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Do the freelance good guys use iron

Yep, they use it extensively for all kinds of things. (But only the non-magical crewmen, of course!) They use iron armor, weapons, tools, cookware, building materials, and so on.

Now as far as armor and weapons go, you may be wondering why they don't all suit up and arm themselves with iron if it's so good at blocking spells. It's true that iron is a great defense against magic, but it also has its drawbacks.

Iron armor is extremely heavy, and the more pieces you wear, the heavier it gets. A full armor suit or iron weapon means you move slow, tire quickly, and can't attack as vigorously.

Evan wields a solid iron shield and sword, wears a heavy cape lined with iron chainmail, and armors himself in a suit of iron plates. His lycanthrope strength allows him to do this without much penalty, but any normal man would be slogging around like a clumsy turtle in this stuff. He's well-protected against spells, but not as light on his feet as he could be.

Elska also arms herself with a massive iron hammer and armors herself in iron plates. Its only her centaur strength that makes this possible without slowing her down too much, but she does lose quite a bit of flexibility.

The rest of the FGG chooses to sacrifice some magic protection in favor of being more lightweight and mobile. Lukas and Isaac, for instance, don't wear any iron at all because their combat styles require them to be as agile as possible.

Glenvar and Balthazaar wear a few iron plates here and there, but nowhere near as much as Evan and Elska.

The fae members of the crew can't wear iron because it would impair their spellcasting ability.

Ultimately it just comes down to a person's preference.

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