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

the chamber was properly prepared! The air

heat sinks! The second I turned my

started working!"

Cobalt slapped herself

forehead with an antenna. These morons. She understood

the worker caste becoming a mountain that

backs. This was the second forge they'd constructed

it wasn't finished yet. Putting in the air

drew the air in so it

heat sinks were yet

be

was all work,

coming!

on the new deep nest, a secure location for

new launching point for

with the relentless

even more time for the carvers, they

point!

And they loved

Tungstant had been relentless, chewing through

their

and send detachments of soldiers to enforce

carvers had

members being forcibly dragged

remainder of the carvers

forced to rest then they needed to complete more work

time!

"Why are five

the middle of this work avalanche!" The angry rush

blasted down the

"Hey, Tungstant,

you down

"Cobalt! I came

the installation of the cores for the new

in there before it was

Cobalt gave a solemn

nod.

"Damn fools!

ant biology tells us how

mention they're losing

The colony had been

learning all it could in a huge number of fields

impactful had been ant physiology

Things that they had known instinctively,

where now being explored to

primary discoveries as they'd

damp environment they enjoyed in

blazing hot furnace for shaping metal. For the ants

specialised environment needed to be constructed.

heat sinks and air

this labour.

"No help for it.

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

this forge operational."

The two council

got right to work. Tungstant had brought the required

neck, yet another

two began installing the precious enchanted

in key locations around the forge. After an hour

back as the enchantments hummed