Chapter 109: Chapter 109: Mercury Wands

A mercury wand includes one or more amalgams of mercury with one of the physically-compatible mystic metals (bronze, copper, gold, platinum, or silver) that are used as settings for mystic crystals.

Mercury

Mercury (also known as quicksilver, where the word quick means "alive") has the curious property of being liquid under normal circumstances. In its fluid form, mercury is useless for wand making. Instead, mercury is always combined with other mystical metals to form a solid amalgam.

Mystical Properties and Uses

Mercury has the following mystical properties:

Mercury Elemental, Phases, and Genders

The alchemical symbol for mercury is the Roman god mercury's staff with entwined snakes (caduceus).

Alchemical Symbol for Mercury

Elemental

Mercury has the elemental Water because of its fluidity. Mercury wands therefore work best at focusing water spells from the following spell set: