Maestro Reorin:
Well, let's see... About fifty years ago I became the youngest blacksmith in the history of the Black Anvil Guild to earn the position of Maestro! I truly was at the pinnacle of success!
Many heroes of that day would trust only me for their weapons and armor. I made the sword of Sir Sedrick Athebaldt, and the spear of Helena Blackbird, the female general! All of my products sold for high prices as soon as they went on the market.
Everyone wanted to be my apprentice but I had to send most of them away. I eventually had over thirty apprentices working for me.
And then... I met and married the most beautiful girl in Schuttgart... But...
"But...?"