The smithing process

Solvi's frown grew as she realized the hole she had seemingly dug for herself. Sighing, she decided to just be upfront with Eldrian. 

"Honestly, this is going to be really hard. Normally, Rank 3 materials are only used for Tier 8 and above. However, with all the money you are willing to spend, we ended up with over half the material being Rank 3."

"That is an insane amount for a Tier 6 weapon, normally Tier 7 weapons will only have 1 piece of Rank 3 material."

"What does that mean?" Eldrian asked, frowning as he worried this might be a problem. 

"It means, that, I will have to do my best." Solvi smiled as she took up her strongest hammer, a Tier 8 Adamant hammer she had bought before leaving her home with all her savings at that time. 

For a smith, especially dwarven smiths, it was far more profitable to leave home after reaching the height of their abilities. Especially if they didn't reach Tier 8 by the end of their mentorship.