Borin

The Blacksmith of Mana Ridge and the brother of those in the other towns. He attempts to build a lie detector with the player's help, which either doesn't work or reveals that Mana Ridge is the most wretched hive in Altera (he favors the latter interpretation).

He possesses a talking White Poochum which he keeps in the tower above his smithy. After finding that its owner doesn't seem to be aware of how special it is, Belin sends the player to retrieve it.