Ghelryn managed Foehammer's Forge. He was a very skilled blacksmith who produced a large quantity and variety of metalwork items that were sold in shops found all over the North and along the Sword Coast. The quality of his metal and his craftsmanship was above average, and his prices cheaper. In particular, his eyebolts, latches, nails, and pins were crucial to the success of Wainwright's Wagons and other wagon repairmen in town. He also forged quality armor and weapons. By the late 1480s DR, Ghelryn was growing too old for day-to-day work and was in search of an apprentice, but could not find any who met his standards. So he took up travelling, leading caravans to towns in the Forgotten Realms in hope of finding one worthy of passing his craft unto.