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artisan skill
In the skill of forging - crafting, you are a master with 500 ranks.
In the skill of forging - one handed edged, you are a master with 500 ranks.
In the skill of forging - one handed blunt, you are a master with 500 ranks.
In the skill of forging - two handed weapons, you are a master with 500 ranks.
In the skill of forging - pole arms, you are a master with 500 ranks.
Started working on polearms last Thursday and through a chunk of time on Friday and finished off the last 8 ranks over the past 3 hours to master it. I think about 20 hours to master Polearms.