So here's the idea for a type of character who you could expect to meet while wondering around a steam-punk metropolis. This was all written by Shorty, and there are quite a few more, so I suggest you check it out.
" She always found the symmetry beautiful, watching cogs turn
in clockwork motion, instantly able to calculate lines of symmetry in the
ticking of second to second to second, each movement changing the pattern as
the machinery worked. Eliza always knew how the cogs would mesh, what the
patterns would show, and how to use this knowledge. Some called her a Witch, as
if her powers of precognition were supernatural in nature, but she just knew
how to spot patterns, how to connect the spinning wheels of what is, and see
what will be.
People used to travel great
distances to have their future laid out for them, back when she was very young.
Now she is a little older, nearing twenty, she has spent a large part of her
life travelling, learning and teaching as she goes. It’s not just that she sees
the future anymore, but by applying her knowledge, she can change it. As long
as she likes you, Eliza can raise you from a pauper to a Prince, but she is
quick to change her mind, or forget about you entirely, as she turns her
attention to the beautiful symmetry that surrounds her, in the shape of the
most wondrous devices every crafted…
This lack of focus means she pays
so little attention to herself that most imagine her as nothing but a crazy
person, with unkempt hair, and mismatching clothes hanging off a frail physique
and hiding a plain face. If you were to pass her in the street, not knowing the
power she possesses, you would likely cross over to the other side, hearing her
mumbling about angles and integers, and lines that reflect perfectly… "
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