The Six Smiths are the master runesmiters of the fyreslayers, the six greatest artisans of a magmahold whose skill in forging ur-gold runes is unrivalled. To these venerable smiths falls the sacred duty of crafting and pounding the golden runes into the flesh of their kin, binding within each warrior a fragment of the dead god Grimnir's divine essence.
Every Fyreslayer believes that Grimnir's shattered body rained down across the realms as ur-gold, and that by reclaiming and wearing it they draw closer to godhood. The Six Smiths are the keepers of this holy craft, wielding molten metal and rune-lore passed down through generations. Their forges roar at the heart of each volcanic hold, and their hammers ring with sacred purpose.
Such is their importance that a magmahold values its Six Smiths above almost all else. In battle they fight with fyresteel weapons and command the fires of the forge, embodying the union of war and craft that defines their people. To lose the Smiths would be to lose the means of a hold's very salvation.