The arms of House Fooger of Marienburg.[1a]
House Fooger does not have extensive overseas contacts, though it naturally has the best relations with the Dwarfholds of the Grey and Worlds Edge Mountains, buying the products of their mines and selling them luxury goods that can't be produced under a mountain. The House also controls the letting of public works contracts through a commission headed by Arkat's avaricious cousin, Goldbeard Fooger. This has led to a close working relationship with Lea-Jan Cobbius, head of the Stevedores and Teamsters Guild and the most powerful labour boss in the city. This assures that the many Fooger warehouses throughout the dock districts always have plenty of help, and that the labourers don't take too many breaks. Over the last two decades, House Fooger has literally invented the insurance business. In return for moderate but frequent payments from their clients, the Fooger clan guarantees to reimburse ship owners and merchants in the event that their vessels and goods are lost, for whatever reason. The service has become very popular, with merchants happy to pay a little money to hold off possible financial ruin. However, a recent string of ship losses has stretched House Fooger's resources thin, and Arkat desperately hopes for an alliance with de Roelef. Another few big claims could spell its financial ruin. Arkat Fooger has come to suspect that more than a run of bad luck is at the root of this, and is looking for trustworthy but expendable agents to put a stop to it.[1a]
The clan mansion of House Fooger is located in the Dwarf quarter and looks more like an archaic keep than a modern home, with heavy stone blocks and six-story hexagonal tower. Arkat recently named young Roenekaat Fooger as his heir, which has caused a minor rift within the family, since Waltonius Goldbeard is the most senior after Arkat and had expectations of becoming clan-head one day. When pressed about his choice, Arkat would only mutter something about "...rather leave a ghoul to guard a graveyard". The House symbol is a bicolour shield, red over blue, decorated with a white rose.[1a]