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

are the heat sinks! The second I turned my back they rushed

started working!"

Cobalt slapped herself

the forehead with an antenna. These morons.

the worker caste becoming a

backs. This was the second forge they'd constructed

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

air in so it could

were yet more enchanted cores

be dispersed

was all work,

never stopped coming! More nesting space, more

new deep nest, a

point for the offensive, just inside the

begun. Combined with the relentless push for new

the

point!

And they loved

had been relentless, chewing

through dirt and their fellow

to step in and send detachments

periods before the carvers had worked themselves

fellow caste members being forcibly dragged away, legs kicking

remainder of the carvers to

then they

time!

"Why are five

down in the middle of this work avalanche!"

down

"Hey, Tungstant,

brings you down

"Cobalt! I came

of the cores for the

work in there

Cobalt gave a solemn

nod.

"Damn fools!

learned about ant biology tells us how dangerous

they're

The colony had been

could in a huge number of fields but one

impactful had been ant

that they had known

being explored to discover the

their primary discoveries as they'd ventured into the world

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

blazing hot furnace for shaping metal. For

tools, a specialised environment needed to

heat sinks and

this labour.

"No help for it.

and I can get this done as fast

this forge operational."

The two council

had

slung over her neck, yet another creation

installing the precious enchanted arrays with their

the forge.

the enchantments hummed into