(I am not too specific to avoid spoilers. You veterans will know what I am talking about)In forums like this it is common knowledge that certain characters with an appropriate skill-level can merge two different items into a third one, and that a certain character class can construct a specific double and triple ranged weapon.
But - because I am sort of a purist - where does this knowledge come from? Could everybody who starts this game the first time have this knowledge? Is it in the manual? (I'm quite sure it is not)