdwatching, Local Dining

Steamgear: A radio receiver capable of determining the positions of everyone in the city. Can set his Steamgear to automatically shoot anyone who approaches him if needed.

Dr. Vaiv Soldering

Age: 49
Birthday: August 6th, 1972
Born in: Tombstone, Arizona, USA
Lives in: Tierra Barata, California, USA
Height: 5' 5"
Family: Hansel Soldering (son), Flo Soldering (daughter), Nickelle Crucible (neice), Zeroni Crucible (neice-in-law), Bon Crucible (grandnephew)
Occupation: Scientist (Bright Minds Program), Oasis Campus
Hobbies: Model-Building, Reading Tea Leaves

Steamgear: A machine that shoots molten paperclips, then rapidly cools them into structures. The structures also contain ceramic hooks. Intended as a way to reduce construction costs.

Charles Washer

Age: 39
Birthday: March 26th, 1983
Born in: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Lives in: Greenton, Wyoming, USA
Height: 5' 5"
Family: George Dryer (husband)
Occupation: Co-owner of "Washer & Dryer"
Hobbies: Bowties

Steamgear: Shoes that lock into rails at the "Washer & Dryer" diner. It is unclear how much this actually helps with serving food.