Ash runs the The Red Hammer in Blackbones. He is a friend of Smith's from the Last War, and asked Smith and his companions to investigate a series of Warforged murders occurring in the district.
Ash is strong with minimal armour plating. For a Warforged, he is surprisingly charming and personable.
Ash believes the murderer in KA25. Murder in Blackbones, Part I to be the legend, Jack-in-Irons.