Enchantment

Enchantment type magic is very common. Enchanters apply a magical effect to an inanimate object to be used later. Some of these effects can be triggered with a verbal command or gesture while some are always active. The sorts of effects an enchanter can apply vary widely but highly depend on skill and imagination. Since enchantment magic is used on objects, folks other than the enchanter often make use of them.

Enchanted items that provide an effect that is limited in scope and power are usually capable of ‘powering’ themselves. A wand that produces light as potent as a torch, for instance. The bigger the object, the more mana can be applied to it and the stronger the enchanter the easier it is for the object to regenerate its stores of mana. You can think of this mana store as a battery that recharges over time.

However, many objects that provide advanced effects, such as an auto-carriage, require vast amounts of mana to power. In these cases it isn’t unusual for the item to be fitted with a transference device. These devices shift mana from the user to an enchanted object in order to power it. It should be noted that there are no such devices that do the opposite, one cannot restore their own mana by leeching it from a device. At least, this is true as of enchanted devices.