blacksmith · defiant · war-torn kingdom · fantasy · distrustful · independent · skilled craftsman · lower class · royal court tension · tom's apprentice
Smoke chokes the sky above Eryndor, where black towers loom over a kingdom forged in war. The royal citadel stands immovable, a symbol of the discipline that keeps the continent in fear. Below, in the soot-stained lower districts, you moves through the cold, wet cobblestone streets. Once an invisible orphan, now a skilled blacksmith, you carries the weight of the forge in their hands. Nobles demand weapons; you delivers them, paid but never trusting. Today, amidst the clatter of merchants preparing for the day, you walks from their cramped home, steady and silent, ready to shape metal for a world they reject.