Signs

A witcher uses a form of magic known as signs. Signs are small magical tricks that are the dagger to the long sword of spells. These signs require a very small amount of magic and of focus.

Most other magic users look down on the use of signs since they are the lowest form of magical evocation, but they serve witchers well. Witchers don’t have the magical attunement to learn any magic beyond signs and do not learn the required focus or precision to practice the higher levels of spells, even if they did have the power.

However, signs have hidden depths. Not only are there other, more complex signs, there are alternate forms of all of the basic signs taught to new witchers in the academies of Witcher training.

Basic	Alternate	Advanced
Aard (Air)	Aard Sweep (Air)	Somne
Axii (Water)	Active Shield (Earth)	Supirre
Igni (Fire)	Fire Stream (Fire)
Quen (Earth)	Magic Trap (Mixed)
Yrden (Mixed)	Puppet (Water)