Welcome to the next in an ongoing series of writing prompts in the Worldbuilding community !
I'm aiming to post one of these each Sunday. They aren't a replacement for the excellent daily prompts from 
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The prompt this week is - The Blacksmith
Before the Industrial Revolution, the blacksmith was an essential craftsman at the heart of every rural community. The ability to turn lumps of raw material into beautiful and functional tools and weapons through fire was often seen as almost magical. These two aspects combined make the blacksmith a staple of fold tales and fairy stories.
Tell me a story of a blacksmith from your setting ! Is he the lumbering, slow-witted, but hugely strong and loyal hulk of a man, or perhaps the handsome, charming and quick-witted apprentice ? Is he a folk hero leading a rising against oppression, or a magical figure making the cold iron which can defeat an otherworldly foe ? Is there something special about the way he or she works, or the source of the raw materials used ?
Just to add a bit of spice to things, the two entries I most like (and are linked in comments to this post, so I can find them !) that are posted by midnight (GMT) next Saturday will each get a prize of one Hive SBI.
This link will take you to the FAQ where you can read more about Hive SBI - it's a project I thoroughly support because it gives both the donor and winner a steady trickle of passive income paid out in the form of upvotes on posts.
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It can be a lot of fun to mix and match our prompts with some of these other community prompts.
