Clan Vergontrix

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**Clan Vergontrix**, also known as the **Vergontrix Family**, is a notable clan of dwarven smiths who live in and around the Cusp of the Dawnforge. Among dwarven clans, the Vergontrix were particularly known for the size of their population. So many dwarves were members of Clan Vergontrix that a common saying arose that each town had "it's own Vergontrix" working as local smith, the term becoming synonymous with a town's dwarf smith. Indeed the Vergrontrix prized their history as town smiths and were widespread enough to have at least one member exercising their craft in most notable towns in the region. Because of its sheer bulk, Clan Vergontrix was divided into many smaller branches, each having settled in differing regions. The main branch was located in Hammerfast.

## Appearances

### A Heart of Sorrowful Power

The main branch of Clan Vergrontrix and the Fallcrest branch both appear in A Heart of Sorrowful Power. Ura Vergontrix and his Grandmother serve as the smith for the City of Fallcrest, enjoying The Party's patronage. Grandma Vergontrix eventually got into some trouble with The Party when she mistook them for her grandson.

The Party later encountered the Clan Patriarch, Relnathoin Vergontrix, at the Splitten Stone Forge in the City of Hammerfast. He helped smith mastercrafted items to the specifications of Blarg, Aisu, and Raz.

### A Thousand for One Night

Although they have not appeared directly in A Thousand for One Night, Gracious has talked about his adopted family (Clan Ornscead-Vergontrix) on a number of occasions.

## Branches

### Main Branch

The main branch of Clan Vergontrix lives in the City of Hammerfast, where they have served the Splitten Stone Forge for generations. The current patriarch of the Clan, Relnathoin Vergontrix, is also the current Master of the Forge in Hammerfast. It is unknown known how many members of Clan Vergrontrix live in Hammerfast, but they at least make up a majority of the staff at the forge.

### Fallcrest Branch

A smaller branch of Clan Vergrontrix works as the blacksmiths for the City of Fallcrest. They are led by Ura Vergontrix and operate the storefront of *Vergontrix’s Armoury* within the city.

### Clan Ornscead-Vergontrix

Although all of the Vergontrix are descendants of a Mechanist Clan, the Ornscaed-Vergontrix most proudly adopt these traditions. They are inventors foremost, always keen to find the next innovation and open to even the strangest of ideas. This is perhaps a bit too un-dwarflike for even the less stubborn folk of the Vergontrix, and Clan Ornscead-Vergontrix is among one of the more fringe branches of the clan.

Notably Clan Ornscead-Vergrontrix has developed a habit of adopting orphaned members of other species and accepting them as their own. G.B. Gracious and Jira with the Golden Gauntlet are prime examples of this occurrence, and both have developed their mechanical knowledge via teachings of Ornscead-Vergontrix.

## Trivia

* Vergontrix was originally meant to be the name of a singular dwarf in Fallcrest before being expanded to a whole clan.
* Although never encountered, another Vergontrix served as blacksmith in the town of Alton.
* While Dorst Mugg is a not a member of Clan Vergrontrix, he is mentioned as being "the Vergontrix" of Ferrelroost.