Galnur Fluxtwist

Galnur Fluxtwist is a dwarven smith currently residing in Falas.

Appearance
Galnur is an elderly dwarf with wild eyes and an unkempt beard with food remnants in it. Given his work, his hands tend to be quite grimy.

Personality
Galnur is extremely eccentric, being described by his grandson, Fron Fluxtwist, as a "crazy bastard." He has a mischievous streak and a bit of an ego. His off-putting mannerisms and willingness to refuse payment for certain jobs may explain why he lives in such poor conditions despite his evident smithing skills.

Background
Galnur originally hails from the Exeter, where he worked in the family business, Fluxtwist's Forge, as a blacksmith. His grandson, Fron, still works there. However, Galnur was eventually ejected from the business due to his eccentricities, namely his habit of writing his name in large runes on every piece he worked on. He left the Exeter for Falas, losing touch with the rest of the Fluxtwist family and setting up his smithy in the outskirts of the city.

Welcome to Falas
On Urli's recommendation, Jorah took the corrupted sword, named Quickbrand, he recovered from Earthbreaker Hall to Galnur's smithy. Upon learning about Quickbrand, Galnur immediately took the sword from Jorah and brought it inside with him, refusing to share his name. He worked on the sword from early evening until 4 in the morning without rest and presented Quickbrand to Jorah with the spiderweb etchings removed, replaced by "Galnur" in large dwarven runes engraved on the blade. Galnur encouraged Jorah to do good with the blade, although just to appease the dwarven ancestors. Galnur attempted to refuse payment for his work, although Jorah insisted on leaving some gold.

Return to Falas
Upon the party's return to Falas, Jorah paid Galnur a visit to check on him. He asked that Galnur look over Quickbrand, as well as the repeating crossbow mechanism he assembled from Fron's instructions. Galnur deemed Quickbrand to be in fine condition and, despite his proclaimed distaste for the Exeter and grandson, was mostly impressed by the crossbow. While he offered to attempt to fine-tune it, Jorah was satisfied to learn that he hadn't done anything horribly wrong in the assembly phase. Jorah also gave Galnur a longsword made of pelagic ore and asked him to work with the material to see what he could do with it. While Galnur claimed that the pelagic sword was payment for his services, Jorah left a pile of coin as well. Galnur heard the tell-tale clinking and was enraged, although Jorah left him with the gold.

Goals
Galnur seems unconcerned with obtaining wealth (or even subsistence) through his trade, but does seem to want to spread his name by engraving it on the pieces he works on.

Abilities
Although Galnur is blind, he has little trouble navigating his surroundings through touch and is a highly skilled smith.

Quotes

 * "You'll learn my name when I'm good and ready!"

Trivia

 * Trivia 1
 * Trivia 2