Both Dinvaya and Johanna looked surprised at his question. The half-elf answered first. "Are you daft, or just blind? They<em>rule</em>Numeria, and control, or, at least, try to, all of the technology in it. They rule with an iron fist; one crackling with lightning, mostly. They're why Khonnir and I went into hiding so many years ago, because they want us dead. Or, did, anyway. Khonnir is saying that it's safe, now, and they've forgotten me."<br/><br/>"Their reach doesn't extend as far as they'd like," Johanna said. "And they're not stupid enough to assault all of Scrapwall. The guards probably would have shot us in sight, had we claimed to be with them."