Char Ashton, a half-orc magus blacksmith, runs a shop with his younger half-orc brother Asher Ashton, a necromancer. Char’s girlfriend Rena Swiftfoot is a four-foot-tall white-furred ratfolk alchemist, while Hene Ironhide, a female minotaur warrior guard, quietly has feelings for Asher. Together, they hunt monsters for crafting materials.