Halls of Hilmer
This shining shop has a front of armor plate - old armor from vanquished foes of Waterdeep, bolted together, polished a deep, gleaming blue, and protected from weather and theft by potent spells. Beware lighting-like arcs of energy should you strike or wrench at a piece! It stands on the west side of the Street of Bells north of Waterdeep Way, its gleam visible up and down the street.
Inside is a showroom and fitting room, with doors into a weapons practice room for clients to practice running, turning, fighting, and climbing stairs in armor, and the huge, cluttered workshops of Hilmer and his apprentices. Plate armor hangs - or, in the form of full suits, stands everywhere. Hilmer only makes plate, but he's generally acknowledged as the best,or among the best,in all theSword Coastlands.His custom suits generally cost 4,000 to 6,000 sp,depending on the size of the wearer and the ornamentation.He hates chasing and overelaborate fluting,but has done enameled armors forCalishitesatraps,at 8,600 sp each.Hilmer will sell existing armor apprentice pieces and replacement pieces,such as gauntlets,that are not custom fitted for mere hundreds of gold pieces,but he will not set his mark(a stamp of a gauntlet closing on a sword,and breaking it into three pieces)on such shelf stock.Hilmer armor is all custom made.Hilmer knows at a glance if armor fits properly and at a touch if its metal is suspect or if a wearer is using a blade or shield too heavy for him.He is a master craftsman and regularly ignores offers of estates and thousands in gold to become master armorer of this or that kingdom.Thieves leave his shop alone.Its much easier to steal Hilmer armor from those who have bought it-because several of the suits of armor are animated metal constructs,that defend the place at all times!Others protect his nearby metals warehouses.Proprietor:Hilmer,the proprietor,is a tall,strong,and soft-spoken man,with shoulders as wide as most doors and hands with a grip of iron.He is a just,honest man.==Hilmer Storage==The armorerHilmerstores his smithing and crafting resources in a heavily guarded and warded warehouse inCastle Ward,Waterdeep.
