 What changes Koltan's mind about Earthmen, and ultimately condemns the Masur House to ruin?
"It is an outrage," said Koltan of the House of Masur, "that the Earthmen land among the Thorabians!" Earthmen may come and Earthmen may go, but clay goes on forever ... and with it, the fame and fortune of the House of Masur." By this, he seemed to imply that the Thorabians would rob the Earthmen, which the Lorians would not. This, for some unknown reason and much to the disgust of the Lorians, was set up in Thorabia. "As I have always said from the beginning," chortled Director Koltan, "this coming of the Earthmen had been a great thing for us, and especially for the House of Masur."
 He sees potential for the House of Masur to profit off of the Earthmen's inventions
 He sees potential for the House of Masur to profit off of the Earthmen's inventions  He predicts that the Earthmen will not be able to withstand Zurian conditions for long, and that they will soon depart  He believes he can feign sincerity in order to steal their metal and other goods  He thinks that Earthmen are intellectually inferior and that he can manipulate them to do his bidding