#Dungeon 23 Project - The Ruins of Mount Auyán (Day 010)

Continuing down the corridor the next five rooms are empty but for broken furniture and dust and such. #8, 9, 10, 11, and 12. 

Another 20' down the corridor on the opposite side from the previous door is another door. This one has the following image engraved into the door.

#13 If you enter this room, it is 10'x10' and in the middle of the room is an anvil, on the anvil lays a hammer, next the anvil is a forge, it is lit and the fire burns hot, a few minutes in the room will have you dripping sweat.  A bellow operates by itself fanning the fire to keep it hot. In the forge is long piece of metal glowing almost white. A set of tongs and a pair of heavy leather gloves are present.

What do you do?

If anyone puts on the gloves, they will enter a trance state and taking up the tongs and pulling the metal from the fire they will begin to expertly work the metal with the hammer on the anvil. They will work very quickly and will not brook any interruption. Returning the metal to the fire from time to time. The hammer rings out as the metal is beaten and folded again and again. It becomes a sword right before your eyes and finally is quenched. 

Then it is fitted to this hilt:

Once the new sword blade is attached to the hilt the one in the trance collapses unconscious, the hammer, anvil, forge and such all disappear and the room is empty and bare except for all of you and the sword.

If you splash a little water in the unconscious ones face and give water to drink they will revive. They will immediately reach for the sword and will find it exquisitely balanced and much lighter than it looks. It swings easily and swiftly. The bearer is loath to sheath it, but finally does. You notice the bearer looks (somehow) taller, straighter, stronger and moves more quickly and more gracefully. Much more will become apparent as the sword is used. The sword has a strong personality as will become clear over time.