Exactly the whole point of the gems is that they DON'T Fight, its against their culture to fight. They wouldn't have armor based on fighting, their armor is based on crafting.
Well, I hope that if they do not put them in they will at least put the clothings in. This would really fill in one of the important missing culture between medieval (glitch) and industrial revolution (Novakids). That and lets be honest, people want the french maid outfit.
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