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

heat sinks! The second I turned

started working!"

Cobalt slapped herself

the forehead with an antenna. These morons. She understood why they'd do

piling up on the worker caste becoming a

backs. This was the second forge

wasn't finished yet. Putting in the air vents

the air in so

heat sinks were yet more enchanted

be dispersed into specialised

was all work,

demands never stopped coming! More nesting

new deep nest, a secure location

a new launching point for the offensive, just inside the

with the

more time for the carvers, they were pushed to

point!

And they loved

Tungstant had been relentless, chewing

they chewed through dirt and their fellow caste members had

in and send detachments of soldiers to enforce

periods before the carvers had worked

fellow caste members being forcibly

only spurred the remainder of the

rest then they needed to complete more work

time!

"Why are five

lying down in the middle of this work

blasted down the

"Hey, Tungstant,

brings you down

"Cobalt! I came

of the cores for the new forge.

work in there before it was

Cobalt gave a solemn

nod.

"Damn fools!

ant biology tells us how

mention they're

The colony had been

all it could in a huge number of fields

most impactful had been ant physiology and beyond that,

they had known instinctively,

levels, humidity, where now being explored to discover the

discoveries as they'd ventured into

is that the damp environment they enjoyed in the nest

a blazing hot furnace for shaping metal. For the ants to

tools, a specialised environment needed

immediately, the heat sinks and air vents where the early fruits

this labour.

"No help for it.

Cobalt. You and I can get this done as fast as possible, we

this forge operational."

The two council

work. Tungstant had brought the required materials in

slung over her neck, yet another creation of the carver

precious enchanted

around the forge. After

and stepped back as the enchantments