Brightscale Smithy

The «Brightscale Smithy» (煌々鱗 鍛冶屋) was a player-run business in «» attached to the «Brightscale», which was run by Akiye Tanaka.

The business began as a «» operated by Akiye on front-line floors.

Chronology
Akiye received her «Vendor's Carpet» as an early Christmas present from Kenji Hiroshi on the 18th of December 2022. The «Vendor's Carpet» was the first of such mercantile items available to players that would allow them to open a store of their own and safely sell their various wares, with the items being protected from thievery by the carpet's special properties whilst offering ease of storage. Akiye rolled out her carpet and opened her own business in the safe-area of the current front-line of player progress as early as December 19th 2022. Kenji, Kusaka and Ino -- all of whom were beta testers -- served as a soundboard for Akiye in the creation of equipment and understanding of important stats.

Services

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As was to be expected from its name, the «Brightscale Smithy» focused completely on the production of custom weapons and armour for the player-base at affordable prices. Its mission wasn't just to produce affordable gear however: its modus operandi was the creation of custom pieces using rare materials with powerful attributes, examples being the «Robes of the Outlaw» and «Suit of the Exile».

Akiye herself possessed the «Heavy Metal Armour Forging» and «Light Metal Armour Forging» Skills and thus had a focus on the creation and upkeep of metallic armour. She would add «Metal Refining» and «Blacksmith» as her 3rd and 4th Skills respectively: «Metal Refining» allowed her to make various alloys from gathered ore, producing heightened defences in a finished product. Her «Blacksmith» Skill likewise allowed for the creation, upkeep, and enhancement of various weapons.

Akiye's twin sister, Momoko Tanaka, had the «Sewing» Skill slotted, and initially sold her own custom leather and cloth armours herself. These pieces would later be added to Akiye's business.

By the time the was opened Akiye and Momoko had created a slew of custom pieces using materials from a one-time event Boss called «Zagan the Exile» for the members of «Brightscale». These pieces were high-end at the time they were forged and gave either high stat boosts or access to special attributes with a particular focus, and served as an advertisement for the quality of the gear that the twins could create.

Known custom pieces
Akiye and Momoko came to an arrangement that the «Brightscale Smithy» would sell not only Akiye's custom pieces, but those made by Momoko as well. This arrangement wasn't initially in effect because Momoko sold her own pieces separately after receiving her own «Vendor's Carpet».

Weapons

 * «Crimson Tide» -- a spear forged from the horns of «Zagan the Exile» twisted together like a rope and fashioned into a sharpened tip. Provides a potent Level 2 Paralysis effect.
 * «Razer» -- a one-handed curved sword made using ingots from a «Scimitar» +8 and a «Pale Edge» +4. At the time of its forging «Razer» was second only to the «» wielded by.

Armour

 * «Suit of the Exile» -- a «Heavy Metal Armour» set comprised of bone and leather with physically weighted stats.
 * «Exiles Threads» -- a «Leather Armour» piece with a focus on stealth. Provides a «Hiding» buff similar to the «Hiding» Skill.
 * «Exiles Cloak» -- a «Cloth Armour» piece with a focus on stealth. Provides a «Hiding» buff similar to the «Hiding» Skill.
 * «Exiles Cuirass» -- a «Light Metal Armour» piece offering balanced protection and mobility with small but varied stats.
 * «Cardiophylax» -- a «Light Metal Armour» set offering balanced protection and mobility with physically weighted stats.
 * «Martial Arts Leg Guards» -- a set of footwear offering mild protection and various buffs to the «Martial Arts» Skill.
 * «Oxen Cloth Trousers» -- a set of leg armour providing buffs to jumping and swimming.
 * «Robes of the Outlaw» -- a «Leather Armour» set sporting balanced protection and mobility, with an assortment of special attributes ranging from «Quick Draw» to purchase and sale buffs.
 * «Felines Hiss» -- a lightweight suit made using «Queen Spider Silk» with an emphasis on damage resistance and debuff avoidance.

Behind the scenes

 * The idea to make Akiye a blacksmith was influenced by her image source: Karin Kurosaki. Karin was far more tomboyish than her sister Yuzu.

Trivia

 * The original name was intended to be «Brightscale's Forgery».