Moon Mage enchanting

Enchanting Basics

Useful Terms

Activating (Activator Spell)

The process of powering or 'activating' a scribed sigil's latent properties by sending lunar mana into it. Currently there are three spells that function in this regard, they are: Shadows, Dazzle, and Unleash. These 'activator spells' work to varying degrees, with Shadows being the least effectivce, Dazzle being in the middle, and Unleash being the most effective. Unleash also slightly raises the magical quality of the enchantment.

Binding

The process of permantently sealing (or 'binding' as we call it) a sigil into an object, by focusing your magical senses on the object until you feel the sigil become one with the object.

Celestial Sigil

Pictorial representations of heavenly bodies such as the three moons, the sun, or the thirteen planets.

Conjunctive Sigil

Any combination of 2 overlaying sigils or Celestial sigils.

Enchanter's Burin

Similar to a mundane burin used in metal etching, The Enchanter's Burin, through the gem in its tip, allows a sigil to be drawn both upon a target object as well as in the space around it.

Foundation Enchantment

Enchantments that are made using only one sigil, or 'foundation sigil' as they are called. Also referred to as 'Foundation-based Enchantments'.

Foundation Sigil

A sigil that represents a single constellation or other celestial body.

Grand Square

Any combination of 4 overlaying sigils or Celestial sigils.

Scribing

The process of placing or 'drawing' a sigil on an item.

Sigil(s)

Pictorial representations of the constellations, 'drawn' to such precise geometric exactness that they can be used to evoke the raw power of the constellation upon which they are based.

Trine

Any combination of 3 overlaying sigils or Celestial sigils.

Constellation Jewelry

Sigil Listing

Magic Skills

Skill	Vision	Foundation	Conjunctive
Primary Magic	Katamba Fluctuating	Owl	Katamba
Power Perception	Flood of Energy	Owl	Yavash
Harness	Owl Glowing	Owl	Xibar
Magical Devices	Magical Stone	Owl	Sun
Targeted Magic	3 Concentric Rings	Owl	Wolf

Lore Skills

Skill	Vision	Foundation	Conjunctive	Trine
Scholarship	Scribe in Library	Wren	Wolf	-
Mechanical Lore	Millstone	Wren	Raven	-
Teaching	Open Book	Wren	Cat	-
Appraisal	Shiny Kronar	Wren	Xibar	-
Trading	Sack of Coins	Wren	Xibar	Xibar
Empathy	River of Blood	Wren	Unicorn	Xibar
Animal Lore	A Raccoon	Wren	Ram	Xibar
Astrology	Endless Sky	Wren	Wolf	Phoenix
Musical Theory	Tuning Fork	Wren	Wren	-
Voice Instruments	Glass Shattering	Wren	Wren	Sun
String Instruments	Stretched Gut	Wren	Wren	Xibar
Woodwind Instruments	Dust Swirling	Wren	Wren	Yavash
Percussion Instruments	Drum	Wren	Wren	Katamba

Armor Skills

Skill	Vision	Foundation	Conjunctive
Cloth	???	???	???
Bone	???	???	???
Heavy Plate	Discarded Ironhelm	Phoenix	Albatross
Heavy Chain	King Snake Coiled	Phoenix	King Snake
Light Plate	Viper Slithering	Phoenix	Viper
Leather	Stolen Strap	Phoenix	Magpie
Light Chain	Weasel w/ Tiny Lock	Phoenix	Weasel
Shield	Wolverine Blocking	Phoenix	Wolverine

Survival Skills

Skill	Vision	Foundation	Conjunctive	Trine
Stalking	Cat Leaping	Phoenix	Cat	-
Hiding	Void	Phoenix	Katamba	-
Perception	Open Eye	Phoenix	Xibar	-
Foraging	Wolf Sniffling	Phoenix	Sun	-
Escaping	Web Falling	Phoenix	Yavash	-
First Aid	Puddle of Blood	Phoenix	Unicorn	-
Skinning	Cured Leather	Phoenix	Ram	-
Lockpicking	Beak Stuck	Phoenix	Raven	-
Swimming	Fish Cutting	Phoenix	Dolphin	-
Stealing	Coin Rolling	Phoenix	Panther	-
Evasion	Insect Scurrying	Phoenix	Scorpion	-
Backstab	Glint of Steel	Phoenix	Ram	Cobra
Scouting	Hunter Closing In	Phoenix	Cat	Ram

Weapon Skills

Skill	Vision	Foundation	Conjunctive
Brawling	Wrestling in the Brush	Coyote	Wolverine
Composite Bow	Snatching Up Bugs	Coyote	Magpie
Long Bow	Albatross Diving	Coyote	Albatross
Short Bow	Nightingale Flying	Coyote	Nightingale
Heavy Crossbow	Roaring Flame	Coyote	Phoenix
Light Crossbow	Dove Launching	Coyote	Dove
Light Thrown	Wren Darting	Coyote	Wren
Heavy Thrown	Raven Descending	Coyote	Raven
Offhand Weapon	???	???	???
Halberds	A Man-Horse	Coyote	Centaur
Pikes	Unicorn Jabbing	Coyote	Unicorn
Slings	Boar Kicking	Coyote	Boar
Staff Sling	Oxen Team	Coyote	Ox
Quarter Staff	Ram Crushing	Coyote	Ram
Short Staff	Dolphin Driving	Coyote	Dolphin
Light Edged	Captured Mouse	Coyote	Cat
Heavy Edged	Savage Lion	Coyote	Lion
Medium Edged	Snarling Wolf	Coyote	Wolf
Two-Handed Edged	Panther	Coyote	Panther
Light Blunt	Grinning Weasel	Coyote	Weasel
Medium Blunt	King Snake Wrapped	Coyote	King Snake
Heavy Blunt	Viper Nudging	Coyote	Viper
Two-Handed Blunt	Massive Shark	Coyote	Shark
Multi Opponent	Scuttling Scorpions	Coyote	Scorpion
Parry	Cobra Swaying	Coyote	Cobra

Multi-armed Devourer

Items

• 1 pearl or an umbramagus talon
• Enchanter's Burin
• Celestial sigil of Katamba
  • Moon or
  • Scroll or
  • Sigilbook
• Shadows
• Activating Spell
  • Shadows or
  • Dazzle or
  • Unleash

Steps

1. Spell up (optional, but helps immensely)
   • Seer's Sense
   • Clear Vision
   • Piercing Gaze
   • Aura Sight
2. Memorize the Celestial sigil for Katamba.
   • Command: study Katamba / Sigilbook / Scroll
     • Failure message:
       • If you fail when studying Katamba, wait 3 minutes and try again. Scrolls and Sigilbooks are more forgiving and you may repeatedly try until you get it.
3. With the burin in your right hand, scribe your pearl with the Katamba sigil.
   • Command: scribe my pearl
     • Failure message:
       • Go back to step 2 if you fail to scribe.
4. Charge the pearl.
   • Commands: prep shadows, cast my pearl
     • Messaging: A veil of shadows covers the black pearl, only to be instantly drawn inside.
     • Success: The pearl pulses from within with a deep ebony shadow.
       • Do NOT over charge, the pearl may explode.
5. Memorize the Celestial sigil for Katamba.
   • Command: study Katamba / Sigilbook / Scroll
     • Failure message:
       • If you fail when studying Katamba, wait 3 minutes and try again. Scrolls and Sigilbooks are more forgiving and you may repeatedly try until you get it.
6. With the burin in your right hand, scribe your pearl with the Katamba sigil.
   • Command: scribe my pearl
     • Failure message:
       • Go back to step 5 if you fail to scribe.
7. Activate the sigil.
   • Commands: prep Shadows / Dazzle / Unleash, cast my pearl.
     • Fail Message: You sense that the sigil on the pearl has failed to activate.
       • If you fail to activate the sigil before it fades away, you must go back to step 5.
8. Bind the sigil to the pearl.
   • Command: focus my pearl
     • You will get a 12 second Round Time, and a little message telling you that you need to focus on the pearl again in order to permanently bind the sigil to the pearl.
   • Command: focus my pearl
     • Focus until you bind the sigil.
     • Fail Message: You attempt to bind the activated sigil of the black moon Katamba to the pearl but fail.
       • If the sigil fades before you succeed, you must go back to step 5.

How to Use

In order to use a devourer egg, all you have to do is drop the pearl from your hand.

Messaging:
You thumb your black pearl and let it fall.
The pearl cracks open like an egg to disgorge a pool of thin shadows which quickly congeal into an opaque multi-armed devourer.

Notes

You can injure, and eventually kill off a devourer by repeatedly casting Dazzle at it.

If you drop more than one pearl that has been made into a devourer egg, the two devourers will merge into a new, larger devourer. You can do this 12 times before something nasty happens. On the 13th time you drop a devourer egg, your devourer will either explode into nothing, or it will explode and a Shadow Master will form. Good luck fighting the Shadow Master, they have a wide array of powers, including summoning other creatures. They are also immune to normal weapons and most spells. Dazzle is effective on them, doing some small vitality damage. I believe that Burn and Starlight Sphere also work. Shadows and Dinazen Olkar will actually heal them.