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

prepared! The air

the heat sinks! The second I turned my back they

started working!"

Cobalt slapped herself

forehead with an antenna. These morons. She understood why

up on the worker caste becoming

This was the second forge they'd constructed inside

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

that drew the air in so it could expelled

sinks were yet more enchanted cores that

allowed it to be dispersed into specialised

was all work,

stopped coming!

the new deep nest, a

a new launching point for

had already begun. Combined with the relentless push for new

the carvers,

point!

And they loved

Cobalt and Tungstant had been relentless, chewing through work

through dirt and their fellow caste

and send detachments of soldiers

carvers

being forcibly dragged away,

only spurred the remainder of

going to be forced to rest then they needed

time!

"Why are five

down in the middle of this work avalanche!" The angry rush

blasted down the

"Hey, Tungstant,

brings you down

"Cobalt! I came

of the cores

there before it

Cobalt gave a solemn

nod.

"Damn fools!

we've learned about ant biology tells us how dangerous

they're losing work

The colony had been

in a huge number of fields but one which

the most impactful had been ant

Things that they had known

levels, humidity, where now being

discoveries as they'd ventured into

that the damp environment they

hot furnace for shaping metal. For

tools, a specialised environment

immediately, the heat sinks and air vents

this labour.

"No help for it.

I can get this done as fast

this forge operational."

The two council

right to work. Tungstant had brought the required materials

slung over her neck, yet another creation

precious enchanted arrays

cores in key locations around the

as the