But why would a fire wizard become a metallurgist?
First, the development of martial technologies that negate the use of a fire wizard likely wouldn’t be developed by a fire wizard. Instead, it would likely be developed by people trying to engage in war without the use of a fire wizard.
Second, the people in charge of tending the fires at a steel mill weren’t the people designing new alloys at said steel mill. For throughput reasons, you wouldn’t want your R&D team having to man the production line. The technae involved in making something hot is different than the technae of creating a strong metal. A factory owner would want to keep the two jobs separate.
But why would a fire wizard become a metallurgist?
First, the development of martial technologies that negate the use of a fire wizard likely wouldn’t be developed by a fire wizard. Instead, it would likely be developed by people trying to engage in war without the use of a fire wizard.
Second, the people in charge of tending the fires at a steel mill weren’t the people designing new alloys at said steel mill. For throughput reasons, you wouldn’t want your R&D team having to man the production line. The technae involved in making something hot is different than the technae of creating a strong metal. A factory owner would want to keep the two jobs separate.