Chief Engineer Kora Flint

Title: Mistress of the Ironclad Works
Role: Kora is a human woman whose skin is permanently stained with grease and soot. She is the brilliant mind behind Steamfort’s most advanced airships and mechs. She is a workaholic who rarely sleeps, preferring to spend her nights in her workshop, surrounded by humming gears and blueprints. She is deeply respected by the dwarves for her technical genius.

Secret Motivation: Kora has discovered a "flaw" in the Aether-cores she designs. They are tuned to a frequency that makes them susceptible to remote control. She suspects that someone within the Syndicate—or perhaps someone even higher—is planning to use this flaw to turn the city’s entire robotic workforce against its inhabitants. She has built a "Kill-Switch" but needs someone to help her plant it in the Central Aether-Core.

Adventure Hook: Kora asks the party to help her "test" a new submersible in the waters near Crystal Cove. The test is a cover for her real mission: to plant the Kill-Switch in an underwater Aether-relay.