Marla Ironwise
Marla - Ironwise
“You don’t need to raise your voice if you already have their attention.”
You hear her before you see her — not in voice, but in rhythm. The soft clink of iron rings brushing her apron, the steady step of boots that know exactly where they belong. When Marla steps into view, she doesn’t announce herself. She doesn’t have to.
A stout, broad-shouldered dwarf with coiled auburn braids and soot-kissed sleeves, Marla carries herself like the hearth she protects — quiet, warm, and absolutely unshakable. Her eyes, calm as river stones, scan the room once and remember everything. She wears no symbols of office, no ceremonial jewels — just a reinforced work dress, an iron-chain necklace etched with initials, and the weight of knowing exactly who she is.
When she speaks, the room stills. Not from fear, but out of respect — the kind earned over years of holding things together when they threatened to fall apart.
Mental characteristics
Intellectual Characteristics
Personality
- Warm, perceptive, and resolutely grounded
- Rarely raises her voice, but commands a room with silence and clarity
- Sees through people quickly and gives advice only when it’s earned
- Protective of her family, community, and time — and never wastes words
Skills & Strengths
- Merchant & Logistical Insight: Knows every deal, trade route, and missed payment
- Emotional Intelligence: Reads rooms and people with startling ease
- Stabilizer: Holds the family — and sometimes the town — together when others crack
- Legacy Builder: Tracks the long game; invests in people, not short-term gains
Beliefs
- Faith (Quiet): Keeps a personal shrine to Berronar Truesilver, dwarven goddess of hearth and family
- Believes the forge is not about heat and metal — it’s about what you build with it
- Sees titles and reputations as earned, not inherited
- Dreams not of wealth, but of leaving something behind that will outlast her
Relationships
Common, Dwarvish, Gnomish
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