The Forge

For centuries Hephaestus’ Forge remained hidden, unnoticed by mortal eye. Under the cover of a cloaking spell, Hephaestus hammered away at his anvil, the heat of the flame always at his back. His small group of followers - a team of Adventurers who would bring him supplies and materials for his blacksmith products - were the only visitors to his den. Although Hephaestus’ smithery and creations have been known across Atlantis for their superb quality for ages, the reclusive Royal Mage never let the people of Atlantis enter his Forge - until now. After much negotiation, Archmage Triton and the rest of the Royal Mages have convinced Hephaestus that it is in Atlantis’ best interests to allow all the kingdoms of Atlantis to have access to his blacksmith skill and tools. Because of this, he has now made his Forge known to mortal eye and has created a portal in each kingdom that allows the citizens of Atlantis to access his lair.

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You may access the Forge in your City by clicking on the volcanic cave in the mountainside or the “Forge” button at the top of your game screen. Once in the Forge, you will be presented with two options that you must hover over and click to select: Adventurers and the Forge itself.

Hephaestus' Forge

Hephaestus has opened a portal to his blacksmithing station in the mountainside of your First City and you can now take advantage of his legendary skills to strengthen your kingdom! Using the ingredients gathered by your Adventurers, he can craft weapons, armor, accessories, and other ingredients that can be equipped onto and used by your troops to increase their stats.

There are 4 key components to forging; Hephaestus and his Hammer, Recipes, Ingredients, and Equipment. Hephaestus' Hammer is used to craft equipment and advanced ingredients. Each piece of equipment and advanced ingredient requires a recipe to be crafted. Each recipe requires ingredients which are obtained either by the Adventurers or by crafting.

Hephaestus

Hephaestus plays the role of the blacksmith in the Forge. His section of the screen displays his current level and its experience progress, the status and strength of his hammer, and the option to repair his hammer.

Leveling up Hephaestus: Initially some items may be too advanced for Hephaestus. These will require Hephaestus to gain experience and level up before he is able to craft these recipes. With each successful forge, Hephaestus gains experience. Leveling up Hephaestus will increase the damage capacity of his hammer, increase the odds in which Hephaestus will forge strong pieces of equipment, and reduce the risk of a failed forge. Refer to the table below to for the chances at strong equipment. 

Hammer Status: Crafting recipes and upgrading equipment will deal damage to Hephaestus’ hammer regardless of whether the forge was successful or not. Lower level recipes deal a small amount of damage while high level recipes deal a large amount of damage. If you attempt to make a recipe that will deal more damage than the hammer has the capacity for, Hephaestus will not allow the forge to happen.

Repairing the Hammer: At any time you may repair Hephaestus’ hammer. The amount of time it takes to repair the hammer depends on the strength of the hammer. While the hammer is being repaired, Hephaestus cannot forge or upgrade items. You may speed through this process by selecting “Speed” and choosing which Speed Up item you wish to use.

Hephaestus' Stats

Level	Exp. Req.	Hammer Health	Common Equips.	Uncommon Equips.	Rare Equips.	Super Rare Equips.	Hammer Repair Time
0	0	5	Strong: 5% Normal: 20% Weak: 30% Fail: 45%	Strong: 1.5% Normal: 6.5% Weak: 10% Fail: 82%	Normal: 3.33% Weak: 5% Fail: 90.83%	Normal: 2.5% Weak: 2.5% Fail: 94.5%	30 Minutes
1	10	10	Strong: 5% Normal: 20% Weak: 30% Fail: 45%	Strong: 1.5% Normal: 6.5% Weak: 10% Fail: 82%	Normal: 3.33% Weak: 5% Fail: 90.83%	Normal: 2.5% Weak: 2.5% Fail: 94.5%	30 Minutes
2	50	20	Strong: 10% Normal: 40% Weak: 50%	Strong: 3% Normal: 13% Weak: 20% Fail: 64%	Strong: 1.67% Normal: 6.67% Weak: 10% Fail: 81.67%	Strong: 1% Normal: 5% Weak: 5% Fail: 89%	30 Minutes
3	150	30	Strong: 15% Normal: 60% Weak: 25%	Strong: 4.5% Normal: 19.5% Weak: 30% Fail: 46%	Strong: 2.5% Normal: 10% Weak: 15% Fail: 72.5%	Strong: 1.5% Normal: 7.5% Weak: 7.5% Fail: 83.5%	30 Minutes
4	300	40	Strong: 20% Normal: 80%	Strong: 6% Normal: 26% Weak: 40% Fail: 28%	Strong: 3.33% Normal: 13.33% Weak: 20% Fail: 63.33%		30 Minutes
5	500	50	Strong: 25% Normal: 75%	Strong: 7.5% Normal: 32.5% Weak: 50% Fail: 10%	Strong: 4.17% Normal: 16.67% Weak: 25% Fail: 54.17%	Strong: 2.5% Normal: 16.5% Weak: 12.5% Fail: 72.5%	30 Minutes
6	1000	65	Strong: 30% Normal: 75%	Strong: 9% Normal: 39% Weak: 52%	Strong: 5% Normal: 20% Weak: 30% Fail: 45%	Strong: 3% Normal: 15% Weak: 15% Fail: 67%	30 Minutes
7	2500	80	Normal: 65% Strong: 35%	Stong: 10.5% Normal: 45.5% Weak: 44%	Strong: 5.83% Normal: 23.33% Weak: 35% Fail: 35.83%	Strong: 3.5% Normal: 17.5% Weak: 17.5% Fail: 61.5%	30 Minutes
8	5000	95	Strong: 40% Normal: 60%	Strong:   12% Normal: 52%   Weak:   36%	Strong: 6.67% Normal: 26.67% Weak: 40% Fail: 26.67%	Strong: 4% Normal: 20% Weak: 20% Fail: 56%	30 Minutes
9	10000	110	Strong: 45% Normal: 55%	Strong:   13.5% Normal: 58.5%   Weak:   28%	Strong: 7.5% Normal: 30% Weak: 45% Fail: 17.5%	Strong: 4.5% Normal: 22.5% Weak: 22.5% Fail: 50.5%	30 Minutes
10	20000	125	Strong: 50% Normal: 50%	Strong:   15% Normal: 65%     Weak:   20%	Strong: 8.33% Normal: 33.33% Weak: 50% Fail: 8.33%	Strong: 5% Normal: 25% Weak: 25% Fail: 45%	30 Minutes

Recipes

Recipes can be found in the Recipes tab, which lists all the available things that can be crafted. You can use the search bar in order to find a specific recipe. The list of recipes can be arranged by alphabetical name or type of recipe (ingredient or equipment). They are used to make Equipment or advanced ingredients. There are currently 79 recipes for equipment and 27 recipes for advanced ingredients.

Ingredients

All recipes require ingredients. Some ingredients can only be found by the adventurers and are listed below. Using these ingredients you can further craft more ingredients and equipment.

Icon	Name	Location
	Cracked Cog	Scouting the Anthropus Keeping the Peace
	Elemental Air	Keeping the Peace Collect Information on the Waste Defeat a Challenger Find a Cassandra
	Elemental Earth	Keeping the Peace Collect Information on the Waste Defeat a Challenger Find a Cassandra
	Elemental Fire	Keeping the Peace Collect Information on the Waste Defeat a Challenger Find a Cassandra
	Elemental Spirit	Keeping the Peace Collect Information on the Waste Defeat a Challenger Find a Cassandra
	Elemental Water	Keeping the Peace Collect Information on the Waste Defeat a Challenger Find a Cassandra
	Fragile Scale	Scouting the Anthropus Keeping the Peace
	Iron Dust	Scouting the Anthropus Keeping the Peace
	Metamorphic Stone	Defend the Villagers
	Millennium Seed	Seek the Millennium Seed
	Ruby Relic	Mountain of Treasures
	Tattered Hide	Scouting the Anthropus Keeping the Peace
	Transmutation Stone	Defeat a Challenger Find a Cassandra Protect Dragon Eggs Defeat a Thanatos Venture into the Moral Mire Search The Shadows
	True Life	Defeat Thanatos Search The Shadows
	True Chaos	Defeat Thanatos
	True Darkness	Defeat Thanatos Search The Shadows
	True Time	Defeat Thanatos Search The Shadows
	Shadow Orb	Search The Shadows
	Golden Wheat	Mountain of Treasures

In general experience granted to Hephaestus for crafting is

• +1 for Common
• +3 for Uncommon
• +5 for Rare
• +10 for Super Rare
• +25 for Elite
• +?? for Epic (not posible to craft yet)
• +?? for Legendary (not possible to craft yet)

In the event that those standards change, the exp granted is still listed in the following tables.

(Note: If you are filling the tables out please test before posting! To keep everything uniform, ingredients should be put in order as they appear in-game; left to right and top to bottom)

Ingredient Recipes

Icon	Name	Ingredients	Level  Req.	Exp. Given	Damage to Hammer	Tier
	Blue Powder	1 Fine Toothed Cog, 1 tanned Hide, 1 Refined Iron Ore, 1 Hardened Scale	2	+5	-7	Rare
	Dull Scale	4 Fragile Scale	0	+3	-3	Uncommon
	Enameled Cog	4 Fine Toothed Cog	5	+10	-11	Super Rare
	Enchanted Iron Bar	4 Refined Iron Ore	5	+10	-11	Super Rare
	Fine Toothed Cog	4 Sturdy Cog	1	+5	-7	Rare
	Gray Powder	1 Tattered Hide, 1 Fragile Scale, 1 Cracked Cog, 1 Iron Dust	0	+1	-1	Common
	Green Powder	1 Iron Ore, 1 Dull Scale, 1 Stitched Hide, 1 Sturdy Cog	1	+3	-3	Uncommon
	Hardened Scale	4 Dull Scale	1	+5	-7	Rare
	Magic Infused Scale	4 Hardened Scale	5	+10	-11	Super Rare
	Primal Frost	1 Metamorphic Stone, 2 Elemental Water, 2 Elemental Spirit	3	+5	-7	Rare
	Primal Magma	1 Metamorphic Stone, 2 Elemental Earth, 2 Elemental Fire	3	+5	-7	Rare
	Primal Ooze	1 Metamorphic Stone, 2 Elemental Earth, 2 Elemental Water	3	+5	-7	Rare
	Primal Sand	1 Metamorphic Stone, 2 Elemental Air, 2 Elemental Earth	3	+5	-7	Rare
	Primal Smoke	1 Metamorphic Stone, 2 Elemental Air, 2 Elemental Fire	3	+5	-7	Rare
	Primal Storm	1 Metamorphic Stone, 2 Elemental Air, 2 Elemental Water	3	+5	-7	Rare
	Pristine Hide	4 Tanned Hide	5	+10	-11	Super Rare
	Purple Powder	1 Pristine Hide, 1 Enameled Cog, 1 Magic Infused Scale, 1 Enchanted Iron Bar	3	+10	-11	Super Rare
	Raw Iron Ore	4 Iron Dust	0	+3	-3	Uncommon
	Refined Iron Bar	4 Raw Iron Ore	1	+5	-7	Rare
	Stitched Hide	4 Tattered Hide	0	+3	-3	Uncommon
	Sturdy Cog	4 Cracked Cog	0	+3	-3	Uncommon
	Tanned Hide	4 Stitched Hide	1	+5	-7	Rare
	True Chaos	1 Transmutation Stone, 2 Primal Storm, 1 Elemental Spirit	5		-11	Super Rare
	True Darkness	1 Transmutation Stone, 2 Primal Smoke, 1 Elemental Spirit	5		-11	Super Rare
	True Life	1 Transmutation Stone, 2 Primal Ooze, 1 Elemental Spirit	5		-11	Super Rare
	True Time	1 Transmutation Stone, 1 Primal Sand, 1 Primal Frost, 1 Elemental Spirit	5		-11	Super Rare
	Yellow Powder	1 True Chaos, 1 True Darkness, 1 True Life, 1 True Time	4		-17	Elite

Equipment Recipes

When forging gear for troops, there is a percentage chance for failure, weak, normal, and strong versions of the item. Failure means the items are wasted with no payoff.

There are 5 stat boosts available; defense, life, melee, range, ranged, and speed. Weak items have a single stat boost. Normal items have two stat boosts, with strong having the maximum of 3 stat boosts. Stats are "rolled" by a random number generator; therefore, it is often difficult to get a "strong" piece of gear with 3 high stat rolls. It often requires hundreds of forge attempts to attain an "ideal" piece of gear. The chances of "strong" equipment increases with each additional level that Hephaestus gains.

There are 3 types of equipment; Weapon, Armor, and Accessory. Currently Accessory type of equipment is unavailable. 

Icon	Name	Ingredients	Required Level	Exp. Given	Damage to Hammer	Tier	Max Stat boost	Type
	Abyssal Ravager Amulet of Renewal	3 Enchanted Iron Bar, 3 Primal Storm, 2 Blue Powders, 5 Millennial seeds	10		-11	Super Rare		Armour
	Abyssal Ravager Sun Fire Breath	3 Enchanted Iron Bar, 3 Primal Storm, 2 Blue Powders, 5 Millennial seeds	10		-11	Super Rare		Weapon
	Arctic Leviathan Amulet	2 Primal Frost, 1 True Life, 1 Tanned Hide	6		-7	Rare		Weapon
	Arctic Leviathan Plating	2 Primal Frost, 1 True Life, 1 Refined Iron Bar	6		-7	Rare		Armour
	Armored Transport Claws	3 Tattered Hide	2		-1	Common		Weapon
	Armored Transport Plating	3 Iron Dust	2		-1	Common		Armour
	Banshee Claws	1 Stitched Hide, 3 Elemental Air	3		-3	Uncommon		Weapon
	Banshee Cloak	1 Sturdy Cog, 3 Elemental Air	3		-3	Uncommon		Armour
	Battle Dragon Claws	2 Fragile Scale, 2 Elemental Air	2		-1	Common		Weapon
	Battle Dragon Plating	2 Iron Dust, 2 Elemental Air	2		-1	Common		Armour
	Colossal Mite Claws	2 True Chaos, 1 Magic Infused Scale, 1 True Time	9		-7	Rare		Weapon
	Colossal Mite Plating	2 True Chaos, 1 Pristine Hide, 1 True Time	9		-7	Rare		Armour
	Conscript Amulet	1 Fragile Scale	0		-1	Common		Armour
	Conscript Hammer	1 Iron Dust	0		-1	Common		Weapon
	Dark Slayer Robes	1 Primal Smoke, 1 Stitched Hide, 2 Elemental Air	4		-3	Uncommon		Armour
	Dark Slayer Staff	1 Primal Smoke, 2 Elemental Air, 1 Raw Iron Ore	4		-3	Uncommon		Weapon
	Dimensional Ruiner Hammer	2 Primal Smoke, 1 True Chaos, 1 Tanned Hide	6		-7	Rare		Weapon
	Dimensional Ruiner Helm	2 Primal Smoke, 1 Refined Iron Bar, 1 True Chaos	6		-7	Rare		Armour
	Dragon Rider Bow	1 True Chaos, 2 True Life, 1 Magic Infused Scale	9		-7	Rare		Weapon
	Dragon Rider Helm	1 True Chaos, 2 True Life, 1 Enchanted Iron Bar	9		-7	Rare		Armour
	Dragon Rider Helm of Adoration	5 Ruby Relic, 4 Gray Powder, 3 Enameled Cog, 3 Pristine Hide	10		-11	Super Rare		Armour
	Dragon Rider Scythe	1 Transmutation Stone, 5 Golden Wheat, 3 Primal Sand, 3 Enchanted Iron Bar	10		-7	Rare		Weapon
	Fangtooth Helm	3 Elemental Water, 1 Raw Iron Ore	3		-3	Uncommon		Armour
	Fangtooth Spear	3 Elemental Water, 1 Stitched Hide	3		-3	Uncommon		Weapon
	Fire Mirror Amulet of Renewal	5 Millennial Seeds, 1 Primal Smokes, 2 Grey Powders, 3 Raw Iron Ore	8		-3	Uncommon		Armour
	Fire Mirror Claws	2 Cracked Cog, 2 Elemental Fire	2		-1	Common		Weapon
	Fire Mirror Helm	2 Iron Dust, 2 Elemental Fire	2		-1	Common		Armour
	Fire Mirror Sun Fire Breath	5 Millennial Seeds, 1 Primal Smokes, 2 Grey Powders, 3 Raw Iron Ore	8		-3	Uncommon		Weapon
	Frost Giant Amulet	1 Dull Scale, 1 Primal Frost, 2 Elemental Earth	5		-3	Uncommon		Armour
	Frost Giant Hammer	1 Stitched Hide, 2 Elemental Earth, 1 Primal Frost	5		-3	Uncommon		Weapon
	Giant's Amulet	2 Elemental Earth, 2 Fragile Scale	2		-1	Common		Armour
	Giant's Circle of Thorns	5 Millennial Seeds, 3 Primal Storms, 2 Grey Powders, 3 Raw Iron Ore	8		-3	Uncommon		Armour
	Giant's Dawn Hammer	5 Millennial Seeds, 3 Primal Storms, 2 Grey Powders, 3 Raw Iron Ore	8		-3	Uncommon		Weapon
	Giant's Staff	2 Elemental Earth, 2 Tattered Hide	2		-1	Common		Weapon
	Granite Ogre Circle of Thorns	2 Green Powders, 3 Refined Iron Bars, 5 Primal Sands, 5 Millennial Seeds	9		-7	Rare		Armour
	Granite Ogre Dawn Hammer	2 Green Powders, 3 Refined Iron Bars, 5 Primal Sands, 5 Millennial Seeds	9		-7	Rare		Weapon
	Granite Ogre Plating	3 Elemental Earth, 1 Raw Iron Ore	3		-3	Uncommon		Armour
	Granite Ogre Staff	3 Elemental Earth, 1 Stitched Hide	3		-3	Uncommon		Weapon
	Halberdsman Helm of Adoration	2 Gray Powder, 1 Sturdy Cog, 3 Stitched Hide, 5 Ruby Relic	8		-3	Uncommon		Armour
	Halberdsman Scythe	1 Transmutation Stone, 5 Golden Wheat, 1 Primal Sand, 3 Raw Iron Ore	8		-3	Uncommon		Weapon
	Halberdsman Shield	2 Tattered Hide	1		-1	Common		Armour
	Halberdsman Spear	2 Iron Dust	1		-1	Common		Weapon
	Lava Jaw Amulet	1 Dull Scale, 3 Elemental Fire	3		-3	Uncommon		Armour
	Lava Jaw Amulet of Renewal	2 Primal Smoke, 2 Green Powders, 3 Refined Iron Bars, 5 Millennial Seeds	9		-7	Rare		Armour
	Lava Jaw Claws	3 Elemental Fire, 1 Stitched Hide	3		-3	Uncommon		Weapon
	Lava Jaw Sun Fire Breath	2 Primal Smoke, 2 Green Powders, 3 Refined Iron Bars, 5 Millennial Seeds	9		-7	Rare		Weapon
	Lightning Cannon Plating	2 Primal Smoke, 1 Refined Iron Bar, 1 True Chaos	6		-7	Rare		Armour
	Lightning Cannon Rune	2 Primal Smoke, 1 True Chaos, 1 Fine Toothed Cog	6		-7	Rare		Weapon
	Longbowman Bow	3 Iron Dust	2		-1	Common		Weapon
	Longbowman Cloak	3 Tattered Hide	2		-1	Common		Armour
	Longbowman Seeking Arrows	2 Tattered Hide, 2 Gray Powder, 1 Magic Infused Scale, 5 Ruby Relic	8		-1	Common		Weapon
	Minotaur Amulet	2 Fragile Scale	1		-1	Common		Armour
	Minotaur Hammer	2 Iron Dust	1		-1	Common		Weapon
	Pack Dragon Claws	4 Fragile Scale	3		-3	Uncommon		Weapon
	Pack Dragon Plating	4 Iron Dust	3		-3	Uncommon		Armour
	Petrified Titan Hammer	1 Stitched Hide, 2 Elemental Earth, 1 Primal Ooze	5		-3	Uncommon		Weapon
	Petrified Titan Plating	1 Sturdy Cog, 1 Primal Ooze, 2 Elemental Earth	5		-3	Uncommon		Armour
	Petrified Titan Seeking Arrows	3 Stitched Hide, 3 Gray Powder, 2 Magic Infused Scale, 5 Ruby Relic	9		-3	Uncommon		Weapon
	Porter Robes	1 Tattered Hide	0		-1	Common		Armour
	Porter Staff	1 Iron Dust	0		-1	Common		Weapon
	Sand Strider Helm	3 Primal Sand, 1 Fine Toothed Cog	5		-3	Uncommon		Armour
	Sand Strider Helm of Adoration	2 Fine Toothed Cog, 3 Gray Powder, 2 Tanned Hide, 5 Ruby Relic	9		-7	Rare		Armour
	Sand Strider Scythe	1 Transmutation Stone, 3 Refined Iron Bar, 5 Golden Wheat, 2 Primal Sand	9		-7	Rare		Weapon
	Sand Strider Spear	3 Primal Sand, 1 Refined Iron Bar	5		-3	Uncommon		Weapon
	Shadow Stalker Claws	1 True Darkness, 1 True Time, 1 Pristine Hide	7		-7	Rare		Weapon
	Shadow Stalker Grim Scythe					Super Rare		Weapon
	Shadow Stalker Plating	1 True Darkness, 1 True Time, 1 Magic Infused Scale	7		-7	Rare		Armour
	Shadow Stalker Shadow Helm					Super Rare		Armour
	Shaman Helm	2 True Life, 1 True Darkness, 1 Magic Infused Scale	7		-7	Rare		Armour
	Shaman Staff	2 True Life, 1 True Darkness, 1 Enchanted Iron Bar	7		-7	Rare		Weapon
	Soul Reaper Amulet	1 Dull Scale, 1 Primal Frost, 2 Elemental Air	4		-3	Uncommon		Armour
	Soul Reaper Claws	1 Stitched Hide, 2 Elemental Air, 1 Primal Frost	4		-3	Uncommon		Weapon
	Spy Dagger	1 Iron Dust	1		-1	Common		Weapon
	Spy Robes	1 Tattered Hide	1		-1	Common		Armour
	Steelshard Harrier Claws	3 Primal Magma, 1 Hardened Scale	7		-7	Rare
	Steelshard Harrier Plating	1 Tanned Hide, 3 Primal Magma	7		-7	Rare
	Storm Drake Helm	1 Tanned Hide, 3 Primal Storm	6		-7	Rare
	Storm Drake Spear	3 Primal Storm, 1 Hardened Scale	6		-7	Rare
	Swift Strike Dragon Claws	3 Fragile Scale	2		-1	Common
	Swift Strike Dragon Plating	3 Iron Dust	2		-1	Common
	Thunder Golem Hammer	1 Primal Storm, 2 True Time, 1 Enameled Cog	6		-7	Rare
	Thunder Golem Plating	1 Primal Storm, 2 True Time, 1 Enchanted Iron Bar	6		-7	Rare
	Venge Wyrm Plating	1 Stitched Hide, 1 Primal Sand, 2 Elemental Fire	6		-7	Rare
	Venge Wyrm Staff	1 Dull Scale, 1 Primal Sand, 2 Elemental Fire	6		-7	Rare
	Venom Dweller Shield	2 Elemental Water, 1 Elemental Earth, 1 Raw Iron Ore	5		-3	Uncommon
	Venom Dweller Staff	1 Stitched Hide, 2 Elemental Water, 1 Elemental Earth	5		-3	Uncommon
	Volt Ranger Cloak	1 True Chaos, 2 True Time, 1 Pristine Hide	8		-7	Rare
	Volt Ranger Rune	1 True Chaos, 2 True Time, 1 Enameled Cog	8		-7	Rare
	Volt Ranger Seeking Arrows	3 Fine Toothed Cog, 4 Gray Powders, 3 Magic Infused Scale, 5 Ruby Relic	10		-7	Rare
	War Scarab Amulet	3 True Life, 1 Enchanted Iron Bar	8		-7	Rare
	War Scarab Circle of Thorns	3 Enchanted Iron Bar, 3 Primal Smoke, 2 Blue Powders, 5 Millennial seeds	10		-11	Super Rare
	War Scarab Dawn Hammer	3 Enchanted Iron Bar, 3 Primal Smoke, 2 Blue Powders, 5 Millennial seeds	10		-11	Super Rare
	War Scarab Plating	3 True Life, 1 Pristine Hide	8		-7	Rare

Upgrading Equipment

Upgrading an item increases its current stats by its base stats. Take for example an item with base stats of +3 life, +7 defense, and +130 range. At level 2 it will become +6 life, +14 defense, and +260 range. At level 3 it will become +9 life, +21 defense, and +390 range, etc, etc.

Each additional level reduces the upgrade chance by a significant amount to the eventual point that there is a near 0% chance of success. It becomes necessary to use the Vulcan's Blessing boost to assure success against literally impossible odds on higher level upgrades. Each additional level also requires more powders than the previous level.

If an item fails an upgrade, it becomes broken. The item is automatically unequipped from the troop and rendered nonfunctional until it is repaired. Repairing takes a set amount of time and renders the forge nonfunctional until the item is finished being repaired. The repair time is longer for higher level and higher tiered items.

Upgrading items also requires powders of the same quality:

Icon	Name	Tier
	Gray	Common
	Green	Uncommon
	Blue	Rare
	Purple	Super Rare
	Yellow	Elite
	Black*	Epic?
	Silver*	Legendary?

*These Powders currently cannot be crafted. It is also unsure if they are for upgrading the listed quality.

Each level requires a certain amount of powders and has a certain chance of success to either upgrade or break.  

Level	Number of Powders	Chance for Success	Repair Time
2	2	75%
3	3	60%
4	5	35%
5	7	15%
6	10	3%
7	15	1%
8	23	0.5%
9	34	0.01%
10	51	0.00005%
11	60	0%
12	70	0%
13	80	0%
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Note that some have nigh impossible chances for upgrading. As stated above, upgrading to these levels will require a player to use a Vulcan's Blessing item to successfully upgrade their equipment. 

For levels 11 to 13, you need 2 Vulcan's Blessing's to upgrade. Without this item it's a fail 100%. 

For level 14, you need a Vulcan's Blessing's Common +14. Without this item it's a 100% fail.

Equipping Equipment

Items may be equipped by entering the "troops" tab and selecting the box underneath the appropriate troop, and selecting the gear. Once you have a piece of equipment you can then equip it to the troop it was designated to serve. There are 3 types of equipment - weapons, armor, and accessories. (accessories currently unavailable) Each troop type has 3 slots for equipment with 1 for each equipment type. A single piece of equipment will enhance the stats of all troops of that type (i.e. equipping a Porter Staff boosts all of your Porters’ stats).

Crushing Items

If you no longer wish to have a particular piece of equipment, you may “crush” it down for parts. Go to Hephaestus' forge and then "Equipment". Select the piece of equipment you wish to crush. Then, in the bottom half of the Equipment tab, select the “Crush” option. This action cannot be undone, so choose wisely.

After you crush the item, you are guaranteed to receive a random powder. Higher tiered items have higher chances at giving high tiered powders. In this way, common powders can be easily farmed by common items. You may also receive back one or more ingredients that were used to make the item, but this is not a guarantee.

Boosts

Boosts can be used to increase the odds of a successful forge. Before crafting a recipe or upgrading a piece of equipment, you can choose to use a boost by selecting one from the drop down menu above the item’s Success Chance bar. These boosts have rarity tiers that correspond with the rarity tiers of items. You can only use common boosts for common items, uncommon boosts for uncommon items, and rare boosts for rare items. All other combinations will not work.

Strength of Hephaestus (common) - Eliminates the chance of failure to forge a common item.

Strength of Hephaestus (uncommon) - Eliminates the chance of failure to forge an uncommon item.

Strength of Hephaestus (rare) - Eliminates the chance of failure to forge a rare item.

Elixir of Kratos (common) - Doubles the chance of a "strong" forge for a common item.

Elixir of Kratos (uncommon) - Doubles the chance of a "strong" forge for an uncommon item.

Elixir of Kratos (rare) - Doubles the chance of a "strong" forge for a rare item.

Vulcan's Blessing (common) - Guarantees upgrade chance for a common item.

Vulcan's Blessing (uncommon) - Guarantees upgrade chance for an uncommon item.

Vulcan's Blessing (rare) - Guarantees upgrade chance for a rare item.

Vulcan's Blessing (Common +14) - Guarantees upgrade chance for a rare item from level 13 to 14.

Adventurers

Adventurers are mercenaries who can be sent on missions to collect ingredients and items that can then be employed within the Forge. With each mission an Adventurer embarks on, they earn experience. With enough experience, an Adventurer can level up to the next level, with the current maximum at Level 10. The higher the level, the more likely the Adventurer is to return with multiple items.

Forge Adventurers

There are currently two Adventurers available for use: Tyche and Nereus. Tyche represents the First City and is unlocked automatically. Some Adventurers, however, have requirements that must be fulfilled before they can be unlocked. These are linked to unlocking the outpost they represent. For instance, Nereus represents the Water Outpost and is unlocked by having a Water Outpost.

Each Adventurer has their own personality type that affect their ability to perform missions. These types are closely tied with the element they represent, which can be Spirit, Earth, Fire, Water, or Wind. When the type of the Adventurer matches the type of the chosen mission, they are more likely to find rare, more valuable items. Tyche’s Spirit-based type allows her to be more balanced and, as a result, she is able to easily collect items of all types. Nereus’ type is Water-based, however, so he is more prone to find items of a Water type.

Missions

Sending an Adventurer on a mission allows you to gain component items/ingredients and earns the Adventurer experience at the same time. You can see what missions are available to your Adventurer by either clicking the Adventurer’s tab or clicking the “View Missions” link in the upper right hand of the Adventurer’s tab. Once there, you can see the list of missions available, what you have the chance to find by undertaking that mission, what element the mission is (represented by the symbol next to the mission’s name), and what is required to undergo that mission. You can begin a mission by selecting the “Start” button on the mission you wish to send your Adventurer on. If it is grey and you cannot click it, that means you have not met all the requirements to begin this mission.

Some missions have certain requirements that must be met before you can take them on. These include having an Adventurer of a certain level or having a certain item/component. Each mission is guaranteed to yield at least one award, but every mission is different and yields different possible rewards. Even completing the same mission over and over may earn you different combinations of ingredients. Some are more difficult to acquire than others. Having an Adventurer of a higher level and assigning an Adventurer whose element matches the element of the mission increases the probability of finding the rarer items.

Level	Exp. Req
1	10
2	50
3	150
4	300
5	500
6	1000
7	2500
8	5000
9	10000
10	20000