Trained as a blacksmith under Oren Smeltback, Theobold had a fateful encounter under a mountain. There he was briefly made an avatar of Bahamut. This experience changed him permanently, granting him glowing platinum eyes and divine insights beyond that attainable by even the most devout priests. Theobold, taking the title of ‘The Crucible’, started the Fraternity of the Forgewielder.