Fire Operation — ‘Calcinatio’Water Operation — ‘Solutio’Earth Operation — ‘Coagulatio’Air Operation — ‘Sublimatio’The Quintessence — ‘Coniunctio’ Amalgamation Graecian: Malagma = poultice , malkos = soft ; Old Imperial: malagma.a. An alloy of mercury with another metal through fusion.b. The extraction of precious metals from their ores by treatment with mercury. Calcination Old Imperial: calx = Lime.To intensely heat (as with inorganic materials) to a high temperature, but without fusion,…

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Before the Time of Strife, this was the way of things: A child would be born and there would be great mourning for the child’s Pattern had left Annwn. When that person died, a joyous feast would be had to celebrate their passing into a new life. During the Age of Strife, this was the…

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A rite is a magical effect that takes place outside the bounds of Battle Magic and yet does not require a direct access to the Void through a Ritual Circle or True Magic. Because of this Rites are more flexible than Battle Magic and much less powerful than True or Ritual Magic. A Rite cannot…

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This treatise is an attempt to resolve the principles and theories that I have researched over the recent years. This is a work in progress and owes a lot to those who have assisted me and inspired me to expound upon the ancient lore contained here in. The first part of this treatise deals with…

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A few years ago, when a good colleague and myself were more adventurous, we conducted various investigations upon transportation, the method of travel between two points and how we could affect the time taken and method of travel. For transportation, a ritualist creates a point that connects to the Paths of Light, which takes them…

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The Beginnings of Magic Before the beginning all was perfection and light. Then came chaos and in the midst of the chaos came our forebears and they looked upon the chaos and were dismayed. And some knew that that they had fallen from grace while others believed the chaos had birthed them and they fought…

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Scrawled in a fit of delusion by Valerian Buckethead Published by Caer Merchandising inc. for Karac the lunatic “Wild Fae […] live primitive lives, without access to metal working facilities, and thus a gift of metal weapons or armour will often serve to secure passage through their lands.”– The Tourist Guide to the Dragon Nation,…

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This piece is intended as an informative document for use by traders of the Halls of Commerce. I have no illusions regarding that fact that this document will make its way into the hands of others outside the guild, eventually to be read by forgers as well as the traders that it is intended for….

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