Hal is the smith of the Norgandian Settlement in Dark Arisen, and his forge turns gold and Norgan materials into gear you cannot buy anywhere else. He does not start out working. Once you set him up, his menu gains a Manufacture option beside Buy, Sell, and Talk. Manufactured gear carries the Smithed prefix, except cloaks, which keep their plain names.
Quick answer: Hal manufactures 83 recipes once you finish Hammer and Tongs by handing him a Winterweed Blossom — 36 weapons, 4 shields, 11 head, 11 body, and 11 leg pieces, plus 10 cloaks — each costing gold plus Norgan materials.
Getting Hal to work: Hammer and Tongs
Talk to Hal at the Norgandian Settlement and he asks for a Winterweed Blossom before he will pick up his hammer again. This is the side quest Hammer and Tongs. Obtain a Winterweed Blossom to give to Hal.
Carry the blossom back to Hal and hand it over. The quest closes and the Manufacture option appears on his menu, which is how you know gear crafting is unlocked. A later side quest, Village Defense, widens the list of what he will make.

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Use Manufacture to turn gold and materials into a piece of equipment. Select its category, but its special skills are predetermined rather than chosen by you. Weapons and some body armour have these built-in skills; most other pieces require only gold and materials.
Cloaks are the one exception to the naming. They keep their plain names instead of gaining the Smithed prefix. Changing a finished piece’s appearance is handled separately through Hal’s tailoring service, not through Manufacture.

Weapons (36 recipes)
Each weapon is tied to one vocation and carries a set special skill. Costs climb from 9,000 G up to 30,000 G as the materials shift from common Norgan ore toward rarer drops like Curvestone and Maleficent Heart.
| Weapon (vocation) | Gold | Materials | Special skill |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9,000 | Azure Ore x1 | Cloudfall Strike | |
| 10,000 | Snowoak Bark x1 | Grand Salamander | |
| 10,000 | Snowoak Bark x1 | Myriad Shot | |
| 10,000 | Snowoak Bark x1 | Figmental Facade | |
| 10,000 | Azure Ore x1 | Glacial Bolt | |
| 10,000 | Azure Ore x1 | Shearing Wind | |
| 10,000 | Azure Ore x1 | Ravening Coil | |
| 10,000 | Azure Ore x1 | Dragoun’s Pounce | |
| 10,000 | Snowoak Bark x1 | Elemental Pact | |
| 12,000 | Azure Ore x1, Ponderous Bone x1, Barbarian Armor Fragment x2 | Plenilune Slash | |
| 15,000 | Azure Ore x2, Ponderous Bone x1, Boltscale x3 | Skiedragoun’s Edacite | |
| 15,000 | Azure Ore x2, Ponderous Bone x1, Boltscale x3 | Razing Ruin | |
| 15,000 | Snowoak Bark x2, Ponderous Bone x1, Direwolf Pelt x5 | Grand Halidom | |
| 15,000 | Azure Ore x2, Ponderous Bone x1, Rectrix x5 | Grand Hagol | |
| 15,000 | Snowoak Bark x2, Ponderous Bone x1, Boltscale x3 | Beguiling Bridge | |
| 15,000 | Glacial Ore x4, Wintry Dragon Scale x1, Bloodstained Plate x2 | Plenilune Slash | |
| 15,000 | Azure Ore x2, Ponderous Bone x1, Direwolf Pelt x5 | Shockchain Stake | |
| 15,000 | Azure Ore x2, Ponderous Bone x1, Barbarian Armor Fragment x3 | Effortless Kill | |
| 15,000 | Snowoak Bark x2, Ponderous Bone x1, Rectrix x3 | Stampede Shot | |
| 20,000 | Glacial Ore x5, Wintry Dragon Scale x1, Bugatooth x6 | Grand Hagol | |
| 20,000 | Glacial Ore x5, Wintry Dragon Scale x1, Bugatooth x6 | Grand Halidom | |
| 20,000 | Glacial Ore x5, Wintry Dragon Scale x1, Maleficent Heart x2 | Shockchain Stake | |
| 20,000 | Glacial Ore x5, Wintry Dragon Scale x1, Bugatooth x6 | Beguiling Bridge | |
| 20,000 | Glacial Ore x5, Wintry Dragon Scale x1, Maleficent Heart x2 | Skiedragoun’s Edacite | |
| 20,000 | Glacial Ore x5, Wintry Dragon Scale x1, Bugatooth x6 | Effortless Kill | |
| 20,000 | Curvestone x2, Baleful Hoof x1, Bloodstained Plate x3 | Plenilune Slash | |
| 20,000 | Glacial Ore x5, Wintry Dragon Scale x1, Bugatooth x6 | Stampede Shot | |
| 20,000 | Glacial Ore x5, Wintry Dragon Scale x1, Bloodstained Plate x2 | Razing Ruin | |
| 30,000 | Materials needed: Curvestone x2; Midnight-Black Tatter x2; Maleficent Heart x2. | Grand Halidom | |
| 30,000 | Gather Curvestone x2, Maleficent Heart x2, and Midnight-Black Tatter x2. | Shockchain Stake | |
| 30,000 | The required stock is Curvestone x2, Bloodstained Plate x3, and Midnight-Black Tatter x2. | Stampede Shot | |
| 30,000 | Curvestone x2, Baleful Hoof x1, Bloodstained Plate x3 | Razing Ruin | |
| 30,000 | Curvestone x2, Baleful Hoof x1, Bloodstained Plate x3 | Beguiling Bridge | |
| 30,000 | For the materials, bring Maleficent Heart x2, Curvestone x2, and Midnight-Black Tatter x2. | Grand Hagol | |
| 30,000 | Curvestone x2, Baleful Hoof x1, Bloodstained Plate x3 | Effortless Kill | |
| 30,000 | Curvestone x2, Baleful Hoof x1, Maleficent Heart x2 | Skiedragoun’s Edacite |
Shields (4 recipes)
All four shields are Fighter-only.
| Shield | Gold | Materials |
|---|---|---|
| 8,000 | Azure Ore x1 | |
| 10,000 | Azure Ore x1, Barbarian Armor Fragment x3 | |
| 12,000 | Glacial Ore x2, Bugatooth x6 | |
| 15,000 | Curvestone x1, Bloodstained Plate x2 |
Head armour (11 recipes)
| Item | Vocations | Gold | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 5,000 | Azure Ore x1 | |
| All | 5,000 | Snowoak Bark x1 | |
| All | 7,000 | Azure Ore x1, Direwolf Pelt x1, Prismatic Stony Scale x1 | |
| Archer, Mage, Sorcerer, Mystic Spearhand, Magick Archer, Trickster | 7,000 | Snowoak Bark x1, Rectrix x1, Prismatic Stony Scale x1 | |
| Fighter, Archer, Thief, Warrior, Mystic Spearhand | 7,000 | Azure Ore x1, Barbarian Armor Fragment x1, Prismatic Stony Scale x1 | |
| All | 10,000 | Glacial Ore x1, Bugatooth x2 | |
| All | 10,000 | Glacial Ore x1, Spurious Wing x3 | |
| All | 10,000 | Glacial Ore x1, Jagged Bone x3 | |
| All | 12,000 | Curvestone x1, Bloodstained Plate x2 | |
| All | 12,000 | Curvestone x1, Bloodstained Plate x2 | |
| All | 12,000 | Curvestone x1, Maleficent Heart x2 |
Body armour (11 recipes)
| Item | Vocations | Gold | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archer, Mage, Sorcerer, Magick Archer, Trickster | 9,000 | Snowoak Bark x1, Rectrix x1 | |
| Fighter, Thief, Warrior, Mystic Spearhand | 9,000 | Azure Ore x1, Barbarian Armor Fragment x1 | |
| Mage, Sorcerer, Magick Archer | 12,000 | Snowoak Bark x2, Rectrix x2, Prismatic Stony Scale x2 | |
| Fighter, Warrior, Mystic Spearhand | 12,000 | Azure Ore x2, Barbarian Armor Fragment x2, Prismatic Stony Scale x2 | |
| Archer, Thief, Trickster | 12,000 | Azure Ore x2, Direwolf Pelt x2, Prismatic Stony Scale x2 | |
| Fighter, Warrior, Mystic Spearhand | 16,000 | Glacial Ore x2, Wintry Dragon Scale x1, Jagged Bone x3 | |
| Mage, Sorcerer, Trickster | 16,000 | Glacial Ore x2, Wintry Dragon Scale x1, Spurious Wing x2 | |
| Archer, Thief, Magick Archer | 16,000 | Glacial Ore x2, Wintry Dragon Scale x1, Bugatooth x2 | |
| Fighter, Warrior, Mystic Spearhand | 20,000 | Curvestone x2, Baleful Hoof x1, Bloodstained Plate x3 | |
| Mage, Sorcerer, Mystic Spearhand, Magick Archer, Trickster | 20,000 | Curvestone x2, Baleful Hoof x1, Maleficent Heart x2 | |
| Archer, Thief, Warrior, Magick Archer, Trickster | 20,000 | Curvestone x2, Baleful Hoof x1, Bloodstained Plate x3 |
Body armour is the only armour slot with built-in skills. The three 16,000 G pieces (Northbound Cuirass, Robe of Hallowing, Swifthunt Half-Jacket) come with Health Boost I, and the three 20,000 G pieces (Ancient Kingdom Plate, Sovran-Sigil Robe, Windclad Deel) come with Health Boost II.
Leg armour (11 recipes)
| Item | Vocations | Gold | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 7,000 | Azure Ore x1 | |
| All | 7,000 | Snowoak Bark x1 | |
| Archer, Mage, Thief, Sorcerer, Mystic Spearhand, Magick Archer, Trickster | 9,000 | Azure Ore x1, Direwolf Pelt x1, Prismatic Stony Scale x1 | |
| Fighter, Thief, Warrior, Mystic Spearhand | 9,000 | Azure Ore x1, Barbarian Armor Fragment x1, Prismatic Stony Scale x1 | |
| Archer, Mage, Sorcerer, Magick Archer | 9,000 | Snowoak Bark x1, Rectrix x1, Prismatic Stony Scale x1 | |
| Fighter, Archer, Warrior, Mystic Spearhand | 12,000 | Bring Glacial Ore x1 and Snatching-Beast’s Talon x1, along with Jagged Bone x2. | |
| Archer, Thief, Warrior, Magick Archer | 12,000 | You’ll need Bugatooth x1, Glacial Ore x1, and Snatching-Beast’s Talon x1. | |
| Archer, Mage, Thief, Sorcerer, Magick Archer, Trickster | 12,000 | Gather Spurious Wing x1, Snatching-Beast’s Talon x1, and Glacial Ore x1. | |
| Fighter, Thief, Warrior, Mystic Spearhand | 15,000 | Required materials: Bloodstained Plate x2, Curvestone x1, and Midnight-Black Tatter x1. | |
| Archer, Mage, Sorcerer, Mystic Spearhand, Magick Archer, Trickster | 15,000 | Use Maleficent Heart x1, Midnight-Black Tatter x1, and Curvestone x1. | |
| Archer, Mage, Thief, Sorcerer, Magick Archer, Trickster | 15,000 | Collect Curvestone x1, Bloodstained Plate x2, and Midnight-Black Tatter x1. |
Cloaks (10 recipes)
Cloaks fit every vocation and keep their plain names. They lean on the rarest Norgan drops, which is why the list ends at 50,000 G.
| Cloak | Gold | Materials |
|---|---|---|
| 7,000 | Barbarian Armor Fragment x4, Rectrix x1 | |
| 15,000 | Direwolf Pelt x10 | |
| 20,000 | Rectrix x5, Smoldering Hide x2 | |
| 22,000 | Maleficent Heart x2, Smoldering Hide x1, and Midnight-Black Tatter x1 are needed. | |
| 27,000 | Wintry Dragon Scale x2, Nokken Tail x2, Glacial Ore x8 | |
| 30,000 | Grotesquely Gnarled Tooth x3 | |
| 33,000 | Midnight-Black Tatter x2, Baleful Hoof x1 | |
| 35,000 | Gather Midnight-Black Tatter x1 and Spectral Beast’s Fur x4. | |
| 40,000 | Baleful Hoof x3, Midnight-Black Tatter x3 | |
| 50,000 | Baleful Hoof x4, Grotesquely Gnarled Tooth x4 |
Rarer materials such as Curvestone, Baleful Hoof, Maleficent Heart, and Grotesquely Gnarled Tooth feed the highest-cost recipes, so stock those before planning a 30,000 G weapon or a 50,000 G cloak. Once you have the required gold and materials, use Manufacture to make the piece.






