Aquila

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Col - 0 T1 Mats - 10 Journal

Considering my 2 year absence and the fact every item I crafted is now void, and they were all made before tiers existed, I'm going to opt to reclaim all 10 of them for T1 mats, to be carried out in a thread I'll post soon that will help tie up loose ends and explain my absence.

Daily Crafting: 4/17/2015 Aquila reflects back on his little impromptu hangout with Rusty and Vashtor. They were good kids, that much was clear. He had high hopes for Rusty too. If he was totally antisocial he could've easily denied his friend request. Oh right, he had work to do. This was the last of his ingots so he hoped he could make good use of them. He tosses his hammer into the air idly as he waits for the forge to work its magic. He was starting to get really good at juggling, maybe he could get that good at smithing too. Craft #1 Craft Succeeded (+2 EXP) -1 Material

Daily Crafting: 4/15/2015 He gives the hammer a showy twirl as he sits down at his workbench. He had gotten into a habit now of how to do this, and he could see that he was getting better. He might even be able to open up the shop soon once his wares are built up a little more. He should do some sort of sale for the grand opening... Craft #1 Craft Succeeded (+8 EXP) -1 Material Craft #2 Craft Failed (+1 EXP) »Material Salvaged« »RANK UP!« Craft #3 Craft Failed (1 EXP) -1 Material Craft #4 Craft Failed (1 EXP) -1 Material

What about the other three? I still need Crozius, Arbites, and Tempestus approved.

Daily Crafting: 4/14/2015 He cracks his knuckles as he sits down at his forge. He had forgone yesterday's work to take a break and collect his thoughts, but he was back now and more ready than ever to get to work. Grabbing an ingot, he gives it a flashy flip in his hands and tosses it into the forge to get to work. Craft #1 Craft Failed (1 EXP) -1 Material Craft #2 Craft Failed (1 EXP) -1 Material Craft #3 Craft Succeeded (+3 EXP) -1 Material

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Daily Crafting: 4/12/2015 He walks downstairs into his shop bright and early on a new day, eager to get to work. Despite how simple the crafting system was, it reminded him of back home when he'd be working for a week straight on a car with a whole host of problems. Having to take the car apart to find the problem, put it back together, test it only to find more problems crop up... It sounded pretty bad when you put it like that, but when you finally brought everything together and the engine roared like the day it came off the production line... no feeling like that in the world. Craf

Daily Crafting: 4/11/2015 He was slowly getting better at this, he thinks he's really gotten used to the simplified system. At first it seemed like it didn't matter how you hit the ingot since it would form itself, but he's found that there actually seems to be some kind of strategy to it... sort of like a minigame apparently. If you did well timing your hits and hitting at just the right strength, speed, and angle, you'd end up with a higher quality weapon. At this point though it was just sheer blind luck whenever he made something good. Craft #1 Craft Failed (1 EXP) -1 Materia

Daily Crafting: 4/10/2015 Aquila wipes his brow as he takes a quenching sip of water. He'd fashioned a fine set of armour, now he simply needed a weapon and shield to match. Then he could see about stocking his barren shop. He groans as he pops his joints, reequipping his smithing gloves as he prepares to get back to work after his short break. Craft #1 Craft Succeeded (+3 EXP) -1 Material Craft #2 Craft Failed (+1 EXP) »Material Salvaged«

Daily Crafting: 4/9/2015 Aquila exhales slowly as he unlocks the door and steps inside his dark shop. He quickly turns the forge on to warm up the inside of the shop. Rubbing his hands together he pulls his apron on over his large frame. He had some moderate success last night, and he was hoping he could compound on that today. Craft #1 Craft Succeeded (+5 EXP) -1 Material Craft #2 Craft Failed (+1 EXP) -1 Material

Daily Crafting: 4/8/2015 Aquila sits at the counter of his newly-constructed shop, smiling slightly as he takes in the warm and inviting interior. The smoothed rock walls and torch sconces give it a nice rustic appeal. Now came the hard part, actually stocking his store. He gets up from his chair and heads into the connected side room that was situated behind the counter, it housed everything he needed for his craft and was well ventilated to ensure the heat of the forge didn't bleed into the main storefront. Pulling up a couple of ingots from his inventory he gets to work. Craft #1