Forge of Daith

Forge of Daith is a unique campaign mechanic for the ' introduced in Total War: Warhammer II with The Twisted and the Twilight DLC which grants powerful factionwide bonuses and access to a unique pool of upgradeable items. 
== How it works ==
To operate the forge, you need to accumulate its associated resource, Daith's Favour, which can only be generated when its sole legendary lord, Sisters of Twilight, wins a battle and at a fixed rate of 1 favour per victory. In addition, the Sisters may spend one skill point in their skill tree's Challenge to Daith for a +33% chance to earn additional favour after battles. Nevertheless, only a maximum of 3 favour can be stored at any one time so plan carefully so you do not miss out on any.
There are 4 broad options available in which to spend Daith's Favour, namely: 
*Receive a permanent item, by default at Level 1 and at a cost of 1 favour, which is added to the pool of items available to any character
*Permanently upgrade an existing item from Level 1 to Level 2 at a cost of 2 favour, or from Level 2 to Level 3 at a cost of 3 favour
*Temporarily reforge an existing item regardless of its level at a cost of 3 favour for 5 turns, including the turn it is reforged
*Receive a temporary factionwide boon at a cost of 1 favour for 5 turns, including the turn it is bestowed
 	Receive Level 1 item	Upgrade to Level 2 item	Upgrade to Level 3 item	Reforge item	Receive blessing
Daith's Favour	1 	2 	3 	2 	1
Duration 	Permanent 	Permanent 	Permanent 	5 turns 	5 turns
Forge items can be used by any character and need to be equipped when created so factor in the extra turn required to perform this task. However, items remain equipped, if equipped, when they are upgraded or reforged. In addition, you can only have one item of a particular chain so duplicated or same item but different level are not allowed. In other words, it is sensible to plan ahead and strategise how and when to best deploy the items and boons.
The items themselves are categorised in 4 groups, Dragon, Dreaming, Eagle and Twilight with themed effects. The groups have 4 items with 1 of each: , , and . Overall, there are 16 items available. As items increase in level so do their rarity, starting with at level 1, at level 2 denoted with the refined prefix and at level 3 denoted with the perfected prefix.
Items are received at level 1 by default and need to be upgraded consecutively so a level 1 item needs to be upgraded to level 2 and then the level 2 item needs to be upgraded to level 3. It is not possible to upgrade an item from level 1 directly to level 2.
Reforged items have the rarity and, in this specific case, can be considered as level 4 overpowered unique items rather than the traditional alternative but similar rank to unique items. To compensate the ultra buffed stats, reforged items are temporary and last only 5 turns, including the turn they are made. There is no cap on the number of times items can be reforged and they can be reforged at all levels. Once the 5 turns end, the item will revert to its original level rather than level 1.
The master smith Lord Daith will periodically gift you special equipment. Once all items of a given type have been gifted, Daith will instead offer to improve your armies' war gear to provide them with small bonuses.
== Items ==
Item chain 	Item type	 	 	 	
Dragon Cuirass 	 	Dragon Cuirass 	Refined Dragon Cuirass 	Perfected Dragon Cuirass 	Reforged Dragon Cuirass
Dragon Mask 	 	Dragon Mask 	Refined Dragon Mask 	Perfected Dragon Mask 	Reforged Dragon Mask
Dragon Pendant 	 	Dragon Pendant 	Refined Dragon Pendant 	Perfected Dragon Pendant 	Reforged Dragon Pendant
Dreaming Boots 	 	Dreaming Boots 	Refined Dreaming Boots 	Perfected Dreaming Boots 	Reforged Dreaming Boots
Dreaming Bow 	 	Dreaming Bow 	Refined Dreaming Bow 	Perfected Dreaming Bow 	Reforged Dreaming Bow
Dreaming Cloak 	 	Dreaming Cloak 	Refined Dreaming Cloak 	Perfected Dreaming Cloak 	Refashioned Dreaming Cloak
Dreaming Ring 	 	Dreaming Ring 	Refined Dreaming Ring 	Perfected Dreaming Ring 	Reforged Dreaming Ring
Eagle Bow 	 	Eagle Bow 	Refined Eagle Bow 	Perfected Eagle Bow 	Reforged Eagle Bow
Eagle Mask 	 	Eagle Mask 	Refined Eagle Mask 	Perfected Eagle Mask 	Reforged Eagle Mask
Eagle Quiver 	 	Eagle Quiver 	Refined Eagle Quiver 	Perfected Eagle Quiver 	Reforged Eagle Quiver
Eagle Vambraces 	 	Eagle Vambraces 	Refined Eagle Vambraces 	Perfected Eagle Vambraces 	Reforged Eagle Vambraces
Twilight Helm 	 	Twilight Helm 	Refined Twilight Helm 	Perfected Twilight Helm 	Reforged Twilight Helm
Twilight Horn 	 	Twilight Horn 	Refined Twilight Horn 	Perfected Twilight Horn 	Reforged Twilight Horn
Twilight Standard	 	Twilight Standard	Refined Twilight Standard	Perfected Twilight Standard	Refashioned Twilight Standard
==Daith's Blessings==
Name 	Effects	Turns	Daith's Favour
The Dragon's Breath 	
* Enables flaming attacks for all Elf units (all armies)
* Army ability: "Vaul's Hammer" during siege battles (all armies)	5 	1
The Dreamer's Vision 	
* Immune to attrition (all armies)
* Spell resistance: 25% (all armies)	5 	1
The Twilight's Shroud	
* Missile resistance: 15% for all Elf units (all armies)
* Armour: +15 for all Elf infantry and cavalry units (all armies)	5 	1
The Eagle's Talon 	
* Missile strength: +10% for Glade Guard, Deepwood Scouts, and Waywatchers units (all armies)	5 	1
== Notes ==
*Although the lore implies that it is Lord Daith, the master smith at Vaul's Anvil, who provides these boons, it bears no relation to the in-game Lord Daith leading the ' faction. In other words, the forge mechanic is not affected in any way should Daith be wounded or his faction destroyed.
*Similarly, you do not need to own the Vaul's Anvil settlement to use this mechanic.
== References ==
*The Asrai Resurgent Update (Total War Blog)
*Total War: WARHAMMER II – The Rakarth Update (Total War Blog)
*Total War: WARHAMMER II – The Twisted & The Twilight FAQ (Total War Blog)
*Total War: WARHAMMER II – The Twisted & Twilight Update (Total War Blog)
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