===== Proficiencies =====
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Proficiencies are one of three sets of characteristics defining your character, the other two being character [[Vitals]] and [[Skills]]. Proficiencies grow with consistent use of the item, representing the accumulated experience of your character.

=== Proficiencies Listing ===
^ Category	^ Name 	^ How to Increase	^
| Combat	| One-Handed Melee Weapons	| Use One-Handed melee weapons such as an one-handed sword, dagger or Axe.		|
| :::		| Two-Handed Melee Weapons	| Use Two-Handed melee weapons such as a Two-Handed Sword, Axe or Polearm.		|
| :::		| Ranged Weapons		| Use Ranged weapons such as short bows or long bows.					|
| :::		| Special Weapons		| Use special weapons such as Cross-Bows or Ballistas.					|
| :::		| Defense			| Use defensive implements such as a shields.						|
| Architect 	| Mining			| Mine minerals and smelt ores at the Furnace.						|
| :::		| Building			| Build structures and Benches.								|
| :::		| Storage 			| Build storage containers								|
| :::		| Defensive Structures		| Build defensive structures such as walls and palisades				|
| Knowledge	| Herbalist			| Craft items with the Herb Pouch or Gardner's Bench.					|
| ::: 		| Farming			| Plant and harvest crops in a Garden.							|
| :::		| Alchemy			| Craft healing items and enhancements at the Alchemist's Bench.			|
| :::		| Woodsman			| Harvest Trees, Hunt Animals and gather plants from the Island.			|