Warden Silas Vane

Title: Commander of the Iron Guard
Role: Silas is a stern, humorless man who wears a suit of heavy Aether-powered plate armor at all times. He is responsible for the internal security of Steamfort, hunting down saboteurs and ensuring that the workers remain productive. He is a firm believer in law and order, and his "Peace-Keepers" (mechanical constructs) are a constant presence in the city streets.

Secret Motivation: Silas is a secret member of the "Gilded Hand," a group that believes Kigum’s economic model is superior to Steamfort’s industrial one. He is feeding information on Steamfort’s troop movements and technological breakthroughs to Duchess Pendergast in Kigum, in exchange for a promised seat on the Grand Arcane Bank’s board once the "Cold War" is won.

Adventure Hook: Silas "hires" the party to investigate a group of "industrial spies" who are supposedly hiding in the lower levels. The "spies" are actually Steamfort patriots who have discovered Silas's treachery and are trying to expose him.