[Hector can't decide if 'traveler' means a noble with no real job, or some sort of specialty like Hector's 'forging' is. A mystery to poke at over their drinks, he supposes.]

Life. I create Night Creatures from dead matter. The traditional name for it is 'devil forging', but I find that term too tied to the Church and its judgement. Although it might not work here, so I'm not sure what our hosts expect to get out of me.