Ironworks ~ Lord Ānhrā Māhnîu, Dan'ari of the Danar'een, the Jen'nu custom swords

{ closed RP unless otherwise approved }

{ IC- Apprentice Terrogate, Artifex of Tollere, Venomous, Iron Born }

~\*~ IronWorks, LLC. Purchase Order~\*~

Construction of Lightsaber resistant sister blades.

Concordia sourced high grade Beskar 60%

High grade Cortosis mined direct from Apatros 40%

Iron Apprentice Terrogate, Artifex of Tollere steps into the IronWorks Forge to begin the process of completing this very challenging order for Lightsaber proof sister swords.

Moving to the back of the forge the Carharian puts on his heat apron and heat proof leather gloves. From the rear store room he collects the iron ores pre-ordered and delivered earlier in the day and trolleys them into the main forge workshop. He has decided for the Legendary Generals weapons he would combine beskar and cortosis to make a durable and weapon appropriate Lightsaber proof alloy. Only the best for one of the founders as it should be.

Through the Forges contacts he was able to secure a vendor for both  beskar sourced from Concordia, and also Apotros genuine cortosis. Both very pure quality, albeit supposedly extinguished mining sites of the base materials but Terrogate knew better than to ask questions on ”how” things were acquired. He just was appreciative to have the chance to work with such materials.

Once the beskar and cortosis metals were separated from their creates and the forges fire now roaring, they were heated down in a large cast pots to the point where they became liquid and then the separated molten metals were poured together and mixed into a singular larger cast iron pot creating the alloy mix 60/40 ratio beskar to cortosis. Once this step was completed the metal was poured into 2 individual prefabricated molds shaped to the base design of each sword. The width and length were only a rough size but the volume of alloy matching the required amount for each sword's construction.

He had made 2 individual smaller moulds from sand boxes for the hilts and he poured the alloy into them. The hilt moulds had rings on the bottoms as per the requested order. The Cathar Apprentice fills the hilt moulds, secures them and leaves them to cool.

Once the alloy cooled in the 2 larger open moulds and the solid metal formed, both pieces of metal were subject to many cycles of heating and cooling, Terrogate using large tongs to handle the steel putting them deep into forge fires and then into large barrels of water once white hot, steam filling the air making his fur mat in the damp and hot environment. With each cycle the alloy molecules bind together more making them and the end products considerably stronger.

After every cooling and heating cycle, the Cathar warrior tempers the two swords by hammering them into the desired forms and then folds the metal into itself and hammering the metal once again enhancing its durability. Over and over, with each cycle the shape of the two legendary swords started to become more clear, but not only are they shaped, they are more importantly greatly strengthened.

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19 hours later, Terrogate’s hands are blistered and bloodied, he is drenched in sweat and it drips freely from his whiskers onto the ground as he sits hunched over on the forges small wooden rest stool eating his very late night dinner. Next to him, the 2 swords lay on the metal bench now folded a total of 130 times each and crafted into now two beautiful pieces of art that could last over a Millennia. He is exhausted.. but the General deserves nothing short of his best and these swords would be his pride and joy.

Finishing his meal and bandaging his hands he then returns to work.. Only a few things left to do..

Carefully he takes each sword and sets the base end into the pre-made hilts he had since removed from the sand moulds, filed and also machined in readiness for this part of the process. He attaches the blades and hilts together securely and wraps the hilts in thick cured bull rancor leather straps.

Terrogate then takes the blades over to the wet grinding stone and begins sharpening the edges of the blades till they are both now razor sharp killing weapons.

The Cathar lays two more but larger pieces of leather down, these were bull rancore leather also, from the same bull used earlier so the colour was identically matching the hilt. These had been soaked, dried, oiled then hardened and wide strips cut to just a few cms longer than the length of the blades, and marginally wider than twice the largest section width of the blade. Terrogate lays the blade down on the leather and wraps the leather in half then sewed it closed with a darker coloured leather strapping, he then folds and sews the ends closed making a sheath. He then repeats this process for the other blade.

In both the sheaths, he had with a soldering iron tip burned emblems of smoke wisps writhing around at the base. He smiles, thinking of the personal touch he hoped the General would appreciate. If not, it was easily changed over at Terrogates own cost of course, an artifex at heart he could not resist the chance to add some personalised flair.

Holding it the two finished blades The Cathar felt immense pride in his work, and hoped the General would be equally as happy. After all, his life may even well depend on it.