章 28: Chapter 28: Section 3 - Principles of Wand Making and Selection

Wand making has been a craft and profession for millennia, reaching back to primitive shamans and wise women who lived long before our ancestors left their caves. Over the centuries, wand makers have turned their hard earned experience into knowledge and wisdom. In the process, they have learned the principles of wand making that have enabled them to harness magic undreamed of by their ancestors. Those of you who will eventually go on to become wand makers will learn to use these principles in the making of wands. In this class, you will learn the most basic of these principles so that you can understand your wands and how to choose wands that fit your needs.

The following are the most important principles of wand lore:

- Magic Spells Begin in the Mind

- Wands are Alive

- Wands have Personalities

- No Perfect Wand

- Only One Wand to Begin

- Match the Wand to the Mage

- Match the Wand to its Intended Use

- Elementals over Phases