Bellows Take the Slow

Shop · kept by Bríd Cwm

Bellows Take the Slow

The shop is called Bellows Take the Slow, a warning the previous smith painted above the forge after a runaway bellows fire scorched the rafters.

Stock

13 items · 77 gp

Weapons

5 items · 5 sp to 15 gp

Spear1d6 damage1 gp
Warhammer1d8 damage15 gp
Battleaxe1d8 damage10 gp
Light hammer1d4 damage2 gp
Javelin1d6 damage5 sp

Other

5 items · 2 cp to 5 gp

Arrowheads (20)Twenty short iron arrowheads, filed to a uniform taper5 sp
Iron chain, 50 feetA heavy, soot-dark coil useful for securing a gate,…5 gp
Door hinges (set of four)Forged iron hinges with broad leaves and stout pins,…2 gp
Forge soapA thumb-sized lump of blacksmith's soap, wrapped in waxed…2 cp
Forge bellA small brass ring made to hang beside a doorway8 sp

Armour

2 items · 10 gp

Leather armorAC 1110 gp
Shield+2 AC10 gp

Tools

1 item · 20 gp

Smith's toolsPrizedA travel kit of small tongs, a hammer, files20 gp

About

The shop is called Bellows Take the Slow, a warning the previous smith painted above the forge after a runaway bellows fire scorched the rafters. The words remain because the locals say repainting them would tempt the same misfortune. Its low, soot-blackened doorway opens into a cramped, hot room, where tongs hang in careful rows and sparks skip across the stone floor. The owner, Bríd Cwm, is a broad-shouldered human smith with singed cuffs, close-cropped gray hair, and a habit of listening to a blade's ring before judging its quality. She speaks little, charges fairly, and insists that visitors stand clear of the forge mouth. Her apprentice sleeps in the rear workroom, so late-night theft risks waking someone who knows every creaking board.

Stash

4 items to steal

The stash · GM only

The coin purse sits beneath the counter; more valuable tools and records are kept in the rear office, beyond the noisy main forge. The shop is still staffed after hours by the owner and an apprentice sleeping in the attached workroom.

Security check: DC 13Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) to lift the purse quietly; thieves' tools to pick the drawer lock
If they fail: A dropped tool or clanging chain draws the apprentice from the rear workroom. The owner bars the front door, calls for the night watch, and confronts intruders with a hammer; if they flee, the watch gets a description and the shop refuses them service.
The whole haul: About 18 gp

Till purse6 gp
Kept: Under the front counter, secured to a ring with a short chain.
A leather coin purse holding the day's small change, mostly silver and copper, plus a few gold pieces.
Value: 6 gp, 14 sp, 22 cp
Carved bird1 sp
Kept: On the shelf beside the owner's stool.
A little carved wooden bird, smoothed by years of handling. Its underside bears a child's initials.
Value: 1 sp as a trinket; sentimental value to the owner
Brass assay set8 gp
Kept: In a locked drawer beneath the workbench.
A flat brass assay weight and a set of tiny scales used to check incoming metal. The weights are stamped and easy to identify if sold locally.
Order ledger2 gp
Kept: On a high shelf in the rear office, behind bundles of charcoal receipts.
A stitched ledger listing customer names, repair orders, deposits, and unpaid balances. It could expose private business or provide leverage, but is worth little as paper.
Value: 2 gp to an interested creditor; otherwise negligible