Technology increased dramatically through the Interval, with a number of once-rare items becoming more common. With the discovery of a new source of fiber, a swiftly growing plant found only on the Southern Continent, paper rose to meet the need of the Archivists. One or two small basic printing presses were made, powered by waterwheels, as well as a number of larger looms for the Weavers. Indeed, with the expansion on the Southern Continent becoming so far reaching, Ovines and Herdbeasts had more grazing ground and of course breeding ground, and so the supply of hide and wool increased exponentially. Wool mattresses therefore, once reserved for the high-ranking populace, became more common -- Apprentices, however, often still suffered with a reed mattress.

Glass replaced many water and wine skins and was even made and cut for windows once more, with stained glass becoming fashionable in some of the more affluent Holds, Halls and Weyrs. The StarSmiths found that glass wasn't the only substance available, or the best for making microscopes and telescopes. They used lenses made of pure quartz, creating a more pure glass instead of the poor quality glass they'd been using.

The Healers found several new remedies, the most successful discovered by complete accident with a bit of moldy bread, called Fleminar after the Healer who discovered it. Surgical techniques, still considered an anathema amongst many, improved, the survival rate increasing, though the inherent risk was still great. The survival rate for multiple births did not increase, but survival from cesarean section did.

As the mining techniques improved so did the refining, and more metal became available. Experiments in metallurgy began, the MetalSmiths attempting different combination of metals to produce a new array of alloys. They also found that a mix of 12-13% chromium in steel yielded something resistant to corrosion. They named this Sorbon Steel after the Smith who discovered it. Metal implements: scissors, hammers, needles, etc. became more common, most individuals owning their own instead of borrowing. The main doors on Holds, Weyrs and Halls also became covered in thin sheets of metal to protect them from Thread.