Council of the Forge
The Council of the Forge is an assembly of the leaders of the richest and most powerful industrialist families of the Free City of Greywater Fastness, who wield power that outstrips even the city's Grand Conclave.[1a][2a][3a]
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Overview
The Council of the Forge is a grand assemblage of industrialists in Greywater Fastness. These powerful individuals, known informally as Steam Lords, own the most prosperous of Greywater Fastness's sprawling industrial complexes and boast strong ties to organizations such as the Greycaps and Ironweld Arsenal. This allows them to leverage financial and political power greater than even the city's Grand Conclave. The decrees made by the Council guide the policies of the city, these decrees that demand more work, more wealth, and more war.[1a][2a][3a]
Membership
Membership in the Council of the Forge fluctuates as old businesses flounder and new ones arise. However, so long as a family maintains productivity their seat on the council is secure.[3a]
Families Who Have Held Seats on the Council
- Bluthammer Family: A new addition to the membership of the Council.[1a]
- Coldrock Family: This family of Duardin industrialists has maintained positions within the Council since the beginning.[3a]
- Clan Drorn: A prosperous Duardin clan of boatsmen.[4a]
- Estermere Family: A new addition to the membership of the Council.[1a]
- Clan Gurthur: A prosperous Duardin clan of sky-port engineers.[4a]
- Clan Hullik: A prosperous Duardin clan of forge-scholars.[4a]
- Clan Kellinkel: A prosperous Duardin clan of stonewrights.[4a]
- Clan Jord: An influential, if small, Duardin clan whose foundries have a close relationship with the provisioner's guilds.[4a]
- Clan Skeln: Owners of the Skellarbrau Consortium.[4a]
- Taverr Family: One of the first families to have seats in the Council of the Forge.[3a]
- Clan Yadrin: A prosperous Duardin clan of forge-scholars.[4a]
Individuals Who Have Held Seats on the Council
- Riggen Bolk: The First Broker of the Rikrbal Trading Company.[4a]
- Gerrig Durkar: A Duardin war orphan who arose to become a powerful member of the council until his untimely death. As he had no family to inherit his wealth, it was decided that it would be used to benefit the war orphans of Greywater Fastness's lower districts.[4a]
Facilities
The members of the Council of the Forge are the wealthiest denizens of Greywater Fastness, directly owning the most prosperous industrial complexes of the city. These complexes are responsible for churning out an endless stream of artillery pieces, refined firepowder, and blackpowder weapons.[1a][2a]
Sources
- 1: Battletome: Cities of Sigmar (2019)
- 1a: Greywater Fastness, Pg. 20-21
- 2: Soulbound: Champions of Order
- 2a: Chapter Three: Archetypes
- 3: Soulbound: Blackened Earth
- 3a: Chapter Two: Greywater Fastness
- 4: White Dwarf April 2023
- 4a: Durkar's Wake