Embrey’s Armory

Located southeast of the Flower Street Market and Ivy District Park, this large open-walled squat stone structure is the workshop and retail operation of Engleton Embrey, one of the best-regarded artisans in all of Absalom. Embrey’s name is known across the Inner Sea as a superlative weaponsmith and armorer. When a soldier on a far-flung battlefield brags of wielding “Absalom steel,” she’s most often boasting about a blade made here in one of Embrey’s three constantly-operating forges—or she’s lying about it, banking on the dwarf artisan’s reputation to strike fear into the hearts of enemies or stoke admiration in the souls of allies. The heavily wrinkled and broombearded dwarf feigns humility in the face of well-deserved plaudits, but in his heart, Embrey knows he is one of the very best. He channels his pride into his craft rather than show a shred of arrogance.
Engleton Embrey knows that as good as he may be, he’s not going to last forever. While the old artisan has at least several decades of excellent work left in him, he puts an increasing amount of energy into building a foundation for his legacy, training a trio of highly skilled apprentices who do most of the actual work these days, under his expert eye. The shop specializes in metal weapons and armor of all varieties, and is popular with the city’s gladiators, mercenaries, and adventurers. Soldiers and watch officers can often get a better deal at Open Quartering in Azlanti Keep, but those who can afford it usually prefer to wield one of Embrey’s masterworks as a sign of status.

Type

Workshop

Parent Location

Ivy District

Owner

Engleton Embrey