Chapter 76: Needs Decoration
Once he had eaten, Dominic rushed back to his room to put the finishing touches on the chest plate. He was using the Uncommon Plate Armour designs from the bookshelf outside, which looked more fashionable, but it was still quite plain and functional in design.
So, Dominic decided to add some scrollwork around the edges, stamped into the hot metal with a die and hammer.
It wouldn’t be as pretty and intricate as what the master armourers made by hand, and it would be repeated every arm length, but it was good enough to make the piece look like it belonged on a Noble, and the design of the chest plate was the three sectioned style which was currently coming into fashion, with a curled short gorget to prevent arrows from sliding up under the wearer’s hood.
But as he finished it, Dominic realized that he could make it extra fancy without much extra effort. There was plenty of white bronze left for plating, so he could make it shiny.
Then, he could enamel paint the inlay around the edges and call it done.
That took the better part of three more hours, but when it was finished, he had chest and bracers that matched, as well as freshly cleaned and slightly size altered chain mail. He had newly issued boots that were still undamaged and serviceable, so he didn’t worry about those, and focused on what he would do for the pieces he had.
Pops came in to check on him during the lunch break, and saw the suit of armour, all laid out on a stone table for inspection.
"That’s mighty fine. Have you decided on an enchantment?" He asked.
Dominic shook his head. "I was thinking of using a good Mana Core and hoping for the best. It’s pretty enough that nobody should give me a hard time about it."