I know, and I have 20 units; more than the 15 total necessary; the extra 5 just in case. Hopefully everyone else has the resources for this as well.
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Just for the record, my character's grabbed 5 iron, 5 steel, 10 black steel; Unless it works in a way that I don't know yet. I just know I have more than enough for a sword.
I hope he comes back soon
@RoflsMazoy
by the way, what tools do we have available in the forges, in general, or can we leave that up to ourselves?
And what handle materials are available? Cause metal isn't what I would imagine to be the sole handle material category. Antlers, horns, leather, and wood would seem equally applicable.
I was actually thinking taking wood from the cherry blossom tree to make into a handle/sheathe.
Seriously, where is the forge? Are the students supposed to make it themselves?
Seeming to blend in with the falling pink blossoms of the tree was a particularly colorfully dressed student who stood tall with one hand in his pocket and the other tapping on his chin. "Hmm..." Aldous looked down at the tree... "I hope they realize that the process of making this sort of steel is only a way to circumvent the fact this nation had very small reserves of iron due to being a volcanic archipelago and the reason nobody else did it was because nobody needed to... not that other cultures lacked the knowledge to." The boy brushed his hair and took his hand from his pocket before casually walking closer to the tree.
The exact nature of the challenge, it seemed, was unknown to him as it was to the rest of the students. Still, the boy was not a stranger to the art of sword smithing, and thus begun his duties without a second thought. He knelt down before the tree to inspect the materials and seemed a little disappointed at the lack of variety of metal he had to choose from as well as the apparent lack of understanding for the inner workings and particularities of metal-working which were oh-so-important to the creation of a proper sword. Aldous scoffed, though brushed it off, picking up two different pieces of iron. It wasn't particularly easy to visually inspect the quality of a piece of metal, though such a thing was not incredibly important to Aldous. "Softer..." he whispered, placing a piece of steel on his lap. He then eyed a piece of black steel and seemed to almost keel over in disgust. He picked it up. "Oh, you poor baby. Left here alone where these foolish rubes might pick you up, not even knowing how to use you, but you're lucky." he whispered into the metal hunk, then placed it in his lap among the other pieces. Finished collecting his steel, Aldous looked for a proper place to actually work them in.
"I hope I can properly heat you" he said to the black steel piece, then looked around. "Though by the looks of things, it seems they expect us to bash rocks together until we get something resembling a weapon. It's like these people don't know properly how to run a forge." Aldous adjusted his glasses in a snobbish manner, then walked off.
The exact nature of the challenge, it seemed, was unknown to him as it was to the rest of the students. Still, the boy was not a stranger to the art of sword smithing, and thus begun his duties without a second thought. He knelt down before the tree to inspect the materials and seemed a little disappointed at the lack of variety of metal he had to choose from as well as the apparent lack of understanding for the inner workings and particularities of metal-working which were oh-so-important to the creation of a proper sword. Aldous scoffed, though brushed it off, picking up two different pieces of iron. It wasn't particularly easy to visually inspect the quality of a piece of metal, though such a thing was not incredibly important to Aldous. "Softer..." he whispered, placing a piece of steel on his lap. He then eyed a piece of black steel and seemed to almost keel over in disgust. He picked it up. "Oh, you poor baby. Left here alone where these foolish rubes might pick you up, not even knowing how to use you, but you're lucky." he whispered into the metal hunk, then placed it in his lap among the other pieces. Finished collecting his steel, Aldous looked for a proper place to actually work them in.
"I hope I can properly heat you" he said to the black steel piece, then looked around. "Though by the looks of things, it seems they expect us to bash rocks together until we get something resembling a weapon. It's like these people don't know properly how to run a forge." Aldous adjusted his glasses in a snobbish manner, then walked off.
Name: Aldous van Rees
Age: 17
Appearance:
Bio: Born to the prestigious Van Rees family, Aldous was raised in the lap of luxury with several servants working under his family, caring for his every whim. For the first years of his life, Aldous was raised to take over for his father, to be trained as a knight like his father was, hunting monsters for his kingdom. However, when Aldous laid eyes on a sword for the first time, it changed his life's direction completely. Enamored by the sheer beauty and craftsmanship of the form of the weapon, Aldous sought to create others like it. He requested to be taught by the greatest smiths in the town his father oversaw, and thus began the process of learning all he needed to in order to craft the finest swords. As he progressed, the blade which first got him into the trade became lackluster and he realized how foolish he was. However, he never ceased in his pursuit to create beautiful swords.
Specialty:
Pattern Welding, Inlaying, Style, Terminology
Age: 17
Appearance:
Bio: Born to the prestigious Van Rees family, Aldous was raised in the lap of luxury with several servants working under his family, caring for his every whim. For the first years of his life, Aldous was raised to take over for his father, to be trained as a knight like his father was, hunting monsters for his kingdom. However, when Aldous laid eyes on a sword for the first time, it changed his life's direction completely. Enamored by the sheer beauty and craftsmanship of the form of the weapon, Aldous sought to create others like it. He requested to be taught by the greatest smiths in the town his father oversaw, and thus began the process of learning all he needed to in order to craft the finest swords. As he progressed, the blade which first got him into the trade became lackluster and he realized how foolish he was. However, he never ceased in his pursuit to create beautiful swords.
Specialty:
Pattern Welding, Inlaying, Style, Terminology
Name: Aldous van Rees
Age: 17
Appearance:
Bio: Born to the prestigious Van Rees family, Aldous was raised in the lap of luxury with several servants working under his family, caring for his every whim. For the first years of his life, Aldous was raised to take over for his father, to be trained as a knight like his father was, hunting monsters for his kingdom. However, when Aldous laid eyes on a sword for the first time, it changed his life's direction completely. Enamored by the sheer beauty and craftsmanship of the form of the weapon, Aldous sought to create others like it. He requested to be taught by the greatest smiths in the town his father oversaw, and thus began the process of learning all he needed to in order to craft the finest swords. As he progressed, the blade which first got him into the trade became lackluster and he realized how foolish he was. However, he never ceased in his pursuit to create beautiful swords.
Specialty:
Pattern Welding, Inlaying, Style, Terminology
Age: 17
Appearance:
Bio: Born to the prestigious Van Rees family, Aldous was raised in the lap of luxury with several servants working under his family, caring for his every whim. For the first years of his life, Aldous was raised to take over for his father, to be trained as a knight like his father was, hunting monsters for his kingdom. However, when Aldous laid eyes on a sword for the first time, it changed his life's direction completely. Enamored by the sheer beauty and craftsmanship of the form of the weapon, Aldous sought to create others like it. He requested to be taught by the greatest smiths in the town his father oversaw, and thus began the process of learning all he needed to in order to craft the finest swords. As he progressed, the blade which first got him into the trade became lackluster and he realized how foolish he was. However, he never ceased in his pursuit to create beautiful swords.
Specialty:
Pattern Welding, Inlaying, Style, Terminology
I'll probably reply after Scio does.
What about weapons made out of bones? Or rocks? Or plastic?
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