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

sinks! The second I turned my back they rushed in

started working!"

Cobalt slapped herself

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

up on the worker caste becoming a mountain

was the second

week and it wasn't finished yet.

enchanted cores that drew the air in so it could

heat sinks were yet more enchanted cores

to be

was all

The demands never stopped coming! More nesting space,

the new deep nest, a secure location for the

for the offensive,

already begun. Combined with the relentless

even more time for the carvers, they were

point!

And they loved

Cobalt and Tungstant had been relentless, chewing

chewed through dirt and their

and send detachments of soldiers to

carvers had worked themselves

their fellow caste members being forcibly dragged away, legs kicking

of the carvers to

going to be forced to rest then they needed to complete

time!

"Why are five

of this work avalanche!" The

down

"Hey, Tungstant,

brings you

"Cobalt! I came

of the cores for the new forge. Did these

there before it

Cobalt gave a solemn

nod.

"Damn fools!

learned about ant biology tells us how dangerous

they're losing work

The colony had been

in a huge number of fields but one

had been ant physiology and beyond that,

that they had known instinctively, preferred

humidity, where now being explored

primary discoveries as they'd ventured into

damp environment they enjoyed in

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

tools, a specialised environment needed to

immediately, the heat sinks and air

this labour.

"No help for it.

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

this forge operational."

The two council

got right to work. Tungstant had brought

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

two began installing the precious enchanted

cores in key locations around the forge. After an hour

back as the enchantments hummed