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Reagents are substances capable of producing reactions when combined
with other reagents and the binding force of magic. Reagents are required
for many spells, as they provide additional power and definition in
a spell's outcome. Magic users can attempt to cast some spells without
reagents, and in cases where the will and power of the caster is strong
enough, may succeed.

There are seven different types of magical reagents:

AIR REAGENT
Used in spells that require an air component, such as 'lightning'
(for to make lightning you must mix fire with air). A typical
air reagent would be a roc's feather.

WATER REAGENT
Used in spells that require a water component, such as
'control weather'. A typical water reagent would be a fish's scale.

FIRE REAGENT
Used in spells requiring a fire component, such as 'fireball' or
'summon elemental'. A typical fire reagent would be a pinch of sulfur
or a lava rock.

EARTH REAGENT
Used in spells requiring an earth component, such as 'blindness'.
A typical earth reagent would be a leaf from a mandrake plant.

ASTRAL REAGENT
Used in powerful spells requiring additional magic and astral
material, such as 'nexus' or 'plane travel'. Typical reagents of this
kind are not known, as they are very hard to find and expensive
to produce.

ETHEREAL REAGENT
With the discovery of ethereal reagents, magical transportation
is now possible, as well as casting spells that require the powers
of the ethereal plane in order to be successful.  A typical ethereal
reagent would be a sunstone.

GEM REAGENT
Used in all spells that require either a greater concentration of
power than the magic user can store in his/her body (such as
'circle of fire') or in spells utilizing the art of fascination (such
as 'charm'). A typical gem reagent would be a silver runestone or a
faceted gem of some kind.

FOCUSING CRYSTALS
Used mainly for psionic magic that extra concentration and focus of
the mind, the most common type is a clear focusing crystal. Rumors
abound about much larger focusing crystals used by trained psionics
living in a remote mountains used for more powerful spells.

BLESSED ANKHS
Imparting the blessings of a Power on an ankh, a symbol of eternal
life, can create a blessed ankh to be used as an extremely potent
magical aid, when the power of astral reagents simply don't proved
the necessary magical conduit.

Most reagents can be bought at magic supply shops around the land, such as
Grimaldi Magick in the Towne of Rune, with the exception of ASTRAL
REAGENTS, which are magical themselves and are therefore either quite
expensive or difficult to locate.

SEE ALSO
Magic, Cast, Memorize, Spellbook