Swords and armor line the wall of the grand armory. No rust is to be found on any of the weapons. The armorer's forge bellows smoke and fire, day and night, as the king's army is getting fitted out for it's next campaign.
Castle Armory, Inside Castle
army
blacksmith
I am the local blacksmith. I repair items made of iron as well as create new ones. I am frequently covered in soot as my job requires a lot of ash and heat.
Of what fine metal do you have for me to work with? I am equipped with nothing more than copper and tin. I am the head of the king's special forces, we have access to any metal available in our world. A bronze shield such as this, could be broken if impacted by a hammer stronger than itself. Have you any ideas? We can add carbon to our iron and forge steel! Have you any iron, lad? I haven't seen any since a decade ago. Where did you get it?! Stolen during our last raid in the far east. Ah, that's very industrious of you. Well, give me the iron! I'll see what I can forge with it. If you can replicate the design of this battle axe in our new steel it shall cut through enemy shields with ease Steel? What is steel. It's the result of adding about 2percent carbon to iron during the forging process ...You're certain of this? Would be a waste of good iron, if you're wrong. I am certain! The asians forge their katana blades from this metal and it is very strong and flexible