Blackwell Ironworks
A sturdy stone building with a chimney that never stops smoking, located near the town center. The front room is a tidy showroom for finished goods, while the rear houses the roaring furnace and heavy anvils. The structure is reinforced with iron bands and has thick basalt flooring to withstand the intense heat and weight of the machinery.
Blackwell Ironworks
The air is thick with the scent of charcoal and hot metal, thrumming with the rhythmic clatter of hammers hitting steel. It is a place of industry and heat where conversation must be shouted over the sound of the bellows.
A sturdy stone building with a chimney that never stops smoking, located near the town center. The front room is a tidy showroom for finished goods, while the rear houses the roaring furnace and heavy anvils. The structure is reinforced with iron bands and has thick basalt flooring to withstand the intense heat and weight of the machinery.
Direct and no-nonsense. She values functional craftsmanship over aesthetic flourish and expects anyone entering her shop to respect the tools and the danger of the forge.
History
Specialized Services
The Blackwell Ironworks offers professional silvering for melee weapons at a cost of 100 gold pieces. They also specialize in the repair of magical plate armor, provided the material components for the enchantment are supplied by the customer. For a premium, Elara can fold cold iron into a blade, making it more effective against fey creatures.
Current Commissions
The forge is currently occupied with a large order for the city watch, consisting of forty sets of reinforced chainmail. Because of this, any custom work for adventurers requires either a 50 percent rush fee or the completion of a favor, such as securing a steady supply of rare cobalt from the nearby foothills.
Security Measures
To protect against theft, the main storage vault is protected by a Glyph of Warding that triggers a loud alarm and a cloud of thick smoke. At night, Elara's mechanical assistant, a small clockwork hound, prowls the workshop floors. The building is also insured by the local Guild of Artisans, which keeps a close eye on suspicious characters lingering nearby.
Denizens
Direct and no-nonsense. She values functional craftsmanship over aesthetic flourish and expects anyone entering her shop to respect the tools and the danger of the forge.
A quiet half-orc with a surprising talent for fine decorative filigree and delicate mechanism repair.
A gnome who manages the intake of raw ores and coal. She is a shrewd negotiator who knows the current market price of every metal in the kingdom.
Rumors & Plot Hooks
- 1.Elara found a stash of ancient blueprints in a nearby ruin that detail how to forge blades that can cut through spirits.
- 2.A rival merchant has been hiring thugs to intercept Blackwell's shipments of high-quality coal.
- 3.The central furnace is actually heated by a captured fire mephit that Elara treats like a grumpy pet.
Classified Entry
Tucked inside a hollowed-out stone in the back wall is a ledger containing the secret signatures of several local noblemen who have been commissioning illegal silver-plated weapons for an upcoming coup.
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