Prodigy engineer Penny Copper works in a repair shop haphazardly run out of an old man's house. Rick Burning Sky was a prolific robotics expert who left behind his former life to fix broken laptops. An engineer and sorcerer, Symbol works with mechanical golems to defend and support the city. Or - he used to.
How does heroism face up against grief? Is a borrowed costume and malfunctioning magical ability enough to fill the hole left by a hero? (How do you file self employment taxes for secret robotics expenses? Asking for a friend.)
Symbol is a story about identity, self-made family, and robotics.