Master Maggs wore leather overalls, his muscular upper body bare. His bulging arms were covered in scars left by burns.
At that moment, he was hammering a mithril pauldron with a square hammer.
Amid the ringing clangs, the pauldron gradually took on a perfect curve. To ensure its sturdiness, it even had layered reinforcement.
After the pauldron had been hammered into an exquisite shape from steel plate, a layer of wool felt was added inside, then another layer of linen was sewn over it before it could be considered roughly complete.
Only armor made this way would feel comfortable to wear. If the pauldron was forged from magic metal, magic rune arrays and runes could also be inscribed onto its surface, giving the armor certain magical properties.
Generally speaking, these magic rune arrays prioritized the armor's strength and resistance.
Beyond that, they could also enhance the wearer's strength and endurance.
The most common magic rune arrays could generally cast spells such as Protective Shield, Ice Shield, Blazing Shield, Strength Amplification, and Endurance Amplification.
Armor inscribed with magic rune arrays was known as a Magic Inscription Construct.
Naturally, the Forging Workshop could not replicate magic rune arrays.
These magic rune arrays were usually engraved directly onto the armor's surface by inscription masters. Such inscriptions were fairly difficult, but once completed, they were not easily damaged. Even if an array was damaged, there was still a good chance it could be repaired.
There was also a simpler method. Inscription masters could engrave magic rune arrays onto monster-hide leather, trim the leather into specific shapes, and then attach it to the armor, achieving the effect of a Magic Inscription Construct.
However, magic rune arrays drawn on monster-hide leather were easily damaged once attached to armor...
That was why inscription masters preferred armor forged