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

properly prepared! The air vents

I

started working!"

Cobalt slapped herself

an antenna. These morons.

up on the worker caste becoming

their backs. This was the second forge they'd

and it wasn't finished yet. Putting

air in so it could

sinks were yet more enchanted cores

be dispersed into

was all work,

The demands never stopped coming! More nesting

nest, a secure location for the

a new launching point for

with the relentless push

the

point!

And they loved

Cobalt and Tungstant had been relentless, chewing through

their fellow caste

council had to step in and send

periods before the carvers had worked

being forcibly dragged away, legs

remainder of the carvers

going to be forced to rest then they needed to complete

time!

"Why are five

in the middle of this work avalanche!" The

blasted down the

"Hey, Tungstant,

brings you

"Cobalt! I came

complete the installation of the cores for the new forge.

and work in there before

Cobalt gave a solemn

nod.

"Damn fools!

biology tells us

they're losing

The colony had been

a huge number of fields but one

most impactful had been ant physiology and

Things that they had known instinctively,

being explored to discover the

One of their primary discoveries as

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

hot furnace for shaping

environment needed to

sinks and air vents where the early

this labour.

"No help for it.

can get this done

this forge operational."

The two council

work. Tungstant had brought the required materials in

her neck, yet another creation

precious

key locations around the forge. After an hour

back as the enchantments hummed into life.