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

I turned my back they rushed in

started working!"

Cobalt slapped herself

an antenna. These morons. She understood

on the worker caste becoming a mountain

the second forge they'd constructed inside the

wasn't finished yet. Putting

that drew the air

heat sinks were yet more

be dispersed

was all

coming! More nesting space, more

the new deep nest, a secure location

new launching point for the offensive, just inside

Combined with the

even more time for the carvers, they

point!

And they loved

Tungstant had been relentless, chewing

their fellow caste members had done

council had to step in and send detachments

rest periods before the carvers had worked themselves to

members being

remainder of the

then they

time!

"Why are five

middle of this work

down

"Hey, Tungstant,

you down

"Cobalt! I came

of the cores for the new forge. Did

and work in there before it was

Cobalt gave a solemn

nod.

"Damn fools!

about ant biology tells us

they're losing work

The colony had been

learning all it could in a huge number of fields but

impactful had been

Things that they had known instinctively, preferred

where now being

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

they enjoyed in the nest didn't

with a blazing hot furnace for shaping

a specialised environment needed

sinks and air vents

this labour.

"No help for it.

I can get this

this forge operational."

The two council

work. Tungstant had

her neck, yet another creation of the carver

precious enchanted arrays with

around the forge.

the enchantments hummed into