Growth

Bones floated in front of Jay as he channeled his mana into them, giving them a light-green tint as it mixed with the bone particles. Slowly, the bones began to soften and meld together before flattening out. It was a round disc of bone, looking nothing like a shield.

Jay tried to mold it into a shield shape, but he couldn’t hold the shape. Losing control over the bone disc, it fell to the ground, splintering into pieces.

Damn… Jay thought, as he picked up the bone scrap. My scrimshaw ability is still level 1, even after all the dagger crafting. Surely I’m close to leveling it up though? He pulled more white bones from his ring. Guess I’ll just have to change that.

After a while, Jay was getting faster and more efficient - finding he could shatter daggers with his mana before re-crafting them, though he lost some material from the process.

Two hours and 23 white bone daggers later, Jay finally received a notification.

[Scrimshaw Level 2]