Artisan enchanting quest?

[Ynir]

Spangles at 54 is now a lvl 291 enchanter, and given the economics of the craft at present she may not get much further. She did manage to make the runed arcanite rod, the most difficult quest she has undertaken.

She enlisted the help of a lvl 285 alchemist (thanks, Magitar!) and a lvl 275 blacksmith (thanks, Shanesta!) and disenchanted everything she could find that would yield relevant reagents. Even so, she had to buy many ingredients at ruinous prices at auction, which often meant using boats instead of airplanes for days thereafter. She was 49 before she was able to buy her mount. All of this sacrifice and hassle has yielded an artifact that is, at present, entirely useless. She is very pleased with herself.

Reagents for the runed arcanite bar:
golden pearl 1x
illusion dust 10x
greater eternal essence 4x
small brilliant shard 4x
large brilliant shard 2x
arcanite rod

Reagents for the arcanite rod:
dense grinding stone
arcanite bar 3x

Reagents for the arcanite bar:
arcane crystal
thorium bar
philosopher's stone

Reagents for the philosopher's stone:
iron bar 4x
black vitriol crystal
purple lotus 4x
firebloom 4x

Arcane crystals rose in price from 5g to 20g over the time it took to assemble all these reagents. Even so, there is an 8g margin between the ingredients for arcane bars and the current (reasonable) cost of an arcanite bar at auction. Alchemists can make 8g/day making arcanite bars, but only one bar/day, due to the 24 hour cooldown.