Elias McKinnon

Elias McKinnon (b. 969 ZSC, d. 1033 ZSC) was a Zathryan human inventor and entrepreneur. He established the engineering and technology company Thapsius Incorporated in 986 ZSC in Boundbrook at only 17 years old. Known for being extraordinarily resourceful, Elias invented a prototype steam engine in 984 and attempted to sell it to several noble houses in return for a position in development. A street urchin, none of the upper echelon capable of investing in Elias' proposed project were willing to risk their reputations to do so, leading to the ever-resourceful teenager to establish his own corporation instead.

Rumors were widespread about just how Elias managed to obtain the property, funds, and manpower to jumpstart Thapsius, reasons ranging anywhere from sheer luck to an uneasy alliance with the criminal underground.

In Ilantea of 989 ZSC, Elias went missing for a week and a half, during which time his assistant placed an advertisement for adventurers willing to retrieve him. A group was organized and he was successfully found and escorted back to the city with minimal injuries. Shortly after this ordeal, Elias withdrew from much of his public life, presumably due to trauma, a tradition which would be carried out by subsequent McKinnon generations.

In 1162 ZSC, Thapsius is run by Elias' great-great-great grandson, Leo McKinnon.

Appearance
Elias McKinnon was a human man of average height and build, dressing mundanely and carrying himself with a jovial and determined attitude. He was noticeably pale, with long, unruly white hair and striking red eyes.