Sparrow was born in a world built on steam power, gears, and clockwork; ravaged by disease. Atramortis, or Black Death, is a deadly disease that kills the nerves and blackens the skin. When Sparrow was infected at birth, he was given a few months to live. After amputating his arm in an attempt to stop the spread, his shoulder continued to blacken and die. At this, his father left and never came back. But on his seventh birthday, the disease stopped...