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 in

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

started working!"

Cobalt slapped herself

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

pressure piling up on the worker

was the second forge

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

that drew the air

heat sinks were yet more enchanted cores that sucked

allowed it to be dispersed

all

coming! More nesting

the new deep nest,

and a new launching point for the offensive, just inside the

Combined with the relentless push for new

for the carvers, they were pushed to

point!

And they loved

and Tungstant had been relentless, chewing through work

through dirt and their

to step in and send detachments of soldiers to enforce

carvers had

their fellow caste members being forcibly

spurred the remainder of the carvers to work harder!

forced to rest then they

time!

"Why are five

lying down in the middle of

blasted down

"Hey, Tungstant,

brings you

"Cobalt! I came

of the cores for the new forge. Did

and work in there before it was

Cobalt gave a solemn

nod.

"Damn fools!

tells

mention they're losing

The colony had been

in a huge

the most impactful had been ant physiology and beyond that,

they had known

levels, humidity, where now being explored to

of their primary discoveries as they'd ventured

that the damp environment they enjoyed in the nest

with a blazing hot furnace for shaping metal. For the

tools, a specialised environment needed to be constructed.

and

this labour.

"No help for it.

then, Cobalt. You and I can get this

this forge operational."

The two council

work. Tungstant had brought the required materials in

slung over her neck, yet another creation of

began installing the precious

cores in key locations around the forge.

as the enchantments hummed into life. The