The Red Warriors: A Short Story

This was made as an example of an entry in the Art and Writing Category of The Original Character Contest.

The art that accompanies this work may be viewed separately by clicking the links below:
Secret Tunnels - a Red Warriors illustration 
Apothecary Mechanic - a Red Warriors illustration 
The Red Warriors - characters
The Red Warriors - inner title page 

To see just the text,  click the following link:
The Red Warriors: A Short Story (text only) 

Thank you especially to for granting me permission to use a photo of her original craftwork, leather bracers Steampunk!

Thank you to the following for their amazing brushes! –

:  Grungy n Dirty Photoshop and GIMP Brushes

 
Thank you to the following for their wonderful stock images! –

: Painted Gun - Heaven's Light
: Red ribbons PNG + JPG
: Robot png stock 1          
: Amelia4 
: Armor Stock 28 
: Ophthalmological Phoroptor 3            
: REQ24_Boots
: Vieux tour 
: Old factory Stock 217
: Cannons         
: Desert Warrior 1, , , & Steam Punk Queen Pack 6
: Belts Png Stock (reposted)
: Brass Wheel Pack
: New York 3     
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: Steam Zeppelin PNG Stock
: Sanity Stock 4
: Steampunk I & Steampunk XI
: Teira 30 
: eggstock0031       
: Rustic Benches pack of 7
: 3D Potion Shelf