Hendalcroft Steam Power Co.

Hendalcroft Steam Power Co. was founded by Lorin Hendalcroft and originally sold and build steam powered mills. Compared to the previous river powered mills, these steam mills could produce much more flour and therefore food that there precessors. Because of this there were immensly popular and the company became very successful shortly after it started.

Seeing more uses for steam than just mills Hendalcroft created multiple laboratories dedicated to researching new technologies. Soon the company was selling nearly every imaginable contraption powered by steam.

Worker Rights
Hendalcroft Steam Power Co.'s reputation quickly spread and workers from all over came to work at their factories. It became a source of pride to say you were with the Company. However, Hendalcroft was notorious about sacarficing worker's safety or even lives. Workers who worked with the company more than a few years often had some sort of disfiguration.

Factory Battle
After successfully testing the cannon, Hendalcroft set a trap at his main factory without alerting his workers. When the wizards arrived and the battle commenced the workers at the time were caught completly unaware. A handful managed to escape the factory alive but most were either killed by the wizards first attack or when Hendalcroft blew up the factory to kill the last wizard.

Slavery
While factory works face very harsh working conditions most of them are their of their own accord. Working in the coal mines was seen as an even worse job. In an effort to save money, the company began to work with local authorities and soon working the coal mines became the most common form of punishment. However, the company needed more miners to they turned to slaves to get the rest of the job done.

Henry Milton
Henry Milton took after the company after Hendalcroft died. Milton he was a ruthless business man and shared Hendalcrofts disregard for workers saftey. Like Hendalcroft, Milton was obessesed with advanving technology. While not an inventor like Hendalcroft he invested a great deal of resources into growing the companies research department.

Rumors
Henry Milton, not sharing Hendalcroft's hate of magic, has the company experimenting with combing technology and magic.