Craftsmanship Course

Core Concepts

- Metals experience plastic deformation when heated, allowing them to stretch and store kinetic magic without fracturing. - Gemstones require disciplined abrasi

Quick Check

## Section 1: The Physics of the Arcane Weld

To the uninitiated, forge welding is merely the striking of hot metal. To the master mage-metallurgist, it is an act of controlled atomic transposition. Before

### Plasticity and Crystalline Agitation

## Section 1: The Physics of the Solid-State Magic Weld

To the uninitiated, the joining of two metals is a mere matter of heat and mechanical adhesion. To the master mage-metallurgist, however, forge welding is a sac

At room temperature, these lattices are locked in a rigid state, fiercely resisting changes to their atomic alignment. To forge-weld separate components into a

Sub Saharan Magic Minerals

Core Concepts

- West African geology provides physical templates for magic, anchoring spellcraft in the thermal and crystalline limits of native ores and gems. - Blacksmithin