SOLVED. Children's Fantasy trilogy about a boy who goes on a quest with a fey named Linwe and a goblin named Hnagi

[Grace]

I read these books probably around 2013-2015. All the books in the trilogy are short, probably only 100 pages or so. They were hardback copies. It was about a boy, who I think was a blacksmith's apprentice, and somehow or another he ends up going on a quest to do something with special stones (moonstone, bloodstone, etc) that are held by each race of creatures in the land. I think the point was to unite the races to defeat the bad guy. He meets a fey girl named Linwe, who travels with him, and a goblin (at least I think it's a goblin?) named Hnagi. I don't remember the main character's name. I know there were also some tall, creepy Ringwraith-type creatures hunting him too. The whole series was superficially very similar to The Lord of the Rings.

[Ayesha]

results from Openlibrary's search inside feature for 'Hnagi linwe': (great detail with the names!)
The Forging of the Blade (book one in series called Lowthar's Blade by R.L. LaFevers)

[Grace]

Thank you! That is the series I was looking for, so I've moved this to solved.
Lowthar's Blade series by R.L. LaFevers

[Ayesha]

happy to help:)