The Deep Sea Smithmaster

The proprietor of the Deep Sea Smithmaster store on the Eastport side of Gwyndinas — a short, broad, humanoid smith with glistening, dripping blue skin that exudes fresh water at all times, a curly blue mustache, and long pointed ears. An expert in auricalcum and deep-sea metals, he keeps a curated shop of only ~15 displayed items and a back-room cold-forge. Genial, generous to a fault about the economy, and quietly proud; a kindred wet-handed crafter to Lash. Personal name not given.

Session 17

• Identified Lash's blade (Prehistoric Longsword) by smell as auricalcum, and taught her the metal's lore: dredged from the ocean floor near the Splintered Isles (remnants of the sunken central continent), stronger than iron and strongest in rain — and that it must be cold-forged only, never heated, or its virtue boils away.
• Let Lash work the metal in his forge under his guidance (a +6 help, advantage); she rolled a 27 and folded 3 of auricalcum's 5 properties into her in-progress crafting hammer over ~2 days. Accepted a token 10 gold.
• Warned that if the blade was cursed, the reforged hammer will carry the curse too ("you might have to speak to a mage — but mages creep me out even more than curses do").
• Offered ongoing tutelage: "everything I think I know I can teach to you." A likely recurring crafting resource.