The Smith

In their forge within the void, they endlessly toil

The Smith is an Ancient Wraith born from the negative emotions associated with and spawned from weapons and violence. They reside in their personal forge within the void realm, open to whoever may stumble upon it.

## Bio

The Smith is a solitary, enigmatic figure, even among wraithkind. As an Ancient Wraith that has practically lived since the beginning of mankind's evolutionary history, they are well respected by all wraiths who know them due to their power and knowledge. They specialize in creating, modifying and upgrading weapons and have little interest in anything else aside from a select few topics.

They maintain a neutral stance on most things, servicing any who desire with their weapons so long as they are able to fulfill any requirements he sets. They only stay in their forge within the void realm, never stepping outside and only continuing to forge their next creation. As such, they are a mystery to all wraiths, with most not even knowing they exist. Any being is free to enter the forge if they stumble upon it, though they much prefer to be left undisturbed for extended periods of time.

However, should a matter arise that requires its power, they will step outside its forge and unleash their full power as an Ancient, though this has only happened once before.

## Appearance

The Smith has a vaguely humanoid appearance, with a muscular physique and four long arms. Their mask is made of tempered metal, with the top half resembling an anvil and the bottom half resembling a forge. Elemental energy wreathes their shoulders, usually in the form of fire, though they can change it depending on their preferences. They wear large baggy pants, boots and leather aprons held up by multiple belts. On their person are multiple blacksmithing tools for their work.

When in battle, The Smith may attach additional metallic arms to their back in order to wield their many creations.

## History

The Smith was born approximately 2.6 million years ago, when humans started sharpening rock to create the first weapons.

## Abilities

As an ancient wraith, The Smith has accumulated power and experience to reach the pinnacle of their craft over countless millennia. Even outside forging weapons, The Smith is adept in combat to defend themselves when the time arises.

* **Superhuman Physical Ability** - As an ancient wraith, The Smith has accumulated immense power over the course of many millennia.
* **Weapon Creation** - The Smith specializes in creating, enhancing and modifying weapons.
	+ **Matter and Energy Manipulation** - The Smith is able to freely manipulate both matter and energy, even defying the laws of physics by creating and destroying them from and to nothing. This is commonly used to create the physical weapon itself whenever creating weapons not for other Ancients.
	+ **Concept Manipulation** - The Smith is able perceive, as well as alter and manipulate the very concept of an object. For instance, should a weapon be instilled with the concept of 'Armageddon', it will be capable of bringing the end times. Lower forms of concept manipulation can be used by mortals, though higher forms are limited to only other Ancients. Some weapons made are purely conceptual in nature, and are the highest grade of weapons made by the Smith, of which only other Ancient Wraiths have access to.
* **Martial Arts** - As the Ancient born from violence, the Smith is particularly adept at causing it towards others. They are capable of refined movements made to kill and debilitate any opponent. They follow no human school of martial arts.
* **Smith's Tools** - The Smith has multiple tools used in smithing that can also serve as improvised weapons.
	+ **Hammers** - The Smith has multiple hammers of different types and sizes for shaping weapons, though they are effective weapons themselves.
	+ **Tongs** - A tool used to handle volatile materials. It is also used by The Smith to grapple opponents from further away.
	+ **Chisel** - A tool usually used for making engravings, but can also be used as a piercing and puncturing weapon.
	+ **Elemental Glove** - A glove that allows The Smith to expertly manipulate elemental energy without effort.
* **Created Weapons** - The Smith has full access to all weapons they have created in the past at all times, some of which include weapons from legend.
* **Void Realm Manipulation** - The Smith can freely traverse the void realm and manipulate it for reality bending effects, similarly to that of Wraith Overlords. The Smith also has a personal forge in the void realm where this power is multiplied within the area.

## Trivia

* The design of The Smith is based on the fiends from the manga, Chainsaw Man, especially the head.
* The Smith is the creator of many weapons from legend, such as Excalibur, the Gáe Bulg, Durandal, and many others.