There are two things that make Lord Troy Helding famous among his pairs : he's an absolutely brillant explorator and inventor. And he's affected by dwarfism.

To compensate his tiny size, he builded a steam powered exoskeleton where he invested almost every pound of his family fortune in order to use the finest materials.

Mostly made of steel, gold and copper, his exoskeleton let him interact with the world like a full grown person and confer him a noticeable strenght, but it needs coal every two hours, and the heat may disturb people who are not familiar with it.