1. Characters

Sable Nackle

Quartermaster

Sable Nackle is the quartermaster for the Iron Gospel Railway presence at Hollow King Claim, a sharp-eyed goblin responsible for tracking weapons, armour, munitions, rations, tools, lamp oil, blasting powder, and anything else that keeps the site alive for one more day. More importantly, she makes sure that whatever Durgan Gravestrike forges ends up in the hands of the people most likely to use it well — or most in need of surviving the next shift.

Her post surprises people. Goblins in Railway employ are often assumed to be tunnel-runners, powder monkeys, or salvage hands, not trusted with ledgers, keys, and distribution. But Sable earned her place the hard way. She knows stock, numbers, routes, and people better than most officers know their own men. At Hollow King Claim, where disappearances, theft, corruption, and sudden violence are common, that makes her dangerously valuable.

Sable is quick, dry, practical, and always half a step ahead. She looks like she’s barely holding organised chaos together, but in truth she knows exactly where nearly everything is — and exactly who’s lying about needing more of it.