Ethan Starke is a fugitive with a wealth of problems he can’t cope with. He runs in a stolen vehicle to the industrial behemoth city of Steenguile for fuel, food and more drink. Befriending a priest in a shady bar, he is offered a reward that might help him away from the spotlight of the Blazon Corps and back to safety. In return he is asked to retrieve the Pan-Syrinx Talisman, a tablet that holds the power of a ancient mythical goddess. He has 72 hours to gain the Talisman and get out of harms way. Part one of a series of far future Steampunk Adventure novelettes set on an alternate Earth. For fans of those in pursuit of strange and different worlds.