*BLACKSMITH* 
  
The red brick building is of a small yet sturdy design, with a hammer & anvil sign over the door that currently has a bullet hole in the hammer's handle.

Upon opening the door, you are greeted by the metallic THUD of hammers on metal and the stench of coal fire.

- The left wall is full of freshly cleaned hammers, chisels, punches, tongs, and files
- The back wall has a few built-in-the-wall forges, each with its own anvil, vise, metal table, and steel drum full of water nearby, with one of these anvils currently being used
- The right wall is covered in racks of matte aprons, goggles, thick gloves, and other safety garments
- The center is occupied by a square counter, ran by an older Jackal man with short brown hair behind a pair of goggles on his forehead and a red flannel long-sleeve shirt under a matte apron with a gold nametag reading MARVIN

*IF THEY APPROACH*
Marvin is smoothing out a large chunk of wood with sandpaper, looking like a massive baseball bat with holes drilled through it and a loop at the end of the handle. When he spots you, he puts it down and smiles wide. "Hey there! How can I help ya?"

*WHAT HE'S WORKING ON*
"Oh this? Someone ordered something called a 'ken-NAH-bow.' Supposedly some suuuper dangerous oriental weapon. Once I finish sanding it, I gotta fill those holes with metal rods and turn the ends into rounded studs."
 
*ASKING ABOUT IMPROVING WEAPONS* 
"I might be able to, depends on what you're working with."

*IF SIMPLE WEAPON*
"Oh yeah, this is right up my alley. Problem is, I gotta finish this project first. The earliest I can have it done is three days from now."

*IF NOT SATISFIED WITH WAITING*
*OR IF MORE COMPLICATED*
"I'm sorry, I got my limits. Doing a weapon that complicated/fast just ain't in me anymore."

He thinks for a moment. "But ya know, there IS someone who could help you out better than me, if you're interested?"

He leans in a little. "I was taught how to do metalworking by a hot-headed piece of work named Aodaghan. Pretty sure he's still around. You take that to him, he can do things with it I never could."

*IF INTERESTED*
"Well good, keep that energy high cuz you're gonna need it. Got a map?" He points it out as a spot on the northernmost part of the rock wall around Diadem.
 
(Go to RED DEMENSE)