Right now Orichalcum is available via smithing (very rare), the shadowbroker (which feels unbalanced, and requires us to have a big cost to set up the shadowbroker), or via the ancient foundry.
Ancient foundry is good, because it requires dedication to unlock. The reaction there seems a little cheap; I think it should require souls, or some other limited resource.
Rebalanced. Shadowbroker no longer sells orichalcum. Ancient foundry keeps the current reactions, but drops the output to 1/3 its previous value, and requires a soul gem to complete.
Right now Orichalcum is available via smithing (very rare), the shadowbroker (which feels unbalanced, and requires us to have a big cost to set up the shadowbroker), or via the ancient foundry.
Ancient foundry is good, because it requires dedication to unlock. The reaction there seems a little cheap; I think it should require souls, or some other limited resource.