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The Burdock Forge

The Burdock Forge is a tidy, medium-sized smithy serving the settlement's everyday needs. Its open work floor is swept clear of scale, its tools are in good repair, and finished goods are displayed on a plain rack near the entrance. The forge is hot but carefully managed, with a clear path from the doorway to the workbench.

A sturdy

The Burdock Forge

Warm, busy, and practical.
Type
Forge / Workshop
Condition
Well-Maintained
Size
Medium
Run by
Bram Kett

Overview

The Burdock Forge is a tidy, medium-sized smithy serving the settlement's everyday needs. Its open work floor is swept clear of scale, its tools are in good repair, and finished goods are displayed on a plain rack near the entrance. The forge is hot but carefully managed, with a clear path from the doorway to the workbench.

Atmosphere

Warm, busy, and practical. The clang of a hammer carries into the street, mingling with the smell of hot iron, charcoal, and the burdock that keeps sprouting along the back wall.

Style

A sturdy, single-story timber workshop with a broad stone chimney, slate roof, and wide double doors for carts and long stock.

What stands out

A broad hearth with a well-drafted stone chimney
A sturdy anvil fixed to a timber block
A hand-operated bellows kept in excellent condition
A rack of common tools and iron fittings for sale
Burdock leaves persist in a narrow strip behind the workshop

History

The workshop was built on a plot once choked with stubborn burdock. The first smith cleared it for a forge, but the prickly plants still return each summer along the stone foundations. Locals began calling the place the Burdock Forge, and the name stuck.

  • Work and Prices

    Bram takes ordinary commissions for horseshoes, nails, hinges, cooking tools, and repairs. A basic iron tool costs 1 to 5 gp, depending on its complexity; he asks for half the price up front if he must order metal. He can mend a simple weapon, but lacks the stock and time to make fine arms or armor.

  • Inside the Workshop

    The front room holds a small forge, an anvil, a quench barrel, and a bench for filing and fitting finished work. A rack of tongs and hammers hangs within easy reach. The rear store is kept locked; it contains charcoal, iron stock, and finished orders awaiting pickup.

  • Workshop Safety

    Bram insists that visitors stay behind a yellow line painted across the floor unless invited closer. Loose sleeves must be rolled up, and no one may touch the bellows or quench barrel without permission. A bucket of sand and a water barrel stand by the door for small fires.

People

3 people
  • Owner and master smithBram Kett

    Steady, direct, and quietly generous. He prefers honest work to grand promises and dislikes waste, boasting, and careless handling of hot metal.

  • Owner and master smithBram Kett

    A compact, broad-shouldered human with soot-darkened hands and a habit of checking every finished piece twice. Bram is fair about prices and patient with beginners, but will not tolerate anyone treating the forge as a toy.

  • Apprentice and shop assistantSesh

    A quick-handed young half-elf who keeps the tools in order and is learning to shape small fittings. Sesh is curious about strangers and remembers what they say, especially if they mention unusual metalwork.

Rumours

1A shipment of good iron is overdue, and Bram has had to turn away several requests for weapon repairs.
2At night, someone has been pulling up the burdock behind the forge and leaving the plants neatly stacked by the rear door.
3Bram once made a fine blade for a traveler who paid in old coins, but he refuses to say where the traveler went.

Secret

The secret · GM only

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