06. YOUR FRIENDS ARE IN HELL AND YET YOU SMILE.

2024-01-19 : Abandoned Land, Dhaulagiri (29.9683,190.262,58.9349)

- netherite uses another new, unique mechanic with a smithing table by enveloping pre-made diamond armor & tools
- many players found this physically-eclipsing mechanic to be superfluous, nonsensical, and slightly tedious
- eclipses are popular times and themes for occult rituals

- the English term 'adamant' originally meant diamond, as they share the same etymological root, but because of its similarity to steel in hardness, it came to mean any ultimately hard material
- mythological gods bore adamantine sickles as weapons, and occult books claim that adamantine chains bind demons
- from this, the black Saturnic cube symbol derives, representing the timely and physical constraints of man, among other things
- netherite chestplates have rings encircling them
- which also aligns with the Saturn's rings encircling its equator
- the netherite block is now arguably the most valuable item in the game, and resembles Saturn's box to a T