Tovan Ashwake, the Cinderbound Guardian
Cinderbound Forge Sentinel
Tovan Ashwake, the Cinderbound Guardian
Species
Cinderbound Construct
Appearance
The Cinderbound Guardian stands like a knight assembled from a collapsed foundry. Its body is built from black iron plates, cracked basalt, and rivets that glow faintly beneath the surface. Smoke leaks from the seams around its shoulders and jaw. It moves with a heavy, deliberate gait, yet its hands are extraordinarily gentle when touching tools, children, or old forge bells. A torn blue workman's scarf is wrapped around its neck, an unexpectedly soft and homespun detail amid its furnace-bright armor. When angered, its silhouette flickers with the shape of a much smaller human smith standing inside it.
“A deep, resonant voice layered with the hiss of steam and faint overlapping whispers. Tovan's voice sounds warm and tired, while the other smiths speak like distant voices heard through a furnace wall.”
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Alignment
Distinguishing Features
A vertical rune scar glows through the center of its chest plate.
Its left gauntlet has six fingers, each made from a different smith's signature tool metal.
The blue scarf never burns, even when surrounded by molten slag.
Its helmet has no eyeholes, yet two ember-bright points appear whenever it recognizes someone.
The forge bell rings faintly from inside its torso when it lies.
Voice
“A deep, resonant voice layered with the hiss of steam and faint overlapping whispers. Tovan's voice sounds warm and tired, while the other smiths speak like distant voices heard through a furnace wall.”
Clothing
A scorched blue workman's scarf, a leather apron fused to its waist, iron greaves, and a collection of old forge tags hanging from a chain beneath its breastplate
Body Language
The Guardian keeps one hand near the Sigil of Flame and tilts its helmet toward every voice as if listening through walls. Its shoulders hunch when confronted with memories of Tovan's old life. Before attacking, it plants both feet, lowers its head, and opens its furnace-like chest vents.
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