Ferrum was the Iron King before Machina. Power-hungry and terrified of losing his throne, his fear was corrupting the land and he refused to accept that he was obsolete and that it was time for a new Iron King to rise. When Ferrum tried to stab him in the back, Machina, his First Lieutenant, defeated him and stepped up to rule in his place, absorbing all of his powers per the rules of the Iron Realm. However, Ferrum did not fade away, but rather hid out in the tunnels under the Iron Realm, worshipped only by packrats.

When Meghan first encounters him, Ferrum is an old, old man sitting on a throne of junk. His skin is metallic-gray, his eyes are green and his white hair flows past his feet. When she meets him again, he wears voluminous black robes and there is an iron crown upon his head. He glows with a dark purple aura of power. Ferrum has sharp, clawlike fingers, which he uses as weapons, and he is superfast. Meghan must defeat him to save all of Faery and become the Iron Queen.

GLITCH

(the Rebel Leader, the First Lieutenant)

Glitch was King Machina’s First Lieutenant. He has a sharp, angular face and pointed ears, and wild black hair, spiked up like a punk rocker, with neon threads of lightning flickering between the strands. He wears ripped jeans and a studded leather jacket. He has the ability to cause electrical glitches with a single touch. When Machina fell and the false king took his place, Glitch led the revolution against him. He originally wanted to hide Meghan away, but later follows her and joins with the armies of Summer and Winter against Ferrum’s forces. When Meghan becomes the Iron Queen, he becomes her First Lieutenant.

IRONHORSE

(Rusty)

Ironhorse is one of King Machina’s lieutenants. He is a massive black horse with eyes that glow like hot coals and flared nostrils that blow steam and fire. His body is made of iron, with pistons and gears jutting out from its ribs. His mane and tail are steel cables, and a great fire burns in his belly, visible through the chinks in his hide.

Ironhorse is loyal to the true ruler of the Iron Realm. He was initially an enemy of Meghan’s, working for Machina to bring her to his fortress. When Meghan killed Machina and inherited his powers, and therefore his throne, Ironhorse sought her out under the guise of helping her take back the Scepter of the Seasons, when in fact he was serving and protecting her as the rightful ruler of the Iron Realm.