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 vents aren't

sinks! The second I turned my back

started working!"

Cobalt slapped herself

These morons. She understood why they'd do

up on the worker caste becoming

was the second forge they'd constructed inside the

and it wasn't finished yet. Putting

the air

yet more enchanted cores that sucked

allowed it to be

was all work,

stopped coming! More

the new deep nest, a

new launching point for

with the

the carvers, they were pushed to

point!

And they loved

Cobalt and Tungstant had been relentless, chewing through work

their

to step in and send

periods before the carvers had worked themselves to

being forcibly

spurred the remainder of the carvers to

be forced to rest then they needed to complete more

time!

"Why are five

middle of

down the

"Hey, Tungstant,

brings you down

"Cobalt! I came

the installation of the cores for the new forge. Did

in there before

Cobalt gave a solemn

nod.

"Damn fools!

ant biology tells

they're losing

The colony had been

it could in a huge number

most impactful had been ant physiology and beyond that,

had

levels, humidity, where now being

their primary discoveries as they'd

damp environment they enjoyed in the

blazing hot furnace for shaping

environment needed to be constructed.

immediately, the heat sinks and air

this labour.

"No help for it.

I can get this done as fast as

this forge operational."

The two council

Tungstant had brought the required materials in

slung over her neck, yet another creation

two began installing the precious enchanted

in key locations around the forge.

the enchantments hummed into life. The