Miller's Anvil
A small, squat structure built from grey fieldstones and heavy timber. The roof is covered in moss-slicked slate, and a thin curl of grey smoke almost always rises from its soot-stained chimney. Inside, the space is cramped, dominated by a central hearth and a floor covered in a layer of fine charcoal dust.
Miller's Anvil
The air is thick with the scent of coal smoke, hot iron, and pine resin. It is a place of rhythmic noise, where the sharp 'clink' of a finishing hammer competes with the low roar of the bellows.
A small, squat structure built from grey fieldstones and heavy timber. The roof is covered in moss-slicked slate, and a thin curl of grey smoke almost always rises from its soot-stained chimney. Inside, the space is cramped, dominated by a central hearth and a floor covered in a layer of fine charcoal dust.
Garren is a man of few words and steady hands. He is patient with those who respect his tools but has little time for travelers looking for 'heroic' blades on a commoner's budget.
History
Inventory and Services
As a beginner smithy, the shop specializes in mundane hardware. They offer basic iron equipment such as pitons, crowbars, and hammers. Weaponry is limited to simple blades like daggers or shortswords, and armor services are restricted to repairing leather or padded jacks. They do not have the facilities for plate armor or complex mechanical devices.
The Scrap Pile
Behind the forge lies a heap of discarded iron, rusted springs, and twisted nails. Characters looking to craft makeshift items or find specific metal components can find them here with a successful Perception check, though the material is of poor quality.
Active Commissions
Currently, the forge is backlogged with three major tasks: straightening the mayor's iron fence, forging forty sets of horseshoes for the spring plowing, and mending a broken portcullis crank for the nearby watchtower.
Denizens
Garren is a man of few words and steady hands. He is patient with those who respect his tools but has little time for travelers looking for 'heroic' blades on a commoner's budget.
A lanky teenager with singed eyebrows and an infectious enthusiasm for metallurgy that far outstrips his actual skill.
An elderly woman often found sitting on a bench outside the forge, trading local news for the warmth of the fire.
Rumors & Plot Hooks
- 1.Garren knows a secret technique for tempering steel in wolf's blood.
- 2.The iron used for the town's gate hinges was reclaimed from a site of a forgotten skirmish.
- 3.Toby recently found a strange, glowing pebble in a shipment of coal.
Classified Entry
Beneath a loose stone in the hearth, Garren hides a cracked set of masterwork smith's tools he took from a ransacked armory during the wars, which he is too ashamed to use.
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