Hammerfell and Hafling
Both ends of this soot-stained building are massive stone blocks that rise into tall, wide chimneys. The din of forge hammers rings out late into most nights. Gunter Hammerfell has been Riparian's blacksmith for a decade and a half and has taken only a handful of days off work in all that time. Gunter and his children — a strapping son and two strong daughters — are skilled smiths who can make almost anything that requires no specialized alloys or treatments. They can temper swords and reinforce armor, and they often repair tools and weapons.
The Hammerfells rarely emerge from their smithy. They work all day long every day filling endless orders for hasps, hinges, locks, and chains, plus hardware for wagons such as cotter pins, bolt rings, wheel rims, and wheel hubs.
Key NPCs. Gunter is a plain-dealing sort who knows almost nothing of the current mood and troubles in Riparian, since he’s so rarely away from his forge.
His wife Laefra, who orders metals via the merchants she deals with, hears much of the troubles, but she tells Gunter and their children none of it. Life is better undarkened by such matters, she figures.
The Business Partner, a Hafling named , is an old war buddy of Gunter's and doesn't know anything about blacksmithing but his savings bought him a share in the business and he loves hanging out with his friend not bothering to learn anything. He occasionally helps with the book keeping or makings meals for the smiths when they can't be bothered to stop to make lunch.
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