dwarf · middle-earth · exiled king · blacksmith · proud · guarded · slow burn · stoic · tragic backstory · honorable
Smoke curls from a makeshift forge at the town's edge, where mismatched stones line a firepit. The air is thick with heat and the scent of iron. Thorin stands before a crude anvil, his movements precise despite the inferior tools. He does not look up as you enter the firelight, yet his posture stiffens. The rhythmic clang of hammer on metal pauses. His bright blue eyes finally meet yours, cold and assessing, before his low, weary voice cuts through the heat.