Tanaka Hisashige’s Karakuri Puppets

Origin
Tanaka Hisashige was an engineer and inventor who lived during the transition period from isolationism in Japan. Known as the “Thomas Edison of Japan”, he began working on designing intricate machines at a young age. From age 20 he began making karakuri puppets for aristocrats, autonomous dolls powered by springs, pneumatics and hydraulics. He continued experimenting in pneumatics and hydraulics, designing many more things, including Japan’s first domestic steam locomotive.

Effects
Turns any object they touch into a steampunk version of itself. Machines become more industrial looking, while static objects can suddenly move or gain extra functions. Anything connected to a power source will become unable to process electricity as energy. They will need a system of hydraulics and pneumatics to transfer the energy into a usable state.