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Est. 2026 • Hill Dwarf Fighter

The Bent Nail

The shop is called The Bent Nail and occupies a narrow stone building wedged between a cooper's yard and a busy caravan road. Its front room smells of charcoal,...

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Shopkeeper

Brunna Ashhand, a Hill Dwarf Fighter (Lvl 5)

Keeper's Species

Hill Dwarf

6 Weapons4 Armor1 Potions3 MiscEst. 393 gp

Shop Inventory

(14)
Weapons6

A balanced steel dagger with a leather-wrapped grip. The smith keeps several in stock for travelers, scouts, and customers who need a reliable backup weapon.

A dependable longsword with a plain crossguard and a serviceable edge. Each blade bears the smith's small anvil mark.

A narrow shortsword designed for quick thrusts in alleys, workshops, and crowded taverns. Its practical balance makes it popular with city guards and adventurers.

A sturdy warhammer with a square striking face and a reinforced haft. It is built for breaking armor, shields, and stubborn locks.

A compact handaxe with a bright iron head and a thick wooden handle. It is equally suited to combat, chopping kindling, and camp chores.

A custom smithing tool disguised as a small throwing hammer. It is useful for training, demonstrations, and improvisational adventuring, but it is not magical.

On a hit against a Tiny unattended object, the wielder may choose to deal no damage and instead pin a loose strap, cord, or similar exposed material if the DM considers it plausible.
Armor4

Overlapping iron and leather plates protect the torso without overly restricting movement. The smith offers fitting and minor adjustments at no extra charge.

AC +14

A battered but sound suit of ring mail reinforced with broad steel plates. It is noisy, heavy, and reassuringly difficult to cut through.

AC +18

A round wooden shield faced with iron edging. Customers may choose from several painted emblems, including a sunburst, stag, tower, or blank field.

AC +2

A reinforced smith's apron lined with thin overlapping plates. The garment is a practical custom item for forge workers, artificers, and adventurers who expect to work around furnaces.

While worn, grants advantage on one Constitution saving throw made to resist injury from mundane heat or sparks, once per long rest. This benefit does not apply to fire damage or magical effects.
Potions1

A standard healing draught kept in a locked cabinet near the counter. Though the smith does not brew it personally, the local apothecary supplies it weekly.

Heal 2 HPRestores hit points.
Miscellaneous3

A practical fire-starting kit for adventurers who are tired of rubbing sticks together in the rain.

Provides the mundane tools needed to start a fire, subject to conditions and DM adjudication.

A compact coil of strong hemp rope, sold to climbers, caravan guards, and anyone who looks as though they might soon regret entering a ruin.

A field repair kit assembled from offcuts and surplus tools. It is not elegant, but it can keep a damaged harness or scabbard from failing at the worst possible moment.

Allows mundane repairs to leather armor, straps, scabbards, packs, and similar gear during a short rest when appropriate.

Lootable Stash

(5)

Where The Take Sits

The shop's takings are divided between a locked cashbox beneath the counter and a private tool chest in the smith's quarters behind the forge. Commission records and valuable materials are kept closer to the work area, where the shopkeeper can hear anyone disturbing them.
1 Money On Hand1 Personal Item1 Valuable Materials1 Records1 Rare Trade Good

Security Check

Dexterity (Thieves' Tools), followed by a Wisdom (Perception) check against DC 14 to avoid the concealed bell
DC 15

On Failure

A failed theft attempt triggers a concealed bell connected to the counter and forge door. The shopkeeper confronts the party with a drawn hammer, while an apprentice bars the front entrance and calls the nearby town watch. If the party escapes, their descriptions and the stolen goods are reported to other merchants.

Estimated haul

245.86 gp

Money On HandLoot target #1

Day's Receipts

37 gp, 84 sp, and 46 cp
Locked cashbox beneath the front counter
A heavy iron cashbox containing the day's ordinary sales, mostly silver and copper with a few gold coins. It is secured beneath the counter with a simple lock and a chain.
Personal ItemLoot target #2

Mentor's Brass Locket

5 gp to a fence, considerably more as leverage against the shopkeeper
Worn beneath the shopkeeper's shirt
A brass locket containing a faded portrait of the shopkeeper's late mentor. It has little resale value, but the owner would pursue its recovery fiercely.
Valuable MaterialsLoot target #3

Commissioner's Material Bundle

65 gp
Bottom drawer of the locked materials cabinet near the rear forge
A wrapped bundle of silver wire, small steel ingots, and polished agate fittings reserved for commissioned weapons and repairs.
RecordsLoot target #4

Commission Ledger

40 gp to an interested criminal, rival merchant, or corrupt official
False-bottom compartment in the desk behind the counter
A leather ledger listing customers, outstanding debts, weapon commissions, and discreet notes about which local guards purchase restricted blades. The information could be sold or used for blackmail.
Rare Trade GoodLoot target #5

Meteoric Iron Fragment

90 gp
Wrapped in oilcloth inside the smith's private tool chest
A thumb-sized fragment of meteoric iron acquired from a traveling miner. It is not enough for a full weapon, but a skilled smith could fold it into a blade or sell it to an interested artisan.
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Brunna Ashhand

Hill Dwarf•Fighter•Lvl 5

Shop Atmosphere

“The shop is called The Bent Nail and occupies a narrow stone building wedged between a cooper's yard and a busy caravan road. Its front room smells of charcoal, oiled leather, and hot iron. Finished weapons hang from dark timber racks beneath hand-painted signs, while armor stands in the corners with straw-filled helmets perched on top like silent customers. A broad forge occupies the rear of the building, separated from the showroom by a waist-high brick wall. Sparks drift upward through a hooded chimney, and the floor is permanently patterned with old burn marks. The owner, Brunna Ashhand, is a broad-shouldered hill dwarf with soot-darkened braids, a clipped gray beard, and a left hand fitted with two brass prosthetic fingers. She is a level 5 dwarf fighter who speaks bluntly, remembers every debt, and tests prospective buyers by asking how they intend to use a weapon before naming a final price. Brunna dislikes flashy ornamentation, refuses to sell damaged armor without explaining its flaws, and gives a 10 percent discount to anyone who returns with a broken weapon and an honest account of how it failed. Her apprentice, Pell, is a nervous human teenager who handles polishing, inventory, and deliveries. Every evening, Brunna sweeps a line of iron filings across the threshold. She claims it is an old dwarven habit, but she also uses it to notice whether anyone entered after closing.”
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