A Weaponsmith trains to gain an iron will and a very critical eye. Weaponsmiths borrow a bit from elemental magic, and a bit from wizardry as well. Weaponsmiths help identify and create legendary weapons. Nearly every community in Barsaive values Weaponsmiths. 
Important Attributes: Perception and Willpower

Racial Restrictions: None

Karma Ritual: To perform his Karma ritual, the Weaponsmith beats a thin strip of metal in a hot fire or forge. From this he fashions the metal into a blade, arrowhead, or spear tip, but tempers the metal too soon, making it brittle. He then shatters the defective piece. The ritual ends the instant the piece breaks.


The four themes of a Weaponsmith are Forging, Metal, Appraisal, and Tools.


FIRST CIRCLE

 [Deep Pockets]/ST (was [Avoid Blow])

 [Armory]/IQ (was Forge Blade)

 [Karma Ritual]

 [Self-Tailoring]/DX, Strain (was Melee Weapons)

 [Steel Thought]/WL

 [Item History]/IQ, Karma (was weapon history)

SECOND CIRCLE

 [Durability]/HT

 [Merchant]/IQ or CH depending on test (was Haggle) 

 [Read and Write Language]/IQ

THIRD CIRCLE

 [Abate Curse]/IQ, Strain

 [Engineering]/IQ (was Detect Weapon)

FOURTH CIRCLE

 [Speak Language]/IQ

 [Thread Weaving]/IQ ([Thread Smithing])

FIFTH CIRCLE

 [Appraise Other]/IQ, Karma (was Temper Self)

 [Weapon Empathy]/IQ, Strain (was [Warp Missile]/IQ (not WL, again), Strain)

SIXTH CIRCLE

 [Metallurgy]/IQ, (was [Conceal Weapon]/IQ, Strain)

 [Spot Flaw]/IQ (was Spot Armor Flaw, now applicable to other forged/constructed things?)

SEVENTH CIRCLE

 (was [Disarm]/DX, Strain)

 [Steel Resolve]/CH (was Temper Other)
 
EIGHTH CIRCLE

 [Reforge]/IQ (was Improve Blade)

 [Metal Ward]/IQ (for [Muchkin] reasons, it would be cool if this were IQ, but it strikes me as WL), 2 Strain

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Wild speculation based on the ED book:


NINTH CIRCLE

 [Thaumatology]/IQ (was Read and Write Magic)

 (was Sense Magic Weapon, Strain)

 [Show Flaw]/IQ, Strain (was Show Armor Flaw)

TENTH CIRCLE

 [Fireblood]

 [Temporary Imbuement] (was [Spellcasting])

ELEVENTH CIRCLE

 [Forge Companion] (was Forge Armor)

 [Threadweaving]: [Elementalism]

TWELFTH CIRCLE

 (was [Enhanced Matrix])

 [Soften Blade], Karma

THIRTEENTH CIRCLE

 [Critical Hit]

 [Forge Golem] (was [Improve Armor])

FOURTEENTH CIRCLE (they got Create Orachalcum here)

 [Transmutation] (was [Armor Matrix])

 (was [First Ring of Perfection], Karma---what the heck is this?)

FIFTEEN CIRCLE

 [Second Chance], Karma

 (was [Share Matrix])

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[Weaponsmith (hacking)]