Smithing

Summary
Smithing is one of the 9 professions you are able to take part in within Northwind, allowing you to use a smelting furnace to smelt ores into ingots, and to then go to an anvil and use said ingots to create various items that can help you in innumerable ways within the frontier.

Smithing XP is gained in three ways, these three are through smelting ores down into ingots, creating items at an anvil, and by completing contracts given by a Blacksmith NPC.

Smelting Furnace
Smelting is the first step to smithing in Northwind, and is the primary way for players to acquire ingots used for creating all sorts of items, weapons and tools. Smelting Furnaces are usually found outside of a Blacksmith's shop or in some kind of settlement, and are used in said crafting.

Anvil
Once you have the proper raw materials to craft your desired item, the next step is to head to an Anvil, usually located next to a Smelter.