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[Snafu]

IIRC if an artefact (anvil in this case) is created from an inappropriate (non-heat/magma/dragonfire-resistant) material, it's still automatically indestructible due to it's artefact nature

So is there any reason not to place it in a functioning workshop? The Wiki says no, but doesn't go into any detail as to why..

[Thisfox]

I don't see why you couldn't use it in a coal-fired workshop, but I would recommend keeping it away from magma.

Also, congratulations! There is a theory that the First Anvil was made in a mood, as you cannot make an anvil without already having an anvil. What was it made from?

[Killgoth]

Don't artifacts just burn forever?

[PatrikLundell]

I believe an anvil has to be magma safe to be used as an anvil, regardless if they're indestructible or not. An eternally burning artifact only happens if the artifact is made of a material that can burn, so there's a middle ground for non magma safe non burning materials (like many kinds of rock). There's been talk about melting, though.

I believe you can get mooded (non magma safe) metal anvils that, sadly, still require an anvil to produce. The First Anvil, however, would have to have been mooded in a shop different from a forge.

[Snafu]

What was it made from?

Silver, IIRC - it's not in my current game, but reading a different thread reminded me to ask the question..

[Skorpion]

Don't artifacts just burn forever?

They do. I nearly lost a fort to that once.

[Loci]

IIRC if an artefact (anvil in this case) is created from an inappropriate (non-heat/magma/dragonfire-resistant) material, it's still automatically indestructible due to it's artefact nature

Artifacts are *not* indestructible; they are *immune to damage*. The distinction is important because there are some forms of destruction (e.g. melting and atom-smashing) that bypass the "damage" counter and directly destroy artifacts.

So is there any reason not to place it in a functioning workshop?

You most likely cannot build a magma forge with a non-magma-safe anvil, but, if you could, it would be inadvisable since the heat might destroy your artifact.

[Snafu]

Tks Loci, for that clarification: that was exactly what I was after