Brithael

Title: Forgemaster
Gender: Male ♂
Age: 30
Race: Hyur (Midlander)
Class: Blacksmith
Zone: Limsa Lominsa Upper Decks (10.6, 14.9)
Organization: Limsa Lominsa
Blacksmiths' Guild
Services: Quest NPC
Patch: 2.0

"Friends'll betray ye, lovers'll leave ye, but yer hammer'll never do ye wrong."

— Brithael^[1]

Brithael is a Hyur in Limsa Lominsa Upper Decks. He is the guildmaster of the Blacksmiths' Guild and is one of the primary NPCs in the A Realm Reborn and Stormblood blacksmith quests.

Quests Started

Quest	Level	Quest Giver	Questline
My First Cross-pein Hammer	1	Brithael	Disciple of the Hand Quests ┗ Blacksmith Quests
Hammer Time	5	Brithael	Disciple of the Hand Quests ┗ Blacksmith Quests
Riveting Ramblings	10	Brithael	Disciple of the Hand Quests ┗ Blacksmith Quests
The Business of Blacksmithing	15	Brithael	Disciple of the Hand Quests ┗ Blacksmith Quests
By the Sweat of Your Brow	20	Brithael	Disciple of the Hand Quests ┗ Blacksmith Quests
True as Steel	25	Brithael	Disciple of the Hand Quests ┗ Blacksmith Quests
As Iron Sharpens Iron	30	Brithael	Disciple of the Hand Quests ┗ Blacksmith Quests
Set Faezahr to Stun	35	Brithael	Disciple of the Hand Quests ┗ Blacksmith Quests
Forging Ahead	40	Brithael	Disciple of the Hand Quests ┗ Blacksmith Quests
Beauty and the Bardiche	45	Brithael	Disciple of the Hand Quests ┗ Blacksmith Quests
Waiting in the Winglet	50	Brithael	Disciple of the Hand Quests ┗ Blacksmith Quests
Forging Northwards	50	Brithael	Disciple of the Hand Quests ┗ Blacksmith Quests
A Missive from the Far East	60	Brithael	Disciple of the Hand Quests ┗ Blacksmith Quests
The Client is King	63	Brithael	Disciple of the Hand Quests ┗ Blacksmith Quests
Blood Ties	65	Brithael	Disciple of the Hand Quests ┗ Blacksmith Quests
The Missing Piece	68	Brithael	Disciple of the Hand Quests ┗ Blacksmith Quests
The Final Face-off	70	Brithael	Disciple of the Hand Quests ┗ Blacksmith Quests

Quests Involved In

Quest	Level	Quest Giver	Questline
Way of the Blacksmith	1	Randwulf	Disciple of the Hand Quests ┗ Blacksmith Quests
For Whom the Starlight Bell Tolls	15	Collys	Starlight Celebration (2015)
Bully for Mochi	15	Ushi Bugyo	Heavensturn (2021)
Blade That Was Broken	58	Fremondain	Disciple of the Hand Quests ┗ Blacksmith Quests
Small Business, Big Dreams	90	Mehdjina	Side Story Quests ┗ Tataru's Grand Endeavor Quests

Dialogue

Small Talk

Brithael: Welcome, welcome! What brings ye to the Blacksmiths' Guild?

Dialogue Menu Options

What will you ask?

What do you do here?
What is blacksmithing?
Nothing.

Selecting "What do you do here?"

Brithael: Oh, not much. I'm jus' forgemaster o' this here guild. I ain't one to stand on ceremony, though, so ye can jus' call me Brithael.
Brithael: As fer what ol' Brithael does... Well, what I enjoy doin' is lookin' after the new recruits, trainin' 'em an' whatnot.
Brithael: 'Course, as an employee o' Naldiq & Vymelli's, I've got a whole mess of other duties besides. Fer instance, makin' sure contracts get fulfilled an' securin' new ones.
Brithael: Fortunately, Forgemaster H'naanza o' the Armorers' Guild usually handles that shite. Else I wouldn't have time to keep me thirst at bay.

Selecting "What is blacksmithing?"

Brithael: Well, uh...in essence, ye take some raw ore, smelt it into a hunk o' metal, heat it till it's bleedin' hot, then pound the hells out of it till it looks the way ye want.
Brithael: Or if yer askin' about the difference between blacksmithin' and armorin', well... Whereas armorers make armor, we smitties make weapons an' tools. We're talkin' swords an' lances, axes an' pickaxes, needles an' knives, sharp sticks...
Brithael: Well, maybe not sharp sticks. Anyway, to craft all that, ye need to know how to work all manner o' metals. Some folk think a strong arm's all it takes, but that ain't the half of it.
Brithael: Ye won't go far without the knowledge an' technique essential to the craft. That, plus hard work an' dedication—aye, all that's key to blacksmithin'.

References

↑ Encyclopædia Eorzea, Volume I, page 105. "'Friends'll betray ye, lovers'll leave ye, but yer hammer'll never do ye wrong.' The young forgemaster of Naldiq & Vymelli's, Brithael was thrust into his position by other smiths who had no love of administrative work. Possessed of a strong sense of duty, the Midlander has put his best foot forward in fulfilling his responsibilities with—more or less—a smile on his face. The thirty-year-old also enjoys his ale a little too much, and can oft be found deep in his cups at the Drowning Wench."

[1] Encyclopædia Eorzea, Volume I, page 105. "'Friends'll betray ye, lovers'll leave ye, but yer hammer'll never do ye wrong.' The young forgemaster of Naldiq & Vymelli's, Brithael was thrust into his position by other smiths who had no love of administrative work. Possessed of a strong sense of duty, the Midlander has put his best foot forward in fulfilling his responsibilities with—more or less—a smile on his face. The thirty-year-old also enjoys his ale a little too much, and can oft be found deep in his cups at the Drowning Wench."

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