Foundryman's Magnanimity

Foundryman's Magnanimity is an Artifact in the set Heart of the Furnace.

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It is well known that the President of the Royal Energy Commission and Grand Duke Alvis were both Domovoy.
Yet at every council session, they stood in fierce opposition, as though they were sworn enemies locked in an endless feud.
Some claimed it was merely an elaborate performance between two members of the same race.
Only those involved knew the truth.
Behind every cordial toast lurked unseen blades; their malice was sweeter than honeyed wine, and far more deadly.

After the railway across the frozen plains was completed, preparations began for the organization that would oversee its operation.
Who should lead it? Who should command the trains that ran throughout the realm?
The Domovoy Grand Duke believed only a fae of noble birth could bear such responsibility. Such a figure would command the respect of all.
However, the Domovoy President had already learned the Tsaritsa's wishes. Every name on his list of nominees belonged to a human.
Everyone expected another prolonged deadlock. They expected yet another struggle fought in the shadows.
Instead, the Grand Duke suddenly took a step back. He relinquished his right to recommend the Director of the Transport Bureau.

The reason soon became clear. At the time, the descendants of the purged old nobility had raised the banner of rebellion amid soot and ash.
The Vila raiders known as the Burner of Cities used the railway to roam the frozen plains like a shadow.
The Domovoy Grand Duke was himself one of the old nobility. His caution prevented him from acting openly.
Instead, he waited in the shadows. He believed Izmaylov lacked the means to quell the uprising.
When the opportunity came, he would intervene himself. He would cast down his detestable rival once and for all.
By then, even the sovereign upon the icy throne would have no grounds to object.

Yet the arrogant Grand Duke was proven wrong once again. The young Domovoy, far his junior in years, forged weapons for the heroes of Luchkins.
Together, they crushed the Burner of Cities' scheme before it could ever take shape.
Beneath torches that burned with the brilliance of bearfire, the leader of the heroes and the rebel were consumed by the same flames.
The modest renown they had earned among the people was gathered into the young President's hands.
There, within the narrow alleyways, he and the surviving heroes swore an oath.
Thus was the High Table established. Amid soot and rust, all would henceforth live by the Law.

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