The Forge

Led by Lord Rivek Darkblade, one of the last of the Warforged, The Forge is responsible for the manufacturing of new magical artifacts sold at high premiums. Under the service of the Empire, all magical items created by The Forge contain a unique ID that must be registered with the department of magical artifacts before reaching the public. It is not uncommon, however, for workers at the forge to use the knowledge to create their own bootleg items to sell. These individuals are usually dealt with quickly. 

In order to maintain its monopoly over magic items, The Forge also has its own private group of enforcers, a branch of the Knights of Erathis called the Forgehunters. Forgehunters sole purpose are to obtain all magical artifacts from either the old worlds, the civilizations that existed before the formation of the empire, or seizing them from other unregistered manufacturers. These artifacts are brought back to the heartlands, and presumably placed in a vault of an unkown location or size.

Over the years, the primary workers within the Forge have remained warforged, the last of remnants of soldiers created long ago during the Stormholde Revolution to fight against the invaders from continents afar. The purpose of their creation relied on countering magic users often by creating magical items that could help, and so their natural affinity and pre-existing knowledge made them perfect candidates.