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)
GAMESAnthologies
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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.
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 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.""
About
My name is SEAN MARCH
Shadow Cabinet game me tBonsart when promoting his Steampunkchilderns book, “Little Wade and Watch Tower”. After that, Sean read Bonsart’s debute book, The Wrench in the Machine. In the process of creating Shadow Cabinet Game, he asked Bonsart to create a TTRPG based on his setting. And here we are.
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.
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 SEAN MARCH
Shadow Cabinet game me tBonsart when promoting his Steampunkchilderns book, “Little Wade and Watch Tower”. After that, Sean read Bonsart’s debute book, The Wrench in the Machine. In the process of creating Shadow Cabinet Game, he asked Bonsart to create a TTRPG based on his setting. And here we are.