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

started working!"

Cobalt slapped herself

the forehead with an antenna. These morons. She

the worker caste becoming a

their backs. This was the second forge they'd constructed inside

wasn't finished yet. Putting in the air

enchanted cores that drew the air in

sinks were yet more enchanted cores that sucked the

be dispersed into specialised cooling

all

never stopped coming! More nesting space,

Construction on the new deep nest, a secure location for the

and a new launching point for the offensive,

already begun. Combined with the

for the carvers, they were pushed

point!

And they loved

been relentless, chewing through

through dirt and their fellow caste members

in and send detachments of soldiers to enforce

rest periods before the carvers had worked themselves

their fellow caste members being

remainder of the carvers to

be forced to rest then they needed to complete

time!

"Why are five

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

blasted down

"Hey, Tungstant,

you

"Cobalt! I came

installation of the cores for the new forge. Did

and work in there before it

Cobalt gave a solemn

nod.

"Damn fools!

biology tells us how dangerous that is!

mention they're

The colony had been

could in a huge number of fields but one

the most impactful had been

they had known instinctively, preferred

levels, humidity, where now being explored to discover the

their primary discoveries as they'd ventured into the

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

hot furnace for shaping metal. For the

specialised environment

the heat sinks and air

this labour.

"No help for it.

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

this forge operational."

The two council

had brought the required materials in

neck, yet another creation of the carver

two began installing the precious enchanted arrays with

cores in key locations around the forge. After an hour they

stepped back as the enchantments hummed