Smithy District

Smithy District
The district of the forge…

“They didn’t come when we burned. And make no mistake, they understand we are weakened. They’ll find the gain in it for themselves. Those slag-heaps would step on my back if it helped them cross the Queens Fork. No I won’t soften my voice with Anvil's pretty words. I’m going to march in there and tell them to shove the thrusters and slashers we’ve made for them since the rise of Filth up their own arseholes.”—Duke Smithy

“Smithy is still hauling his dead to the Boneyard from the fire that claimed hundreds of his folk, including the entire Wheelwright family—he told me we could all bugger ourselves for conducting business while his district burned and grieved.” — Duke Wine

“Flora removed a small mirror on a clever stick Rajeev had given her and held it just inside the door’s opening. She saw a bearded man with huge forearms pacing before a seated woman. Flora knew the topic—the Bellows was the Smithy District money. Its buildings had burned to the ground in the firestorm that had devoured half the district.” —Flora

“Glass recalled one of the stories—the notoriously prickly Smithy District had stormed the gates with a contingent seeking the return of their runaway heir—an impetuous boy lured away by the exciting promise of a forbidden marriage to a beautiful Carpenter girl-twenty Smithy soldiers had gone into the muck when the drawbridge was turned.” — Duke Glass

People

 * Duke Smithy—A gruff, prickly man with bulging muscles who cares for his people.
 * Duchess Smithy—A strong woman.
 * Edonia—Carnie’s second that died in the fires.
 * The Blade Baron—A smithy hero.

Quotes
“The Smithy District was on fire only two days ago—they’re still sorting rubble and burying their dead.” —Duke Glass

“’As we speak, our guardsmen are sifting the ashes of the Bellows for melted gold lost in the fire. Without someone watching, they will be giving themselves a raise in pay!’

‘Lord Forge is watching,’ the woman said.

‘Bah! He likes gold a little too much himself. We need every nugget to rebuild. If we don’t, we’ll be absorbed by Steel or Carpenter.’”—Duke and Duchess Smithy

The War Machine

 * Steel District
 * Garment District
 * Carpenter District
 * Iron District
 * Shipwright District
 * Stables District