Character Name: Relos Tedosian
Faction: The Iron Knights, though he hides this for the most part.
Class Descriptors: Relos is an artificer. A mix between a blacksmith and an enchanter, artificers create magically imbued weapons, armor, and other magical items. These range from simple artifacts like unusually sharp blades and strong breastplates to full-blown magical weapons and armor, given enough time and the right price. Artificers supplement the work of a normal armorer with stronger, higher quality weapons for elite soldiers and nobility. An artificer has access to a surprising amount of information depending on his customers. Orders for anti-scrying amulets or large amounts of weapons and armor can clue in one on exactly what one's enemies are doing.
Appearance: Fairly tall and fair-haired. For the most part, he lacks the bulky build of most smiths, since a lot of his work is done with magic, though the work does show on his frame. He has a fondness for expensive cloaks. His hands and forearms are covered in scars and minor burns from his work. He has bright blue eyes and some of his hair is charred. His somewhat unkempt hair has a few burnt portions, though he does a good job of trimming these.
Personality: Relos is very careful and very serious when it comes to his work. He strongly dislikes it when a shoddy job is done by anyone. He tends toward gruffness, but this is mostly due to fatigue and being concerned with a number of issues. Relos takes joy in creating high-quality objects and considers himself a kind of artist. Following his principles to a fault sometimes leads him to trouble and actions that most would consider foolish. He finds the feud with the Wickwickets regrettable but many of them irritate him on a personal level. When his vision isn't obscured by distractions or his strong emotions, he is quite kind and charitable. He tends to be overly trusting.
Background: Relos has lived in the city for all of his life. Apprenticeship was an excellent option for him, coming from a family that wasn't precisely well-to-do, so he signed on with an older smith. He spent much of his free time in libraries, digging up tidbits of magical knowledge. He started to experimentally apply this to his work, and over time became a talented artificer, with his master, a regular armorer for the Ironclads, guiding his more mundane learning. When the old man died without any family in the city, Relos inherited the smith's workshop - and his contracts. Seeing them as an obligation he had to fulfill, he became a fast and loyal servant of the Ironclads, supplying them with magical steel and the details of any order another family placed with him. One night, a young thief broke into the smithy. He was prepared to teach the kid a lesson about respecting property himself, but the young man had a convincing story and a shocking resemblance to Relos, at least when he was younger. He offered the young man, Ryger, an apprenticeship on the grounds that he stop his troublemaking - or, at least, that he try harder to not get caught.
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