I'm trying weapon bonding as a level 13 warrior. I am at rank two. I've only see 2 or 3 damage added on a hit. Is this the limit of the added damage or does it increase? If it increases, what do I need to do to achieve the full effect?

Here are some hits:

You feel your steel claidhmore focus itself upon your foe, giving additional force to your strike!
You swing a kelyn-tipped steel claidhmore at an arctic puma!
AS: +157 vs DS: +117 with AvD: +31 + d100 roll: +43 = +114
... and hit for 40 points of damage!
The arctic puma twists away but is caught with a hard slash!
Back is broken!
The arctic puma is knocked to the ground!
Roundtime: 6 sec.

You are now in an advancing stance.
You feel your steel claidhmore focus itself upon your foe, giving additional force to your strike!
You swing a kelyn-tipped steel claidhmore at an arctic puma!
AS: +157 vs DS: +135 with AvD: +31 + d100 roll: +98 = +151
... and hit for 75 points of damage!
Awesome slash severs the arctic puma's right arm!
A jagged stump is all that remains!
The arctic puma mewls in pain as he slumps to the ground and licks his wounded right foreleg.
The arctic puma is stunned!
Roundtime: 6 sec.

You feel your steel claidhmore focus itself upon your foe, giving additional force to your strike!
You swing a kelyn-tipped steel claidhmore at a deranged sentry!
AS: +157 vs DS: +40 with AvD: +30 + d100 roll: +6 = +153
... and hit for 89 points of damage!
Incredible smash to what used to be a stomach!
The deranged sentry vainly tries to shout a warning, then goes still.
Roundtime: 6 sec.

Thank you very kindly.

- Kotin

>Also, you get a bonding flare, but I think you have to pick it.

You do not have to pick it. If you don't pick it, a flare will be selected (at random?) from the flares available to you.