This introduces an early-game enchanting path for gear progression using existing proc/affix infrastructure. Players can now acquire deterministic enchant scrolls from a dedicated Enchantress NPC or the apothecary bench, then apply them to weapons, armor, shields, rings, and amulets as persistent modifiers.

• Enchanting workflow

  • Added a separate Enchantress NPC in the apothecary as the primary enchanting entry point
  • Kept the Enchanting Bench as a secondary station-based path
  • Crafting consumes thematic reagent roles plus gold and produces a deferred enchant scroll payload
  • Recipes now use canonical reagent item IDs and richer ingredient combinations, including existing ashes

• Scroll-based persistent enchants

  • Added and normalized enchant scroll items for:
    • scroll_enchant_poison
    • scroll_enchant_fire
    • scroll_enchant_frost
    • scroll_enchant_flame_ward
    • scroll_enchant_venom_ward
    • scroll_enchant_fortified
  • Scrolls apply through the existing apply-item pipeline and bind persistent gear affixes:
    • poison → venomous1
    • fire → firestorm1
    • frost → frostbite1
    • flame ward → fireWard1
    • venom ward → poisonWard1
    • fortified → kineticWard1
  • Same-enchant reapplication is rejected without consuming the scroll; different enchants continue to stack
  • Offensive and defensive enchants now respect slot-compatible affix rules

• Reagent economy and thematic drops

  • Added new reagent items such as spider legs, venom glands, binding resin, bone dust, ectoplasm, rune fragments, frost cores, beast claws, and cursed thread
  • Added themed reagent drop tables for beasts, spiders, undead, occult casters, witches, plants, dragons, and nymph/fey sources
  • Hooked plant/harvest interactions into reagent sourcing so resin and related materials can come from the world, not just shops

• World + UI integration

  • Added dedicated Enchantress dialog/services and tied them into the existing dialog/runtime infrastructure
  • Expanded the enchanting overlay and wiring so it works for both the bench and NPC presentation
  • Kept the new bench in the apothecary and added the Enchantress as a separate town NPC/workpoint there
  • Updated economy/message wiring so crafting outcomes, missing requirements, and reagent pickups surface through the existing log flow

• Inventory interaction polish

  • Apply-capable enchant scrolls now prefer the apply flow from inventory instead of generic use
  • Shared inventory helpers were tightened so apply-routing stays consistent between default action selection and action dispatch

• Focused coverage

  • Added targeted tests for:
    • bench crafting dispatch
    • richer reagent/gold consumption and scroll output
    • successful weapon and accessory/ward enchant application
    • duplicate same-enchant rejection
    • dedicated Enchantress dialog registration
    • thematic reagent loot table coverage
    • inventory default-action behavior for enchant scrolls

Example of the new interaction shape:

dispatchRules({
  type: "rules.craftEnchant",
  payload: { benchId, recipe: "firestorm_script" },
});

// crafted scroll -> apply to gear
world.add(actor, ApplyIntent, {
  itemId: scrollId,
  targetItemId: weaponId,
});

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