(ZG pg 95)

DAME TERAGRAM

Medium humanoid (gearforged), lawful neutral

Background

A former matron of a well-moneyed, rather than well- born, house, Teragram’s military service made her the black sheep. She “married her lance” and never had more of a family beyond the nieces and nephews of her brothers. Years of service and the unjust (in her opinion) executions of two of her brothers soured her on the nobility in general and the Stross in particular. She joined the Great Revolt from the first, but her

age prevented her from providing more than moral support and advice. With the creation of the first gearforged, she jumped at the chance to serve actively again. To this day, she continues to protect Zobeck and the extended family it has come to represent.

Motivations and Goals

Teragram is strange for a gearforged in that she still maintains a vain streak regarding her appearance. She has purchased several thick braids of human hair and

affixed them to her steel skull. She cares for these as if they were her original hair and tends to hold vicious grudges against any who damage the hair in any way. She’s relentless in seeking out potential weaknesses in the city’s defenses and finding ways to secure them. Her handpicked unit of “tunnel rats” is absolutely loyal to her and includes Kariv, dwarves, and kobolds.

Schemes and Plots

The bones of her brothers were never returned, and both had several brass teeth. Part of her underground investigations is an attempt to locate these skulls and have her siblings raised from the dead. She knows they would be excited to see the city now, and they would give Teragram someone to socialize with beyond her fellow Gearforged. While she enjoys her duty, she misses the sound of children in the familial household she maintains. Someone who managed to acquire

the skulls or knew their specific location could gain considerable leverage over her.