Chrysalis

The history of enchanted equipment is as long and storied as that of Classes themselves. Though many gloss over or even ignore the manifold achievements of the crafters, it is an undeniable fact that without their expertise in producing powerful weapons and armour, the Sapient races of the surface would have had enjoyed none of the success in delving that they have achieved.

The early records of

System made equipment are completely lost to us, of course, but following the

Cataclysm there are many records of scavenging the strange wonders that had

been attempted and constructed in that time. A society put itself back

together, the uptake of talented individuals into the crafting fields was slow,

as the surface needed to be reclaimed and with the recent memory of the

disaster fresh in people's minds, martial and magical classes proliferated.

At first, progress was

slow, staves that allowed mages to recharge their mana faster, shields that

were enhanced to improve their durability. Weaving mana into objects is as much

an art as it is a science, but slowly the Skills of the artisans rose and so

too did the demand for monster cores. A demand that quickly became voracious.

With more hands at the

till and more resources, developments came thick and fast. Agni Ruffterson

developed the first reflective shield, the lauded Ms Bromina Steelhand was the

first to channel elemental mana through a weapon, building the construct within

the weapon itself. It was the great mage artificer Wyrrin Lella who discovered

the secret of enchantments that could directly increase the Stats of a person,

and his research lead directly to the uncovering of Skill enhancing

enchantments. These breakthroughs changed the world and now even the meanest

mercenary delve will be equipped with such gear, as even a paltry +1 can mean

the difference between survival and an ignoble death.

Excerpt from 'The historical significance and

progression of the Crafting arts' by T.J. Smithinson

"Why are five of

my best smiths passed out in the tunnels?!" Cobalt bellowed.

The artisan in charge

of the new forge was just as indignant.

"I told them to

until the chamber was properly prepared! The air vents

second I

started working!"

Cobalt slapped herself

forehead with an antenna. These morons. She understood

up on the worker caste becoming a mountain

their backs. This was the

the past week and it wasn't finished yet. Putting in the air

the air in so it could expelled on

were yet more enchanted cores that

it to be

all work,

coming! More nesting space,

deep nest, a secure location for the

point for the offensive, just

begun. Combined with the relentless push for new

demanded even more time for the carvers, they were pushed

point!

And they loved

been

dirt and their fellow caste members

step in and send detachments of soldiers to

rest periods before the carvers

members being forcibly dragged away,

of the

to rest then they needed to complete

time!

"Why are five

in the middle of

blasted down the

"Hey, Tungstant,

brings you down

"Cobalt! I came

complete the installation of the cores for the

there

Cobalt gave a solemn

nod.

"Damn fools!

about ant biology tells us how

they're losing work

The colony had been

all it could in a huge

the most impactful had been ant

Things that they had known

levels, humidity, where now being

One of their primary discoveries as they'd ventured into the world

damp environment they

furnace for shaping

a specialised environment

immediately, the heat sinks and

this labour.

"No help for it.

You and I can get this done as fast as

this forge operational."

The two council

to work. Tungstant had brought the required materials in

yet another creation of the carver caste,

two began installing the precious

in key locations around the forge. After

the enchantments hummed