if you notice the smithing addition... THIS MAY BE PART OF WHAT THEY USE. not confirmed, but it has the basis if ideas that they said a variation of would be used!
Very creative Winternova!!! Something else that someone else mentioned is buffs. I would personally like to see the forge be able to make buffs for certain stats. That way it is possible for you to customize your items! This would give everyone their very own unique items! Anyways I think your really on to something!
Im probably posting on a dead link here (i hope not) but i think this is a good idea, and we already have alchemist and mage, a castle smithy about sums it up.