A Continuation on Spell-Writing

 Continuation of Spell writing

A Basic Rundown

Decided to further expand on the writing system I made earlier for the Laws of Magic. It mostly so I can draw spells with a little bit of consistent meaning to them. Really though I doubt the actually story itself with explore then too extensively. Although individual sigils might grow to be of some import later. 

WIP, of a the current list of sigils that appear throughout the story. Their are spaces to incase I need to add more. 

The most basic component of a spell is the sigil. Sigils are reoccurring symbols which can be found throughout nature. Sigils can be combined to produces words or phrases and when surrounded by a circle produces a glyph a spell component. 

Sigils are grouped into three categories: Elemental, Control, Modal, and Declarative Markers

Elemental sigils which are currently known are the foundry elements, Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Aether which make up 'things' or materials. 

Control sigils, are sigils will tell the magic, what it should do. So as an example: The union glyph states to join or merge two things physically.

Modals: Are sigil which state a glyphs intent and further define how a spell is to resolve a certain effect. (Example: The possible sigil is used frequently to denote a glyph as a placeholder to represent an unknown sigil) 

Declarative Markers: These are sigils which act as descriptors and are used to further define a spells meaning. Think of them as adjectives or adverbs 

A sigil representing a Runestone, literal translation

"Target this glyph which possibly means runestone

Further Rules about spell construction

• Spells are written step by step
• A complete spell phrase is held within a circle. 
• Some glyphs can have a secondary boundary typically a triangle or a square which signify the order a spells components should be read. Circles have the highest priority and are always read first and at the same time. 
• When a smaller glpyh is nested in another glyph it tells the spell to treat a non-declarative marker as a declarative marker. 

A drawing i made for a fire spell, commonly used as a Firestarter for stoves, torches, and for campsites. 

If you have keen eye you can spot the individual sigils which make up the two major glyphs. 

Translation

Top Glyph: Target (Refer to this glyph) which possibly means runestone

Bottom Glyph: Conjure from the targeted glyph 

There's multiple different ways to write this spell depending on how its casted. In this case, this spell is meant to be casted using a runestone (a magic rock that holds power, more on this at a later time) hence the need for the target symbol.