I'll repost my Steam reply here, as well:
Wolfram (lost archaeologist) has level 4 Blacksmithing; for level 5 (at least in the beta) you need to learn it yourself.
Hammers can be used in crafting (ie tomato + hammer = tomato sauce).
A teleporter pyramid left on the ground will get automatically moved to a main character's inventory if you move to a different area. It shouldn't matter if it is shown on screen or not with rift travel, just whether the destination requires a loading screen.
It is deliberate that attacking doors and containers, etc, degrades durability faster than in combat.
There is an 'equipped' tab when trading, so you can have a vendor repair items without removing them.
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