Relan Völundr

"We live in seclusion here, away from the cares of Skyrim, this is how we keep our members safe from the Prejudice and Short-sightedness of the Atmorans."

- Hefndir Sturmhaukr

, sometimes referred to as Völundr the Smith, is a master blacksmith. And one of the few smiths to be able to craft weapons and armour out of dragon bones and dragon scales.

Personality
Relan Völundr is a perfectionist, setting high goals and work hard toward them. He is critical of himself and of others and tend to spot tiny mistakes and imperfections in his own work, he has an unrealistic standards and as such, his most powerful weapons and armour can take a month to finish. Relan is extremely stubborn unreasonably and perversely unyielding in his opinion, if someone opposes his opinion he will never back down. Relan is prideful and holds his work in especially high esteem as he appears to achieve the perfection he seeks in his work unlike most other smiths across Tamriel. Socially, Relan is inexperienced as his only purpose in life is to become the greatest blacksmith on Nirn and passing on his craft to descendants or other people who share his views.

Appearance
Relan stands at roughly 192 centimeters in height, true to his mixed heritage he is shorter than most Atmorans yet taller than the average Nede. He has dark brown hair, bordering on black and has a thin beard and moustache, he has hazel coloured eyes. For a smith he has finer features than most. Relan wears a brown full Dragonleather armor, complete with gloves and boots although without the helmet, instead he wears a pair of goggles to protect his eyes during smithing.

History
Relan was born in Steinfell, as a child he was a quick study in the art of smithing, with the residents impressed by his ability to learn, he travelled to Drakefell alongside his father to continue his training as a smith. he lived here with the companions for several years, although he did not become a companion himself.

In his later teens, he was able to smith ebony weapons and later learning, from the Iði Gray-Mane the smith of the Skyforge on how to handle daedric and dragon smithing. He would eventually use his newfound skills to sell a wide array of weapons and armour to the highest bidder and buying the materials to create his Dragonleather armour and Dragonbone Hammer. He would then leave at the age of 20 and travel Skyrim for a year, selling his products.

He eventually joined the college at Frøsselvirk in order to recruit the mages into creating a number of unique spells for him, the ability to create an entire smithing station. Something they agreed to do, in the meantime he was practising enchanting and conjuration, he stayed here for about 4 years as the spells was being created and left soon after it's completion, paying the mages with exquisite enchanted rings and amulets, crafted by himself. As a 23 year old man he wandered all of Skyrim, selling his craft to noblemen and rich adventurers, he gained quite a reputation for his powerful weapons.

Powers and Abilities
Relan's abilities as a smith surpass most, if not all smiths in Skyrim. He believes himself to be the greatest smith in the Aurbis.

Works
Apart from the masterful smithing Relan does, he is prone to engrave his name with Nordic runes at the base of each weapon's blade or hilt to show who made it. His most notable works are listed below. Most of these weapons are in the posession of his Dremora servant. Seven of his weapons are nicknamed "The Seven Treasures". most of the aforementioned tales and rumours are false, but there is no question that the weapons surpass their normal counterparts.
 * Frandeld - His prized dragonbone hammer, functioning as both his weapon of choice and his main blacksmithing tool.
 * Modkørst - An ebony gretsword, rumoured to be able to cleave a mountain in twain.
 * Bittnahjold - An elven shortsword, said to create a sound as it slashes through the winds, the blade is imbued with untold sharpness.
 * Thyllsnær - a Nordic steel warhammer, rumoured to be able to cause a snowstorm and to break a glacier with a swing to the ground.
 * Snillais - an ebonu flail of fire, tales tell that this weapon was able to cause the seasons to shift, from winter to summer.
 * Sturmarn  - a golden spear of lightning, said to be able to pierce the skies themselves.
 * Thundsæra - A daedric dagger, tales say it will pierce though any armour without difficulty.
 * Fafnadreng - An elven bow said to make no sound beyond a whisper upon being fired.

Trivia

 * Reland Volundr is named after an based on "Wayland the Smith" a legendary master smith mentioned in the Poetic Edda, he appears in Deor, Waldere and in Beowulf and the legend is depicted on the Franks Casket.