Dakinath's Spellbook

Purpose

Dakinath, traitor prince to Ahkna, realized that he needed to document his findings in his magical experiments, as no one else had been doing so, since the practice of magic outside of Cascan and Mojocki healing had been outlawed.

Document Structure

Clauses

The spellbook is not categorized at all. Some pages seem as if there's some sort of order, with lines drawn to separate one written spell from another. However, scattered throughout the book are personal, scribbled notes.

Publication Status

Private

Legal status

This journal was kept secret from the government by Dakinath for as long as he could hide it. It was passed between his friends and hidden in their homes when he was scared of losing it in his own, however now, that he's been exiled, the book has remained under the floors, nearly forgotten.

Historical Details

Background

The country of Ahkna discouraged any form of magic to be pursued outside of the government's strict parameters immediately after it's formation. It was a time of fear, war, and superstition, not of discoveries and advancement. And so, the government had no idea of the effects that magic can have on a human body. If left still and unused for too long, the magical energy can force its own movement, however contained inside a human body. This oftentimes causing severe joint pain in a person or even paralysis. Extracting the magic was a terrible idea as well; it led to a person being sapped of all their energy, as magic is something a human cannot fully live without. Extraction, a popular solution for magical lawbreakers, left many people unable to function as they had before. They became depressed, immobile, despondent, as a main source of their energy and life had come from their magic.

Dakinath, as the royal shanrak, leader of the people and communications, saw firsthand these effects, and tried to push for change within the government. He fought for lesser regulations and for more research into magic, but he was constantly denied by the rorak. So, he decided he would simply research on his own.

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Dakinath's Spellbook

Words mostly come from amalgamations of ancient, unchanged parent languages, passed down for generations. Reports have been unsuccessful to learn the roots of Cascan healing magic, but these are a few I managed to write down when I stayed in Sobakon.

Healing:

1. Aney-ky: “small cut” – minor healing, skin-deep

1. Suja-ky: “deep cut” – major healing, can heal into muscle

1. Kana-ky: “bone cut” – major healing, repairs bones

Heat:

1. Bash: “warm” – warms

1. Bashat: “warmer” – simply warms faster; should be cast using a conduit

Addition: I finally found out what a conduit is. It's something that people use sometimes to help channel magic. Most of these spells are so simple and take such little energy that they really don't require one; the spell can be performed with a caster's bare hand.

Addition: I tried bashat without a conduit. I just wanted to try lighting a candle, but now my left hand has some burns. The burns don't feel as if they were from a fire, thought. No, it felt as if it came from inside me.

Addition: Magic needs conduits, without a guide, it bursts--the energy literally bursts from inside you, I can't belie

This section of the book is left unfinished. Many parts are left unfinished and rushed.

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Type

Journal, Scientific

Medium

Vellum / Skin

Authoring Date

10

Location

Mejekhi

Authors

• Dakinath

Signatories (Characters)

• Dakinath