Born: Farnsworth Bartholomew Grindlebolt

OCCUPATION:
Aetheric airship broker, vessel appraiser & dealer in extraordinary flying machines

Farnsworth Grindlebolt is one of Gearinthia’s most respected airship brokers, arranging the sale and trade of everything from elegant private dirigibles to enormous industrial skyships. He possesses an exceptional eye for craftsmanship and can determine an airship’s history, condition, and true value after inspecting little more than its engine hum, hull rivets, and balloon stitching.

In his younger years, Farnsworth worked among the sprawling airship yards, where he learned the peculiar habits of Aether engines, temperamental navigation systems, and vessels that occasionally seemed to possess personalities of their own. His work carried him to distant ports, floating marketplaces, and forgotten hangars filled with rare experimental craft. Over the years, he built an unrivaled network of captains, inventors, merchants, and collectors—and developed an uncanny talent for discovering remarkable airships shortly before everyone else realized they were valuable.