Tog
Tog
At the table
“We should not force that fit.”
Voice
A rough-edged, chesty speaking voice with the breath and projection of someone used to being heard across a forge. Tog's words come clipped and practical when giving instructions, then tumble into fast, precise detail when discussing workmanship.
Tog's voice has a chesty, slightly rough texture, shaped by years of calling over forge noise and breathing hot, dusty air. They articulate technical terms carefully, but rush through ordinary conversation when an idea catches fire. Their laugh is a sudden, toothy bark; when angry, they speak more firmly and directly, as if giving an instruction over the ring of a hammer.
Speech patterns
How to play them
Tog responds well to direct questions, practical problems, and sincere interest in craft. Establish clear boundaries before showing them rare or dangerous objects. If challenged, they initially defend their reasoning, but a specific account of who might be harmed can make them reconsider. They respect people who admit uncertainty and repair their mistakes.
Goal
Earn the trust needed to succeed as custodian of The Quiet Anvil, and understand the recovered fragment without repeating the expedition's mistake.
Motivation
Tog wants to be recognized for genuine mastery, not merely inherited position, and believes careful study can make dangerous knowledge safer.
Appearance
Tog stands with their weight set over the balls of their feet, as if a heavy piece of work might arrive at any moment and need catching. They move in short, efficient shifts, shoulders angled toward whatever they are studying. Their broad jaw works visibly when they chew, and their square, slightly oversized front teeth show in an unexpectedly open grin. Soot settles in the fine creases beside their nose and stays there through a wash. They leave the impression of a person built to hold a door shut, who would rather ask how its hinges were made.
Clothing
A smoke-stained leather apron over a patched wool shirt, heavy work trousers, and boots with broad toes. Their sleeves are tied back with lengths of pale cord instead of rolled, because a loose cuff once caught on a vise.
Body language
Tog plants their feet as if bracing a workpiece, leans close to inspect details, and taps a thumb against the first two fingers while thinking. When praised, their jaw shifts as though they are testing a bite of tough bread. When caught overstepping, they square their shoulders but look toward the tool in their hands.
- Height
- 5 feet 2 inches
- Build
- Compact and sturdy, with strong forearms and a slight forward hunch from years of leaning over a bench.
- Eyes
- Warm brown, often narrowed against sparks or in concentration
- Hair
- Dark auburn, cropped short and usually dusted with soot
- Skin
- Olive-brown with a fine permanent dusting of soot around the nose and temples
- Age
- Twenty years old
- Gender
- Nonbinary
- Size
- Small
Distinguishing features
Personality
14 traits and drivesTog is earnest and proud, generous with practical help but touchy when their competence is doubted. Around familiar workers they are lively and full of questions; under formal scrutiny they become rigid and overcareful. They want to be trusted with difficult work, yet have not learned that skill does not automatically grant permission. Their pride makes them brave about admitting a mistake after the fact, but not always cautious enough to avoid making it.
- Alignment
- Lawful good
Quirks
Habits
Traits · 4
Flaws · 3
Fears · 3
Wants and needs · 4
Combat
AC 10 · HP 7 · 30 feetTog avoids a fair fight. They put a workbench, door, or heavy rack between themselves and an attacker, use their hammer only if cornered, and shout for help. They will risk a strike to protect a bystander or prevent someone from reaching a dangerous artifact.
Tog
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Equipment
- Smith's hammer (tool and improvised weapon)A serviceable iron hammer with a handle polished smooth by years of use.
- Work apron (clothing)A leather apron with stitched pockets for chalk, wire, and small tools.
- Apprentice's tool roll (tools)A set of small files, tongs, punches, and a folding caliper.
- Workshop notebook (personal item)A notebook of sketches and observations, with a section devoted to the recovered void-forged fragment.
Possessions
Background
Tog was raised among the hammer shops of Rivet Row, where their parent repaired cart fittings and taught them to judge a good seam by touch. At fourteen, Tog won a place as an apprentice with The Quiet Anvil, an independent order of armorers, researchers, and custodians. Their practical talent was obvious early: they could hear a loose rivet through the noise of a busy forge. Their judgment took longer to develop. During a winter expedition, Tog found a fragment of void-forged armor in a sealed ruin and, convinced they could safely assess it, removed its containment clamps without permission. The fragment warped the expedition's measuring instruments and drew a dangerous, soundless pressure toward the camp. Their mentor, Efa, shut it away before anyone was hurt. Tog's honest confession saved their place in the order, but the breach cost them Efa's easy trust. Now the senior custodians are debating who will inherit stewardship of The Quiet Anvil, and some see Tog as the likely successor. Tog is trying to prove they can be trusted with knowledge as well as tools, while secretly hoping to learn what the fragment is trying to do.
Role in the story
A gifted apprentice whose ambition and sincere desire to protect people are complicated by poor boundaries. Tog can offer repair skills, workshop access, and insight into void-forged armor, while their hidden fragment creates a dangerous problem the characters may uncover.
“At fourteen, Tog won a place as an apprentice with The Quiet Anvil, an independent order of armorers, researchers, and custodians.”
- Faction
- Apprentice of The Quiet Anvil, an independent order of armorers, researchers, and custodians.
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