Shocking the smith

"You will have to explain how that works. I just know weapons can have abilities, but I have no idea on how they are formed or what they are limited by."

"Really?" Glancing at Aoidos, Solvi frowned but continued. "Alright, the abilities are determined by a mixture of the material used as well as the rune network."

"Enchanting the metal before forging can allow the metal to support a wider variety of runes, but, it can't stray too far from the metal's natural alignment. Crystals are more flexible and allow us to add inscription into the rune network."

"Generally, each network will be separate but connected. Meaning, damage to one will not destroy the weapon, and if the smith is skilled enough and also has the means, then there can also be a repair rune network added. However, this is normally very mana heavy and thus expensive to add."