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Est. 2026 • Dwarf Veteran Blacksmith

The Red Anvil

The shop is called The Red Anvil, a cramped but meticulously organized blacksmith with blackened stone walls, copper ventilation pipes, and a forge that glows l...

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Shopkeeper

Brunna Ashmantle, a Dwarf Veteran Blacksmith (Lvl 5)

Keeper's Species

Dwarf

4 Weapons4 Armor1 Potions2 Misc1 Misc4 MiscEst. 914 gp

Shop Inventory

(16)
Weapons4

A dependable military blade with a broad tang, leather-wrapped grip, and a plain iron pommel. The shop sells these as practical working weapons rather than ornamental dueling pieces.

A heavy-headed axe balanced for infantry use. Each one bears a small stamped maker's mark beneath the blade.

A serviceable shortsword with a narrow point and slightly curved edge, popular with scouts, caravan guards, and adventurers who value speed.

A custom longsword forged from dark steel with a faint blue temper line along the fuller. Its hilt is wrapped in blue-gray cord, and the blade seems to vibrate softly when drawn near worked iron.

Atk Once per long rest, when you miss with this weapon, you may add to the attack roll, potentially turning the miss into a hit.
Armor4

Supple leather reinforced with overlapping metal studs across the chest and shoulders. The inside is padded against chafing during long marches.

A battered but expertly repaired suit of chain mail. It has been polished enough to resist rust but not enough to hide the marks of prior battles.

AC +16

A round iron-banded shield with a reinforced boss. The smith offers several painted designs, though most customers choose the plain black finish.

AC +2

A custom breastplate lined with red wool and decorated with a small hammered sunburst. Its enchantment is modest, intended to steady the nerves rather than turn aside lethal blows.

AC +1The armor grows warm when its wearer stands their ground against a visibly stronger foe.
Potions1

A small glass vial purchased from a local apothecary and kept behind the counter for travelers who expect trouble.

Heal 7 HPCommon healing potion, red liquid with suspended silver flecks.
Miscellaneous2

Straight-grained ash shafts with iron heads. The fletcher's work is ordinary but consistent, and the blacksmith keeps a crate of them near the front door.

Simple crossbow bolts with waxed thread bindings and sturdy iron tips, sold in small cases to keep them dry.

Miscellaneous1

A roll of leather containing files, tongs, small hammers, punches, whetstones, and spare rivets. The set smells strongly of oil and charcoal.

Proficiency with the tools can be used for appropriate ability checks.
Miscellaneous4

A compact repair kit assembled by Brunna herself for adventurers who cannot carry a full forge. It is the shop's most popular inexpensive item among caravan guards.

Allows field repairs that restore appearance and function, but not hit points or magical properties.

A thumb-sized ceramic jar of ember-red paste made from powdered charcoal, alchemical oil, and a pinch of salamander ash. It leaves a warm orange sheen on metal.

For 1 hour, the weapon deals an extra 1 fire damage on the first hit of each turn. The effect ends after the weapon hits three times.

A practical bundle for dungeon delving, packed in a soot-stained canvas satchel. Brunna assembles each one from surplus stock and sells it at a narrow margin.

A cloth pouch containing assorted nails, wall hooks, washers, and rivets. Adventurers use them for barricades, repairs, marking trails, and improvised traps.

Lootable Stash

(5)

Where The Take Sits

The shop occupies a stone-fronted building with a customer showroom, a hot forge in the rear, a narrow office, and an overhead loft where Brunna sleeps. The most valuable stock is distributed rather than kept in one place, with the cashbox under the counter, the records in the office, and the gemstones hidden in the coal bin.
1 Money1 Personal Item2 Valuables1 Records

Security Check

Dexterity (Thieves' Tools) to bypass the cashbox or office lock, followed by DC 13 Dexterity (Stealth) to avoid the apprentice and rear-room guards
DC 15

On Failure

A failed theft attempt triggers a spring-loaded bell beneath the counter. Brunna, her apprentice, and the two off-duty guards lodging in the rear room respond within 2 rounds. If the characters flee, Brunna reports the theft to the town watch and quietly marks their descriptions in her customer ledger. If they are caught, the guards attempt to restrain them rather than kill them, unless the party uses lethal force.

Estimated haul

354.49 gp

MoneyLoot target #1

Iron Cashbox

68 gp, 14 sp, and 9 cp
Locked beneath the front counter, hidden behind a stack of horseshoe blanks
Daily takings kept in a locked iron cashbox, mostly in silver and gold from weapon repairs, ammunition sales, and armor deposits.
Personal ItemLoot target #2

Brunna's Brass Locket

5 gp to a fence, priceless to Brunna
Inside a small wooden drawer in the owner's loft above the workshop
A brass locket containing a faded portrait of Brunna's late wife and a tiny scrap of blue cloth from their old forge apron. It has little market value but great sentimental importance.
ValuablesLoot target #3

Uncut Garnets

120 gp total
A false-bottomed coal bin beside the rear quench trough
A wrapped bundle containing three unregistered gemstones purchased from a traveling prospector. Brunna has not yet decided whether to sell them or have them set into ceremonial sword pommels.
RecordsLoot target #4

Forge Order Ledger

75 gp to a rival merchant, criminal broker, or hostile faction
A locked desk in the office, beneath invoices and charcoal rubbings of sword marks
A leather-bound order ledger listing local militia contracts, caravan schedules, outstanding debts, and the names of several customers who quietly purchase weapons without asking questions.
ValuablesLoot target #5

Unclaimed Silvered Dagger

85 gp
Wrapped in red cloth inside the locked display cabinet near the front room hearth
A masterwork silvered dagger commissioned by a minor noble but never collected after the patron died during a border skirmish. It is beautifully balanced and bears a heraldic pommel.
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Brunna Ashmantle

Dwarf•Veteran Blacksmith•Lvl 5

Shop Atmosphere

“The shop is called The Red Anvil, a cramped but meticulously organized blacksmith with blackened stone walls, copper ventilation pipes, and a forge that glows like a second hearth. Every weapon hangs from numbered iron hooks, while finished armor stands on wooden mannequins beneath painted shields. The air smells of coal smoke, hot metal, leather oil, and cinnamon tea. A shallow channel carries cooling water through the workshop floor, and the constant ringing of hammers makes quiet conversation nearly impossible near the forge. The shopkeeper is Brunna Ashmantle, a broad-shouldered dwarf veteran with braided iron-gray hair, a scorched leather apron, and a missing tip on her left index finger. She speaks bluntly, tests every blade personally, and refuses to sell equipment she considers unsafe. Her apprentice, Pell, is a nervous human teenager who handles repairs and keeps a careful tally of every item leaving the premises. Brunna's old militia connections mean that local guards receive discounts, while anyone who mistreats equipment or haggles dishonestly is remembered for years. A row of swords above the forge bears the names of former customers who died protecting the town. Brunna keeps one unfinished blade on the anvil at all times, claiming it is for the person who will eventually give her a reason to retire.”
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