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Literally 'one who operates a clever invention,' Engineer was the exalted master craftsman of the pantheon, a prolific inventor who could not resist a problem and a god of great knowledge and learning who provided practical assistance to those who asked him of it. He could fix anything, thanks to a golden wrench which hung from his belt. Yet what made mercenaries remember him was not so much his intelligence and ingenuity, but his even temper and friendly nature. In the bloodstained era of the great Gravel War, his mildness was remarkable. This, coupled with his talent for talking reason into fury, meant unfortunates who had unwittingly offended one or more of the other gods could petition him to intercede on their behalf.
He was a skilled worker associated with the fires of the forge and of creation, credited with inventing the Sentry Gun, the Dispenser, and the Teleporter, and subsequently introducing them to his followers. Also a god of justice who valued honesty, he relentlessly pursued doers of wrong - often with the aid of the fire god Pyro – and was sympathetic to the plight of victims of treachery.
It was said that Engineer's father raised him in a bee cave, teaching him the art of metalwork and regaling him with stories of the mercenaries who warred nearby. Once expert in his craft, the young god tried to leave; he intended to see the outside world and the mercenaries he'd heard about for himself, that he might share with them his knowledge and aid them in their battles. His father objected however, and a vicious fight broke out between the two. Only at the cost of his right hand did he emerge the victor, such was the violence. He fashioned a replacement out of iron and went out to meet those who would become the first of his followers.
As guardian of the promised word, to break an oath sworn in Engineer's name was to commit a crime against him.