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

are the heat sinks! The second I turned my back they

started working!"

Cobalt slapped herself

the forehead with an antenna. These morons. She understood why

piling up on the worker caste becoming a

their backs. This was the second forge they'd

it wasn't finished yet.

enchanted cores that drew the air in so it could expelled

and the heat sinks were yet more enchanted cores

to be dispersed into

all work,

coming!

Construction on the new deep nest, a secure location for

new launching point for the offensive, just inside the

had already begun. Combined with the relentless

more time for the carvers, they were pushed to

point!

And they loved

had been relentless, chewing

and their fellow caste members had done the

in and

periods before the carvers

caste members being

remainder of

going to be forced to rest then they needed to complete more

time!

"Why are five

lying down in the middle of this

blasted down the

"Hey, Tungstant,

brings you

"Cobalt! I came

cores for the new forge. Did

work in there before

Cobalt gave a solemn

nod.

"Damn fools!

we've learned about ant biology tells

they're losing work

The colony had been

in a huge number of fields

had been ant physiology and beyond

had known instinctively, preferred

now being explored to discover

discoveries as they'd ventured into the

that the damp environment they

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

tools, a specialised environment needed

sinks and air vents where the

this labour.

"No help for it.

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

this forge operational."

The two council

got right to work. Tungstant had brought

her neck, yet another creation of the carver caste,

precious enchanted arrays with

the forge.

back as the enchantments hummed into life. The