"Nothing here as well." Menadion sighed. "The lack of magical progress in the last seven hundred years is disheartening. Your mages managed to lower the requirements for Forgemastery and streamline the process for mass production, but that's it. There's not a spark of originality in this junk."
"With all due respect, Magus Menadion, this is standard equipment." Thaas replied. "It's designed to perform well for the average member of the Knight Guard. It's not customized to my particular skills or needs.
"That kind of artifact is left to us to Forgemaster after accumulating enough battle experience." Every member of the Knight Guard was a Mage Knight and was supposed to learn Forgemastery over time.
For those who lacked talent, there would always be at least one squad mate capable of doing it for them.