On Harmonic Crafting

submitted by Ike
September 1124

A summary of the information gained during the latest research period. Gathered by Eli MacGorman, assistant to the Guild.

It has been a pleasure to work with you during your research and upon final review we are confident that your research has created the potential for a range of Harmonic based items to be created in the future. This research should form a fundamental base for other people to be able to develop and delve further. Potentially not only for the crafting of Arms and Armour, but we think that these techniques may be able to be applied to Arcane Crafting as well. I cannot be certain, as I am not an expert in these matters, but it is an exciting avenue that I hope can be explored further by the scholars and sages of the Heartlands.

To the matter of your work over the research period, multiple experiments have been performed to little or no effect with various materials. However the breakthrough has come with the application of literal harmonics to the crafting process alongside using a lattice of Diamond and Sapphire forming a matrix for the magical energy of the blade. The use of a pure note during the forging process forms a resonant pathway through the crystals that align them in such a way that they then impose less of a thaumic weight on the pattern of beastkin and ologs that wield them.  During the forging process the use of a specially prepared tuning fork should be sufficent to create the pathway that you require. 

We theorise that this may be a reflection (or is perhaps caused by) the Ologs strong association with True Magic and their Treesingers. How this aligns with the Beastkin I honestly have no idea, but again might be an avenue of research for the future.

Whilst we have not been able to develop a suit of armour with you (we simply ran out of time with working on the blades) the above should mean that further research that you undertake will be able to achieve your aims

We should be clear, we do not know if this process can be applied to other races. It may be that the notes used are tuned only to these races and others applications might require other paths to be unlocked and understood before similar things to the Karak, Efreeti, Yanaric or Valour based crafting routes. 

I hope that this information leaves you as excited as we are! 

Yours in Service to the Guild