Bastionic Lodge
Leader of the Artificer sect and the industrial heartbeat of the Lodge — the Grand Master who assesses worth by raw output and physical results, not procedural compliance. He backed Beatrice Grey's exoneration immediately, viewing the retrieval of a live Dissonant as a successful outcome regardless of how the rules were bent to achieve it.
In keeping with the functional demands of the Artificer sect, Forge carries a maker-centric, industrial aesthetic on the dais — valuing materials, weapons, and tactile output over academic scrolls. Heavy-set in bearing, built for the foundry floor as much as the Council chamber.
Formed the decisive exoneration bloc with Valkyrie and Rock at Beatrice's tribunal, immediately backing the martial wings against the Luminaire scholars.
Voted immediately for her exoneration — the retrieval of a live Dissonant was a successful output by his metrics, full stop.
Grand Master Forge leads the Artificer sect — the industrial and creative heartbeat of the Bastionic Lodge. His order is responsible for masonry, crafting localized enchantments into the stone, forging Heartmetal weaponry, and constructing tools like the sharp tuning implements used by field Rangers. His artisans once carved the historic monuments and tapestries honoring the Lodge's ancestral hunts before systemic purges altered their ledgers.
Forge assesses initiates based on their raw talent, energetic output, and ability to successfully interface with physical mediums like Heartmetal or Shattersteel. He holds a natural distaste for theoretical technicalities, viewing the actual physical retrieval of a Dissonant or the stabilization of a weapon as a successful output — regardless of whether rules were broken to achieve it.
He holds absolute domain over the armories, foundries, and material creation projects of Temple Bastion. During the standard voting procedure for Beatrice Grey's trial, Forge immediately backed the martial wings of the Lodge, throwing his voting power into the exoneration column to check the authority of the Luminaire scholars.
Assesses initiates and outcomes based on raw talent, energetic output, and ability to interface with physical mediums like Heartmetal or Shattersteel. Results matter more than procedure.
Holds a natural distaste for theoretical technicalities. Views the actual physical retrieval of a Dissonant or the stabilization of a weapon as a successful output, regardless of whether rules were broken to achieve it.