> [!infobox|wikipedia] > # Ingrid > [![[Codex/Assets/Characters/Ingrid_small.webp|cover hsmall]]](Codex/Assets/Characters/Ingrid.webp) > ###### Basic Information > Attribute | Details | > ---|---| > Type | Character | > ###### Character Information > Attribute | Details | > ---|---| > Creature Type | Humanoid | > Species | Human | > Gender | Female | > Pronouns | She/Her | > Place | [[Val Miriel]] | > Connections | [[The Coal]] | > Profession | Blacksmith | > ###### Status > Attribute | Details | > ---|---| > Status | Alive | **Ingrid** is a master blacksmith of [[Val Miriel]] and the proprietor of [[The Coal]], a smithy on [[The Military Way]] with a quiet but hard-earned reputation among those who know the difference between armour worn to be seen and armour worn to survive. She does not make fine things. She makes weapons that hold an edge and armour that holds a life. ## Biography Ingrid runs [[The Coal]] from a workshop that would strike a casual visitor as organised chaos — cluttered benches, scattered tongs, walls thick with hanging steel. To a practiced eye, everything is exactly where it should be. Her work carries none of the flourishes found at places like [[Silverforge]], but anyone who has actually swung a blade in anger will recognise the quality immediately. She has a reputation for bluntness and a complete lack of patience for customers who want something pretty. Those who come to her knowing what they need leave satisfied. ### [[The Bloody Nails|Campaign: The Bloody Nails]] #### [[Session 20 - The Streets of Val Miriel]] The party visited [[The Coal]] after a frustrating encounter at [[Silverforge]]. Ingrid examined [[Vaeleran]]'s greatsword, identifying the markings as a Northern owner's mark rather than a maker's mark and confirming the blade's origins in [[Val Aran]]. She supplied the group with sturdy, practical weaponry.