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 in order from worst to best: Shadows, Dazzle, and Unleash. 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.
Quest
Talking to Xathvier in the Enchanting Shop in Throne City is the first step in becoming an enchanter. Mind you to do this quest you'll need certain ranks in a few skills for Xathvier to offer the test to you. Quest Guide.
Working With Sigils
Studying
You need to STUDY a sigil from one of 3 sources: the constellation in the sky, a scroll or a sigilbook. If you fail to memorize a sigil from the constellation, you have to wait 3 minutes before you can try that same constellation again. You can try again immediately with a scroll or sigilbook.
Scribing
To scribe the item, you need to hold your burin in your right hand and the item in your left hand. Syntax: SCRIBE [item]
Activation
Simply PREPARE your spell and then CAST at the item you are enchanting. You will sense the sigil activate if done properly.
Binding
To bind a sigil after activating it, simply FOCUS twice on it.
Helpful Spells
Enchantments
- Astoshe's Eclipse - Invisibility rings
- Astral Guide - Aide in traveling in the Astral Plane
- Cradle of the Moons - For making Astral Guides, or for various verbs.
- Crystal Mind - To be nurtured into an Astral Guide
- Cambrinth Retune - Uncharge cambrinth of specific mana
- Celestial Beacon - Makes a Focus Moonbeam beacon
- Constellation Jewelry - Skill boosting items
- Divination Bones - Prediction tools
- Eluned's Scry - Locate enchant
- Empowerment - Add verbs to an item
- Enchanter's Burin - Basic enchanters tool
- Garden's Vision - See hiding and invisible persons
- Gwethdesuan - Talk over long distances
- Gwethdesuan Smasher - Break or disable gweths
- Luckstone - Enchantment to fill up a prediction pool
- Lunar Aura Device - Special help to our shady friends
- Mirkik Sokis - Portable Light source
- Multi-armed Devourer - Portable junk eater
- Sigil Scroll - Sigil saving item
- Unbend Sigil - Break certain lunar magics