The Winter Ring

Shop · kept by Tazra

The Winter Ring

The Winter Ring is named for the sharp, clean iron smell that hangs over the lane each winter morning when its forge is fired before dawn.

Stock

11 items · 101 gp

Weapons

4 items · 1 gp to 15 gp

Longsword1d8 slashing damage15 gp
Spear1d8 piercing damage1 gp
Dagger1d4 piercing damage2 gp
Rivet Hammer1d4 bludgeoning damage2 gp

Other

3 items · 1 sp to 5 sp

Oil, FlaskA stoppered clay flask of lamp oil, sold for camp use or…1 sp
Iron SpikeA hand-forged iron spike with a squared head and slightly…1 sp
Door WedgeA thick, broad-headed iron wedge, useful for keeping a…5 sp

Armour

2 items · 10 gp to 50 gp

Scale MailPrizedAC 1450 gp
Shield+2 AC10 gp

Tools

1 item · 20 gp

Smith's ToolsTongs, hammers, files20 gp

Ammunition

1 item · 4 cp

Sling Bullets, 20A dozen smooth, evenly sized iron pellets, counted out…4 cp

About

The Winter Ring is named for the sharp, clean iron smell that hangs over the lane each winter morning when its forge is fired before dawn. The blacksmith shop occupies a soot-dark stone building with a broad street-facing work bay, a counter, and a narrow back room. Hammer blows set a steady rhythm beneath the hiss of the quench trough. Its owner, Tazra, is a compact, hard-eyed human smith with burn scars along one forearm and a habit of testing every blade's balance before she lets it leave the shop. She is fair about prices, but refuses to sell a weapon to anyone who cannot safely lift it. Two apprentices sleep upstairs and help mind the front when the forge is hot. Stock favors durable, mundane gear; unusual orders require time and a deposit. Prices are listed in D&D 5E coinage.

Stash

4 items to steal

The stash · GM only

The shop's valuables are split between a locked till at the counter, the smith's private room, and a hidden tin by the forge. A bell-wire links the counter area to the forge room, where the smith works within earshot.

Security check: DC 15Dexterity (Thieves' Tools)
If they fail: A bell-wire strung beneath the counter rings in the forge room. If it sounds, the smith comes out with a hammer and calls for the two apprentices lodging upstairs. She blocks the front exit and demands the intruders surrender their weapons; if they resist or flee, she raises an alarm with the nearby watch. Any stolen goods she spots are confiscated, and the party earns a hostile reputation among local craftsmen.
The whole haul: About 83 gp

Day's Till19 gp
Kept: Locked cashbox beneath the counter in the front room.
Mixed coins from the day's repairs and sales, kept for making change. Most are silver and copper, with a few gold pieces.
Value: 19 gp, 8 sp, 34 cp
Engraved Thimble8 gp
Kept: Inside a small wooden box beneath the smith's bed in the back room.
A silver thimble engraved with tiny hammer marks, a keepsake from her late sister. It has little resale value to anyone who does not know its story.
Miner's Garnets45 gp
Kept: In a false-bottomed tin under the spare coal sacks beside the forge.
Three uncut garnets wrapped in wool, payment from a traveling miner. Small but genuine stones.
Repair Ledger10 gp
Kept: On a shelf behind the counter, beneath a stack of order slips.
A ledger listing customers, repair debts, deposits, and descriptions of a few weapons left for maintenance. It could help identify owners or expose unpaid accounts, but is difficult to sell openly.
Value: 10 gp to an interested creditor or rival; little as scrap