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

chamber was properly prepared! The air vents aren't

heat sinks! The second I turned my back they rushed in

started working!"

Cobalt slapped herself

the forehead with an antenna. These morons. She

worker caste becoming a mountain that

their backs. This was the second forge they'd constructed

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

drew the air in so it could

heat sinks were yet

it to be dispersed into

was all work,

never stopped coming! More nesting space,

new deep nest, a secure

for the offensive,

had already begun. Combined with the relentless

the carvers, they were

point!

And they loved

been relentless, chewing through work

their fellow

and send detachments of soldiers to

carvers had worked

members being forcibly dragged away, legs

spurred the remainder of the carvers to work harder! If

rest then they

time!

"Why are five

down in the middle of this work

blasted down

"Hey, Tungstant,

you

"Cobalt! I came

installation of the cores for

there before it was

Cobalt gave a solemn

nod.

"Damn fools!

about ant biology tells us how dangerous that

they're losing work

The colony had been

could in a huge number of fields but

impactful had been ant physiology

they had known instinctively, preferred

being explored to discover the

of their primary discoveries as

is that the damp environment they enjoyed in the nest didn't mesh

furnace for shaping metal. For the ants

environment needed to be constructed.

heat sinks and

this labour.

"No help for it.

on then, Cobalt. You and I can get this done as fast as

this forge operational."

The two council

right to work. Tungstant had brought the

bag slung over her neck, yet another creation of the carver caste,

precious enchanted arrays with their

locations around the forge. After an

as the