Charred Bones

And that my students is a perfect chunk of chalk, ready for all kinds of rituals or rune drawing. Of course you could cheat and just buy some but or go down the mines of Drovvin, but has time for that? I know I don’t. And I bet you don’t either, especially if Mr Gourron lecture runs over again. Hah!
The short man over exaggerated his march back to his workbench at front of the room. Placing the chalk haphazardly onto the table brushing away some leftover dust from the demonstration earlier. Before looking around the room with a scrunched up face trying to remember something important.
Oh, and speaking of time, looks like this practical is over. Grab your things youngsters and clear out. I look forward to seeing you next class, I have something exciting planned for you. Yes. Very exciting. Wait… I hate to tell you this, but I do need you all to bring some items with you. I know, work outside the lab. Absolutely diabolical, hah. So, what I need from all of you is some bones.
The students paused for a moment, confused by the statement Mr Bhor had just said. One of the girls at the back of the class repeated the word bones back to him partly in shock and partly as a question.
Yes my dear, bones. You know, the things inside your body, I need some. Cleaned and not covered in any kind of goo. Any bones will do, although I will be concerned if you bring the skull of your classmates. No, no killing to get the bones. I’ll happily accept animal carcasses or a bone for your pet dog.
He nodded his head confidently and continued to rearrange the bottles on the bench for the fourth time in the last half an hour. Thinking of a better way to showcase the various glass vials ready for his next class. The students all looked at one another silently shrugged their shoulders before returning to pack their bags and file out of the workshop. Just as the first of them were about to exit the door, one of the older students, blonde with braided hair slung her satchel over her shoulder and asked the professor why they needed the bones.
Ah, excellent question Miss Faela. Excellent question. Next class we are preparing another kind of material, very useful for circle rituals. Charred bones. I’m sure one of your textbooks has some reading on it, for the more curious of you all. But I’ll explain everything next time. For now, gather your things get out of here. I know you have Miss Vanberet and she is not a patient woman, hah!
The professor grabbed his chest with both hands, very proud of his joke before getting distracted with the sudden realisation he had misplaced one of his tinkering tools from the top pocket of his leather apron. The students left him searching every corner of his workbench with a puzzled look on his face, humming to himself as he did so.

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The Creation of Charred Bones

In order to produce charred bones, one must simply have two things. The first, bones that you wish to dispose of. They can be any sort of bones, from the remains of a Sabren to a corpse dug up from the local cemetery. The second thing that is required is a flame produced using some form of magic. A regular flame is not hot enough nor does it provide the transference of aura from a gas to a solid.
The process of creating bones is quite easy. Simply ignite the flame, place your bones of choice into said flame and wait until they are complete. Taking anywhere between one to six hours depending on factors such as the size of the bone in question as well as the type of flame used. By the end of the process, you will have a charcoal black bone right the way through to the marrow. With faded red scorch patterns along the surface reminiscent of Ignea veins.

Application and Usages

Charred bones are preferable to regular bones for many spells and rituals as the process of creating such materials severs any connection to the soul which inhabited the bones. The process also created a hardened and tougher material making it ideal as a replacement for iron, with the added benefit of being easier to enchant due to the increased aura stored inside the bone.
The most common place these kinds of bones are used are for rituals and warding rune circles that involve protecting or defending against soul based magic, with the bones being crushed and mixed with regular ingredients such as chalk. This type of bone are also a key component of creating soul jars due to their connection with souls and spirits and the outlawed creation of Eccahlinas.
Whilst charred bones are ofen used for spells, they can also be a useful material for creating tools. The biggest example can be found in the ruined journals of the Realm Rangers and their encounters with the Realm of Giants. Historians have pieced together there was a unique clan of Greenskins that exclusively used charred bones for blades, hammers and other weaponry. Calling themselves the Black Tusk Clan and known for both their savagery and skills in enchantment.