Bonsart Bokel
Bonsart Bokel is the creator of Radio Retrofuture on Youtube and the Steampunk Beginners Guide documentary series. On the RRF podcast, he has interviewed over a hundred members of the Steampunk Community, including writers, illustrators, and other creators, after discussing Steampunk for nearly a decided to write stories to go beyond Steampunk’s popular image. This became a short story series called The Association of Ishtar—a multiverse of Loveholmesian adventure and Steampunk-inspired horrors. The ambition is to create a crowdsourced multiverse in which the reader takes the place of an investigator exploring its many worlds while unlocking the secret of the Association of Ishtar.
Bibliography
Youtube
Youtubechannel with videos about steampunk, lore explorations, and creator commentary.
Novels
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The Wrench in the Machine (2021)
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Bound for the Styx (2023)
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Anwin! Adventures in Responsible Doll Ownership (2024)
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The Casket Girls 1 & 2 (2024-Present)
GAMES
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Nightwatch: The Association of Ishtar Role-Playing Game (2025-Present)
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Nightwatch: The Association of Ishtar Board Game (In development)
Comics
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S-36: The Call Girl (2021)
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Journey to Elysium #1 (2023)
Anthologies/ short stories
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In de Shaduwen van het Keerzending - De Raderen van Fortuin (NL)
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The Red Queen and Other Tales - Pandora's Mirror
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321's Note Book (2023)
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The Arkology Companion (2023)
The Horror of Château Casquette (2023) -
House of the Future (Silence and Star Song Vol. 2 Issue 1, 2024)
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Castles, Cigarettes, and a Cache full of Carbines (Silence and Star Song Vol. 2 Issue 2, 2024)
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Nightwatch Compendium (Coming Soon)
About
My name is Yohan Alexander
Yohan Alexander has been creating content for the Association of Ishtar since 2022. He began his journey into comics during university and later contributed to various educational projects. In 2012, Alexander co-founded the indie game development company Kidalan.
In 2020, he returned to comics with Astawira, a children's webcomic with environmental themes. Since 2021, he has been working on a steampunk comic titled Jaka Mekanik, which is published on Webtoon Canvas and received a physical release in 2024. “I love working on night watch because I love steampunk and can sharpen my steampunk design skill.
About
My name is Mark (Tibbletoad)
My name is Mark, I’m 42 years old, and I live in a small rural hamlet somewhere between Utrecht and Amsterdam—a quiet place where silence is still a thing, unless my two cats have other plans. IT-support by day, I’ve been a Dungeon Master for many years now. Building worlds, crafting stories, and guiding players through tension, mystery, and the occasional existential dread is very much my thing.
Over the years I’ve worked with D&D, Witch: Fated Souls, The Horror RPG (including the infamous Diner scenario), and Nightwatch. I also regularly DM and volunteer at conventions and festivals, where I love introducing new players to tabletop roleplaying and sharing stories with the wider community.
I’m also a writer, with my personal work leaning heavily toward fantasy noir and horror. Dark worlds, moral grey areas, and unsettling undertones are where I feel most at home. Beyond that, I’m actively collaborating with others in the community on a deck-builder set in the world of Nightwatch
Want to run a Nightwatch session in your store or at your gaming club online or real life? Message me below
Community Manager
My name is Charlie Major
Charlie is an aspiring board game designer with a keen interest in card games. As a Writer, 3D Designer, Model painter, and music composer, he hopes to make a debut in the board game industry.
About
My name is David
David is an artist and properly maker living in the United States. He has been active in the costuming community for over 20 years. What I enjoy about the Association of Ishtar is the detail put into the lore and stories. The novels have drawn me into the different locations and have me asking all sorts of questions about everything from political affiliations to technology. I am a fan of alternative history and the Association of Ishtar keeps me coming back for more of the story. It is refreshing to see steampunk still alive and well.
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About
My name is Jersey James
Jersey James, who usually focuses on in-person and local games, has been a tabletop storyteller on and off for about 20 years. He started with D&D second edition and had a love for the White Wolf system and the Dresden Files universe. He is currently working on a world using the Scion 2nd edition inspired by the Dresden files and Iron Druid chronicles. He originally signed on to find an excuse to get away from Forever DMing, Instead he became the chief Playtester. "In over twenty years of role-play experience, I have never had more fun DMing.""
