The Gloomforge

Est. 2025 Mountain Dwarf Artificer

The Gloomforge

The Gloomforge sits in a carved cavern off the main dungeon route, half-lit by forges that never seem to cool. Sparks fall like grey snow when the great bellows...

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Shopkeeper

Durnik Ironmantle, a Mountain Dwarf Artificer (Lvl 12)

Keeper's Species

Mountain Dwarf

5 Weapons5 Misc3 Potions3 ArmorEst. 86.9k gp

Shop Inventory

(16)
Weapons5

A master-forged longsword with a faint line of molten slag in the fuller. Balanced and true, its blade hums faintly when orcs or undead are near.

Atk Standard +1 weapon property; no additional elemental effects.

A hefty two-handed blade forged from a dark steel that absorbs light. Its edge holds without needing frequent sharpening.

Atk Classic +2 weapon bonus to attack and damage.

A blade whose ricasso is blackened, veins of red metal run along the fuller. When swung it spits sparks and sings like a hearth.

Atk On command the blade bursts into flame, shedding bright light for 40 feet and dim light for an additional 40 feet; deals extra fire damage on hit.

A black-hued warhammer with a head stamped with a furnace mark. Its haft has runes burned into the wood.

Atk Once per long rest, on a successful hit the hammer can flare red-hot to deal an extra fire damage and grant advantage on one smithing or crafting check made within the next minute.

A greataxe blackened as if in a pit of coal, haft wrapped in hide. Carved runes suggest it was made to fell burrowers and cave beasts.

Custom effect intended for thematic dungeon encounters; use sparingly to avoid imbalance.
Miscellaneous5

A soot-dark cloak lined with a thread of silver. Simple to look at, but the wearer feels steadier and more guarded when wrapped in it.

AC +1Grants a bonus to AC and to all saving throws while worn.

Boots with worn leather soles and featherlight stitching. They sound like a cat's step even on flagstones.

Wearer gains advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to move silently.

A weathered bag with runic stitching. The mouth looks ordinary but drops into a cavern of woven shadows.

Contents are preserved from the effects of extradimensional hazards.

A leather roll containing hardened punches, tongs, files, and a small whetstone that glows faintly with heat from previous use.

A battered crate labeled with the smith's mark containing common adventuring supplies for spelunkers and dungeon explorers.

Potions3

A small glass phial sealed with black wax, contents a honey-gold liquid that mends wounds.

Heal 7 HP

A stout vial with a silver rune on its base. The liquid inside shimmers with quick silver flecks.

Heal 14 HP

A crystal phial filled with viscous, deep-red liquid. Opening it smells faintly of iron and wildflowers.

Heal 28 HP
Armor3

A breastplate hammered from black adamantine, pitted but unbroken. It rings like an anvil when struck.

AC +14See otherDetails for special property.

A finely woven chain shirt of pale, almost silvery metal. Light as cloth yet tougher than ordinary rings.

AC +13

A round shield inlaid with a tiny sigil of a forgotten guild. It is light and takes a shine to heroic hands.

AC +1
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Durnik Ironmantle

Mountain DwarfArtificerLvl 12

Shop Atmosphere

The Gloomforge sits in a carved cavern off the main dungeon route, half-lit by forges that never seem to cool. Sparks fall like grey snow when the great bellows breathes; the walls are hung with weapons and armor, many showing signs of having been pried from monsters by the shopkeeper himself. The proprietor, Durnik Ironmantle, a mountain dwarf artificer of level 12, lost one eye in a collapsed tunnel and replaced it with a polished lens that glows faintly red when he hammers. He greets customers with a grunt and a cup of bitter black tea, insists on naming every blade he sells, and will impart a free repair to items purchased here once per month. He refuses to sell to those who disrespect a forged weapon's maker and keeps a small ledger of debts etched into a scrap of iron nailed behind the counter.
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