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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox NPC<br />
|name = Gothren Actillian<br />
|release = 15 December 2025<br />
|update = Eye on Ashenfall - 0.10<br />
|race = Human<br />
|gender = Male<br />
|}}<br />
'''Gothren Actillian''' was a blacksmith known for his obsession with [[Dragonwilds:blurite]] and his pioneering work with blurite weaponry.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Gothren was a blacksmith fixated on less desirable metals and materials, particularly blurite. The metal's distinctive blue hues generated a joy in him that he could not describe, and he longed to craft it into something befitting its splendor.{{CiteJournal|journal=Blurite Crossbow|quote=He was an(sic) blacksmith, obsessed with the less desired metals and materials. He would hunt for hours in the darkest caverns for slivers of blue, ignoring glittering silver and gold. To him the metal was special, radiant and beautiful. The hues generated a joy in him that he could not describe, and he longed to craft it into something befitting its splendour.}} He spent hours hunting in the darkest caverns for slivers of blue ore, passing by glittering deposits of silver and gold without interest. His dedication paid off when he discovered blurite ore glittering in a hidden [[Dragonwilds:dragonkin]] vault in [[Dragonwilds:Ghornfell]]'s central region.{{CiteJournal|journal=Blurite Crossbow|quote=He was delighted when he found the ore glittering away in a hidden dragonkin vault in Ghornfell's central region.}}<br />
Despite his skill as a blacksmith, Gothren possessed no talent for swordplay or magic. However, he proved himself a skilled marksman with crossbows, capable of knocking an apple from a [[Dragonwilds:chinchompa]]'s head before the creature exploded.{{CiteJournal|journal=Blurite Crossbow|quote=He was never any good with a sword, and his magical prowess wouldn't frighten a kebbit. Yet crossbows, those he could wield. He was a skilled marksman, and could knock an apple from a chinchompa's head before it exploded.}}<br />
When Gothren crafted his first blurite crossbow, his companions mocked the weapon's unusual appearance. Their mockery ceased when he used it to kill a dragon, something all their conventional weapons had failed to accomplish. Gothren remained disappointed that the dragon's scales were green rather than blue, and continued his search for that elusive color.{{CiteJournal|journal=Blurite Crossbow|quote=The crossbow, blue as the ocean, caused much mockery from his companions, yet their mockery soon died as he speared a bolt through the heart of a dragon. Something all of their weapons had failed to do. He was just disappointed that the dragon's scales were green and went searching for that ever elusive blue.}}<br />
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===Relationship with Mittens===<br />
Gothren kept a cat named [[Dragonwilds:Mittens]] in his forge. The cat proved remarkably helpful, jumping on the bellows at precise intervals to maintain optimal forge temperatures and providing timely alerts when metal needed attention.{{CiteJournal|journal=Blurite Crossbow Limbs|quote=A blacksmith's cat, he had learned how to keep the forge fires perfectly hot by playfully jumping on the bellows periodically — something his pet seemed to enjoy. He knew the right length of time a sword should be cooled for and would make sure his human stuck to that timing by offering useful alarms made of glorious clattering things.}} Through what Gothren interpreted as fortunate accidents—spilled reagents and ruined sand molds—he discovered improved designs for blurite crossbow limbs and bolts.{{CiteJournal|journal=Blurite Crossbow Limbs|quote=With carefully timed meows, and some creative knocking over of reagents, Mittens was able to engineer a crossbow of superior design, worthy of his cherished pet.}}{{CiteJournal|journal=Blurite Bolts|quote=It was Mittens that learned how to turn blurite into crossbow bolts... He would ruin sand moulds, crafted by Gothren to forge blurite bars, making them appear as long thin strips. It took more ruined moulds than the cat had hoped for his owner to realise that blurite bolts would match their namesake crossbow.}}<br />
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