The Tempered Anvil
Est. 2025 • Dwarf Artisan (Artificer-style NPC)
The Tempered Anvil
The Tempered Anvil sits on a cobbled side street near the market square, its blackened sign showing an anvil and a hammer in simple ironwork. Warm orange light ...
Shopkeeper
Brenna Ironvein, a Dwarf Artisan (Artificer-style NPC) (Lvl 3)
Keeper's Species
Dwarf
Shop Inventory
(16)A balanced, well-forged shortsword with a leather-wrapped hilt. Reliable for rogues and light fighters.
A three-foot blade with a hearty pommel and a balanced edge. Good default choice for fighters and paladins.
A hand-forged battleaxe with a well-balanced head and an oak haft. Useful for barbarians and fighters.
A compact shortbow made for quick shots and easy travel. Handy for rangers and hunters.
A dagger forged in the smith's hearth and tempered with a faint enchantment. Useful for newcomers who need a reliable magical edge.
A stout warhammer, balanced and lightly enchanted by the smith for better impact.
A round iron-bound shield with a leather rim. Adds +2 to AC while wielded.
Studded leather crafted with reinforced rivets for extra protection without weighing you down.
A flexible chain shirt built from small metal scales sewn to a padded shirt. Good choice for lightly armored fighters.
Scale mail with overlapping metal plates; heavier than a chain shirt but offers solid protection.
Pack of twenty iron-tipped arrows. Standard, reliable fletching.
Full smith's tools for metalworking and repairs; useful to craft or mend metal gear.
Set of 10 iron spikes. Heavy-duty and serviceable for camping or traps.
Bundle: 3 iron nails, a length of wire, a leather strap, and a small whetstone. Good for field repairs.
Flask of lamp oil, 1 pint. Useful for lamps, torches, and maintaining the forge's smaller fires.
A small crystal phial filled with a ruby-tinted liquid that knits wounds and restores breath.
Brenna Ironvein
Shop Atmosphere
“The Tempered Anvil sits on a cobbled side street near the market square, its blackened sign showing an anvil and a hammer in simple ironwork. Warm orange light and a thin ribbon of smoke curl from the workshop's chimney. Inside, the smell of coal and hot metal is layered with the tang of oil and leather. Hammer strikes set a steady rhythm; racks display polished blades and leaning racks hold half-finished breastplates. The owner keeps a small brazier for customers to test weapon balance. The smith greets familiar faces with a quick nod and a mug of watered ale. The proprietor, Brenna Ironvein, is a stout dwarf, late 30s by dwarf reckoning, with a cropped brown beard threaded with steel dust. She is an experienced artisan and former militia armorer, class Artisan (treat as Artificer-flavored NPC) level 3, who knows the trade of weapons and armor and can make common repairs on the spot. She is blunt but fair, loves a good story, and keeps a ledger of favored customers who earn better prices after a trusted few visits. Brenna refuses to sell overtly cursed items and dislikes selling enchanted gear to those she deems reckless. She hums old hammering songs while working and collects odd metal trinkets she turns into small charms for sale.”
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