It is a calm day at MyleHatsu. The weather is still, the seas are windy but not overly cold. Pycena never understood the appeal of stagnation, she never understood why so many people desire hapiness, yet do nothing to achieve it. This is why she respects both the gods of Rot and the gods of Growth, to her, any change can be made possible, if the mortal that receives it is willing enough.Today however, is a great occasion to honor a god of Growth. She heard the news of a huge ceremony happening at The Garden - the grand opening of the Verdant Cathedral. Knowing it's a great opportunity to showcase her skills, she gets her gemcarving tools and prepares to chisel and carve away the precious rock. For today, a large piece of Jadeite will do.The gem is cloudy, and filled with green like an ethereal morning mist. She begins carving the outside of the rock in a deliberately asymmetrical way. Sharp edges, difficult angles, complex patterns. Vines of green and depicitions of fruit and crop alike. With the empty space she carves out holes. For the outside, she uses her trusty candy cane engraver to carve the beginnings, but switches to a mycelial root from her rod, tipped with a small diamond, to carve out seemingly impossible patterns from within. She clears away the jade dust and carefully sands the gem, smoothing it to better reflect the patterns inscribed. Next, she fills the twisting holes with bits of garnet and red beryl, filling the cavity with half melted amber, creating the appearance of a blood vessel within. She carves and sands the hanging pieces of amber. Then, it is time to enchant the gem. Not for any practical purpose, but to make it sheen and sparkle more. She grabs an Alexandrite and Opal, as well as some enchanting dust. She places the items onto her circle and begins the ritual. Eolx, Sowilo, Kenaz, Sowilo. The surrounding gems crack before floating away and colliding to make smaller and smaller pieces, until but a fine dust is left. It covers the gem whole, and its green shine fill the circle for just a moment.The gem sparkles with waves of green and red. Inscribed with patterns of flora and filled with stones imitating blood. The imagery presented almost moves and grows as you examine it. Yet all of it is delightfully imperfect.

A snippet from the book "Enchantment at curses" at the MyleHatsu University of Arcana and Artificery (MHUAA) Written by Pycena Do O Grant A competent mage always prepares for any magical projects he, she, or they might prepare. Results achieved through proper preparation and focus completely dwarf those achieved through whim. It is crucial for any mage to have as good a set of gear for enchanting rituals, even if not all the items might be usable in combat. Everything from the armor, the weapon, the cloak the ring, and the belt needs to be as suited for magic as possible. While equipment that boosts the capacity of the mind and the wits of the caster is optimal most of the time, do also consider equipment which boosts magical output directly, or magic damage. A well maintained set of magical equipment can boost the power of an apprentice to one of a proficient caster. A common conjuration spell called "Magic circle" also helps boost one's power by increasing focus and the strength of mana channeled greatly. Each of the participating mages can contribute to such a spell, making the resulting ritual ever more powerful. It is crucial for any mage to achieve mastery over this spell, as the proper cast can amplify your efforts severalfold. The number of participants is also a factor to consider. While you should usually avoid bringing in too many outsiders with no experience in magic, having several helpers can be of great aid. Each person helps stabilize the ritual, and the collective efforts of many skilled mages can even surpass the efforts of the master. Those seeking to take the ritual to the next level should also take advantage of the individual strengths of each participant, making use of different techniques, paths, and schools of magic to make the ritual more complete overall. Creed rituals are also to be considered if the spell or the item is particularly attuned to the elements. While it usually doesn't boost the power of most enchantment rituals by much, simple empowerment can bring forth elemental powers more efficiently. Lastly, potions and other consumables are to be considered as well. While even experienced mages can suffer from magical overdose from consuming too many potions in a too short span of a time, you should be able to increase your natural abilities to levels far greater than without. Especially those not magically attuned. In particular potions of the Archmage and the Manawell are incredibly useful in a ritual, boosting magical output and magical capacity respectively, although you should consider other potions depending on the circumstance.

A snippet from the book "Enchantment at curses" at the MyleHatsu University of Arcana and Artificery (MHUAA) Written by Pycena Do O Grant Imbuement is arguably the most ancient and one of the simplest forms of enchanting. The modern, complex forms of enchanting use the ideas deep within the earthly and magical objects themselves. In contrast, Imbuement uses only lapis lazuli and essence found in most things. This makes the entire process quite versatile, if a bit limited in scope. Still, there is much to be learned even from the simplest forms of imbuement. Despite how ancient the art is, the parallels to the modern day are quite clear. Imbuement uses an enchanting table, a smaller, less versatile version of magic circles that is light enough to be carried around. The most apparent difference is the book in the center, which channels the knowledge of other books around it, and is shaped by the mage's intent. A lengthy incantation is required to start the imbuement process, then, the mage focuses on the desired effect and its strength as best as possible. The knowledge shapes the essence. As it combines with lapis lazuli it flows towards the object and produces a simple change in the enchanted object, according to its use. As one might guess, the precision of this process is practically non-existent, and many historical records confirm this. There are notes from imbuers describing their frustration with the process. Accounts range from getting undesirable properties on their new item, to having to reimbue for several times, scraping the lapis lazuli each time to the point of running out. Others express the frustration with combining several layers of imbuements painstakingly on an anvil, referring to the process as "draining" and "complete and utter $#%^#$%#".  Ripe with frustration, many mages would instead opt to use preenchanted books to apply Imbuements onto their tools, weapons and armor. Many commonfolk have mastered their craft and are able to produce useful enchanted books. The ones that make the object mend upon contact with essence are of particular popularity, while others are sought after by collectors. Imbuement is still widely practiced across Ateon, and is a great starting point for any mage to grasp the basics of precision and incantations. Even modern rituals could channel essence in useful ways to increase the effectiveness of the ritual and the power of the resulting item.

I thought I knew what pain felt like. How sorrow could weigh me down. How the world could crush me in an instant. Oh how little I knew... I was born to a family of no status, but a decent standing regardless. All was well for years, but I have not spent them wisely. I took my time for granted, I wasted every opportunity and squandered every minute. I was a failure. It was not long after that I lost my mother, and my father's service had become indefinite. Devastation hit me. But alcohol brought me back. It brought me back higher but it could not fill the void, the void of my own shame, of my own complascency. But even then, what more could I do? A drunkard I went around the town, wasting my days, sleeping under rubble, all to pity myself. Blame everything but myself for the misfortune I was causing. How could the world abandon me like that? Pity turned to sadness. Sadness turned to anger. Anger turned to apathy. Apathy, eventually, turned into action. Whatever action a drunkard like me could muster. I enlisted as a soldier in Grastagg. I tried whatever I could, I begged to be let in. So they did, they accepted me out of pity. But in the end they could not keep me out of pity, they could not help me, and, I thought, I was too late to help myself. And so I wandered. I wandered into my mud pile of sorrow, a trash heap of discarded rubble and everything rejected by the world. It was my home. The only place I would ever belong. A sharp pain coursed through my body as I slept. And then it repeated in several places. It was a bite, no doubt. My muscles sprung up out of instinct but in my shock I could not coordinate. I could not do anything but endure. Everything I've felt so far had turned into anger. I had no control anymore. Only instinct and a fleeting memory of a world that abandoned me. This was the end, I was sure of it. I was just hoping it would be swift. But I wasn't killed. In a sorry state I was the world decided to have mercy. In one moment where I desired nothing but an end to my pain I was given mercy. It was a sick joke. But there I was. I saw, two people. I could not see their faces clearly but one held me down with stregth and the other threw something at me and fed me something. Something both soft and crunchy.They held me in place. It burned. Every bit of my body had felt like it was in boiling hot water. But it would not last long. I was seeing clearly again. They let me go. "Job well done", they said. They gave me food and crimin. Enough for me to get by for for months. Without saying a name, they left as quickly as they came. I still think about that day. The day when I began to truly value life. The day I obtained true freedom, freedom from my past, freedom from my own flaw, freedom from all the thoughts keeping me down, demons keeping me pinned and unable to move. And so I lived again, and I made sure to make every day count. Once in my life I was sober, and honestly? I prefer it that way.

A book stands out on a lone shelf in the "Enchantment and curses" classroom in the University of Mylehatsu. Written by Pycena Do O Grant Enchanting. A simple concept really. Applying some kind of additional property to an object or a person through... some means. This kind of ignorance has led me to research enchantment and its various facets. Previous generations of scholars and mages have either not developed a theory advanced enough to put into paper, or are purposely withholding this information for their own sake. I'll let you, the reader, be the judge of that. This book is the compilation of my work and effort throughout my journey as a mage. I hope you, the reader, will find my knowledge enlightening. The core concept that any aspiring enchanter must understand is that anything can be used for enchanting, magical or otherwise. Yes, even the bark of a tree or an old sword, anything natural or anything otherwordly or magical. At its core, enchantment is about applying properties of one object to another. What determines the properties? It's not as simple as alchemy, where most properties can be observed, if not predicted. Enchantment is perhaps much more volatile in its base form, using the concepts, ideas of what an object is from the mana framework itself. The very culture of the society is fuel for enchantment rituals. Culture shapes concepts. An oak is sturdy and mighty. Steel is reliable and reputable. A cherry tree is gentle and feminine. With enough skill and a proper setup, the enchanter can extract, and then apply these properties to their creations. But ideas do not just exist in the positive light. Oak is unmoving and flammable. Steel is utilitarian and requires mastery to truly make it great. A cherry tree's beauty is fleeting and its gentle nature makes it weak. The "useful" ideas are balanced out by the "detrimental". And it is not only dictated by reality. You would need a ton of effort to actually set an oak on fire, so why is it thought as flammable? Because of forest fires. Society sees a forest decimated by flames, and the idea about everything in it changes. Without proper understanding of nature, such ideas were reinforced, solidified, and are hard to recontextualize in any capacity.What an aspiring enchanter needs in such a situation is precision. The ability to target some facet of the object while leaving out the useless bits; the undesired properties. Precision can be increased in many ways, and such actions can be considered as the components of a ritual. Intent, incantation, song and dance, magical spells, mana, ancient runes, the oversight of the divine, as well as the magic circle itself are just but a few possible components of a ritual. Rest assured, if you've used enough of these the enchantment will be exactly what you want.I also need to mention that some, magically attuned ingredients can bring properties of their own into the enchantment, regardless of the ideas surrounding them. It is good practice to not overwhelm the ritual with clashing magical components such as gems and pair them up with an "earthly" equivalent when possible. This tends to increase precision and produces effects more powerful than if the ingredients would be used individually. It goes without saying that a proper enchantment setup requires some sort of magic circle. It is a structure, capable of channeling, gathering, stabilizing, and transforming magical energies to enhance any rituals made within. The implementation can vary, according to the creativity of the enchanter, but the basics will remain the same. Quartz is the basis of every magical circle. It is capable of channeling magics through itself, and is a great conduit for energy. Different varieties of quartz can be used, such as obsidian, crying obsidian, regular quartz, redstone, diorite, andesite, sandstone, amethyst all contain quartz to some extent and all have their uses in a magic circle. Certain kinds of quartz such as obsidian are particularly prized by those of magical interest. Gems are invaluable not just as ingredients but also as ingredients of the magical circle. Larger gems such as diamonds and amethyst can be used to focus/channel energies respectively. Tanzanite is used to stabilize the ritual, garnet as a heatsink for excess energy, and cintimani can be used for luckier outcomes. Anemolite is often the most important part of any preparation, especially for apprentices. Simply put, it's extra raw mana, stored within a gemstone. If your ritual lacks sufficient participants to gather the raw energy to initiate an enchantment, I would highly suggest getting a quantity of anemolite sufficient to compensate. Certain refined gemstones can bring their own unique and powerful effects, potentially enhancing the ritual even further, so I'd recommend buying or getting masterwork gems suited to whatever purpose you're trying to achieve.